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  • Sustainable recultivation on karst and hilly land
    Pogačnik, Milan, 1946- ...
    Sheep and goat production can be a valuable part of a sustainable farm. Integration of livestock into the farm system can increase economic and environmental benefits and diversity, thereby making ... contributions to the farm's sustainability. Sheep and goats may fit well into the biological and economic niches in a farm operation that otherwise go untapped. They can be incorporated into existing grazing operations with donkey or horse. Goats can also be used for control of weeds and brush to help utilize a pasture's diversity, as long as they are not allowed to overgraze. Livestock produce milk, and fiber using grass and other plants that cannot be digested by humans. In a balanced agro-ecosystem, both animals and plants thrive. Livestock eat the excess plant materials, and animal wastes provide nutrients for the plants. Grazed pastures need less ferilizer than those that are hayed. A primary goal of controlled grazing is to use livestock as a tool to manage forage growth. Animals use up very few of the nutrients from the plantsthey eat; most minerals are returned in animal wastes and can be considered part of a natural cycling of nutrients. If wastes are evenly distruted throughout the grazing area and biological agents such as earthworms, dung beetles, and soil bacteria are active, the system should be relatively stable.
    Vir: Proceedings of International Sumposium "Sustainable recultivation and land use on karst and mountainous regions by use of animals", Bled, Slovenia, September 4th, 2004 (Str. 6-19)
    Vrsta gradiva - prispevek na konferenci
    Leto - 2004
    Jezik - angleški
    COBISS.SI-ID - 4097145

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