Asturian Mountain cattle

Asturian Mountain Cattle

Asturian Mountain (Spanish: Asturiana de la Montaña)[1] is a local Spanish breed of cattle named after the Asturias, which possess breeding capacity[1] and docility.[1] They are primarily raised in the east of Asturias,[1] in the north of Spain, particularly in the mountain range of the Picos de Europa, including within the National Park of Covadonga. The breed is also known as the Casina[1][2] (named after the town of Caso) They are beef cattle and one of three breeds used to produce Casín cheese.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e "La Raza" [The Breed]. ASEAMO.com (in Spanish). La Asociación Española de criadores de ganado vacuno selecto de la raza Asturiana de la Montaña (ASEAMO). 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Spain: Redes" (PDF). UNESCO.org. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference MAGRAMA Casin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).