Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems

Autores
Litre, Gabriela; Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo; Arbeletche, Pedro; Champredonde, Marcelo; Bolletta, Andrea Ivana
Año de publicación
2022
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inglés
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parte de libro
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versión publicada
Descripción
Land-use changes, mainly driven by the advancement of large-scale soybean monocultures over extensive livestock production systems, have fostered land concentration in the agribusiness sector and an increase of grain-finished livestock production systems (feedlots). While it is recognized that both—intensive (grain-finished) and extensive (grass-finished)—livestock production systems are affected by climate change while contributing to it through greenhouse emissions, their distinct socio-environmental impacts must be better understood. Through a mix of literature review and the results of original field research in the grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay, this chapter aims at overcoming the frequently polarizing discourses generated by the “extensive versus intensive” beef production debate by learning from the analysis of fruitful controversies. The authors start by analyzing how feedlots are frequently less vulnerable to climatic change, while they present a greater risk to water quality due to the increased volume of waste and manure management practices. Grain-finished beef systems, on the other hand, may contribute to the reduction of air quality through the emissions of particulate substances and gases, while they may present negative environmental impacts, as they require longer finishing periods (10–12 months) and more animals and land to produce the same quantity (not necessarily quality) of beef. After critically assessing the socio-environmental impacts of both production systems in their complexity, the chapter will end with a series of convergent, evidence-based recommendations to design sustainable and socio-environmentally friendly livestock production solutions.
EEA Bordenave
Fil: Litre, Gabriela. University of Brasilia. Center for Sustainable Development; Brasil
Fil: Litre, Gabriela. INCT Odisseia. Observatory of Socio-Environmental Dynamics; Brasil
Fil: Litre, Gabriela. Montpellier University of Excellence (MUSE) and University of Montpellier. Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute on Transitions (MAK’IT); Francia
Fil: Lagrange, Sebastián Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina
Fil: Arbeletche, Pedro. Universidad de la República. Escuela de Agronomía; Uruguay
Fil: Champredonde, Marcelo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina.
Fil: Bolletta, Andrea Ivana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina
Fuente
Environmental Sustainability and Industries : technologies for solid waste, wastewater, and air treatment / edited by: Pardeep Singh, João Paulo Bassin, Sanchayita Rajkhowa, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Ramesh Oraon. Elsevier, 2022. Chapter 21, p. 499-524
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Ganadería
Sostenibilidad
Producción Pecuaria
Ganadería Extensiva
Ecosistema
Crianza Intensiva
Animal Husbandry
Sustainability
Livestock Production
Extensive Husbandry
Ecosystems
Intensive Husbandry
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spelling Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystemsLitre, GabrielaLagrange, Sebastian PabloArbeletche, PedroChampredonde, MarceloBolletta, Andrea IvanaGanaderíaSostenibilidadProducción PecuariaGanadería ExtensivaEcosistemaCrianza IntensivaAnimal HusbandrySustainabilityLivestock ProductionExtensive HusbandryEcosystemsIntensive HusbandryLand-use changes, mainly driven by the advancement of large-scale soybean monocultures over extensive livestock production systems, have fostered land concentration in the agribusiness sector and an increase of grain-finished livestock production systems (feedlots). While it is recognized that both—intensive (grain-finished) and extensive (grass-finished)—livestock production systems are affected by climate change while contributing to it through greenhouse emissions, their distinct socio-environmental impacts must be better understood. Through a mix of literature review and the results of original field research in the grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay, this chapter aims at overcoming the frequently polarizing discourses generated by the “extensive versus intensive” beef production debate by learning from the analysis of fruitful controversies. The authors start by analyzing how feedlots are frequently less vulnerable to climatic change, while they present a greater risk to water quality due to the increased volume of waste and manure management practices. Grain-finished beef systems, on the other hand, may contribute to the reduction of air quality through the emissions of particulate substances and gases, while they may present negative environmental impacts, as they require longer finishing periods (10–12 months) and more animals and land to produce the same quantity (not necessarily quality) of beef. After critically assessing the socio-environmental impacts of both production systems in their complexity, the chapter will end with a series of convergent, evidence-based recommendations to design sustainable and socio-environmentally friendly livestock production solutions.EEA BordenaveFil: Litre, Gabriela. University of Brasilia. Center for Sustainable Development; BrasilFil: Litre, Gabriela. INCT Odisseia. Observatory of Socio-Environmental Dynamics; BrasilFil: Litre, Gabriela. Montpellier University of Excellence (MUSE) and University of Montpellier. Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute on Transitions (MAK’IT); FranciaFil: Lagrange, Sebastián Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; ArgentinaFil: Arbeletche, Pedro. Universidad de la República. Escuela de Agronomía; UruguayFil: Champredonde, Marcelo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina.Fil: Bolletta, Andrea Ivana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; ArgentinaElsevier2025-07-31T12:26:21Z2025-07-31T12:26:21Z2022info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248info:ar-repo/semantics/parteDeLibroapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23250https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B978032390034800018X978-0-323-90034-8https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90034-8.00018-XEnvironmental Sustainability and Industries : technologies for solid waste, wastewater, and air treatment / edited by: Pardeep Singh, João Paulo Bassin, Sanchayita Rajkhowa, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Ramesh Oraon. Elsevier, 2022. Chapter 21, p. 499-524reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:47:26Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/23250instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:47:27.286INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems
title Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems
spellingShingle Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems
Litre, Gabriela
Ganadería
Sostenibilidad
Producción Pecuaria
Ganadería Extensiva
Ecosistema
Crianza Intensiva
Animal Husbandry
Sustainability
Livestock Production
Extensive Husbandry
Ecosystems
Intensive Husbandry
title_short Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems
title_full Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems
title_fullStr Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems
title_full_unstemmed Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems
title_sort Fruitful controversies in sustainable livestock production: beyond the intensive versus extensive livestock polarization in nonforest ecosystems
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Litre, Gabriela
Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo
Arbeletche, Pedro
Champredonde, Marcelo
Bolletta, Andrea Ivana
author Litre, Gabriela
author_facet Litre, Gabriela
Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo
Arbeletche, Pedro
Champredonde, Marcelo
Bolletta, Andrea Ivana
author_role author
author2 Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo
Arbeletche, Pedro
Champredonde, Marcelo
Bolletta, Andrea Ivana
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ganadería
Sostenibilidad
Producción Pecuaria
Ganadería Extensiva
Ecosistema
Crianza Intensiva
Animal Husbandry
Sustainability
Livestock Production
Extensive Husbandry
Ecosystems
Intensive Husbandry
topic Ganadería
Sostenibilidad
Producción Pecuaria
Ganadería Extensiva
Ecosistema
Crianza Intensiva
Animal Husbandry
Sustainability
Livestock Production
Extensive Husbandry
Ecosystems
Intensive Husbandry
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Land-use changes, mainly driven by the advancement of large-scale soybean monocultures over extensive livestock production systems, have fostered land concentration in the agribusiness sector and an increase of grain-finished livestock production systems (feedlots). While it is recognized that both—intensive (grain-finished) and extensive (grass-finished)—livestock production systems are affected by climate change while contributing to it through greenhouse emissions, their distinct socio-environmental impacts must be better understood. Through a mix of literature review and the results of original field research in the grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay, this chapter aims at overcoming the frequently polarizing discourses generated by the “extensive versus intensive” beef production debate by learning from the analysis of fruitful controversies. The authors start by analyzing how feedlots are frequently less vulnerable to climatic change, while they present a greater risk to water quality due to the increased volume of waste and manure management practices. Grain-finished beef systems, on the other hand, may contribute to the reduction of air quality through the emissions of particulate substances and gases, while they may present negative environmental impacts, as they require longer finishing periods (10–12 months) and more animals and land to produce the same quantity (not necessarily quality) of beef. After critically assessing the socio-environmental impacts of both production systems in their complexity, the chapter will end with a series of convergent, evidence-based recommendations to design sustainable and socio-environmentally friendly livestock production solutions.
EEA Bordenave
Fil: Litre, Gabriela. University of Brasilia. Center for Sustainable Development; Brasil
Fil: Litre, Gabriela. INCT Odisseia. Observatory of Socio-Environmental Dynamics; Brasil
Fil: Litre, Gabriela. Montpellier University of Excellence (MUSE) and University of Montpellier. Montpellier Advanced Knowledge Institute on Transitions (MAK’IT); Francia
Fil: Lagrange, Sebastián Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina
Fil: Arbeletche, Pedro. Universidad de la República. Escuela de Agronomía; Uruguay
Fil: Champredonde, Marcelo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina.
Fil: Bolletta, Andrea Ivana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina
description Land-use changes, mainly driven by the advancement of large-scale soybean monocultures over extensive livestock production systems, have fostered land concentration in the agribusiness sector and an increase of grain-finished livestock production systems (feedlots). While it is recognized that both—intensive (grain-finished) and extensive (grass-finished)—livestock production systems are affected by climate change while contributing to it through greenhouse emissions, their distinct socio-environmental impacts must be better understood. Through a mix of literature review and the results of original field research in the grasslands of Argentina and Uruguay, this chapter aims at overcoming the frequently polarizing discourses generated by the “extensive versus intensive” beef production debate by learning from the analysis of fruitful controversies. The authors start by analyzing how feedlots are frequently less vulnerable to climatic change, while they present a greater risk to water quality due to the increased volume of waste and manure management practices. Grain-finished beef systems, on the other hand, may contribute to the reduction of air quality through the emissions of particulate substances and gases, while they may present negative environmental impacts, as they require longer finishing periods (10–12 months) and more animals and land to produce the same quantity (not necessarily quality) of beef. After critically assessing the socio-environmental impacts of both production systems in their complexity, the chapter will end with a series of convergent, evidence-based recommendations to design sustainable and socio-environmentally friendly livestock production solutions.
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