Management of Equine production and its environmental impact: the case of settlements in Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Vaccaro, Mariana; Liñeiro, Alberto García; Cirelli, Alicia Fernández

doi:10.7770/safer-v5n1-art1186

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“…Studies about water quality in equine production worldwide are limited [6][7][8] and even more limited in Argentina (South America) [9,10]. Hooda et al [7] reviewed a water quality in livestock farming areas of the UK determining that the rational use of manure and mineral fertilizers can help reduce pollution problems arising from livestock farming practices and avoid the contamination of the water sources.…”

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Water quality in equine production in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

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One of the key factors for equine production is water, its availability in sufficient quantity and adequate quality. Studies about water quality in equine production worldwide are limited and even more limited in Argentina (South America). However, the amount of horses in Argentina declared by National Service of Agri-Food Health and Quality is of 2.5 million heads approximately, being most of them in Buenos Aires Province. The aim is to characterize the water quality in equine production farms in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Groundwater samples were taken from 26 equine production farms where physicochemical parameters (pH, conductivity, total hardness, chlorides, nitrates and total dissolved solids), water wells' depth and the distance from the farms to the city of Buenos Aires were registered. The values of physicochemical parameters were correlated with the distance to the city of Buenos Aires to assess the influence of the alterations in groundwater quality resulting from pollution in the city of Buenos Aires and its periphery and the depth of the wells using the Spearman correlation (p < 0.05). The results of the work show that there is an association between farms' water quality and the distance to the city of Buenos Aires. The depth presents significant positive correlation with the conductivity, chloride and total dissolved solids and negative correlation with nitrates. This suggests that sources of groundwater near to the city of Buenos Aires present a lower water quality. In conclusion, the water equine production farms in Buenos Aires Province were negatively related to the distance from Buenos Aires city. Equine farms closest to the city (< 80 km) may present different problems to be considered: the excessive salinity and the presence of nitrates from anthropic origin.

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“…Based on previous studies [19,20] a sport horses farm in the Province of Buenos Aires was selected as study case. This farm is recognized in the equestrian sector for the performance of both horses and riders.…”

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“…For this analysis the following elements were selected: As, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb. These elements were selected since their presence in large quantities in the water may be harmful to the animals' health [19,26,27]; besides, in Argentina, arsenic is a toxic natural element very often found in ground and surface water [28]. This element comes from the pampean loess and it is present in large quantities in Animals were classified according to their training as high-and medium-performance, as in the case of sport equines water consumption is directly related to work intensity.…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study

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The application of life cycle assessment method (LCA) to animal production is a methodological option to assess the potential impact of products, services, or production processes in a comprehensive way as it considers both the quantity and quality of water in the life cycle approach. In this paper, the water footprint of jumping sport horses’ production has been determined using the LCA methodology for the first time ever. The results of this paper show that the production of medium- and high-performance sport horses uses a large amount of water. However, modifications to the diet (type and percentage of oils in the supplement, place of origin of feed, etc.) and in the management and destination of waste (animal box beds) can result in a reduction of the water requirement and the environmental impact of production. This type of studies should be developed in different farms in the future in order to give producers management alternatives that improve the sustainability of productions.

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“…The environmental effects of livestock productions have been studied worldwide in recent decades [1][2][3][4]. However, these are focused on cattle [5][6][7] and there are very few studies on horses and more specifically on sport horses [8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

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“…On the other hand, considering the hours that sport horses spend in the stalls, the abundant droppings they produce, the lack of environmental protocols for the destination of the stall bedding and the amount of water required for direct and indirect consumption, among other factors, we can demonstrate that this production generates relevant environmental effects that must be minimized [10,12]. For example, the concentration of nutrients in the diet and overfeeding is one of the main dilemmas in relation to the conformation of manure and its environmental implications [9,14,15].…”

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Environmental Effects of Sport Horse Production Farms in Argentina

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Argentina is one of the countries that exports animals for equestrian sports. This paper analyzes the environmental effects of sport horse production farms in Argentina and proposes actions to minimize the environmental effects of this type of production. Twenty-six sport horse production farms in the province of Buenos Aires were studied. The proximity of the farms to a surface water body, the destination of the stall bedding, management practices and whether they receive veterinary advice were the characteristics analyzed in relation to feed, its composition and water consumption according to the performance of the animals. A nominal qualitative analysis on the impact was carried out considering three impact categories: low, medium and high. The association between the four environmental variables analyzed has shown that only two farms have a low environmental impact, while eighteen farms have a medium impact and five farms have a high impact. The results show that the role of the professional veterinarian is key in minimizing environmental impact and that the management of excretions and stall bedding should be reviewed in order to reduce the impact. This paper presents recommendations associated with water use, feed and manure management.

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Management of Equine production and its environmental impact: the case of settlements in Buenos Aires (Argentina).

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Water quality in equine production in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Water quality in equine production in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study

Environmental Effects of Sport Horse Production Farms in Argentina

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