dc.contributor |
Grigg, G |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-01-25T12:32:25Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-01-25T12:32:25Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2002 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Proc. Aust. Soc. Anim. Prod. (2002) 24: 425-434 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/9126 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The long-term ecological and economic sustainability of what we now call the sheep rangelands probably depends upon finding a less damaging alternative to sheep. If you were to design the perfect grazing animal for our semi-arid rangelands, it would be one that returns a good profit at stocking rates that are ecologically benign. Neither sheep nor goats qualify but, with better marketing, I believe that kangaroos are not far from that perfection. In this paper I describe in some detail how a new generation of kangaroo growers might operate, not farming them, but taking a selective, regulated, harvest from the free range populations. I identify current problems and suggest solutions, and provide suggestions about how the increase in price for the product could be achieved. |
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dc.publisher |
ASAP |
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dc.source.uri |
http://www.asap.asn.au/livestocklibrary/2002/grigg1A.pdf |
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dc.subject |
rangelands |
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dc.subject |
kangaroos |
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dc.subject |
ecological and economic sustainability |
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dc.subject |
harvesting |
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dc.subject |
marketing |
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dc.subject |
human consumption |
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dc.subject |
free range harvesting |
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dc.title |
The impact of animals on the environment : should we be switching to kangaroos and, if so, how could we? A paper to stimulate discussion : the McClymont lecture for 2002 |
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dc.type |
Research |
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dc.identifier.volume |
24 |
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dc.identifier.page |
425-434 |
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