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 Sustainable intensification of Brazilian livestock production through optimized pasture restoration. Author(s): SILVA, R. de O.; BARIONI, L. G.; HALL, J. A. J; MORETTI, A. C.; VELOSO, R. F.; ALEXANDER, P.; CRESPOLINI, M.; MORAN, D. Grassland degradation compromises the profitability of Brazilian livestock production, and pasture recovery is a promising strategy for sustainable intensification of agriculture (SAI). Recovery incre... ... |
 Author(s): GIL, J. D. B.; GARRETT, R. D.; ROTZ, A.; DAIOGLOU, V.; VALENTIM, J. F.; PIRES, G. F.; COSTA, M. H.; LOPES, L. B.; REIS, J. C. dos Low productivity cattle ranching, with its linkages to rural poverty, deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, remains one of the largest sustainability challenges in Brazil and has impacts w... ... |
 Author(s): VETORELLI, M. P.; RODRIGUES, L. A.; KIMPARA, J. M.; VALENTI, W. C. The effects of the intensification on the performance of the Amazon River prawn hatchery carried out in a simple recirculation system were investigated. |
 Author(s): BOLFE, E. L.; PARREIRAS, T. C.; SILVA, L. A. P. da; SANO, E. E.; BETTIOL, G. M.; VICTORIA, D. de C.; DEL'ARCO SANCHES, I.; VICENTE, L. E. Agricultural intensification practices have been adopted in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado), mainly in the transition between Cerrado and the Amazon Forest, to increase productivity while reducing pre... ... |
 Author(s): SILVA, R. O.; BARIONI, L. G.; HALL, J. A. J.; MATSUURA, M. I. da S. F.; ALBERTINI, T. Z.; FERNANDES, F. A.; MORAN, D. Reduced global meat consumption coupled with improved production efficiency is increasingly advanced as part of a sustainable agricultural intensification agenda to reduce harmful external costs, part... ... |
 Author(s): CORTE, R. R.; SILVA, S. L.; PEDROSO, A. de F.; NASSU, R. T.; TULLIO, R. R.; BERNDT, A.; SAKAMOTO, L. S.; RODRIGUES, P. H. M.; OLIVEIRA, P. P. A. The intensification of livestock production in tropical grazing areas should be based on the best use of the potential of pasture growth with a sustainability focus. |
 Author(s): VALENTIM, J. F.; ANDRADE, C. M. S. de; SALES, M. F. L.; ASSIS, G. M. L. de; SA, C. P. de; COSTA, F. de S. Brazil has 112 million hectares of cultivated pastures (IBGE, 2017), of which 52% are degraded and 25% in degradation (DIAS-FILHO, 2014), according to estimates. Livestock intensification is the main... ... |
 Author(s): CIALDELLA, N.; CARVALHO, S.; VAZ, V.; BARBOSA, T.; THÂLES, M.; MOURÃO, M.; POCCARD-CHAPUIS, R.; TOURRAND, J.-F. Extensive livestock farming was the driver of agricultural colonization and territorial structuring in the Amazon. Since 2008, Amazonian agriculture has been faced with radical changes in Brazilian po... ... |
 Author(s): LATAWIEC, A. E.; STRASSBURG, B. B. N.; VALENTIM, J. F.; RAMOS, F.; PINTO, H. N. A. Intensification of Brazilian cattle ranching systems has attracted both national and international attention due to its direct relation with Amazon deforestation on the one hand and increasing demand... ... |
 Author(s): BERGIER, I.; SILVA, A. P. S.; ABREU, U. G. P. de; OLIVEIRA, L. O. F. de; TOMAZI, M.; DIAS, F. R. T.; URBANETZ, C.; NOGUEIRA, E.; SILVA, J. C. B. Bovine livestock is a major anthropogenic greenhouse gas source via entericmethane. Brazilian bovine livestock is also responsible for emissions from land-use changes. In contrast, enteric emissions f... ... |
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