The impact of cattle and sheep grazing on grassland in Veľká Fatra National Park

Jendrišáková, S.; Kováčiková, Z.; Vargová, V.; Michalec, M.

doi:10.2478/v10025-012-0008-x

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“…Consumers often use color as a quality indication since it is an essential physical feature of meat. Consumers are becoming more conscious of the ethical issues surrounding meat production, and they prefer meat from animals that have been treated humanely (Jendrisakova et al, 2011). An experimental energy-saving ventilation system was built in a sheepfold for lambing in the Almaty region.…”

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Energy-saving ventilation system for sheep premises to ensure food security and safety

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The impact of stress on an animal's physiological and behavioral state and the final meat quality has been extensively established. Prior to slaughter, animals are usually denied food and drink to reduce stomach content and minimize contamination from gut contents spilling from unintentional punctures to the gastrointestinal system during the eviscerating procedure. Feed withholding offers the benefit of lowering consumption of food as well as morbidity and death rates while in transit. Food restriction, on the other hand, triggers a stress reaction and causes animals to lose weight. In sheep farming, ventilation systems that functioned at temperatures above the threshold air temperature and relative humidity were very efficient and productive. The ventilation system proposed here works by using soil warmth, i.e., a renewable source of energy, and contributes to environmental protection. The results of theoretical and experimental studies of an energy-saving ventilation system using soil heat are presented. The use of an energy-saving ventilation system reduces energy and labor costs for creating a microclimate in sheep premises. The device of an energy-saving ventilation system is protected by the patent of RK KZ 26930 dated 15.07.2016.

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“…However, it is known that sheep density affects grazing (e.g., animal mobility) and the flowering frequency at the herb community level (Lanta et al., 2014). Banned grazing, the non‐utilization or insufficient utilization of permanent grassland, in the Veľká Fatra National Park, north‐western part of central Slovakia, has caused the spreading of tall grasses (Jendrišáková et al., 2011). However, prohibition as a sustainability measure in the native forests of Carpathian Basin, East‐Central Europe (Hungary), depended on the depth of the local and the traditional knowledge applied by the herders’ stewardship (Varga et al., 2020).…”

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Impacts of Grazing by Small Ruminants on Hillslope Hydrological Processes: A Review of European Current Understanding

Minea

Mititelu-Ionuș

Gyasi‐Agyei

et al. 2022

Water Resources Research

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Unsustainable grazing of animals exerts pressure on a range of environmental factors. This review assessed the impacts of grazing of small ruminants (SRs; sheep and goats) on hydrological processes (e.g., runoff occurrence and erosion) within European pasture lands. It also considered other effects of SRs grazing, such as water pollution. Our research highlights the lack of evidence‐based European literature on the implications of grazing by SRs on the hydrological processes. The available literature is limited to the Mediterranean belt (some areas of Spain and Greece), the British Isles, and the Austrian Alps. The reasons behind the lack of literature are discussed in detail, and the knowledge gaps dealing with SRs have been enumerated. However, there are several articles on the subject within Oceania‐Pacifica and United States settings. Some of the reasons contributing to the limited literature on Europe are the possible underestimation of the significance of the problem, it being considered an unattractive research direction, and/or a lack of research funding. Thus, more research and funding are required to address the European knowledge gaps and limitations related to the impacts of grazing by SRs on the hydrological processes.

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“…Nevertheless, native species, especially grasses, are also capable of monotonously increasing, invasion-like expansion. Deschampsia [16], Sesleria [17] Brachypodium [18,19], and Molinia [20] are widespread dominant grass species in Europe, which fast colonizing leads to changes in the Disclaimer/Publisher's Note: The statements, opinions, and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). MDPI and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions, or products referred to in the content.…”

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Changes of Species Composition, Diversity, and Biomass of Secondary Dry Grasslands After Long-Term Mowing, a Case Study in Hungary

Házi,

Purger,

Penksza

et al. 2024

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The focus of our study was the changes in the composition of semi-natural dry grasslands in Hungary. Since these valuable habitats were created with the help of humans, their preservation also requires regular treatment. Our mowing experiment aimed to investigate the suppression of the native Calamagrostis epigejos L. Roth. In Hungary, in the Cserhát Mountains, eight permanent plots were mowed twice a year. The vegetation was sampled annually between 2001 and 2011. The effects of mowing were investigated with repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). After 10 years, the C. epigejos cover of the mowed plots decreased significantly, from the initial average of 62.38 to 7.50%. Surprisingly, we also experienced a similar decrease in the control plots. Regular treatment also had a positive effect on the number of species and diversity. Species richness increased continuously in both treatment types, which indicates the combined effect of vegetation succession and treatment. The biomass growth of other Poaceae and Fabaceae species, which are important from a grassland management perspective, was also facilitated by mowing. Our results suggest that long-term in situ experiments and continuous botanical studies are needed to establish a reliable utilization of grasslands.

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The impact of cattle and sheep grazing on grassland in Veľká Fatra National Park

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Energy-saving ventilation system for sheep premises to ensure food security and safety

Energy-saving ventilation system for sheep premises to ensure food security and safety

Impacts of Grazing by Small Ruminants on Hillslope Hydrological Processes: A Review of European Current Understanding

Changes of Species Composition, Diversity, and Biomass of Secondary Dry Grasslands After Long-Term Mowing, a Case Study in Hungary

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