On October 25 took place in the Plan of Sta. Mary (Tarragona), the first Regional Championship in falconry , organized by the Catalan Federation of Hunting and falconry in the counties of Barcelona .

"Although the first edition of this highly anticipated championship, the practice of this type responded to the call was made from the Catalan by the proposed act and they exceeded expectations for participation. The method of Bass Vol featured the participation of 28 birds and top-flight mode with 7 birds. "

In Simon, one of the Assistants Veterinary Technicians Veterinary Zoological Badalona and amateur falconer, attended with his male Harris Aligueta of which is called "Billy the child." Although not a great performance ... they managed to pass both a great time ...

See if the sign in the photo of the contestants ...

Applus + has made ​​recently about the technique of DNA fingerprint to identify hawks , allowing it to do paternity tests in this group of raptors .

This molecular biology technique is very useful for falconry as it is the only means unalterable identification of a specimen, which means that it can not be changed or modified (unlike a tattoo, microchip, ... ring) in a fraudulent manner, ensuring at all times to identify the bird tested.

Analysis of genetic emprenta Falcons

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