Type of indicator
Qualitative
Relative dimension and aggregated criteria
Environmental sustainability: Biodiversity conservation: Animal breeds and crops diversity
Description
This indicator measures the number of different breeds present in the dairy herd. It represents herd genetic diversity, which is an important aspect of herd resilience against disease and parasitism. This indicator is adapted from Last et al. (2014) and Phocas et al. (2017). In this indicator, crossbred cows are counted as an additional breed.
Unit
Number of breeds
Indicator interpretation
Lower values indicate larger negative impacts on the environment.
Scale definition
| Reference
values (breed) |
Scales | Dexi interpretation | References | |
| Minimum = 1 | >=4 | High | + | Based on the information from (Phocas et al., 2017) applied to a Swedish case study in (Rodríguez-Bermúdez et al., 2019).
Scale built in a participative approach by scientists and experts |
| 3 | Medium to high | |||
| 2 | Medium to low | |||
| 1 | Low | – | ||
References
Adapted from (Last et al., 2014; Phocas et al., 2017)