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The potential of silvopastoral systems for cattle production in Cuba
- Source :
- Elem Sci Anth; Vol 6 (2018); 82, Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- University of California Press, 2018.
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Abstract
- This paper presents a review of relevant literature and research on the potential of silvopastoral systems for milk and meat production in Cuba. This work emphasizes the contribution of trees in pasture systems, which are known to improve the plant community as well as increase the productive efficiency of steers, reproductive females and dairy cattle. Results from this research suggest that, due to the association effect, both the availability of dry matter and the total protein content of gramineous plants is increased in pastoral systems that incorporate trees while also maintaining pasture. In systems of gramineous plants that have been mixed with Leucaena leucocephala and that support cows of average potential, it is possible to obtain milk production of 10 kg/cow/day in addition to live-weight gains of 0.500–0.600 kg/animal day–1 in Cebu cattle. This work concludes that the use of silvopastoral systems is a viable option for the production of milk and meat under low-input conditions, such as those in Cuba. Please refer to Supplementary Materials, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.334.s1 , for a full text Spanish version of this article. El objetivo del trabajo fue evaluar las potencialidades de los sistemas silvopastoriles para la produccion leche y carne en Cuba a traves de la resena grupo de investigaciones realizadas en el pais sobre el tema. Se hizo enfasis en la contribucion de los arboles al mejoramiento de la composicion de la comunidad vegetal; asi como el incremento de la eficiencia productiva en toros de ceba, hembras en desarrollo y vacas lecheras. Los resultados sugieren que en los sistemas con arboles se incrementa la disponibilidad de la materia seca y el contenido de proteina bruta de la graminea por el efecto de la asociacion. Ademas, se logra mantener la persistencia del pastizal. En sistemas de gramineas mejoradas con Leucaena leucocephala y vacas de mediano potencial es posible lograr una produccion de leche de 10 kg/vaca/dia; mientras que, en la ceba se puede obtener ganancias en peso vivo de 0,500–0,600 kg animal dia–1 in en ganado Cebu. Se concluye que el empleo de sistemas silvopastoriles constituye una opcion viable para producir leche y carne con bajos insumos en las condiciones de Cuba. La version en espanol de este articulo se puede encontrar en Materiales Suplementarias, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.334.s1 .
- Subjects :
- Atmospheric Science
Environmental Engineering
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Cattle and milk production
Cuban agroecology
010501 environmental sciences
Oceanography
01 natural sciences
Sistemas agrosilvopastoriles
lcsh:Environmental sciences
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Total protein
lcsh:GE1-350
Leucaena leucocephala
Ecology
biology
Silvopastoral systems
Producción de carne y leche
Agroecología cubano
Geology
Spanish version
Forestry
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Milk production
biology.organism_classification
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23251026
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....af6e781b5585d54f9f2e5fb2929b595a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.334