Impact of managed woodland grazing on forage quantity, quality and livestock performance: the potential for silvopasture in Central Minnesota, USA

Ford, Madeline M.; Zamora, Diomy; Current, Dean; Magner, Joe; Wyatt, Gary; Walter, W. David; Vaughan, Sophia

doi:10.1007/s10457-017-0098-1

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“…The analysis of the financial indicators showed that regardless of the initial timber harvesting cost, silvopasture outperformed open-pasture in terms of internal rate of return and net present value. In Central Minnesota, Ford et al (2019) compared the forage production and nutritive quality and the livestock performance between a conventional open-pasture, a silvopasture and a woodland system for 3 farms with contrasted soil properties. Four calf pairs rotationally grazed the 2-hectare paddocks and they measured the forage quantity and quality before each grazing cycle.…”

Section: Forage Production and Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Silvopasture: a sustainable livestock production system

2019

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Silvopasture, as an integrated land use practice that combines trees, forage and livestock, has been in existence for millennia. There are many variants of this land use in both the temperate and tropical regions of the world practiced at small and large scales. Modern silvopasture; however, is not just a new name for an old practice. It is rooted in sound ecological principles and demands skills in managing complexity. Scientific evidence of the ecological and economic benefits of silvopasture has been accumulating rapidly over the last few years and hence the objective of this thematic issue was to bring together a collection of original research and review articles that dealt with these different dimensions. There are 28 articles included in this thematic issue categorized into four groups based on their primary focus, (1) forage production and quality (2) livestock performance (3) environmental benefits, and (4) challenges in designing and developing silvopasture. The information presented has deepened our understanding of some of the biophysical and socioeconomic dimensions of silvopastoral systems; however, it also has revealed some of the research gaps. Addressing these research gaps will help improve not only the economic and environmental sustainability of these systems, but their social acceptability as well.

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Section: Forage Production and Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Silvopasture: a sustainable livestock production system

2019

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“…Importance of fullscale information support for achievement of high effectiveness of quality management of dairy business is noted in the work Qin and Wang (2009). The influence of accessibility of pastures on the volume of fodder and quality and productiveness of cattle through the prism of forest use potential by the example of Central Minnesota (USA) is reflected in the work Ford et al (2019). The necessity for consideration of quality (with emphasis on nutrition qualities of milk and milk products) during assessment of the life cycle of the cattle-breeding systems is emphasized in the work McAuliffe et al (2018).…”

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Evaluation of the Perspective of the Dairy Business Development Based on Quality Management

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KOSTYUCHENKO²,

Telnova³

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The article deals with the analysis of the status and trends of the development of the dairy business in Russia, particularly through the example of the Stavropol Territory. The analysis is indicative of the relocation of milk production in the sector of small and medium agribusiness due to the cow population decline: on the one hand, in the sector of large agricultural enterprises, and on the other handin the sector of household plots. A dependence of economic efficiency of the dairy business on the increase in the size of cow population has been found, but the scale effect is underused because of inadequate investment attractiveness of this type of business. Quality management should be used for increasing it. The article presents the evaluation of possible changes of status of dairy breeding based on the forecast of the key performance indicators of the industry broken down by categories of households in the region through analytical graduation and trend extrapolation. The scenario forecasting of the development of the industry in the agricultural enterprises of the Stavropol Territory served as a basis for the identification of the focus areas of the state support of the of the dairy business development on the basis of quality management. Recommendations for increasing the efficiency of dairy business (with the help of increasing the productiveness of milk cows by means of increasing the breed structure of cattle, improvement of farms, implementation of the innovational technologies of cattle-breeding management, and improvement of feeding) and for increasing the quality and milk and milk products through refusal from using mixtures and through production of "eco-milk", its branding and certification are offered. Guaranteeing high quality of "eco-milk" (high nutrition, high fat level, and rich vitamin structure) will allow reducing elasticity of demand for it and will stimulate successful development of entrepreneurship.

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“…As producers learn more about these systems, they frequently have questions about forage yield and management. Cool-season forage production in silvopastures can vary markedly depending on a number of factors such as tree and forage species, tree age, planting density and management, and environmental conditions (Fike et al 2004). One strategy for minimizing competition for light and maintaining forage productivity is to plant trees with compound leaves or trees that develop later in the growing season-or both.…”

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“…One strategy for minimizing competition for light and maintaining forage productivity is to plant trees with compound leaves or trees that develop later in the growing season-or both. Such trees may present less competition for light resources to the forage understory than would some conifer or early-developing, heavyleaved tree species (Fike et al 2004;DeBruyne et al 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Forage yield responses in the presence of trees vary markedly in the literature (Buergler et al 2005;Ford et al 2017). Greater opportunities to optimize forage production may accrue to planted (as opposed to thinned) silvopastures, given the ability to choose tree species and to apply greater control over tree spacing and spatial arrangement.…”

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Hair sheep performance in a mid-stage deciduous Appalachian silvopasture

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Silvopastoral management has potential to diversify and increase the output from livestock systems. Silvopastures offer solutions to many management issues associated with grazing systems in Appalachia (USA). Several tree species have been proposed for silvopastures in humid temperate regions, but few data comparing animal performance from systems with different deciduous tree species are available. The objective of this project was to compare early-stage honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) or black walnut (Juglans nigra) silvopastures with open pastures in terms of forage botanical composition, yield, and nutritive value, and in terms of gain, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of hair sheep (Ovis aries) that grazed these systems. Forage and animal performance from open systems (i.e., no trees) was compared with that from silvopastures containing 13and 14-year-old honeylocust or black walnut trees. Cool-season grass-legume pastures were rotationally stocked with crossbred hair sheep from mid-June through September in 2008 and 2009. Forage production varied by year and pre-graze forage mass in black walnut silvopastures generally was less (P B 0.05) than in open pastures at most measurement periods. Averaged over the season, forage production in honeylocust silvopastures tended (P = 0.0937) to be lower than in open systems in 2008 and was lower (P = 0.0001) in 2009. Few differences in forage nutritive value among systems were observed. Total and average daily gains (ADG) did not differ among treatments in 2008, but black walnut silvopastures supported less (P B 0.05) ADG and total gain than open pastures and honeylocust silvopastures in 2009. Carcass characteristics evaluated did not vary among treatments although hot carcass weights were lower (P \ 0.05) for lambs that grazed black walnut silvopastures. Although walnut-based systems were less productive and will need modification to improve output, similar levels of performance between open pastures and honeylocust systems show the potential of silvopasture systems to supply multiple products from the land base without reducing agricultural system production. Keywords Black walnut Á Honeylocust Á Coolseason forage Á Carcass characteristics C. M. Feldhake and M. A. Wahlberg were retired.

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Impact of managed woodland grazing on forage quantity, quality and livestock performance: the potential for silvopasture in Central Minnesota, USA

Cited by 29 publications

References 21 publications

Silvopasture: a sustainable livestock production system

Silvopasture: a sustainable livestock production system

Evaluation of the Perspective of the Dairy Business Development Based on Quality Management

Hair sheep performance in a mid-stage deciduous Appalachian silvopasture

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