Specially Managed Areas for Livestock

The “Special Management Livestock Areas” is a project that generated from the need: a) to produce certified animal origin food products b) to transform the low productivity highlands to advantageous areas c) to gain sustainable and competitive breeding in farm animal and d) to protect the environment. The intensive animal production led to the appearance of serious disorders in animal health (TSE’S), to dramatic dramatically increased and uncontrolled use of antibiotics, to the aggravation of human health and to the degradation of the environment. These are some problems pointing out the need for the application of an integrated farm animal management system as well as the protection of the environment to achieve sustainable, competitive and integrated local development. A team of NAGREF researchers decided to face this challenge and to transfer their Knowledge and their Know-how in practice.