Track 3-01: Improving Livelihoods from Grasslands by Balancing Human Needs and the Environment
Description
Grasslands in many developing countries around the world are suffering from degradation, principally as a result of greater grazing pressure from increasing livestock numbers (Kemp and Michalk 2007). In Taipusi County (41°35′ to 42°10′N; 114°51′ to 115°49′ E) of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, traditional winter grazing on pastures with virtually no herbage mass is thought to be exacerbating the grassland condition, as well as being counter-productive to animal production (Zheng et al. 2010). This paper describes a feasibility study of utilizing existing sheds to house sheep during the winter.
Citation
Zheng, Yang; Takahashi, Taro; and Kemp, David R., "Greenhouse Sheds for Increasing Livestock Bodyweight in Taipusi, Inner Mongolia" (2020). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 11.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/3-1/11
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Greenhouse Sheds for Increasing Livestock Bodyweight in Taipusi, Inner Mongolia
Grasslands in many developing countries around the world are suffering from degradation, principally as a result of greater grazing pressure from increasing livestock numbers (Kemp and Michalk 2007). In Taipusi County (41°35′ to 42°10′N; 114°51′ to 115°49′ E) of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, traditional winter grazing on pastures with virtually no herbage mass is thought to be exacerbating the grassland condition, as well as being counter-productive to animal production (Zheng et al. 2010). This paper describes a feasibility study of utilizing existing sheds to house sheep during the winter.
