Management of rangeland, pastures, forage crops mainly in tropical and subtropical areas. Management of agro-silvo-pastoral systems simple, complex and integrated.
Study concepts fo the Professor available to anybody in English on line at www.asatonline.com. For those who can read Italian a possible deeper textbook not necessary is : Pardini A., 2006. “Gestione dei pascoli e dei territori pascolivi”. Aracne publ., Roma
Learning Objectives
Learn how to manage a large territory mainly in tropical and subtropical areas by extensive livestock rearing.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
Lessons of the professor, work in groups of mixed Italian and foreign students on assigned subjects and their presentations with power point during lessons hours. Field visits. All in English.
Further information
lessons at DISPAA Piazzale delle Cascine 18 Firenze - Agriculture. Also lesson presentations of the professor are available to anybody on internet at www.asatonline.com
Type of Assessment
Written text with multivariate answers
Course program
Distribution of grazing lands on the earth. Garzing and livestock effects on vegetation. Evaluation of pastures and rangelands. Productivity and seasonal distribution of production. Intake rate by livestock. Botanical composition and forage quality. Characterization of grazing systems. Pasture and rangeland carrying capacity: effects of over and under grazing, calculation of pasture carrying capacity. Grazing techniques. Improvements to pastures and rangelands. Forage crops: grasses and legumes and their associations. Forage cropping and utilization. Forage conservation. Biodiversity in pastures and rangelands.