On animal breeds and ethnology in Catalonia

Authors

  • Pere-Miquel Parés-Casanova Departament de Ciència Animal, Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria Agrària (ETSEA), Universitat de Lleida

Keywords:

domestic animals, animal ethnography, zootechnics.

Abstract

This paper makes a review of the key moments in the study of Catalan local breeds, shedding light on the bias that most previous studies have shown by being more ethnographic than ethnological in character, if “ethnography” is understood to be “descriptive ethnology”. In other words, they have often failed to reach the level of ethnological analyses, being merely external observations. We also expose some clichés that pivot around the concept of breed, highlighting the importance of going beyond the consideration of breeds as mere repositories of a genetic pool.

Keywords: domestic animals, animal ethnography, zootechnics.

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No. 46: Juny 2019

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