#36 Managing a diverse landscape for healthy and productive animals with Fred Provenza

Fred Provenza is a researcher in behavioural ecology who has carried out fascinating research on the nutritional wisdom of animals, on their ability to select their diet and learn. We explore with him the practical implications of his research. He explains why a biodiverse landscape is crucial to animal health and what tools we have to favour such a foraging environment. We explore at length how to train animals either to avoid certains plants or to introduce new plants into their foraging habits. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

01:42 Fred's story

08:35 Nutritional wisdom of living creatures

17:25 Pratical applications

24:08 How do trees and shrubs contribute to an animal’s diet

30:59 How can farmers act upon these insights 

38:54 Training animals to avoid certain species 

42:47 Eating tree bark : looking for tanins 

52:32 How do you promote beneficial plants? 

58:04 Resource availability and diversity 

01:01:28 Fertility and secondary compounds

01:05:38 Introducing new plants to an animal’s diet

01:09:28 Toxicity of certain plants

01:11:43 How much is training and how much is genetics? 

01:21:48 Animal’s ability to balance their diet

01:27:32 Planning the movement of the animals  

• RESOURCES

https://www.chelseagreen.com/product/nourishment/

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22395309-the-art-science-of-shepherding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi_vii9XcBM&t=41s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTWYh2LpSjM&t=5640s

https://soundcloud.com/art-of-range/episode-4-fred-provenza

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