Role of Ruminant Livestock in Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1406-1409

  Oltjen, J W ^a   Beckett, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrient Use; Ruminants; Sustainable Agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOVIDS; CATTLE; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; RUMINANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030156601     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7461406x     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Baldwin, R. L., K. C. Donovan, and J. L. Beckett. 1992. An update on returns on human edible input in animal agriculture. In: Proceedings California Animal Nutrition Conference. pp 97-111.
2. Beckett, J. L., and J. W. Oltjen. 1993. Estimation of the water requirement for beef production in the United States. J. Anim. Sci. 71:818.
3. Bywater, A. C., and R. L. Baldwin. 1980. Alternative strategies in food animal production. In: R. L. Baldwin (Ed.) Animals, Feed, Food and People. pp 1-29. Westview Press, Boulder, CO.
4. CAST. 1975. Ruminants as food producers: Now and for the future. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Spec. Publ. No. 4. pp 1-13.
5. CAST. 1982. The U.S. sheep and goat industry: Products, opportunities and limitations. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Rep. No. 94.
6. CAST. 1994. How much land can ten billion people spare for nature? Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Spec. Publ. No. 121. pp 1-64.
7. CDFA. 1993. California Field Crop Review. California Department of Food and Agriculture. Vol. 4(12).
8. Ely, D. G. 1994. The role of grazing sheep in sustainable agriculture. Sheep Res. J. Spec. Issue. pp 37-51.
9. Glimp, H. A. 1984. Opportunities for increasing production efficiency in intensive crop-sheep production systems. In: F. H. Baker and M. E. Miller (Ed.) Sheep and Goat Handbook. Vol. 4. pp 341-347. Westview Press, Boulder, CO.
10. Hauptli, H., D. Katy, B. R. Thomas, and R. M. Goodman. 1990. Biotechnology and crop breeding for sustainable agriculture. In: C. A. Edwards, R. Lal, P. Madden, R. H. Miller, and G. House (Ed.) Sustainable Agricultural Systems. pp 141-156. Soil and Water Cons. Soc., Ankeney, IA.
11. NRC. 1989. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle (6th Rev. Ed.). National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
12. Smith, N. E. 1980. Opportunities for forage, waste and by-product conversion to human food by ruminants. In: R. L. Baldwin (Ed.) Animals, Feed, Food and People. pp 52-62. Westview Press, Boulder, CO.
13. Wheeler, R. D., G. L. Kramer, K. B. Young, and E. Ospina. 1981. The World Livestock Product, Feedstuff, and Food Grain System. Winrock International, Morrilton, AK.