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Pastoralism

Research, Policy and Practice

Figure 5 | Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

Figure 5

From: What is traditional pastoral farming? The politics of heritage and 'real values' in Swedish summer farms (fäbodbruk)

Figure 5

Traditional cattle breeds. This picture shows mountain cattle (fjällko), and red cattle (rödkulla) pasturing in the forest outside Rättvik, Dalarna County, in June 2010. Farmers claim that traditional breeds are better adapted to forest pasturing, as they are lighter and better suited for feeding on the buds, herbs and thick grasses that grow in forests and mires.

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