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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Pantanal.
Tipo da produção científica: | Artigo em Periódico Indexado
Circulação/Nível: | C - 0
Data corrente: | 01/04/2010
Data da última atualização: | 06/08/2013
Autoria: | ABREU, U. G. P. de; McMANUS, C.; SANTOS, S. A.
Afiliação: | URBANO GOMES PINTO DE ABREU, CPAP; Concepta McMAnus, University Brasilia; SANDRA APARECIDA SANTOS, CPAP.
Título: | Cattle ranching, conservation and transhumance in the brazilian pantanal.
Ano de publicação: | 2010
Fonte/Imprenta: | Pastoralism: research policy practice, vol.1, n. 1, p. 99 -114, jan. 2010.
ISSN: | 2041-7128
Idioma: | Inglês
Conteúdo: | Beef cattle production is the main economic activity in the brazilian flood plain called the pantanal, the world´s largest freshwater  wetland. though cattle have been raised on an extensive basis for more than 250 years, the pantanal is considered  the most conserved ecosystem in brazil, still dominated by native vegetation though 95 per cent of the region is made up of private ranches . seasonal flooding leads to cattle movement from low to high grounds, involving huge herds of cattle walking hundreds of kilometers from one farm to another. flooding at different intensities also causes wide variations in native pasture support capacities, leading to animals being sold to farms outside the pantanal for fattening at specific times of the year. cattle marketing is commonly on foot, with herds taking on average 11 days to cover 230 km to their destinations. these activities have economic repercussions on the population of the pantanal , not only affecting sale price of the animals,  but also leading to tourism niches for local farmers.
Palavras-Chave: | Flooding.
Thesaurus Nal: | beef cattle; South America; wetlands; zebu.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Pantanal (CPAP)
Exemplares: | CPAP - (57270-1) - UPC - SP - -- - SP17167 -  - 17167 - DIS