#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 CONTENTS01:42 Fred's story08:35 Nutritional wisdom of living creatures17:25 Pratical applications24:08 How do trees and shrubs contribute to an animal’s diet30:59 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 compounds01:05:38 Introducing new plants to an animal’s diet01:09:28 Toxicity of certain plants01:11:43 How much is training and how much is genetics? 01:21:48 Animal’s ability to balance their diet01:27:32 Planning the movement of the animals  • RESOURCEShttps://www.chelseagreen.com/product/nourishment/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22395309-the-art-science-of-shepherdinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi_vii9XcBM&t=41shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTWYh2LpSjM&t=5640shttps://soundcloud.com/art-of-range/episode-4-fred-provenza• GET IN TOUCH www.regenerativeagroforestry.org• SUPPORT US www.gumroad.com/regenagroforestry• FOLLOW US on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.