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| Martin, Guillaume; Barth, Kerstin; Blanc, Mathilde; Dumont, Bertrand; Hübner, Severin; Magne, Marie-Angélina; Mosnier, Claire; Primi, Riccardo; Schanz, Lisa; Werne, Steffen; Winckler, Christoph. |
| 1 – Introduction Responding to the many sustainability issues related to modern industrial agriculture (air, soil and water pollution, biodiversity loss, etc.), the diversity argument was brought forward by scientists (Kremen et al., 2012). Diversified farming systems intentionally include functional agrobiodiversity, i.e. crops, seeded and permanent pastures, rangelands and animal genotypes and species chosen by the farmer to manage his farm. These systems presumably provide ecosystem services while reducing the input needed for production. Agrobiodiversity is also assumed to strengthen the robustness and resilience of livestock farming systems. Because of their inherent complexity, research on diversified farming systems is limited. Literature on the... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems; Animal husbandry. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/36607/1/Full%20paper%20MIX-ENABLE_VF.DOCX |
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| Martin, Guillaume; Barth, Kerstin; Benoit, Marc; Blanc, Mathilde; Brock, Christopher; Destruel, Marie; Dumont, Bertrand; Hübner, Severin; Magne, Marie-Angélina; Moerman, Marie; Mosnier, Claire; Primi, Riccardo; Ronchi, Bruno; Schanz, Lisa; Steinmetz, Lucille; Werne, Steffen; Winckler, Christoph. |
| Diversification of farming systems has been proposed as a major mechanism to address the many sustainability issues of modern industrial agriculture. Keeping two or more animal species or breeds (e.g. dairy cattle and beef cattle) simultaneously on the same farm is a diversification option that has received little attention to date. Moreover, most studies of multi-species livestock farming are partial, focus on specific dimensions of farm sustainability and address lower organizational levels, (i.e. within the farm). Thus, holistic assessment of potential benefits of multi-species livestock farming for farm sustainability is lacking. In this context, we synthesized potential benefits and limitations of multi-species livestock farming for farm... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems; Animal husbandry. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/36605/1/Review%20MSLF_VF-EdJ.docx |
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