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Grassland and grazers - What Swiss mountain farming does for the environment

Spengler Neff, Anet (2020) Grassland and grazers - What Swiss mountain farming does for the environment. FiBL-Study. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick.

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Summary

In mountain regions there is a considerable amount of grassland – both meadow and pasture ‐ and in addition there is forest. There are only a few crop fields due to topography and climate often making cropping difficult. Mountain farming is therefore entirely geared towards, and dependent on, the use of grassland. Grassland can be used for human consumption mainly with the help of ruminants such as cattle, sheep and goats.


EPrint Type:Report
Keywords:Grassland, Grazers, Anet, Spengler, FiBL, FiBL-Study, grasslandbasierte Tierhaltung, Rinder, Kleinwiederkäuer, Abacus, FiBL50029
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
grasslands
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3366
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Beef cattle
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Sheep and goats
Environmental aspects
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal breeding
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Sustainability > Climate
Deposited By: Spengler, Anet
ID Code:38255
Deposited On:04 Aug 2020 07:56
Last Modified:03 Aug 2021 09:26
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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