A comparison of two types of sheep grazing management in a forest-grass steppe ecotone in southern Patagonia

ORMAECHEA S.; PERI P.L.; ANCHORENA J.; CIPRIOTTI P.

Rosario

Congreso; IX International Rangeland Congress; 2011

Asociación Argentina para el Manejo de Pastizales Naturales, INTA – Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

A sustainable silvopastoral production in southern Patagonia ranch is the key for conservation of Nothofagus antarctica native forest under grazing management. The goal of this work was to compare the Traditional Grazing Management (TGM) with an Integral Silvopastoral Management (ISM) that included strategic separation in homogenous areas (grass steppe, forest and riparian meadows) and stocking rate adjustment to grassland net primary production in order to increase the production levels of the extensive sheep farms in the forest-grass steppe region with a sustainable practice.