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Economic viability of a crop-livestock integration system [PDF]
Ciência Rural, 2020 : Crop monoculture and single conventional cattle raising were designed for a rapid increase in productivity and food supply. However, some of these production systems have shown signs of saturation and negative environmental impacts.
Marcela de Mello Brandão Vinholis +4 more
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Economic gains from crop-livestock integration in relation to conventional systems
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2020 The objective with this study was to calculate the total cost of maize production and beef cattle in permanent pasture activities in separate production systems (conventional) and integrated systems (maize production plus beef cattle), as well as to ...
Gabriela Geraldi Mendonça +5 more
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Sustainable Forage Production in Crop–Livestock Systems
AgronomyThis Special Issue, “Sustainable Forage Production in Crop–Livestock Systems”, explores the urgent need for diversified and sustainable farming practices, focusing on the integration of crop and livestock systems to enhance economic resilience ...
Renata La Guardia Nave
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Corn silage production in a crop-livestock integration system
Pesquisa Agropecuária TropicalIntercropping maize with forages in crop-livestock integration systems may enhance the benefits of both components for animal production.
Adauton Vilela de Rezende +4 more
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Work organization as a barrier to crop–livestock integration practices: a case study in Guadeloupe
Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2022 Crop–livestock integration exploits the synergies between cropping and livestock systems, mainly by using animal excreta as an organic crop fertilizer or using crop products as animal feed. From an environmental and economic point of view, crop–livestock
Audrey Fanchone +2 more
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Data in Brief, 2021 The general purpose of the primary and secondary data available in this article is to support an integrated assessment of scenarios of crop-livestock integration at the territorial level i.e. of exchanges between arable and livestock farms. The data is a
Rui Catarino +13 more
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Farming system design for innovative crop-livestock integration in Europe
Animal, 2014 The development of integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) is a major challenge for the ecological modernisation of agriculture but appears difficult to implement at a large scale. A participatory method for ICLS design has been developed and implemented in 15 case studies across Europe, representing a range of production systems, challenges ...
M Duru, P Leterme, Olivier Therond
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Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2017 The identification of the labile and recalcitrant forms of soil organic matter (SOM) allows to rapidly define, or even predict if the management used favors increments or losses of carbon in the soil.
Wanderlei Bieluczyk +5 more
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Cogent Food and Agriculture, 2019 The mixed crop–livestock systems are acknowledged as sustainable due to its complementarity and synergy, contribution to welfare, food security, income, and poverty alleviation. The lack of efforts in the long-term impact for increased and more efficient
Habtemariam Kassa +2 more
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GRASSLAND AGRICULTURE IN CHINA—A REVIEW [PDF]
Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2021 <List> <ListItem><ItemContent><p>• Grassland-based livestock production systems cover large areas in China.</p></ItemContent></ListItem> <ListItem><ItemContent><p>• China is facing ...
Fujiang HOU, Qianmin JIA, Shanning LOU, Chuntao YANG, Jiao NING, Lan LI, Qingshan FAN
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