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|KeyReference=Bouwman et al., 2005; | |KeyReference=Bouwman et al., 2005; | ||
|Reference=Bruinsma, 2003; Bouwman et al., 2006; Bouwman et al., 2005; Delgado et al., 1999; Seré and Steinfeld, 1996; | |Reference=Bruinsma, 2003; Bouwman et al., 2006; Bouwman et al., 2005; Delgado et al., 1999; Seré and Steinfeld, 1996; | ||
|InputVar=Production characteristics livestock; Production system mix; Feed conversion; Livestock ration; Livestock production; Management intensity livestock; | |InputVar=Production characteristics livestock; Production system mix; Feed conversion; Livestock ration; Livestock production; Management intensity livestock; | ||
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#excreta from the animals in all livestock categories are sources of ammonia, methane, nitrous oxide and nitric oxide; | #excreta from the animals in all livestock categories are sources of ammonia, methane, nitrous oxide and nitric oxide; | ||
#on a more local scale, odour nuisance and leaching of nitrate to groundwater are major problems; | #on a more local scale, odour nuisance and leaching of nitrate to groundwater are major problems; | ||
#a significant amount of land that is used for grazing ruminants may consist of marginal unproductive grassland with a low carrying capacity and high risk of land degradation due to overgrazing, especially in the arid and semi-arid tropics and subtropics ([[Seré and Steinfeld, 1996 | #a significant amount of land that is used for grazing ruminants may consist of marginal unproductive grassland with a low carrying capacity and high risk of land degradation due to overgrazing, especially in the arid and semi-arid tropics and subtropics ([[Seré and Steinfeld, 1996]] [[Delgado et al., 1999]]). To compensate for productivity losses in such areas, forests may be cleared to expand agricultural land areas. | ||
|LeadText=What are the impacts on land-use, greenhouse gases and other emissions to air, land and surface water of increasing livestock production? And how may use of marginal lands for grazing increase the risk of degradation and loss of productivity, inducing more forest clearing. | |LeadText=What are the impacts on land-use, greenhouse gases and other emissions to air, land and surface water of increasing livestock production? And how may use of marginal lands for grazing increase the risk of degradation and loss of productivity, inducing more forest clearing. | ||
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Key policy issues
- What are the impacts of increasing livestock production on land use, greenhouse gases and other emissions to air and surface water?
- How does the use of marginal lands for grazing increase the risk of degradation and loss of productivity, inducing more forest clearing?