ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN PASTORAL SYSTEMS
Abstract
Sheep rearing may affect pastoral land and vegetation in several ways: herding; mechanical impacts on soil and plants through trampling; removal of leaves, stems, and other plant parts; removal or redistribution of nutrients; use of terrain; and willingness to travel. These factors vary depending on animal dietary preference, digestive system, mouth anatomy, size, species, and weight. This paper investigates the relationship between grazing and ecosystem – dietary preferences of sheep, size and weight of sheep, and grazing distribution – as well as grazing infrastructure requirements – management of handling facilities and animal management.
Keywords
Full Text:
PDFReferences
ASKARIZADEH D., HESHMATI G. A., JOURI M. H., 2011, Grazing behavior of sheep and goats on upland rangeland of northern Alborz (Case study Javaherdeh’s rangeland of Ramsar-Iran), IX International Rangeland Congress - IRC2011 “Diverse Rangelands for a Sustainable Society” Rosario, Argentina - April 2 to April 8, 2011.
BARRY S., LARSON S., FORD L. D., BUSH L., 2015, Achieving Management Goals by Balancing Livestock Grazing with Time and Space, Oakland, CA: University of California.
BEN SALEM H., 2010, Nutritional management to improve sheep and goat performances in semiarid regions, Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 39, 337-347.
BETTERIDGE K., MACKAY A. D., SHEPHERD T. G., BARKER D. J., BUDDING P. J., DEVANTIER B. P., COSTALL D. A., 1999, Effect of cattle and sheep treading on surface configuration of sedimentary hill soil. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 37, 743-760.
BRAN M., PĂTĂRLĂGEANU S. R., DINU M., BEIA S. I., 2022, Supporting a Healthy Environment Through Livestock. Proceedings of the International Conference Competitiveness of Agro-Food and Environmental Economy, București, ASE, October 2022 (40-46). DOI: 10.24818/CAFEE/2019/8/04.
BROOM D. M., 2022, Sustainable Livestock Feeding and Management: What Changes are Needed. Proceedings of the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada, Saskatoon (87-98). Ottawa: Animal Nutrition Association of Canada.
BUD B. THORPE J., 2009, Benefits of Managed Grazing: A Manager’s Perspective, Wichita, KS: Society for Range Management.
CIVIDINI A., KOMPAN D., 2011, Analysis of Rearing Technology Used by Sheep Breeders in Slovenia, Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 27(3), 1097-1103. DOI: 10.2298/BAH1103097C.
CUMMING D. H. M., CUMMING G. S., 2003, Ungulate community structure and ecological processes body size, hoof area and trampling in African savannas, Oecologia, 134, 560-568. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1149-4.
GIZAW S., KOMEN H., HANOTTE O., VAN ARENDONK J. A. M., 2008, Indigenous sheep resources of Ethiopia: types, production systems and farmers preferences, AGRI, 43, 25-39.
HOSHINO A., YOSHIHARA Y., SASAKI T., OKAYASU T., JAMSRAN U., OKURO T., TAKEUCHI K., 2009, Comparison of vegetation changes along grazing gradients with different numbers of livestock, Journal of Arid Environments, 73, 687-690. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.01.005.
KAMRANI K., ARZANI H., JAVADI S. A., NEJAD R. A., 2020, Rangeland Condition and the Appropriate Rangeland Management Methods, Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 26, 524-531. DOI: 10.15832/ankutbd.556745.
KRAUSMAN P. R., NAUGLE D. E., FRISINA M. R., NORTHRUP R., BLEICH V. C., BLOCK W. M., WALLACE M. C., WRIGHT J. D., 2009, Livestock Grazing, Wildlife Habitat, and Rangeland Values, Wichita, KS: Society for Range Management.
LARSON S., BARRY S., BUSH L., 2015, Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and Horses: What’s the Difference for Working Rangelands? Oakland, CA: University of California. DOI: 10.3733/ucanr.8524.
NOLTE S., ESSELINK P., BAKKER J. P., SMIT C., 2015, Effects of livestock species and stocking density on accretion rates in grazed salt marshes, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 152, 109-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.11.012.
