Ruminant livestock farmers and industry are leading innovation to deliver human nutrition and improved environmental outcomes through sector lifecycle collaboration: a review of case studies
· Well-managed systems like adaptive grazing and silvopasture enhance soil health, biodiversity, and water retention while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. · Intensive feeding practices, from supplementation to feedlots, increase meat production and manage emissions effectively through controlled...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/75620 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/75620 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | adaptive grazing carbon sequestration emissions grazing intensive feeding |
| Sumario: | · Well-managed systems like adaptive grazing and silvopasture enhance soil health, biodiversity, and water retention while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. · Intensive feeding practices, from supplementation to feedlots, increase meat production and manage emissions effectively through controlled feeding and manure strategies. · Combining sustainable grazing with intensive systems balances land use, nutrition, and emissions reduction, addressing global food demand. · Livestock’s up-cycling efficiency converts inedible grasses and by-products into nutrient-dense food, critical for food security. · Farmers and industry leaders, through innovation and life-cycle analysis, use data-driven decisions to optimize sustainability, showcasing livestock’s essential role in achieving environmental and nutritional goals in agriculture. |
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