Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet
Ruminant production has been an essential part of human activities worldwide since ancient times. The expected increase in world population and per capita income, with an increase in the amount and prevalence of animal products in human diet, urbanisation, with a concentration of population in urban...
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doaj-42c5185d5acc46248a914d364a75f6812020-11-25T01:46:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1828-051X2017-01-0116114017110.1080/1828051X.2016.12605001260500Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planetGiuseppe Pulina0Ana Helena Dias Francesconi1Bruno Stefanon2Agostino Sevi3Luigi Calamari4Nicola Lacetera5Vittorio Dell’Orto6Fabio Pilla7Paolo Ajmone Marsan8Marcello Mele9Filippo Rossi10Giuseppe Bertoni11Gianni Matteo Crovetto12Bruno Ronchi13University of SassariUniversity of SassariAmbientali e Animali, University of Udinedegli Alimenti e dell’Ambiente, University of FoggiaIstituto di Zootecnica, University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of TusciaUniversity of MilanoUniversity of MoliseIstituto di Zootecnica, University Cattolica del Sacro CuoreUniversity of PisaUniversity Cattolica del Sacro CuoreIstituto di Zootecnica, University Cattolica del Sacro CuoreUniversity of Milan, University of TusciaRuminant production has been an essential part of human activities worldwide since ancient times. The expected increase in world population and per capita income, with an increase in the amount and prevalence of animal products in human diet, urbanisation, with a concentration of population in urban areas and an increase in losses in the supply chain, and the growing concern over the environmental impact of animal farming require a long-term global strategy for a more intensive and sustainable ruminant production. Therefore, solutions to increase the supply of high-quality products of ruminant origin, without harming human health, animal welfare, and environment, should consider the following interconnected issues discussed in this review: (a) effects of meat, milk and dairy products consumption on human health, focussing on the imbalance caused by their insufficient consumption, and the alleged increased incidence of certain diseases due to their consumption; (b) importance of the sustainable intensification of ruminant production systems (e.g. better feed conversion and higher production output per unit of input introduced into the farming system); (c) environmental impact of ruminant production; (d) improvement of animal performance by improving animal welfare; (e) adaptation of ruminants to climate change; (f) sustainable ruminant feeding (e.g. precision feeding techniques, optimisation of grazing systems, and use of unconventional feeds); (g) challenges posed by production intensification to animal breeding and conservation of animal biodiversity; and (h) strategies to increase ruminant production in developing countries, thus achieving food security in vast areas of the planet affected by fast growth of human population.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2016.1260500Animal productsfood safety and securitysustainabilityclimate changeprecision farming |
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Giuseppe Pulina Ana Helena Dias Francesconi Bruno Stefanon Agostino Sevi Luigi Calamari Nicola Lacetera Vittorio Dell’Orto Fabio Pilla Paolo Ajmone Marsan Marcello Mele Filippo Rossi Giuseppe Bertoni Gianni Matteo Crovetto Bruno Ronchi |
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Giuseppe Pulina Ana Helena Dias Francesconi Bruno Stefanon Agostino Sevi Luigi Calamari Nicola Lacetera Vittorio Dell’Orto Fabio Pilla Paolo Ajmone Marsan Marcello Mele Filippo Rossi Giuseppe Bertoni Gianni Matteo Crovetto Bruno Ronchi Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet Italian Journal of Animal Science Animal products food safety and security sustainability climate change precision farming |
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Giuseppe Pulina Ana Helena Dias Francesconi Bruno Stefanon Agostino Sevi Luigi Calamari Nicola Lacetera Vittorio Dell’Orto Fabio Pilla Paolo Ajmone Marsan Marcello Mele Filippo Rossi Giuseppe Bertoni Gianni Matteo Crovetto Bruno Ronchi |
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Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet |
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Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet |
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Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet |
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Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet |
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Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet |
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sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet |
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Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Ruminant production has been an essential part of human activities worldwide since ancient times. The expected increase in world population and per capita income, with an increase in the amount and prevalence of animal products in human diet, urbanisation, with a concentration of population in urban areas and an increase in losses in the supply chain, and the growing concern over the environmental impact of animal farming require a long-term global strategy for a more intensive and sustainable ruminant production. Therefore, solutions to increase the supply of high-quality products of ruminant origin, without harming human health, animal welfare, and environment, should consider the following interconnected issues discussed in this review: (a) effects of meat, milk and dairy products consumption on human health, focussing on the imbalance caused by their insufficient consumption, and the alleged increased incidence of certain diseases due to their consumption; (b) importance of the sustainable intensification of ruminant production systems (e.g. better feed conversion and higher production output per unit of input introduced into the farming system); (c) environmental impact of ruminant production; (d) improvement of animal performance by improving animal welfare; (e) adaptation of ruminants to climate change; (f) sustainable ruminant feeding (e.g. precision feeding techniques, optimisation of grazing systems, and use of unconventional feeds); (g) challenges posed by production intensification to animal breeding and conservation of animal biodiversity; and (h) strategies to increase ruminant production in developing countries, thus achieving food security in vast areas of the planet affected by fast growth of human population. |
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Animal products food safety and security sustainability climate change precision farming |
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