Extensive Sheep and Goat Production: The Role of Novel Technologies towards Sustainability and Animal Welfare

Animals

Anastasio Argüello¹  Marta González Cabrera¹  Noemí Castro¹  Lorenzo E. Hernández-Castellano¹  George Stilwell²  Ouranios Tzamaloukas³  Konstantinos Zaralis⁴  María J. Martín⁵  David M. Ribeiro⁶  André M. de Almeida⁶  Laura Sacarrão-Birrento⁶  José Ramiro González Montaña⁷  Ángel J. Alonso-Diez⁷  Alfredo F. Pereira⁸  Ana Geraldo⁸  Luis G. Cal-Pereyra⁹  Severiano R. Silva^1,10  Mariana Almeida^1,10  Cristina Guedes^1,10 

[1] Animal Production and Biotechnology Group, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35413 Arucas, Spain;CIISA—Animal Behaviour and Welfare Laboratory, Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal;Department of Agricultural Sciences Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 3036, Cyprus;Department of Agriculture, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece;Department of Animal Science, University of Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain;LEAF Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, University of Lisbon, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal;Medicine, Surgery and Anatomy Veterinary Department, Veterinary Faculty, University of León, 24071 León, Spain;Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade de Évora, Apartado 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal;Pathology Department, Veterinary Faculty, University of La República, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay;Veterinary and Animal Research Centre (CECAV), Associate Laboratory of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal;

关键词: welfare;    extensive;    technology;    PLF;    sheep;    goat;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ani12070885

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Sheep and goat extensive production systems are very important in the context of global food security and the use of rangelands that have no alternative agricultural use. In such systems, there are enormous challenges to address. These include, for instance, classical production issues, such as nutrition or reproduction, as well as carbon-efficient systems within the climate-change context. An adequate response to these issues is determinant to economic and environmental sustainability. The answers to such problems need to combine efficiently not only the classical production aspects, but also the increasingly important health, welfare, and environmental aspects in an integrated fashion. The purpose of the study was to review the application of technological developments, in addition to remote-sensing in tandem with other state-of-the-art techniques that could be used within the framework of extensive production systems of sheep and goats and their impact on nutrition, production, and ultimately, the welfare of these species. In addition to precision livestock farming (PLF), these include other relevant technologies, namely omics and other areas of relevance in small-ruminant extensive production: heat stress, colostrum intake, passive immunity, newborn survival, biomarkers of metabolic disease diagnosis, and parasite resistance breeding. This work shows the substantial, dynamic nature of the scientific community to contribute to solutions that make extensive production systems of sheep and goats more sustainable, efficient, and aligned with current concerns with the environment and welfare.

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