Post on 13-Jan-2016
Impact on livelihoods, heath, grass, and wildlife
LEGACY OF HOLISTIC CATTLE
MANAGEMENT Anchal PadukoneAubree Andreswith Dan Rubenstein
What is holistic grazing management? How does it compare to traditional grazing?
Where has it been practiced?Why are we interested in studying it?
INTRODUCTION
Health Milk yield measurements Growth rates
Vegetation and wildlife Vegetation transects Camera traps
How much the plots are being used and by what animals GPS data – our livestock Camera traps – wildlife Production cages
METHODS
METHODS
GPS DATA – TRACKING LIVESTOCK
GPS DATA
GPS DATA
PERCENTAGE TIME ANIMALS SPEND IN THE BUNCHED GRAZING AREA
RESULTS
Graphs showing average milk yield/sheep or goat/day (ml/day)
RESULTS
Heavy usage Light usage0.00
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Average milk yield of goats (Week 8) vs. Usage
of Bunched (grazing) area
Usage of bunched area
Avera
ge m
ilk y
ield
(m
l)
Heavy usage Light usage0.00
20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
Average milk yield of sheep (Week 8) vs. Usage of Bunched
(grazing) area
Usage of bunched area
Avera
ge m
ilk y
ield
(m
l)
RESULTS
Heavy usage Light usage0
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7
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Mean % weight change of animals over the course of the experiment vs. Usage of Bunched (grazing)
area
Usage of bunched area
Mean %
weig
ht
change
RESULTS
CAMERA TRAP RESULTS
VEGETATION - RESULTS
PRODUCTION CAGE - RESULTS
PRODUCTION CAGES – RESULTS
What we expect to see from the animal health measures
What we expect from the production cagesWhat we expect to see from the camera trap pictures
FUTURE STUDY
Preliminary fi ndingsOngoing study Impact of seasonal changes Investigate mechanisms through which this eff ect could occur
GOING FORWARD