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Management of grazing circuits in order to promote extensive livestock welfare

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Resumo:In Northeast Portugal, small ruminant production is an extensive activity based on daily movements of livestock around their villages. Driven by sherperds, goat and sheep flocks use several daily itineraries. Some decisions about the circuit's organization are greatly influenced by the environmental conditions because animals are very sensitive to extremes of temperature and availibility of resources
Autores principais:Castro, José
Outros Autores:Castro, Marina; Fernández-Núñez, Esther
Assunto:Grazing circuits NE Portugal Animal Welfare
Ano:2015
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:póster em conferência
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Biblioteca Digital do IPB
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Resumo:In Northeast Portugal, small ruminant production is an extensive activity based on daily movements of livestock around their villages. Driven by sherperds, goat and sheep flocks use several daily itineraries. Some decisions about the circuit's organization are greatly influenced by the environmental conditions because animals are very sensitive to extremes of temperature and availibility of resources