Effect of forage alternatives on the carbon footprint, productivity, and profitability of sheep production systems in dryland Mediterranean zone of Chile: A simulation model

Paula Toro-Mujica and Antón García Martínez

Ecological Modelling, 2025, vol. 500, issue C

Abstract: Climate change has reduced rangeland production and constrained sheep production in Chile's Mediterranean region. This article presents a simulation model to evaluate new forage alternatives and their effects on current small-farm sheep systems.

Keywords: Sheep; Forage; Native grasslands; Supplementation; Economic analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110958

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