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Modelling livestock carrying capacity in montados

Why use trees on grazed areas?

First impressions are often that the presence of trees in pasture systems will lead to a reduction in pasture production due to the light and water competition. However, other effects on the system dynamics and water availability may be beneficial to nutrient cycling, yield, and pasture productivity.

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COPORCEL, Celtic Pigs in Silvopastoral Systems in Spain

The breed Celtic Pig (Porco Celta) was the most important swine breed in Galicia (NW Spain) until the beginning of the last century, when there was an important population decline, mainly due to importing other breeds with faster growth and higher performance.

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Sheep grazing vineyards (Vitipasture system)

Seabuckthorn & Buffaloberry-based alley cropping

Darliner Farm

Squashes in SRC silvoarable system

Oak agro-silvo-pastoral system

Fattening pigs in willow Research Centre Foulum

Silvopastoral system in Poland

Agroforestry with willow used as medicinal fodder

Switzerland

3rd EURAF conference, Montpellier, France, May 2016