Livestock rating

Implementation

Mid term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Atlantic
Atlantic

Weather event addressed

Drought

Farming system

ANIMALS
Animals

Description of the measure

Livestock rating

Comments on sustainability

A more adequate level of livestock rating (number of animals per ha of forage area) between production possibility and annual need can be a lever for certain farms whose stocking would be too high. More frequent climatic hazards penalize the production capacity of the farm and must therefore offer a safety margin.