2010•Grassland in a changing world. Proceedings of the 23rd General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Kiel, Germany, 29th August - 2nd September 2010.Requires access
Grazing intensity and precipitation affects herbage accumulation, herbage quality and animal performance in semi-arid grassland.
Philipp Schönbach, Hongshen Wan, Katrin Müller, L. Lin, A. Susenbeth, F. Taube, H. Schnyder, J. Isselstein, K. Auerswald, J. Schellberg, M. Wachendorf, A. Herrmann, M. Gierus, N. Wrage, A. Hopkins
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Abstract
Fig. 1: Area of research, Inner Mongolia, P.R. China Background Increasing grazing pressure on native grassland in Inner Mongolia, P.R. China Overgrazing and degradation (more than 80% of the typical steppe ecosystem in Inner Mongolia is degraded). Grazing not only alters the ecological functionality of the grassland but also its value for livestock farming. Aim of the present study: Analysis of grazing-induced changes in productivity and herbage quality as well as its effect on animal performance.