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Abstract
The continuous process toward agriculture is the main reason of the substitution and even
disappearance of the ovine cattle of the province. The internal market is barely developed and
strongly seasonal. The objective of this work is to characterize the chain of ovine meat of the
province of Cordoba. The used data come from primary information: surveys and interviews to
described informants, and of secondary information. Even though, the ovine production net
has a complementary character of other cattle activities and agricultural, the present and
potential demand of the lamb meat follows in increase. This study also has detected important
restrictions for the integral development of the chain, the most notable aim to the tax burden,
the sanitary problems and the commercial informality. The National Ovine Law had important
impacts on primary production but the commercialization by informal channels could not be
reverted. The industry appears like the main receiver of the final value of the product.
The preliminary results pretend the definition of policies that promote the join work of public
and private sectors to assure the development of the ovine sector seeking the opportunities that
this market offers.