NORTON B. E., BARNES M., TEAGUE R., 2013, Grazing Management Can Improve Livestock Distribution: Increasing accessible forage and effective grazing capacity, Wichita, KS: Society for Range Management.
MARIN DIANA, PETROMAN CORNELIA, PETROMAN I., BĂLAN IOANA, CIOLAC RAMONA, DINCU ANA MARIA, DUMITRESCU CARMEN, LOZICI ANA, 2013, The role of non-agricultural activities in rural are development, Lucrări Șriințifice Management Agricol, 15(4), 77;
PETROMAN I., PETROMAN CORNELIA, MARIN DIANA, BUZATU C., DUMITRESCU A., COMAN S., 2012, Solutions for destination management on agri-tourism farm. Scientific Papers Animal Sciene and Biotechnologies, 45(1) 456-456.
PETROMAN I., PETROMAN CORNELIA, 2010, Agritourism and its forms, Lucrări Științifice Seria AGRONOMIE, ISSN 1454-7414.
PETROMAN I., PETROMAN CORNELIA, MARIN DIANA, GABRIS DELIA RAMONA, CIOLAC RAMONA, VĂDUVA LOREDANA, 2013, Kitsch and cultural tourism, Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 46(2).
PETROMAN I.M. VĂDUVA LOREDANA, 2021, Forms of active tourism, Ouaestus 271-279.
PETROMAN I. M., PETROMAN CORNELIA, MARIN DIANA, 2015, Transporturi turistice, Eurostampa, Timișoara.
PETROVIĆ M. P., PETROVIĆ M. M., RUŽIĆ-MUSLIĆ D., CARO-PETROVIĆ V., MAKSIMOVIĆ N., ILIĆ Z., VUČKOVIĆ S., 2011, Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Sheep Production in Serbia. Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 27(3), 463-472. DOI: 10.2298/BAH1103463P.
POPA DANIELA, PETROMAN I., PETROMAN CORNELIA, LALA V., PAICU D., HEBER LOREDANA, MARIN DIANA, 2010, World European and National Politicies in the Field of Cultural Tourism. Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 43(2) 433-433.
RAȚA GEORGETA, PETROMAN I., PETROMAN CORNELIA, 2013, The English of tourism, Cambridge Scholar Publishing.
RISTEA I., BOLOCAN RODICA, PETROMAN CORNELIA, IANCU TIBERIU, MARIN DIANA, PETROMAN I., 2018, Implementing measures for the safety of products obtained in agrotourist farms, Journal of Biotechnology, vol.280, Supplement, S37-S38;
SCHACHT W. H., VOLESKY J. D., WALLER S. S., 1996, Proper Livestock Grazing Distribution on Rangeland, Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska.
SIASIOU A., MITSOPOULOS I., MICHAS V., LYMPEROPOULOS A., LAGKA V., GALANOPOULOS K., 2015, Nutritional Management Analysis of the Transhumant Sheep and Goat Farms in the Region of Sterea Ellada-Greece. Scientific Papers: Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 48(1), 302-306.
SOLLENBERGER L. E., AGOURIDIS C. T., VANZANT E. S., FRANZLUEBBERS A. J., OWENS L. B., 2012, Prescribed Grazing on Pasturelands. In C. J. Nelson (ed.), Conservation Outcomes from Pastureland and Hayland Practices: Assessment, Recommendations, and Knowledge Gaps (111-204), Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c) 2024 Ionuț Bogdan Alexandru Isdrariu, Maria Sauer, Mihaela Toth, Loredana Văduva, Ana Gina Armaș, Ioan Petroman
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
LUCRĂRI ȘTIINȚIFICE MANAGEMENT AGRICOL
ISSN print 1453-1410
ISSN online 2069-2307
(former ISSN 1453-1410, E-ISSN 2069-2307)
PUBLISHER: AGROPRINT Timisoara, Romania
PAPER ACCESS: Full text articles available for free
FREQUENCY: Annual
PUBLICATION LANGUAGE: English
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Banat`s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I of Romania” from Timisoara
Faculty of Management and Rural Tourism
300645, Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, Romania
E-mail: tabitaadamov2003 [at] yahoo.com
Phone: +40-256-277439, Fax.: +40-256-277031