Vorlesung Animal based tropical landuse systems

Lerninhalte: Agroecology and regulation of integrated animal husbandry systems in the Tropics and Subtropics: (1) Mobile animal systems (nomadism, transhumance), Extensive and intensice sedentary animal husbandry (zero-grazing systems, agro-pastoral and agro-silva postoral systems, urban and peri-urban animal husbandry); (2) Access to resources (Tragedy of the commons); Livestock and Pastures (Livestock-Plant-Soil Interactions, Ecology Sahelian Pastures, Ecology of Sown Pastures). (3) Interaction of livestock with plants and soils: livestock and trees (availability and nutritional quality of browse, major secondary compounds in browse: tannins and saponins, integration of trees and shrubs), livestock and crops (availability and nutritional quality of crop residues, improving the quality of crop residues, pre-harvest off take of cereal leaves as livestock feed), livestock and soil fertility (role of livestock in nutrient cycling, livestock-mediated nutrient balances), monogastrous livestock, camelids, micro-livestock (4) Wildlife Management (Game ranching, Nature Reserve / Buffer Zone Management) (5) Examples of the internal functioning of different agroecosystems with special emphasis on plant growth and matter fluxes, discussion of research tools; possibilities and limitations for the sustainable utilization and protection of resources; plant nutrients-soil interactions; intercropping, mixed cropping, crop rotation, soil fertility, protection against wind and water erosion, degradation processes; non-destructive plant growth measurements Qualifikationsziele: Getting to know ruminants and monogastrous livestock management of the tropics as affected by agro-ecological conditions, ability to critically assess environmental constraints to and drivers of agro-ecosystems H. Jahnke (1982). Livestock Production Systems and Livestock Development in Tropical Africa. Kiel. H. Ruthenberg (1984). Farming Systems in the Tropics. Oxford; EC-Regulation 2092/91; IFOAM Standards 2002. Vaarst, M., Roderick, S., Lund, V. und W. Lockeretz (2004). Animal health and welfare in organic agriculture. CABI Publishing, Wallingford; Appleby, M.C. und B.O. Hughes (1997). Animal Welfare. CAB International, Wallingford VoraussetzungenModule Biologie der Nutztiere, Tiernährung/Tierzucht, Tiergesundheit/Tierhaltung, Ecological Landuse Systems I& II LeistungsnachweisFachgespräch, Referat FB 11 Ökologische Agrarwissenschaften Uni Kassel WiSe 2010/11 Ökologische Landwirtschaft Prof. Dr. Schlecht Eva