Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems

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Distel, Roberto Alejandro; Arroquy, Jose Ignacio; Lagrange, Sebastián; Villalba, Juan Jose
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2020
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Pasture-based production systems represent a significant sustainable supplier of animal source foods worldwide. For such systems, mounting evidence highlights the importance of plant diversity on the proper functioning of soils, plants and animals. A diversity of forages and biochemicals –primary and secondary compounds- at appropriate doses and sequences of ingestion, may lead to benefits to the animal and their environment that are greater than grazing monocultures and the isolated effects of single chemicals. Here we review the importance of plant and phytochemical diversity on animal nutrition, welfare, health, and environmental impact while exploring some novel ideas about pasture design and management based on the biochemical complexity of traditional and non-traditional forage sources. Such effort will require an integration and synthesis on the morphology, ecophysiology, and biochemistry of traditional and non-traditional forage species, as well as on the foraging behavior of livestock grazing diverse pasturelands. Thus, the challenge ahead entails selecting the “right” species combination, spatial aggregation, distribution and management of the forage resource such that productivity and stability of plant communities and ecological services provided by grazing are enhanced. We conclude that there is strong experimental support for replacing simple traditional agricultural pastures of reduced phytochemical diversity with multiple arrays of complementary forage species that enable ruminants to select a diet in benefit of their nutrition, health and welfare, whilst reducing the negative environmental impacts caused by livestock production systems.
Fil: Distel, Roberto Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina
Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur. Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria Cesareo Naredo.; Argentina
Fil: Lagrange, Sebastián. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina. State University of Utah; Estados Unidos
Fil: Villalba, Juan Jose. State University of Utah; Estados Unidos
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ANIMAL HEALTH
ANIMAL NUTRITION
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL WELFARE
DIVERSE PASTURES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PHYTOCHEMICAL DIVERSITY
RUMINANTS
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spelling Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production SystemsDistel, Roberto AlejandroArroquy, Jose IgnacioLagrange, SebastiánVillalba, Juan JoseANIMAL HEALTHANIMAL NUTRITIONANIMAL PRODUCTIONANIMAL WELFAREDIVERSE PASTURESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSPHYTOCHEMICAL DIVERSITYRUMINANTShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4Pasture-based production systems represent a significant sustainable supplier of animal source foods worldwide. For such systems, mounting evidence highlights the importance of plant diversity on the proper functioning of soils, plants and animals. A diversity of forages and biochemicals –primary and secondary compounds- at appropriate doses and sequences of ingestion, may lead to benefits to the animal and their environment that are greater than grazing monocultures and the isolated effects of single chemicals. Here we review the importance of plant and phytochemical diversity on animal nutrition, welfare, health, and environmental impact while exploring some novel ideas about pasture design and management based on the biochemical complexity of traditional and non-traditional forage sources. Such effort will require an integration and synthesis on the morphology, ecophysiology, and biochemistry of traditional and non-traditional forage species, as well as on the foraging behavior of livestock grazing diverse pasturelands. Thus, the challenge ahead entails selecting the “right” species combination, spatial aggregation, distribution and management of the forage resource such that productivity and stability of plant communities and ecological services provided by grazing are enhanced. We conclude that there is strong experimental support for replacing simple traditional agricultural pastures of reduced phytochemical diversity with multiple arrays of complementary forage species that enable ruminants to select a diet in benefit of their nutrition, health and welfare, whilst reducing the negative environmental impacts caused by livestock production systems.Fil: Distel, Roberto Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; ArgentinaFil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur. Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria Cesareo Naredo.; ArgentinaFil: Lagrange, Sebastián. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina. State University of Utah; Estados UnidosFil: Villalba, Juan Jose. State University of Utah; Estados UnidosFrontiers Media S.A.2020-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/120561Distel, Roberto Alejandro; Arroquy, Jose Ignacio; Lagrange, Sebastián; Villalba, Juan Jose; Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems; Frontiers Media S.A.; Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems; 4; 10-2020; 1-18;5968692571-581XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.596869/fullinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3389/fsufs.2020.596869info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-12-23T13:35:28Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/120561instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-12-23 13:35:28.721CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems
title Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems
spellingShingle Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems
Distel, Roberto Alejandro
ANIMAL HEALTH
ANIMAL NUTRITION
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL WELFARE
DIVERSE PASTURES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PHYTOCHEMICAL DIVERSITY
RUMINANTS
title_short Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems
title_full Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems
title_fullStr Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems
title_full_unstemmed Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems
title_sort Designing Diverse Agricultural Pastures for Improving Ruminant Production Systems
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Distel, Roberto Alejandro
Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
Lagrange, Sebastián
Villalba, Juan Jose
author Distel, Roberto Alejandro
author_facet Distel, Roberto Alejandro
Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
Lagrange, Sebastián
Villalba, Juan Jose
author_role author
author2 Arroquy, Jose Ignacio
Lagrange, Sebastián
Villalba, Juan Jose
author2_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANIMAL HEALTH
ANIMAL NUTRITION
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL WELFARE
DIVERSE PASTURES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PHYTOCHEMICAL DIVERSITY
RUMINANTS
topic ANIMAL HEALTH
ANIMAL NUTRITION
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL WELFARE
DIVERSE PASTURES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
PHYTOCHEMICAL DIVERSITY
RUMINANTS
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Pasture-based production systems represent a significant sustainable supplier of animal source foods worldwide. For such systems, mounting evidence highlights the importance of plant diversity on the proper functioning of soils, plants and animals. A diversity of forages and biochemicals –primary and secondary compounds- at appropriate doses and sequences of ingestion, may lead to benefits to the animal and their environment that are greater than grazing monocultures and the isolated effects of single chemicals. Here we review the importance of plant and phytochemical diversity on animal nutrition, welfare, health, and environmental impact while exploring some novel ideas about pasture design and management based on the biochemical complexity of traditional and non-traditional forage sources. Such effort will require an integration and synthesis on the morphology, ecophysiology, and biochemistry of traditional and non-traditional forage species, as well as on the foraging behavior of livestock grazing diverse pasturelands. Thus, the challenge ahead entails selecting the “right” species combination, spatial aggregation, distribution and management of the forage resource such that productivity and stability of plant communities and ecological services provided by grazing are enhanced. We conclude that there is strong experimental support for replacing simple traditional agricultural pastures of reduced phytochemical diversity with multiple arrays of complementary forage species that enable ruminants to select a diet in benefit of their nutrition, health and welfare, whilst reducing the negative environmental impacts caused by livestock production systems.
Fil: Distel, Roberto Alejandro. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina
Fil: Arroquy, Jose Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur. Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria Cesareo Naredo.; Argentina
Fil: Lagrange, Sebastián. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina. State University of Utah; Estados Unidos
Fil: Villalba, Juan Jose. State University of Utah; Estados Unidos
description Pasture-based production systems represent a significant sustainable supplier of animal source foods worldwide. For such systems, mounting evidence highlights the importance of plant diversity on the proper functioning of soils, plants and animals. A diversity of forages and biochemicals –primary and secondary compounds- at appropriate doses and sequences of ingestion, may lead to benefits to the animal and their environment that are greater than grazing monocultures and the isolated effects of single chemicals. Here we review the importance of plant and phytochemical diversity on animal nutrition, welfare, health, and environmental impact while exploring some novel ideas about pasture design and management based on the biochemical complexity of traditional and non-traditional forage sources. Such effort will require an integration and synthesis on the morphology, ecophysiology, and biochemistry of traditional and non-traditional forage species, as well as on the foraging behavior of livestock grazing diverse pasturelands. Thus, the challenge ahead entails selecting the “right” species combination, spatial aggregation, distribution and management of the forage resource such that productivity and stability of plant communities and ecological services provided by grazing are enhanced. We conclude that there is strong experimental support for replacing simple traditional agricultural pastures of reduced phytochemical diversity with multiple arrays of complementary forage species that enable ruminants to select a diet in benefit of their nutrition, health and welfare, whilst reducing the negative environmental impacts caused by livestock production systems.
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