Who is Alejandro Jesús Ceballos Márquez?







Since the Neolithic period, the domestication and rearing of animals have had an end use by humans, such as feeding or shelter. Over the years, specializes in techniques to improve the characteristics of specimens, in the nineteenth century the first chair for this purpose has been created.
  
The main objectives of zootechnics are to breed and genetically optimize domestic animals, always with a sustainable purpose, based on the improvement of their reproduction and feeding methods.

 This discipline is divided into general zootechnics (specific studies, all species, growth and development) and special animal husbandry (specific studies, each case). Within the special animal husbandry is the equinotecnia, the quality of the production and the breeding of horses.

 Among the various applications you can find equinotecnia, equinoterapia, equine therapy or assisted therapy. In these therapies, the horse is used as an instrument to promote the quality of life of people with physical or intellectual disabilities.

 There are many points in common between zootechnics and veterinary medicine; Many universities in the world unify them in a single specialty: Veterinary medicine and animal husbandry.

 This is the case of Alejandro Jesús Ceballos Márquez: zootechnical veterinarian specializing in equine technology, who created this blog with the intention of sensitizing his readers to the practice of equine therapy and the benefits it offers. In addition to this topic, here you will find articles with information on veterinary medicine and animal husbandry in general, terminology of both disciplines and the description of some animal pathologies.

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