Marchigiana Cattle Breed in the Western Balkans. A cross border cooperation

1. MARCBAL Marchigiana Cattle Breed in the Western Balkans. A cross border cooperation and sustainable development plan. Ancona 2nd July 2007 Dir. Dept. Fishery and Zootechny Dr. Uriano Meconi

2. MARCBAL The project • The project is financed on the 2nd Axe, Measure 2.2, Action 2.2.2 “Strengthening services to fishing and farming enterprises” of the INTERREG program promoted by the EU • Has as general target strengthning of specific services in the agricultural field, concurring to products quality improvement and development of various agricultural activities, in a sustainable manner.

3. MARCBAL The project • Involves Public Bodies, Local agencies, Study and Research Centres, Professionals and Technitians, agricultural businesses and final consumers. • Promotes integration through cross – border cooperation and know how transfer in agricultural and zootechnic field.

4. MARCBAL Targets • Promote sustainable development of rural areas in the Balkan regions; • Increase income in Balkan rural areas; • Know how transfer in zootechnic field; • Implement integration and cooperation in crossborder Regions.

5. MARCBAL Specific targets • Streangthinig the quality of the zootechnic patrimony; • Creation of a zootechnic government quality system; • Promotion of Marchigiana cattle breed; • Promotion of a wild or half-wilde breeding system; • Promotion of the knowledge and circulation of breeding techniques for quality meat production.

6. MARCBAL Marchigiana Cattle Breed Characteristics (1) • Autochthonous race (present in Italy since IV cent. A.D.); • Used in the past for working in the fields; • High results in slaughtering; • Fine chemical – physical and organoleptic characteristics of the meat.

7. MARCBAL Marchigiana Cattle Breed Characteristics(2) • High growth potential; • Precocious race (slaughtered at 15-16 months with profit around 67%); • Cows have a weight of 7 quintals while bulls have a weight of 12-15 quintals; • Good adaptation qualities to different climates.

8. MARCBAL Marchigiana Cattle BreedTargets of the selection scheme • Growth speed; • Muscular development; • Somatic development; • Reproductive efficiency; • High motherhood capacities.

9. Brasil; United States; South Africa; Albania; Irland; Great Britain; The Netherlands; Sweeden; Other. MARCBAL Localization of the Marchigiana Cattle Breed abroad

10. MARCBAL THE PARTNERS

11. MARCBAL ACTIONS & ACTIVITIES • Spreading of the Marchigiana breed in the Balkans through embrio – transfer technique; • Use of feeding techniques; • Services to zootechnic enterprises (farms).

12. MARCBAL Project actions • Herbaceous cultivations, techniques and productions of Sustainable Cultivations; • Reproduction Methodologies and Techniques; • Food and Veterinary Safety; • Services to Agricultural Enterprises : • Technical assistance; • Holding heard books; • Promotion of associationism; • Communication and circulation; • Coordination of project activities.

13. MARCBAL Project Coordiantion Actions ACTIONS & ACTIVITIES • Institutional relations • evaluation and agreement with all the partners involved in the project • Creation of Control Room and definition of it’s activities • Control and management of project actions • Coordination of the project’s progressing • Procedures administrative monitoring • Technical and Scientific monitoring

14. MARCBAL Herbaceous cultivations, techniques and productions of Sustainable Cultivations ACTIONS & ACTIVITIES • Analysis of the characteristics of the agricultural productive systems in all the project regions • Data elaboration and remodulation • Forage experimentations • Transfer and exchange of technical and scientific experiences relevant for cultivation production techniques

15. MARCBAL Reproduction Methodologies and Techniques ACTIONS & ACTIVITIES • Analysis of the methodologies and reproduction techniques in the various macro areas • Data elaboration and remodulation • Zootechnic experimentation – Increase and genetic improvement of the Marchigiana Race cattle population through the technique of “Embryo transfer” (start up of small breeding farms) • Transfer of know how

16. MARCBAL Food and Veterinary Safety ACTIONS & ACTIVITIES • Analysis of the characteristics of hygiene and safety systems in the project regions • Data elaboration and remodulation • Characterization, evaluation and technological features of conservation for meat GPI productions • Acquisition of procedures and techniques for food and veterinary safety extended to all the macro-areas interested by the project

17. MARCBAL Administrative Management and Services to Agricultural Enterprises ACTIONS & ACTIVITIES • Analysis of the methodologies of cattle registry management in the various macro areas interested by the project • Data elaboration and remodulation • Transfer of methodologies and techniques of the heard book of the Marchigiana cattle race / reference legislation • Transfer of management experiences for agricultural services in the start up of a common system for agro-zootechnic enterprises (heard book, assistance to enterprises, associations…)

18. MARCBAL Communication and Circulation ACTIONS & ACTIVITIES • Meetings with farmes and breeders • Realization and circulation of information data (brochures, workbooks) • Survey of the information activities • Organization of meetings, seminars and conferences • Multimedia communications (press, web…)

19. MARCBAL Project length: 16 MONTHSChrono - program

20. MARCBAL Project length: 16 MONTHSChrono - program

21. MARCBAL Partners Roles

22. Region Marche Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery Service Dept. Fishery and Zootechny Institutional Role; Transfer of legal frameworks; Experience of the activities exerciced by Provincial Breeders Associations (APA); Experience of the services offered to zootechnic enterprises MARCBAL Marcbal Partnership Roles

23. Politechnic University of Marche Region Faculty of Agriculture Department of environmental sciences and vegetal productions Experience in the field of pasture cultivations; Evaluation of the environmental impact of agricultural – pastural activities. MARCBAL Marcbal Partnership Roles

24. Euromediterranea Association Social Promotion Association; Promoter of International Cooperation Projects for Sustainable Development MARCBAL Marcbal Partnership Roles

25. Region Abruzzo Management experience for EU projects; Administrative consultancy; Services linked to health and food safety. MARCBAL Marcbal Partnership Roles

26. University of Teramo – Department of Food Science Application of agronomic knowledge; Micro - biology; Food and Food Production Technology MARCBAL Marcbal Partnership Roles

27. University of Udine – Department of Animal Sciences Bio-technology and animal genetics; Animal reproduction. MARCBAL Marcbal Partnership Roles

28. MARCBAL Foreseen Results • Creation and development of agricultural services • Increase in meat production • Rehabilitation of marginal rural lands • Development of association structure forms • Development of extra – agricultural activities • Closening to international legal frameworks

29. MARCBAL THANK YOUFOR YOUR ATTENTION