Author: Richard W. McDowell
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604560251
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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This book covers the subject of grasslands used for grazing livestock. Grasslands can be split into improved and unimproved pastures (also a sub-set of rangelands). Land used for livestock industries occupy 70% agricultural land and about 40% of total land and produce 40% of agricultural gross domestic product (FAO, 2005; Steinfeld et al., 2006). Increasing populations and incomes, coupled with a change in diets and urbanisation in the developing world, is enhancing demand for pasture-based products (Devine, 2003; Schmidhuber and Shetty, 2005). For example, milk and meat production is predicted to double to just over 1 billion tonnes of milk and 465 million tonnes of meat by 2050 (Steinfeld et al., 2006). To meet these demands most effort will go into intensification of improved pastures, which translates into high stocking densities supported by large inputs of fertilisers, feed supplements and energy.
Author: Ed Chaney
Publisher:
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Category : Grazing
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Author: R. C. Reichenbaugh
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Category : Grazing
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Author: Dennis Cosgrove
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Author: Richard W. McDowell
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845934342
Category : Grazing
Languages : en
Pages : 299
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Focusing on the different types of grassland farming and their impact on the environment, this book addresses issues facing environmental quality, namely soil, water and air quality and socioeconomic impacts. It also offers a commentary on how the different pastoral sectors influence environmental issues.
Author: Ed Chaney
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Category : Grazing
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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"This document is a sequel and companion piece to its predecessor, [Livestock Grazing on Western Riparian Areas, 1990]. Together they are designed to foster broader understanding of how improved grazing management on western riparian areas can enhance water quality and overall productivity of rangelands watersheds"--Page 3.
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Region X.
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management
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Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Author: Andrew A. Olkowski
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ISBN: 9781100124438
Category : Animal industry
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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