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Forage-SAFE: a tool to assess the management and economics of wood pasture systems

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dc.contributor.authorGarcía de Jalón, S.P.J.
dc.contributor.authorGraves, A.
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, G.
dc.contributor.authorPalma, J.H.N.
dc.contributor.authorCrous-Duran, J.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, T.
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, P.J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-16T10:08:54Z
dc.date.available2017-10-16T10:08:54Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe Forage-SAFE model has been developed to better understand the impact of trees on the profitability of wood pastures. It assesses the daily balance between the demand for and production of forage to estimate an annual farm net margin. The model allows the modification of selected biophysical and financial parameters related to the tree, pasture and livestock components (such as tree cover density, carrying capacity and livestock species) which can be optimised to maximise net farm income. A case study in a dehesa wood pasture in South-western Spain was used to show the applicability of the model. The case study results showed that net margin was maximised at around 27% tree cover for a carrying capacity of 0.4 livestock unit per hectare from which 61% were ruminants and 39% Iberian pigs. The analysis also showed that high carrying capacities were positively correlated with tree cover profitability. This was accentuated as the proportion of Iberian pigs increasedpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/14173
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherCESTpt_PT
dc.subjectForage-SAFEpt_PT
dc.subjectwood pasturept_PT
dc.subjecttree coverpt_PT
dc.subjectbio-economic profitabilitypt_PT
dc.titleForage-SAFE: a tool to assess the management and economics of wood pasture systemspt_PT
dc.typeconference object
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceRhodes, Greecept_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, 1st, 31 August - 2 Septemberpt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpt_PT

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