Review of Nutritional Aspects for the Sustainable Development of Livestock Systems Based on Pastures and Tropical Forages
Raúl I Ruiz Pierrugues1* and Raúl V Guevara Viera2
Published: July 10, 2022
Abstract
Nutritional aspects for sustainable development of livestock systems based on tropical pastures and fodders
Nutritional aspects of livestock production in concern to sustainable development is under review are reviewed. This represents a meaningful challenge to stockman, technicians, directors and researchers of the area. Application of sustainable animal production concepts and nutritional principles for milk and meat production mediate in the interpretation and management of biological factors that rule sustainable tropical livestock production. Emphasis is on potential and limits of tropical roughages and basic aspects of digestive physiology and metabolism of ruminants in order to increase its alimentary efficiency. This way converges to matching ruminant production systems with available resources and the placement for establishment adequate feeding systems. The goal is to design production systems based on grazing, trees and shrubs for forage, byproducts, farming crops and its residues, as adequate supplements and complements. Objectives will be diversify, integrate and alimentary self-sufficiency, based on scientific, economic, social and environmental elements. Tropical livestock sustainable production at farm level and its rural and environmental bounds, posse a decisive space where principles for nutrition, feeding, management of animals and plants, could increase productivity, stability, resilience and step up economic feasibility. A sustainable agriculture requirement goes to the development of human resources and not only enterprising and technical items. The importance of a rational use of natural and environment resources and an increase of human capability in order to an agricultural development with sustainable basis is irrecusably.