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<b>LIVESTOCK</b>
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Area</b></a>
According to the
figures from the 1988 <b>Livestock</b> National Census, in Argentina there are
<b>75 million</b> <b>head of cattle</b> including <b>bovine, ovine, porcine
and equine cattle</b>. About <b>60 per cent</b> corresponds to the finest breeds
of <b>beef cattle</b> and <b>30 per cent</b> to the <b>ovine cattle</b>. Each
inhabitant consumes an average of <b> 132</b> pounds of meat per year.
<b><a href="../tierra/geoin/geo130ing.html#clima" target=_blank>Mild
Climate Area</a></b><br>
An <b>80 per cent</b>
of the beef cattle is concentrated in the <a href="../tierra/geoin/textoingles.html#pampean_plain" target=_blank><b>Pampa
plain</b></a>. <b>Beef breeds</b> are:<b> Shorthorn, Hereford, Aberdeen Angus
and Charolais</b> and the main dairy breed is <b>Holando</b>.
A <b>30 per cent</b>
of the <b>ovine</b> cattle basically corresponds to <b>Lincoln and Corriedale</b>
breeds. Over a <b>90 per cent</b> of the <b>porcine</b> raising is intended
for domestic consumption.
The two most important
<b>aviculture, apiculture and rabbit keeping</b> centers are <b>Entre Ríos</b>
and <b>Buenos Aires</b>.
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<b><a href="../tierra/geoin/geo130ing.html#clima" target=_blank>Sub-tropical Climate
Area</a></b><br>
In this area, the
production was always concentrated on covering domestic demand. The provinces
of <b>Misiones</b> and <b>Corrientes</b> are characterized by the development
of <b>native</b> <b>breed</b> and <b>Hereford </b>beef cattle raising.
In the <a href="../tierra/geoin/textoingles.html#chaco_plain" target=_blank><b>Chaco
plain</b></a>, <b>beef</b> cattle is <b>crossbred</b> with <b>European breeds
or zebu</b>. The native breed prevails in <b>ovine</b> cattle.
In the <a href="../tierra/geoin/textoingles.html#noroeste" target=_blank><b>north-west</b></a>,
stock raising is not important. The dairy and native breeds prevail. Among the
wool cattle, it is worth noting <b>karakul</b>, from which "astrakhan" is
obtained.
<b> <a href="../tierra/geoin/geo130ing.html#clima" target=_blank>Arid
Area</a></b><br>
In the<b> <a href="../tierra/geoin/textoingles.html#puna" target=_blank>Puna</a></b>,
the climatic conditions are adverse for stock raising. There are only some <b>Wool
and caprine</b> cattle, the <b>llamas</b> being the most relevant.
In the <a href="../tierra/geoin/textoingles.html#sierras" target=_blank><b>Pampa
sierras</b></a>, there is an abundance of <b>caprine</b> cattle, from which
flesh, skin and milk for cheese-processing can be obtained. There are also <b>native</b>
<b>sheep</b>, intended for the production of thick <b>wool, mules and rural
equine</b> cattle.
In <a href="../tierra/geoin/textoingles.html#patagonia" target=_blank><b>Patagonia</b></a>
ovine cattle prevails, mainly of <b>Corriedale, Argentine and Australian Merino
and Rommey Marsh</b> breeds.
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further information: <a href="http://www.mecon.ar">Ministerio de Economía-Indice</a>
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