THE NEARBY SOLUTION
No imports. No monoculture. No deforestation for extensive soya plantations. It’s a triple bottom line solution and it is applicable all over the world! A small group of Mexican scientists discovered that two local plants – a grass and a legume – can provide animals with as much protein as soya. See the videos below to find out how it works and how you could apply it elsewhere:
Chapters
The nearby solution
The problem
The mechanism
The results
The cost
The world
Contact the experts
Dr. Armin Ayala Burgos
Nutricionist
Ruminant nutrition. Meat production and quality.
aayala@correo.uady.mx
Dr. Juan C Ku Vera
Nutricionist
Ruminant nutrition. Reduction of enteric methane emissions.
kvera@correo.uady.mx
Roger Delgado Alfredo R de Leon
Veterinarian
Veterinarian medicine and zootechnics.
deleon@correo.uady.mx
Resources
SILVOPASTORAL SYSTEM
Silvopastoral system for sustainable cattle production in the tropics of Mexico
HammaCONTRIBUTION OF INTENSIVE SILVOPASTORAL SYSTEMSdi Khelifi
Contribution of intensive silvopastoral systems to animal performance and to adaptation and mitigation of climate change
MILK PRODUCTION
Milk production and reproduction of dual-purpose cows with a restricted concentrate allowance and access to an association of Leucaena leucocephala and Cynodon nlemfuensis
LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA
Leucaena leucocephala in ruminant nutrition
FORAGE YIELD
Forage yield and quality of Leucaena leucocephala and Guazuma ulmifolia in tropical silvopastoral systems
INTENSIFYING CATTLE PRODUCTION
Silvopastoral Systems for Intensifying Cattle Production and Enhancing Forest Cover: The Case of Costa Rica
PRODUCCIÓN DE LECHE
Producción de leche en ranchos ganaderos con sistema silvopastoril de Leucaena leucocephala y Panicum maximum
EVALUACIÓN PRODUCTIVA
Evaluación productiva y económica de un sistema silvopastoril intensivo en bovinos doble propósito en Michoacán, México
ALTERNATIVAS NUTRICIONALES
Alternativas nutricionales para incrementar la productividad y la calidad de la carne y de la leche de los rumiantes en el trópico
SISTEMAS SALVOPASTORALES
Los sistemas silvopastoriles intensivos con Leucaena leucocephala: una opción para la ganadería tropical
