AoR 114: Best of AoR -- Fred Provenza on Animal-Environment Interactions (re-release)

AoR 114: Best of AoR -- Fred Provenza on Animal-Environment Interactions (re-release)

Author: Tip Hudson September 21, 2023 Duration: 53:48
This is a re-release of one of the first episodes on The Art of Range. Fred Provenza discusses ideas from decades of research and experience on how animals and environment affect each other. Dr. Provenza calls this interaction a dance, which he has written about in his book “Nourishment”. Discussion includes how domestic animals can be selected or trained to match their environment and how this intersects with ecological, economic, and social resilience of rangeland-based livestock operations. Full transcript and links to resources mentioned in this episode are at https://artofrange.com/episodes/aor-114-best-aor-fred-provenza-animal-environment-interactions-re-release.

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