Barriers to using feed balance systems for range livestock production — Case study at Dacha Village,Sunan County of Gansu province

摘要：

The feed‐balance was one of the important approaches to address the rangeland degradation problem (Yang et al., 2005).Reducing the number of animals is the first step in achieving feed balance because the opportunities to increase feed supply on rangeland is limited and the area suitable for growing artificial pasture is small.However,developing the process and defining the responsibilities for implementing stocking rate reductions is challenging.This paper uses a simple analysis of survey data to identify the impact of stocking rate reductions on household income.Based on our analysis we provide some suggestions on how to improve the current feed balance system.

关键词： herder Income expenditure feed balance impact

作者: Hua Limin David Michalk Wu Jianping Yang Lian

作者单位: GEF Officer,Gansu-Xinjiang Pastoral Development Project;Gansu Agricultural University New South Wales Department of Primary Industries Gansu Agricultural University

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）