Forage chain arrangement for sustainable livestock systems in a Mediterranean area

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 625-634

  Cosentino, S L ^a   Gresta, F ^b   Testa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annual ryegrass; Climate change; Dactylis glomerata; Festuca spp.; Forage production; Forage quality; Legumes; Lucerne

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM;

EID: 84907881814     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12085     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Abbate V., Maugeri G., Cristaudo A. and Gresta F. (2010) Scorpiurus muricatus L. subsp. subvillosus (L.) Thell., a potential forage legume species for a Mediterranean environment: a review. Grass and Forage Science, 65, 2-10.
2. Bowman J.G.P. and Sowell B.F. (2003) Technology to complement forage-based beef production systems in the West. Journal of Animal Science, 81, 18-26.
3. Bullitta S., Falcinelli M., Lorenzetti S., Negri V., Pardini A., Piemontese S., Porqueddu C., Roggero P.P., Talamucci P. and Veronesi F. (1991) Prime osservazioni su specie perenni ed annue autoriseminanti in vista della organizzazione di catene di foraggiamento in ambiente mediteraneo [First observations on perennial and annual self reseeding species for the organization of forage chains for the Mediterranean environment]. Rivista di Agronomia, 25, 220-228.
4. Cassaniti S., Cosentino S.L., Copani V. and Riggi E. (2002) Disponibilità di risorse foraggere e movimenti zonali degli animali in allevamento nell'area dei monti Nebrodi. [Availability of forage resources and zonal movements of the livestock bred in the Nebrodi Mountain] Proceedings of the Accademia dei Georgofili, 48, 573-608.
5. Cavallero A. and Ciotti A. (1991) Aspetti agronomici dell'utilizzazione dei prati e dei pascoli. [Agronomic aspects of the use of meadows and pastures] Rivista di Agronomia, 25, 81-126.
6. Cereti F.C. and Talamucci P. (1991) Possibilità di studio e di organizzazione del sistema foraggero prato-pascolivo. [Possibility of studying and organizing the meadow-pasture forage system] Rivista di Agronomia, 25, 148-169.
7. Chapman D.F., Kenny S.N., Beca D. and Johnson I.R. (2008a) Pasture and forage crop systems for non-irrigated dairy farms in southern Australia. 1. Physical production and economic performance. Agricultural Systems, 97, 108-125.
8. Chapman D.F., Kenny S.N., Beca D. and Johnson I.R. (2008b) Pasture and forage crop systems for non-irrigated dairy farms in southern Australia. 2. Inter-annual variation in forage supply, and business risk. Agricultural Systems, 97, 126-138.
9. Conrad H.R., Weiss W.P., Odwongo W.O. and Shockey W.L. (1984) Estimating net energy lactation from components of cell solubles and cell walls. Journal of Dairy Science, 67, 427-436.
10. Copani V., Testa G., Lombardo A. and Cosentino S.L. (2012) Evaluation of populations of Dactylis glomerata L. native to Mediterranean environments. Crop and Pasture Science, 63, 1124-1134.
11. Cosentino S.L. and Litrico P.G. (1992) Caratterizzazione quali-quantitativa dei pascoli della Sicilia orientale. [Quality-quantitative characterization of the pastures of eastern Sicily] Rivista di Agronomia, 3, 404-412.
12. Cosentino S.L., Testa G., Scordia D. and Alexopoulou E. (2012) Future yields assessment of bioenergy crops in relation to climate change and technological development in Europe. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 7, 154-166.
13. Galanopoulos K., Abas Z., Laga V., Hatziminaoglou I. and Boyazoglu J. (2011) The technical efficiency of transhumance sheep and goat farms and the effect of EU subsidies: do small farms benefit more than large farms? Small Ruminant Research, 100, 1-7.
14. Garcia S.C., Fulkerson W.J. and Brookes S.U. (2008) Dry matter production, nutritive value, and efficiency of nutrient utilization of a complementary forage rotation compared to a grass pasture system. Grass and forage Science, 63, 284-300.
15. Goering H.K. and Van Soest P.J., 1970. Forage Fiber Analyses (Apparatus, Reagents, Procedures and Some Applications). Agriculture Handbook No. 379. Washington, DC: ARS, USDA.
16. Gresta F., Cassaniti S., Maugeri G. and Consoli P. (2003) Agronomic and botanical characteristics of a native pasture in Mediterranean environment harvested at different times. Grassland Science in Europe, 8, 81-84.
17. Kayouli C.H., Djemali M. and Belhadj M.T. (1989) Situation de la production laitière bovine intensive en Tunisie. [Location of intensive dairy cattle production in Tunisia]. Options Méditerranéennes, 6, 97-100.
18. Laga V., Hatziminaoglou I., Boyazoglu J. and Abas Z. (2004) Elevages transhumants ovins et caprins en Macedoine Occidentale (Greece) [Transhumance rearing of sheep and goats in western Macedonia (Greece)]. Ethnozootechinie, 74, 101-128.
19. Lee J.M., Clark A.J. and Roche J.R. (2013) Climate-change effects and adaptation options for temperate pasture-based dairy farming systems: a review. Grass and Forage Science 68, 485-503.
20. Licitra G., Schadt I., Carpino S., Campisi G., Azzaro G., Petriglieri S., Scollo C., Lanza M., Fasone V. and VanSoest P.J. (2001) Manuale degli alimenti e dei foraggi in Sicilia. [Handbook of food and forage in Sicily]. Consorzio Filiera Lattiero-Casearia, Ragusa, Italy.
21. Olesen J.E., Trnka M., Kersebaum K.C., Skjelvåg A.O., Seguin B., Peltonen-Saino P., Rossi F., Kozyra J. and Micale F. (2011) Impacts and adaptation of European crop production systems to climate change. European Journal of Agronomy, 34, 96-112.
22. Popp J.D., McCaughey W.P., Cohen R.D.H., McAllister T.A. and Majak W. (2000) Enhancing pasture productivity with alfalfa: a review. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 80, 513-519.
23. Roggero P.P., Porqueddu C., Bullitta S. and Veronesi F. (1990) The choice of suitable species and varieties for the rain-fed Sardinian forage systems. Proceedings of the 6th Meeting of the FAO Sub-network on Mediterranean pastures and fodder crops. Bari, Italy, pp. 77-81.
24. Talamucci P. (1997) Combinazioni delle risorse pascolive nei sistemi foraggeri e loro ruolo nei sistemi multiuso.[Combinations of grazing resources in forage systems and their role in multi-purpose systems]. Rivista di Agronomia, 31, 101-107.
25. Talamucci P. and Pardini A. (1999) Pastoral systems dominated by fodder crops harvesting and grazing. Options Méditerranéennes, 39, 29-44.
26. Testa G., Gresta F. and Cosentino S.L. (2011) Dry matter and qualitative characteristics of alfalfa as affected by harvest times and soil water content. European Journal of Agronomy, 34, 144-152.
27. Volaire F., Norton M.R. and Lelievre F. (2009) Summer drought survival strategies and sustainability of perennial temperate forage grasses in Mediterranean areas. Crop Science, 49, 2386-2392.
28. Yang C., Li X., Han J., Chen L. and He F. (2010) Mixtures of whipgrass with cool-season annual forages to extend the forage production season in south-west China. Tropical Grasslands, 44, 47-54.