Implications of feed concentrate reduction in organic grassland-based dairy systems: a long-term on-farm study

In response to increasing efforts for reducing concentrate inputs to organic dairy production in grassland-rich areas of Europe, a long-term study was conducted, which assessed the impacts of concentrate reductions on cows’ performance, health, fertility and average herd age. In total, 42 Swiss comm...

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Main Authors: F. Leiber, I.K. Schenk, A. Maeschli, S. Ivemeyer, J.O. Zeitz, S. Moakes, P. Klocke, P. Staehli, C. Notz, M. Walkenhorst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117000830