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| Warnecke, Sylvia; Schulz, Franziska; Paulsen, Hans Marten; Rahmann, Gerold. |
| Organic and conventional feeding practices of dairy cattle differ due to specific regulations that are in place for organic farming. E.g., dairy cows must have access to pasture, and soybean extract, a very common concentrate in conventional dairy feeding, may not be fed. The joint project “Climate Effects and Sustainability of Agricultural Systems – Analyses in a Network of Pilot Farms” determined feeding practices and feed qualities on a total of 44 dairy farms (22 organic and conventional, each) in four German regions for 2008, 2009 and 2010. The average diets of the dairy cows differed considerably between organic and conventional dairy farms. Organic farms with a high percentage of hay in the diet were found in East and South Germany. The low... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Feeding and growth. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/23349/1/23349_MM.pdf |
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