Subsequently, both Panels A and B performed a descriptive analysis to evaluate the same beef samples originating from Podolian young bulls finished in either intensive or extensive conditions.
Sustainable economic activity by farmers may not lead to the release of land where there are no profitable alternative uses; under these circumstances, land is likely to remain in livestock production, albeit under more extensive conditions.
Sheep and goat meat has several health benefits in comparison to other red meat, especially if the animals are reared under extensive conditions on natural pastures like in Switzerland (zur Hausen 2012; Polidori et al. 2011), which also potentially coincides with advantages with respect to environmental impacts and animal welfare (Stott et al. 2005).
The Pirenaica breed is a meat-type beef population from northern Spain with an approximate census of 20 000 individuals that are typically reared under extensive conditions [ 24].
Surra remains a major disease in Latin America, especially because horses (sensitive host) are used for herding cattle (reservoir) in extensive conditions in Venezuela and Brazil, for example.
There are six and 22 caprine breeds officially recognized in Portugal and Spain, respectively, which are raised mostly on marginal and forest lands under extensive conditions.
All the animals were born in the spring and reared exclusively outdoors with their dams under extensive conditions (approximately 1 ewe/ha).
The Pirenaica breed is a meat-type beef population from northern Spain with an approximate census of 20,000 individuals that are typically reared under extensive conditions (Sánchez et al. 2002).
The study was carried out in 35 commercial flocks managed in semi-extensive conditions, mainly located in Aragón and associated with the Oviaragón Grupo Pastores cooperative society.
All the Tibetan sheep were farmed under semi-extensive conditions which mean that during day time sheep were grazed in communal natural grasslands and returned to fenced areas at night.
