Satellite Symposium 3: Pastoral Systems
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Publication Date
2005
Location
Dublin Ireland
Description
As a consequence of increasing economic pressure on Swiss agriculture, marginal areas are threatened by abandonment, especially in the mountainous regions. Using these areas for extensive beef production might preserve an open landscape and favour biodiversity. A grazing experiment was conducted with steers on an unfertilised mountain pasture to study the effects of a reduction of stocking rate on the growth of the animals and on changes in the vegetation.
Citation
Chassot, A. and Troxler, J., "Growth Performance of Crossbred Steers on Unfertilised Mountain Pastures at Low Stocking Rates" (2005). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 98.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/satellitesymposium3/98)
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Growth Performance of Crossbred Steers on Unfertilised Mountain Pastures at Low Stocking Rates
Dublin Ireland
As a consequence of increasing economic pressure on Swiss agriculture, marginal areas are threatened by abandonment, especially in the mountainous regions. Using these areas for extensive beef production might preserve an open landscape and favour biodiversity. A grazing experiment was conducted with steers on an unfertilised mountain pasture to study the effects of a reduction of stocking rate on the growth of the animals and on changes in the vegetation.
