The Impact of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry on the Biophysical Characteristics of Soils in Neotropical Agroecosystems
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Neotropical Agroecosystems
3. Soil Properties
4. Veterinary Medicine and Soil Quality
4.1. Most Common Anti-Parasitic Practices and Natural Alternatives
4.2. Grazing Systems for Disease Prevention and Animal Welfare
5. Conclusions and Recommendations
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pulido, M.; Ramírez-Avilés, L.; Solorio Sánchez, F.J.; Fiebrig, I.; Burbi, S. The Impact of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry on the Biophysical Characteristics of Soils in Neotropical Agroecosystems. Soil Syst. 2018, 2, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems2020024
Pulido M, Ramírez-Avilés L, Solorio Sánchez FJ, Fiebrig I, Burbi S. The Impact of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry on the Biophysical Characteristics of Soils in Neotropical Agroecosystems. Soil Systems. 2018; 2(2):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems2020024
Chicago/Turabian StylePulido, Manuel, Luis Ramírez-Avilés, Francisco Javier Solorio Sánchez, Immo Fiebrig, and Sara Burbi. 2018. "The Impact of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry on the Biophysical Characteristics of Soils in Neotropical Agroecosystems" Soil Systems 2, no. 2: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems2020024