Spain: Extremadura publishes the handling conditions of the animals that give rise to the designation of acorn products

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Junta de Extremadura published yesterday in its Official Gazette (DOE) the announcement of the handling conditions of the animals that give rise to the designation of acorn products, publicizing Royal Decree 4/2014 by the that the quality standard for the meat, ham, shoulder and cane of Iberian loin is approved. It requires that the parcels and enclosures used for feeding animals whose products are to be marketed under the acorn mention, must be identified in the montanera layer included in the Geographic Information System of Agricultural Parcels (SIGPAC) as suitable for use for fattening with acorn. Likewise, it is established that the use of the resources of the pasture in the montanera season must be carried out taking into account the covered wooded area (SAC) of the plot or enclosure and the maximum admissible livestock load that appears in the annex to Royal Decree 4 / 2014. The assessment of said availability will be carried out annually ...