Consideration of breeding objectives in small ruminants used for vegetation control and landscape maintenance
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Warsaw Agriculture University, Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding
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The paper describes different possibilities of utilisation of small ruminants for vegetation control and
landscape maintenance, and impact of such services on the environment. Some attempts to estimate value of
environmental services are presented and difficulties to l ink quality of the service to traits measurable in livestock
are analysed. The possible breeding objectives in production systems combining environmental services with
slaughter lamb production are discussed. (source summary)
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English
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Other
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Weeds
weed control
land management
grazing
sheep
recreation
grazing systems
grazing management
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