Satellite Symposium 3: Pastoral Systems
Description
Rough grazing in Greece cover about 40% of the total land area, is publicly owned and managed extensively (Hadjigeorgiou et al., 2002). The Prefecture of Larisa is in the centre of Greece, and has 212,000 ha of rough grazing land, with a variable topography ranging from sea level up to 3,000 m a.s.l. This area is utilized by a total population of 135,000 LU (mainly sheep, goats and some suckler cows), which consumes annually an appreciable fraction of their total nutrient requirements from rough grazing.
Citation
Hadjigeorgiou, I.; Economou, G.; Lolis, D.; Moustakas, N.; and Zervas, G., "Grazing Animal Production Systems and Grazing Land Characteristics in a Semi-Arid Region of Greece" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 108.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium3/108
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Grazing Animal Production Systems and Grazing Land Characteristics in a Semi-Arid Region of Greece
Rough grazing in Greece cover about 40% of the total land area, is publicly owned and managed extensively (Hadjigeorgiou et al., 2002). The Prefecture of Larisa is in the centre of Greece, and has 212,000 ha of rough grazing land, with a variable topography ranging from sea level up to 3,000 m a.s.l. This area is utilized by a total population of 135,000 LU (mainly sheep, goats and some suckler cows), which consumes annually an appreciable fraction of their total nutrient requirements from rough grazing.
