“Toro de Lidia" falling-syndrome evolution in the last 25 years

Abstract

There has been registered 2,225 events of falling syndrome in fighting bulls 3 to 5 years old since 1991 in
different bullrings of first and 2nd category the study was carried out observing the methodology and
software by Alonso et al.(1995ª). The present work started with 99.56% of the individuals who showed falls
during 1991-1993, with serious problems for the 17.16% of these animals (falls-type 4, 5 and 6) improving
the present situation (2014-2016) with a 79.82% of individuals that manifested the syndrome and which only
8.23% experienced the fall-type-4. The manifestation of falls increases during the bullfight, being the milder
forms (falls-type 1 and 2) the most common claudication recorded, mainly during the “Tercio de muleta”,
generated by the significant increase of its duration. At the same time, it is observed a gradual decrease of
the most critical forms of fall, becoming almost non-existent fall-type 5 and 6 in recent years. All of this has
been achieved thanks to an improvement in genetic selection and feeding, along with the implementation
of the animal's pre-fight physical preparation through standardized training.