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| Saastamoinen, Markku; Herzon, Irina; Särkijärvi, Susanna; Schreurs, Catherine; Myllymäki, Marianne. |
| In several regions in Europe, the horse is becoming a common grazer in semi-natural and cultivated grasslands, though the pasturing benefits for animals and biodiversity alike are not universally appreciated. The composition of ground vegetation on pastures determines the value of both the forage for grazing animals as well as the biodiversity values for species associated with the pastoral ecosystems. We studied three pastures, each representing one of the management types in Southern Finland (latitudes 60-61): semi-natural, permanent and cultivated grassland. All have been grazed exclusively by horses for several decades. Se aimed to evaluate feeding values and horses' welfare, on the one hand, and impacts of horses on biodiversity in boreal conditions,... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Feeding and growth; Health and welfare; Biodiversity and ecosystem services; Environmental aspects. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/35155/1/Saastamoinen_grazing_2017.pdf |
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| Riesinger, Paul; Herzon, Irina. |
| Influences of ley age, soil properties, and geographical location on the herbage production of red clover-grass leys were determined under practical conditions on 27 organic farms located in the southern and in the northwestern coastal regions of Finland. Averaged over one-, two-, and three-year-old leys the accumulated first and second cuts produced 7.12 t dry matter herbage ha-1 year-1, with a clover proportion of 34.8%. Herbage production declined with increasing ley age. The average proportion of clover increased from 26.4% in the first to 43.7% in the second cut but decreased with ley age. Within- and between-field variations of clover proportions markedly decreased from the first to the second cut and strongly increased with ley age, while changes in... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Crop combinations and interactions. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/17078/1/riesinger.pdf |
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