The introduction and adoption of livestock played a pivotal role in shaping subsistence strategies of populations in the southern Iberian Peninsula during the Neolithic. However, there is lack of information regarding animal management strategies, such as grazing areas and changes in foddering strategies, and their correlation with the environmental characteristics, type of site and use of the settlement. The study of feeding strategies of domesticates provides a crucial information about the interaction between the management of the environment, husbandry systems and the exploitation of animal products. In this study, we use the archaeozoological data and the δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N stable isotope composition of the faunal bone collagen to understand herding systems and management strategies during the Neolithic in Phases IV and IIIB at El Toro cave (Antequera, Málaga). Archaeozoological and isotopic results revealed diverse husbandry practices and feeding strategies in El Toro cave during the Neolithic. The variability in δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values suggests the access of domesticates to different grazing areas and foddering strategies. This study contributes new insights into husbandry practices during the Neolithic and opens new perspectives for analysing animal management in mountain areas.

新石器时代，牲畜的引进和收养在伊比利亚半岛南部居民的生存策略的制定中发挥了关键作用。然而，缺乏有关动物管理策略的信息，例如放牧区和饲料策略的变化，及其与环境特征、场地类型和定居点用途的相关性。驯化动物饲养策略的研究提供了有关环境管理、畜牧系统和动物产品开发之间相互作用的重要信息。在这项研究中，我们利用考古动物学数据以及动物骨胶原的 δ ¹³ C 和 δ ¹⁵ N 稳定同位素组成来了解 El Toro 洞穴（马拉加安特克拉）新石器时代 IV 和 IIIB 阶段的放牧系统和管理策略。考古动物学和同位素结果揭示了新石器时代埃尔托罗洞穴中不同的饲养方式和喂养策略。^{δ 13} C 和δ ¹⁵ N 值的变化表明驯化动物进入不同的放牧区域和饲料策略。这项研究为新石器时代的畜牧业实践提供了新的见解，并为分析山区动物管理开辟了新的视角。