Track 2-2-2: Plant-Animal Interactions, Grazing Behaviour and Plant Quarantine
Publication Date
2015
Location
New Delhi, India
Description
Sustainable intensification of cultivated pastures is needed in ruminant production if we are to feed a growing world population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. Planting pastures of diverse, and therefore more productive and resilient, plant species has been proposed and researched. Despite illustrative examples from wild grasslands (Hofmann, 1989) and rangelands (Glimp, 1988), very little research and even less application of multiple herbivore species (MHS) in cultivated pastures has followed. We review the specific mechanics of divergent domesticated ruminants and theorize how these could best be combined to sustainably intensify meat, milk and fiber production from cultivated pastures around the world.
Citation
Muir, James P.; Pitman, William D.; Dubeux, José C. B. Jr.; Foster, Jamie L.; and dos Santos, Mércia V. F., "Mechanics of Combining Divergent Herbivores in Cultivated Pastures" (2015). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 4.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/23/2-2-2/4)
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Mechanics of Combining Divergent Herbivores in Cultivated Pastures
New Delhi, India
Sustainable intensification of cultivated pastures is needed in ruminant production if we are to feed a growing world population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. Planting pastures of diverse, and therefore more productive and resilient, plant species has been proposed and researched. Despite illustrative examples from wild grasslands (Hofmann, 1989) and rangelands (Glimp, 1988), very little research and even less application of multiple herbivore species (MHS) in cultivated pastures has followed. We review the specific mechanics of divergent domesticated ruminants and theorize how these could best be combined to sustainably intensify meat, milk and fiber production from cultivated pastures around the world.
