ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Grazing Cattle, Sheep, and Goats Are Important Parts of a Sustainable Agricultural Future.
Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Revealing caprine schistosomiasis and its One Health importance in Malawi: A molecular epidemiological investigation augmented with a praziquantel treatment and GPS animal tracking pilot sub-study.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- Plant Bioactive Compounds of Brazilian Pampa Biome Natural Grasslands Affecting Lamb Meat Quality.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Slime molds (Myxomycetes) causing a "disease" in crop plants and cultivated mushrooms.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
- Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles.Animal frontiers : the review magazine of animal agriculture · 2023Article
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Abstract
Many people believe that animal agriculture should be phased out and replaced with vegetarian substitutes. The livestock industry has also been attacked because it uses vast amounts of land. People forget that grazing cattle or sheep can be raised on land that is either too arid or too rough for raising crops. At least 20% of the habitable land on Earth is not suitable for crops. Rotational grazing systems can be used to improve both soil health and vegetation diversity on arid land. Grazing livestock are also being successfully used to graze cover crops on prime farmland. Soil health is improved when grazing on a cover crop is rotated with conventional cash crops, such as corn or soybeans. It also reduces the need for buying fertilizer. Grazing animals, such as cattle, sheep, goats, or bison, should be used as part of a sustainable system that will improve the land, help sequester carbon, and reduce animal welfare issues.
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