The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production
Greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant livestock production systems contribute significantly to the environmental footprint of agriculture. Emissions are lower for feedlot systems than for grass-based systems primarily because of the extra time required for grass-finished cattle to reach slaughter w...
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Argentina |
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| Palabra clave: | Rumiante Legumonosas Forrajeras Agricultura Sostenible Taninos Medicago Sativa Onobrychis Viciifolia Lotus Corniculatus Emisiones de Metano Ruminants Feed Legumes Sustainable Agriculture Tannins Methane Emission Alfalfa |
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| author | Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo |
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| description | Greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant livestock production systems contribute significantly to the environmental footprint of agriculture. Emissions are lower for feedlot systems than for grass-based systems primarily because of the extra time required for grass-finished cattle to reach slaughter weight. In contrast, legume forages are of greater quality than grasses, which enhances intake and food conversion efficiencies, leading to improvements in production and reductions in environmental impacts compared with forage grasses. In addition, the presence of certain bioactives in legumes such as condensed tannins (CT) enhance the efficiency of energy and protein use in ruminants relative to grasses and other feeds and forages. Grazing tannin-containing legumes also reduce the incidence of bloat and improve meat quality. Synergies among nutrients and bioactives when animals graze diverse legume pastures have the potential to enhance these benefits. Thus, a diversity of legumes in feeding systems may lead to more economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable beef production than grass monocultures or feedlot rations. |
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| spelling | The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo MacAdam, Jennifer W. Villalba, Juan J. Rumiante Legumonosas Forrajeras Agricultura Sostenible Taninos Medicago Sativa Onobrychis Viciifolia Lotus Corniculatus Emisiones de Metano Ruminants Feed Legumes Sustainable Agriculture Tannins Methane Emission Alfalfa Greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant livestock production systems contribute significantly to the environmental footprint of agriculture. Emissions are lower for feedlot systems than for grass-based systems primarily because of the extra time required for grass-finished cattle to reach slaughter weight. In contrast, legume forages are of greater quality than grasses, which enhances intake and food conversion efficiencies, leading to improvements in production and reductions in environmental impacts compared with forage grasses. In addition, the presence of certain bioactives in legumes such as condensed tannins (CT) enhance the efficiency of energy and protein use in ruminants relative to grasses and other feeds and forages. Grazing tannin-containing legumes also reduce the incidence of bloat and improve meat quality. Synergies among nutrients and bioactives when animals graze diverse legume pastures have the potential to enhance these benefits. Thus, a diversity of legumes in feeding systems may lead to more economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable beef production than grass monocultures or feedlot rations. EEA Bordenave Fil: Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina. Fil: MacAdam, Jennifer W. Utah State University. College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences; Estados Unidos. Fil: Villalba, Juan J. Utah State University. Quinney College of Natural Resources. Department of Wildland Resources; Estados Unidos. MDPI http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10805 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2264/html 2073-4395 https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112264 |
| spellingShingle | The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo Rumiante Legumonosas Forrajeras Agricultura Sostenible Taninos Medicago Sativa Onobrychis Viciifolia Lotus Corniculatus Emisiones de Metano Ruminants Feed Legumes Sustainable Agriculture Tannins Methane Emission Alfalfa |
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| title | The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production |
| title_full | The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production |
| title_fullStr | The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production |
| title_short | The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production |
| title_sort | The Use of Temperate Tannin Containing Forage Legumes to Improve Sustainability in Forage–Livestock Production |
| topic | Rumiante Legumonosas Forrajeras Agricultura Sostenible Taninos Medicago Sativa Onobrychis Viciifolia Lotus Corniculatus Emisiones de Metano Ruminants Feed Legumes Sustainable Agriculture Tannins Methane Emission Alfalfa |
| topic_facet | Rumiante Legumonosas Forrajeras Agricultura Sostenible Taninos Medicago Sativa Onobrychis Viciifolia Lotus Corniculatus Emisiones de Metano Ruminants Feed Legumes Sustainable Agriculture Tannins Methane Emission Alfalfa |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10805 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2264/html https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11112264 |