Diversificación de la producción ganadera en las zonas bajas de la Cornisa Cantábrica

Abstract

The Cantabrian Coast enjoys superb conditions for the production of pasture and fodder with relatively flat land, generally fertile soil, a good level of rain and a mild climate that, in normal conditions, enables the growth of pasture all year round. Nevertheless, in the case of dairy production, the system has become intensified in the handling of food, moving away from the use of fresh fodder for cattle and turning to single portion mixtures that they eat from troughs, relying on technology and outside capital. However, as we were reminded in the opening conference of the SEEP Congress, held in Gijon, “cows still chew the cud”.