Dr Lindsay Whistance is a Livestock Researcher at the Organic Research Center in the UK. Through her extensive knowledge of silvopasture, she enables us to see agroforestry from the animal’s perspective. Trees can provide livestock with shelter, food, medicine and even encourage social interactions between animals. These benefits are not only important to provide livestock with a stimulating and pleasant environment but they also reduce sources of stress and increase the productivity of the herd. The discussion focuses on cows but anyone considering to integrate livestock and trees will find this conversation fascinating and full of data. 

• TABLE OF CONTENTS

05:24 : What is the ORC? 

10:30 Seeing trees from the perspective of livestock 

13:51 Effect of cold on livestock 

15:57 Effects of hot weather 

24:09 Trees for nutrition

36:57 Anti-parasitic tanins 

39:55 Fodder in times of drought

45:57 Influence of trees on the social behaviour 

54:37 What tree cover to aim for? 

57:54 Some agroforestry designs 

01:09:15 What are the main obstacles to implementing agroforestry systems? 

01:15:54 Increased biodiversity  

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