Livestock Farming Systems and Agroecology in the Tropics

Guy, Alexandre; Fanchone, Audrey; Ozier‐Lafontaine, Harry; Diman, Jean‐Louis

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-06016-3_4

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“…As opposed to the general analysis made against LFS for its negative ecological effect, our present concern is to uncover the diverse potential that exists (Fig. 1) not just for their commitment to food security (i.e., quantity and quality) but also for some different services revealed for Caribbean LFS (Alexandre et al 2014). Overall, advancing integrated, sustainable tropical LFS requires a higher comprehension at the animal, farming, and territory levels.…”

Section: Case Studies In Different Tropical Caribbean and Latin Ameri...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, implementing AE practices should initially consider the ecological identity and agriculture potential of the environment. The characterization of animals and systems, as well as their different combined variation factors, must be carried out for the different animal traits and their contribution to production, through a holistic approach (Alexandre et al 2014). Furthermore, it is necessary to consider both the genetic potential and the feeding, health status, and reproductive capacities Fig.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The study of nutrient allocation (Friggens and Newbold 2007;Poullet et al 2019) helps to understand the mechanisms of these intricated physiological responses. For instance, Alexandre et al (2014) reported that in goats, the immune function takes priority over growth function. Some other examples are the Canarian goats that can be tolerant to weight loss during feeding restriction (Lérias et al 2013;Palma et al 2017).…”

Section: Animal Genetic Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective

Guy

Rodríguez²,

Arece

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Trop Anim Health Prod

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With global climate changes currently occurring, and particularly given the severe energy and food shortages occurring throughout tropical regions, agroecological (AE) systems are drawing renewed attention as an efficient alternative to intensive models of production, particularly unsuitable in regions of the world such as the Caribbean or Latin America. There is a pressing need to focus on livestock farming systems (LFS) and characterize their potential contributions to global sustainability. A multidisciplinary approach is needed to address these multiple and complex problems. Traditionally, LFS have shown their sustainability high potential. The purpose of this work is to highlight solutions to minimize inputs, by describing some success and diverse case studies through the Caribbean. These systems were analyzed at different levels: animal/function, farm/family, and territory/society. This produced a set of guidelines that help to increase the efficiency of tropical systems, particularly those concerned with (1) choosing the best-suited genotypes, while enhancing population biodiversity; (2) matching the farming system to the available resources, feed, and byproducts; (3) steering the whole farming system through reproduction management with no hormonal treatment, while facilitating system reproducibility and increasing performances; (4) controlling health constraints instead of annihilating risks and implement an integrated management design to reduce chemical treatments or increase the use of nutraceuticals; and (5) mitigating climate constraints by using soft techniques. In the second part of this work, some integrated systems are described. The Tosoly farm of Colombia, for instance, is conceived as a totally integrated crop-livestock system, allowing the additional production of energy at the farm level. Thus, it epitomizes the positive impact that livestock can exert upon the environment. The case study of Haiti indicates how AE practices can help in designing a pro-poor sustainable milk production system. It concerns an entire dairy sector built all over the country on the basis of micro-units of milk production and processing.Access provided by Universidade de Lisboa, member of B-on Consortium Portugal

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Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective

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“…Thus, the risk of parasite evolution toward increased resistance to anthelmintic and virulence should decrease. This new emerging paradigm is in line with an agroecological approach for the conception of sustainable livestock systems to achieve an efficient agriculture conciliating food security and environmental protection (7,8).…”

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Mixed Grazing and Dietary Supplementation Improve the Response to Gastrointestinal Nematode Parasitism and Production Performances of Goats

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Ceï²,

Arquet³

et al. 2021

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Small ruminants are very affected by gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) parasitism worldwide. The improvement of the host protective response and the reduction of the probability of contact between hosts and parasites appear as very promising strategies. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of a combination of two components of these two strategies on natural GIN infection and production performances of Creole goat kids: dietary supplementation and a rotational mixed grazing system. One hundred and twenty weaned Creole kids and six Creole heifers were divided into four experimental batches: Splus (supplemented) vs. Szero (non-supplemented) × Mixed grazing (kids associated with heifers) vs. Control (kids alone), and grazing plots of forage grasses were balanced for live weight (LW) in both species. The feed intake, blood, and parasitological parameters and production performances between 3 and 11 months of age were monitored. The fecal egg count (FEC) was significantly lower and the packed cell volume (PCV) significantly higher in the Mixed grazing groups. No effect of supplementation was observed for FEC. In contrast, PCV, body condition score, and live weight were significantly higher in supplemented animals whatever the groups. Mixed grazing system and supplementation had significant effects on the slaughter parameters (P < 0.05), but there was no significant interaction. Our results suggested that the advantage driven either by mixed grazing or dietary supplementation on kids' performances would be equivalent, and the combination of both would improve the animal performances.

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“…the rural employment sector). In the tropics, it is often stated that LFS are multifunctional, and the objectives and ES provided by LFS are varied and are not only related to productivity (Alexandre et al 2014;Hernandez-Castellano et al 2019). Furthermore, tropical LFS often rely upon local breeds (Hoffmann 2013;FAO 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of ecosystem services provided by livestock agroecosystems in the tropics: a case study of tropical island environment of Guadeloupe

Gourdine

Fourcot

Lefloch

et al. 2021

Trop Anim Health Prod

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The present study aims to assess (1) the ecosystem services (ES) provided by LFS and (2) the differential ES between local (Creole) and exotic breeds from pig, cattle and goat. The ES are defined as the benefits that humans derive from LFS. They were summarized in 12 ES indicators that cover services related to provisioning, ecological and socio-cultural aspects and territorial vitality. A total of 106 LFS units that covers the five agroecological zones of Guadeloupe were analysed. Functional typologies of LFS per species were created from surveys. The effect of breed on the ES indicators was tested. Results showed that the 40 pig LFS units were separated into 3 clusters that were differentiated in ES according to provisioning ES (cluster 1), cultural use and sale to the neighborhood (cluster 2) and pork self-consumption (cluster 3). The typology of the 57 farms with cattle distinguished 4 clusters with differences in ES provided in self-consumption (cluster1), ecological ES (cluster 2), socio-cultural ES for racing or draught oxen (cluster 3) and ES associated with territory vitality (cluster 4). The 66 goat LFS units were classified into 3 clusters different in ES concerning self-consumption (cluster 1), cultural aspects (cluster 2) and provisioning ES (cluster 3). Our study highlights that ES indicators are not breed dependent (P > 0.10) but rather livestock farming system dependent. The ES rely more on the rearing management than on the breed type, and up to now, there are no specifications in Guadeloupe to differentiate management between breeds.

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Livestock Farming Systems and Agroecology in the Tropics

Cited by 8 publications

References 54 publications

Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective

Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective

Mixed Grazing and Dietary Supplementation Improve the Response to Gastrointestinal Nematode Parasitism and Production Performances of Goats

Assessment of ecosystem services provided by livestock agroecosystems in the tropics: a case study of tropical island environment of Guadeloupe

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