System · Rationale

Intensive livestock system

Livestock system characterised by high stocking densities and reliance on external feed and inputs.

Definition source: AGROVOC: intensive husbandry

Synonyms

confined livestock system, industrial livestock

Broader

Livestock system

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

System is exposed to a climate hazard, OR is acted on by a hazard-addressing intervention, OR benefits from a qualifying outcome or an adaptation-specific impact; NOT adaptation when named only as the sector or commodity of work, with no exposure and no hazard-addressing action on it.

Example of use

Climate context: exposed to climate hazards affecting heat stress, water, and feed supply.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

SYS_028 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/SYS_028
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/SYS_028)