{"id":566,"date":"2021-08-05T14:31:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fleckvieh-samm.at\/grassland-and-suckler-cow-husbandry\/"},"modified":"2021-08-05T17:23:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T15:23:25","slug":"grassland-and-suckler-cow-husbandry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fleckvieh-samm.at\/en\/grassland-and-suckler-cow-husbandry\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassland and suckler cow husbandry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-kn33039l-b55f389725fb47ab74b387b633be6c47 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' 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data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kn332hv0-c364a30158259759aa4215e190768303\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kn332hv0-c364a30158259759aa4215e190768303{\npadding-bottom:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kn332hv0-c364a30158259759aa4215e190768303 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kn332hv0-c364a30158259759aa4215e190768303 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kn332hv0-c364a30158259759aa4215e190768303 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The use of grassland by suckler cows brings many advantages<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kn36vzt2-932eeff769cf1c19c2e509803de3428c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Suckler cow husbandry with a site-adapted stocking density is a climate-friendly form of grassland management that enables species-appropriate livestock husbandry, improves soil fertility, avoids erosion, protects biodiversity, keeps the cultural landscape open and maintained, secures jobs in structurally weak areas and makes a valuable contribution to food security. 71 percent of the world&#8217;s agricultural land is grassland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xiq7u-273e8d82fca27330c81cf37cb0153203\">\n.flex_column.av-xiq7u-273e8d82fca27330c81cf37cb0153203{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-xiq7u-273e8d82fca27330c81cf37cb0153203 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pxnyy-36d6fc11bf4f7dd94ff2b6b01ea28bd2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-pxnyy-36d6fc11bf4f7dd94ff2b6b01ea28bd2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-pxnyy-36d6fc11bf4f7dd94ff2b6b01ea28bd2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-pxnyy-36d6fc11bf4f7dd94ff2b6b01ea28bd2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-pxnyy-36d6fc11bf4f7dd94ff2b6b01ea28bd2 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The advantages<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kmtd8qsu-861e25b29fe175a76412be1173f73f45 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Keeping the cultural landscape open<\/li>\n<li>In connection with grazing, generally a species-appropriate form of cattle husbandry<\/li>\n<li>Improvement of soil fertility<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Good social acceptance<\/li>\n<li>Preservation of jobs in structurally weak regions<\/li>\n<li>Production of valuable foodstuffs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-gf4ya-0f110b9a20402feef7c9f90a3839304c hr-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kn33t6ev-0258e66e80dd2db7d20d10f8deda729b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In addition, extensive grasslands in particular make a valuable contribution to the preservation of biodiversity in flora and fauna.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lrwrm-deb219bc6e28cbbbae489451c81332cb\">\n.flex_column.av-lrwrm-deb219bc6e28cbbbae489451c81332cb{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-lrwrm-deb219bc6e28cbbbae489451c81332cb av_one_half  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gb67e-c412cdbeb53d901a67a55140be083812\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-gb67e-c412cdbeb53d901a67a55140be083812{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-gb67e-c412cdbeb53d901a67a55140be083812 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-gb67e-c412cdbeb53d901a67a55140be083812 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-gb67e-c412cdbeb53d901a67a55140be083812 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The key data<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kn336g4w-60da72aaf824a5033c19c0a09410a455 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>71 percent of the earth&#8217;s surface is covered by water and 29 percent by land mass.<\/p>\n<p>The 29 percent land mass corresponds to approx. 13.4 billion hectares, of which approx. 5 billion hectares are agricultural land. he 5 billion hectares of agricultural land are divided into about 3.55 billion hectares of grassland and about 1.45 billion hectares of arable land.<\/p>\n<p>The 3.55 billion hectares of meadows and pastures are of great importance in terms of climate protection and as a source of food and habitat for ruminants. Through the use of ruminants, the biomass growing on the meadows and pastures becomes available for human nutrition.<\/p>\n<p>In Austria, 44 % of the agriculturally used area is arable land (1.39 million ha) and 54 % (1.73 million ha) is grassland, which is divided into economic grassland (0.87 million ha) and extensive grassland (0.86 million ha).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9m6a2-d15f4845bfeb77daec1533fabe5a0d0e\">\n.flex_column.av-9m6a2-d15f4845bfeb77daec1533fabe5a0d0e{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9m6a2-d15f4845bfeb77daec1533fabe5a0d0e av_one_half  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kn3372rs-6768578f2ff5fd0011d54e502e036f35\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kn3372rs-6768578f2ff5fd0011d54e502e036f35{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kn3372rs-6768578f2ff5fd0011d54e502e036f35 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kn3372rs-6768578f2ff5fd0011d54e502e036f35 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kn3372rs-6768578f2ff5fd0011d54e502e036f35 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The impact<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kn339rhe-0fdd95a2104564ea2a0c1798bf2344af '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Together with forests, grasslands are of enormous importance for climate protection. Due to their ability to build up higher humus contents, grassland areas can store large amounts of carbon dioxide.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Due to their high humus content, meadows and pastures store about twice as much carbon per hectare as arable soils. (LINDENTHAL 2020)<\/p>\n<p>In addition, grassland significantly reduces the risk of erosion and thus the loss of valuable humus and nutrients. Through higher humus contents, grassland soils also contribute somewhat to indirect flood protection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8907u-7ed2291cf2bc93efd2a4910bf3450b10\">\n.flex_column.av-8907u-7ed2291cf2bc93efd2a4910bf3450b10{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8907u-7ed2291cf2bc93efd2a4910bf3450b10 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kn33utdh-92233507735d48fde8476b36042cb1bf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kn33utdh-92233507735d48fde8476b36042cb1bf{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kn33utdh-92233507735d48fde8476b36042cb1bf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kn33utdh-92233507735d48fde8476b36042cb1bf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kn33utdh-92233507735d48fde8476b36042cb1bf av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Soil fertility<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kn33v3i6-7097fbf777f9fbe90358ce0cc4066f29 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In the longer term, the site-appropriate management of grassland leads to an improvement in soil fertility and to the maintenance of an open cultural landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the prairies of North America, the pampas of South America and the steppes of Ukraine are among the world&#8217;s most productive soils. These largest granaries of the world owe their legendary fertility primarily to the co-evolution between grazing animals and grasses. The importance of grazing animals for the non-crop soils is even greater: whether Mongolian steppe or African savannah &#8211; it is the gigantic extent of the area that makes the grazing of these endless expanses so crucial for human nutrition &#8211; and for the climate &#8211; despite widespread aridity! (IDEL 2019)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kn33a2yb-9556faffd05070efeea2dda88483c90d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Bibliography:<br \/>\nIDEL A. 2019: \u201eDie Kuh ist kein Klimakiller! Wie die Agrarindustrie die Erde verw\u00fcstet und was wir dagegen tun k\u00f6nnen\u201c<br \/>\nMetropolis-Verlag, Marburg 2019<br \/>\nLINDENTHAL T. 2020: \u201eUm das Klima zu sch\u00fctzen, sollte Gr\u00fcnland Gr\u00fcnland bleiben.<br \/>\nDer fortschrittliche Landwirt 1. 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