Family livestock systems based on meat production in natural pastures constitute the majority of cattle farmers and rural populations of Uruguay and Entre Ríos (Argentina). The high levels of stocking rate and/or the absence of spatial-temporal management cause overgrazing and poor spatial distribution, which, in combination with climatic variation, contribute to low levels of consumption, energy balance and percentage and weight at calf weaning. These productive models with limited animal production and few contributions to ecosystem services are very vulnerable to climatic and economic changes, which limits the economic result and conditions the sustainability of family livestock farming.
A new conceptual model of natural pasture management at the farm and landscape scale based on an interdisciplinary and inter-institutional innovation platform to model the relationships between grazing intensity, secondary production, economic results, biodiversity and environmental performance of family farmers in Uruguay and Argentina.
Identification of management models of grazing intensity: Non-manager, Manager and Temporal Space Manager.
Definition and execution of protocols to evaluate the relationship between grazing intensity and environmental variables.
Modeling of the relationship between grazing intensity with forage production and selectivity.
Validation of the grazing intensity management models at the plot scale on the farms.
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