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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STOCKING DENSITY ON LIVESTOCK FARMS IN LATVIA

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Authors

Valda Bratka; Arturs Praulinš

DOI

10.5593/sgem2025/5.1/s19.001

DOI Issue

10.5593/sgem2025/5.1

ISSN

1314-2704

ISBN

978-619-7603-85-9

Language

English

Volume

Issue

5.1

Editor

• Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA• Prof. DSc. Ildiko Tulbure, GERMANY• Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE

Scientific Area

Ecology, Biodiversity, and Environmental Protection

Abstract/ Foreword

Nowadays, sound grazing management is an essential prerequisite for efficient use of agricultural land. As it facilitates the preservation of plant biodiversity, soil properties and natural habitats, grazing management contributes to sustainable agriculture through maintaining ecological sustainability and environmental quality. Grazing (stocking) density of livestock has a profound impact on soil health, including its overall biochemical and microbial properties. If its chosen level is higher than the ‘carrying capacity’, this overgrazing will negatively influence the long-term sustainability of local ecosystems such as meadows and grasslands. This study aims to carry out a comparative analysis of the trends in stocking density practices adopted by livestock farms of various economic sizes and specialization in Latvia since its accession to the EU in 2004.Our calculations are based on statistical data obtained from SUDAT – a national system of data collection in Latvia that forms an integral part of the Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN) previously known as Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). In our analysis, stocking density is used as an environmental indicator of sustainable agriculture and biodiversity preservation. By examining the dominant trends, this study attempts to report on a wide range of approaches to running livestock farms in Latvia where conventional farming coexists with environmentally friendly practices of agricultural production.

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STOCKING DENSITY ON LIVESTOCK FARMS IN LATVIA

Proceedings Тitle

Proceedings of 25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 5.1

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25th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2025, Volume 25, Issue 5.1, 29 June - 6 July, 2025

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Proceedings Paper

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STEF92 Technology

Series

International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM

Organization

SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.

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3-10

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29 June - 6 July, 2025

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10443

Keywords

stocking density, livestock farms, FSDN, Latvia