Agricultural systems for saline soil: the potential role of livestock

Masters D.G., . and Norman H.C., . and Barrett-Lennard E.G., . (2004) Agricultural systems for saline soil: the potential role of livestock. [Proceedings Paper]

Human-induced soil salinity is becoming a major threat to agriculture across the world. Livestock can play an important role in the management and rehabilitation of this land. There are a range of plants that grow in saline soils and these have been used as animal feed. In most cases animal production has been poor as a result of low edible biomass production low nutritive value depressed appetite or a reduction in efficiency of energy use. Feeding systems are proposed that maximise the feeding value of plants growing on saline land and integrate their use with other feed resources available within mixed livestock and crop farming systems.

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Human-induced soil salinity is becoming a major threat to agriculture across the world. Livestock can play an important role in the management and rehabilitation of this land. There are a range of plants that grow in saline soils and these have been used as animal feed. In most cases animal production has been poor as a result of low edible biomass production low nutritive value depressed appetite or a reduction in efficiency of energy use. Feeding systems are proposed that maximise the feeding value of plants growing on saline land and integrate their use with other feed resources available within mixed livestock and crop farming systems.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Summary En
AGROVOC Term:	SALINITY
AGROVOC Term:	CHENOPODIACEAE
AGROVOC Term:	NUTRITIVE VALUE
AGROVOC Term:	SODIUM CHLORIDE
AGROVOC Term:	FEED INTAKE
AGROVOC Term:	WORLD
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16453

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