Livestock selective behaviour in natural grasslands challenges the concept of plant preference in the elaboration of a successful diet

• Published in: 2013; 22. International Grassland Congress, Sydney, AUS, 2013-09-15-2013-09-19, 1171-1172
• Main Authors: Bonnet, Olivier J.F, Cezimbra, Ian Machado, Tischler, Marcelo Ritzel, Azambuja, Julio C.R, Meuret, Michel, Carvalho, Paulo Cesar F
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Publisher New South Wales Department of Primary Industry 2013
• Subjects: Agricultural sciences; Agroécologie; Comportement alimentaire; développement; gestion des ressources naturelles; Ingestion; lutte biologique; pastoralisme; Paturage; politique agricole; Préférences alimentaires; Ruminant; Sciences agricoles

Conciliating livestock production and conservation of grassland biodiversity is now an imperative. We propose that a way to reach that goal is to take advantage of the natural tendency of herbivores to exploit environmental heterogeneity. However, it would go against the well-rooted concept that mam...