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Impact on livelihoods, heath, grass, and wildlife LEGACY OF HOLISTIC CATTLE MANAGEMENT Anchal Padukone Aubree Andres with Dan Rubenstein
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What is holistic grazing management? How does it compare to traditional grazing? Where has it been practiced? Why are we interested in studying it? INTRODUCTION
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Health Milk yield measurements Growth rates Vegetation and wildlife Vegetation transects Camera traps How much the plots are being used and by what animals GPS data – our livestock Camera traps – wildlife Production cages METHODS
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GPS DATA – TRACKING LIVESTOCK
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GPS DATA
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PERCENTAGE TIME ANIMALS SPEND IN THE BUNCHED GRAZING AREA
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RESULTS Graphs showing average milk yield/sheep or goat/day (ml/day)
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RESULTS
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CAMERA TRAP RESULTS
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VEGETATION - RESULTS
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PRODUCTION CAGE - RESULTS
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PRODUCTION CAGES – RESULTS
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What we expect to see from the animal health measures What we expect from the production cages What we expect to see from the camera trap pictures FUTURE STUDY
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Preliminary findings Ongoing study Impact of seasonal changes Investigate mechanisms through which this effect could occur GOING FORWARD
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