Cattle productivity and carbon stock in silvopastoral systems with Leucaena in the Colombian Dry Caribbean Conference Poster uri icon

Resumen

  • Tanzania - Leucaena – E. camaldulensis was identi‑ed as a silvopastoril system that increase the saleable yield and the total solids of milk compared with the predominant grass species (Bothriochloa pertusa) in the Colombian dry Caribbean region. This system exhibited a milk production of 4.4 and 3.9 kg cow-1day-1 and total solids of 12.2 and 12.9% at the early and mid-lactation stage for dual purpose cows, respectively. This therefore represents a real synergistic opportunity to contribute from adaptation to mitigation, from carbon ‑xation rates of 2.1 tC ha-1yr-1 at the cattle production system and farm level.

Fecha de publicación

  • 2019