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Grassland-based ruminant farming systems in China: Potential, challenges and a way forward
With an increasing demand for high-quality, eco-friendly food products and growing concerns over ecological conservation, the development of ecology-based alternatives for ruminant production in China is urgently needed. This review discusses the capabilities for integrating grassland grazing into e...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9234089/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35785246 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2022.04.007 |
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author | Jiang, Xin Wang, Ling |
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description | With an increasing demand for high-quality, eco-friendly food products and growing concerns over ecological conservation, the development of ecology-based alternatives for ruminant production in China is urgently needed. This review discusses the capabilities for integrating grassland grazing into existing livestock farming systems to meet the contemporary human needs for high-quality foods and ecologically stable environments. Additionally, this review provides a critical analysis of the challenges and future directions associated with grassland-based ruminant farming systems. Integrating nutritional manipulation with grazing manipulation is critical for improving the productivity of grassland-based ecosystems and natural ecological functions. Biodiversity is the primary determinant of grassland ecosystem functions, while the composition and function of rumen microbiomes determine ruminant production performance. Future studies should focus on the following aspects: 1) how livestock grazing regulates grassland biodiversity and the mechanisms of grassland biodiversity maintenance, offering an important scientific basis for guiding grazing manipulation practices, including grazing intensity, livestock types, and grazing management practices; to 2) characterize the microbial ecology within the rumen of grazing ruminants to offer clarified instruction for the nutritional manipulation of grazing ruminants. Our recommendation includes creating a transdisciplinary system that integrates ecology, animal nutrition, and animal behavior to develop grassland-based ruminant farming systems sustainably, thereby achieving high-quality animal production and environmentally sustainable goals. |
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spelling | pubmed-92340892022-06-30 Grassland-based ruminant farming systems in China: Potential, challenges and a way forward Jiang, Xin Wang, Ling Anim Nutr Review Article With an increasing demand for high-quality, eco-friendly food products and growing concerns over ecological conservation, the development of ecology-based alternatives for ruminant production in China is urgently needed. This review discusses the capabilities for integrating grassland grazing into existing livestock farming systems to meet the contemporary human needs for high-quality foods and ecologically stable environments. Additionally, this review provides a critical analysis of the challenges and future directions associated with grassland-based ruminant farming systems. Integrating nutritional manipulation with grazing manipulation is critical for improving the productivity of grassland-based ecosystems and natural ecological functions. Biodiversity is the primary determinant of grassland ecosystem functions, while the composition and function of rumen microbiomes determine ruminant production performance. Future studies should focus on the following aspects: 1) how livestock grazing regulates grassland biodiversity and the mechanisms of grassland biodiversity maintenance, offering an important scientific basis for guiding grazing manipulation practices, including grazing intensity, livestock types, and grazing management practices; to 2) characterize the microbial ecology within the rumen of grazing ruminants to offer clarified instruction for the nutritional manipulation of grazing ruminants. Our recommendation includes creating a transdisciplinary system that integrates ecology, animal nutrition, and animal behavior to develop grassland-based ruminant farming systems sustainably, thereby achieving high-quality animal production and environmentally sustainable goals. KeAi Publishing 2022-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9234089/ /pubmed/35785246 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2022.04.007 Text en © 2022 Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Article Jiang, Xin Wang, Ling Grassland-based ruminant farming systems in China: Potential, challenges and a way forward |
title | Grassland-based ruminant farming systems in China: Potential, challenges and a way forward |
title_full | Grassland-based ruminant farming systems in China: Potential, challenges and a way forward |
title_fullStr | Grassland-based ruminant farming systems in China: Potential, challenges and a way forward |
title_full_unstemmed | Grassland-based ruminant farming systems in China: Potential, challenges and a way forward |
title_short | Grassland-based ruminant farming systems in China: Potential, challenges and a way forward |
title_sort | grassland-based ruminant farming systems in china: potential, challenges and a way forward |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9234089/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35785246 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2022.04.007 |
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