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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.05.006
	The Expansion of Intensive Beef Farming to the Brazilian Amazon
	Vale P.; Gibbs H.; Vale R.; Christie M.; Florence E.; Munger J.; Sabaini D.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	57
英文摘要	Systems of intensive animal farming, such as the confinement of beef cattle, are widespread in the developed world. Such practices have been under scrutiny since the 1960s for animal welfare and pollution issues. Here, we document the expansion of intensive beef farming to the Brazilian Amazon in order to assess socio-environmental implications. Using a combination of data mining and field surveys, we developed a georeferenced dataset of 201 cattle confinements in the states of Mato Grosso (Cerrado and Amazon biomes), Pará and Rondônia (Amazon biome), collected in 2017. In Mato Grosso, the country's agribusiness powerhouse, confinements are well established and account for ˜20% of the cattle slaughter. But rapid expansion in Pará and Rondônia remains largely unnoticed due to the absence of data since 2012. We used the new dataset to map cattle confinements across space and time. For the first time, (1) we document an expansion to the Amazon biome; (2) we also show that confinements are associated with substantially higher productivity rates, though intensified pasture-based systems can reach comparable yields; (3) that confinements have crop production levels 2-3 times higher than comparable properties, both in- and out-of-farm; and (4) that confinements tend to slow down on-property deforestation when compared to fattening ranches in the Amazon biome, although off-property effects could be substantial and need further study. Overall, the implications of intensive beef farming for animal welfare and local waste generation in Brazil require attention as pressure to avoid deforestation continues to stimulate the practice. © 2019 The Authors
英文关键词	Amazon; Brazil; cattle; confinements; deforestation; feedlots; intensification; productivity
学科领域	agroindustry; animal welfare; cattle; data mining; deforestation; feeding ground; intensive agriculture; meat; productivity; yield response; Amazonia; Brazil; Mato Grosso; Animalia; Bos; Nia
语种	英语
scopus关键词	agroindustry; animal welfare; cattle; data mining; deforestation; feeding ground; intensive agriculture; meat; productivity; yield response; Amazonia; Brazil; Mato Grosso; Animalia; Bos; Nia
来源期刊	Global Environmental change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117041
作者单位	Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1710 University Av., Madison, WI 53706, United States; Department of Economics, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-905, Brazil; Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 N. Park st., Madison, WI 53706, United States; Laboratory of Soils, State University of Mato Grosso, Rod. MT 208, km 147, Alta Floresta, MT 78580-000, Brazil; Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Acre, Rua Coronel José Galdino, 495, Rio Branco, AC 69900-640, Brazil
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Vale P.,Gibbs H.,Vale R.,et al. The Expansion of Intensive Beef Farming to the Brazilian Amazon[J],2019,57.
APA	Vale P..,Gibbs H..,Vale R..,Christie M..,Florence E..,...&Sabaini D..(2019).The Expansion of Intensive Beef Farming to the Brazilian Amazon.Global Environmental change,57.
MLA	Vale P.,et al."The Expansion of Intensive Beef Farming to the Brazilian Amazon".Global Environmental change 57(2019).