Cattle fattening: The Italian example

Vecchiettini, M.; Giardini, A. . Dept. of Agronomy

Cattle fattening: The Italian example

1998

Vecchiettini, M. | Giardini, A. (University of Bologna (Italy). Dept. of Agronomy)

Beef cattle production systems are widely adopted on large stock farms (from 500 to 5,000 animals) in Northern Italy and are characterized by advanced technology and a strong entrepreneurial altitude. The animals used are predominantly young bulls (6-8 months of age). After being imported, they are reared in stables on slatted floors with tanks underneath for slurry collection. They are subjected to prophylaxis and consume a diet based on maize silage. All these technical aspects are investigated experimentally in order to find solutions capable of improving the overall efficiency of the system. In spite of the current difficulties in the beef sector due to a fall in consumption, the Italian fattening centres remain competitive due to the growing professionalism of he stock farmers.

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AGROVOC Keywords

bovin cattle engorde engraissement ensilado ensilage (produit) fattening ganado bovino italia italie italy mais maize silage

Bibliographic information

Published in

Options Mediterraneennes. Serie A : Seminaires Mediterraneennes (CIHEAM)

Issue 35 ISSN 1016-121X

Publisher

CIHEAM-IAMZ

Pagination

p. 133-138

Other Subjects

Maiz

Language

English

Note

Summaries (En, Fr)

9 ref.

ISBN

2-85352-179-6

Type

Summary; Conference

Source

Red meat industry in the Mediterranean countries, Belhadj, T. (Societe Ellouhoum, Tunis (Tunisia))Boutonnet, J.-P. (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Montpellier (France). Station d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales)Di Giulio, A..- Zaragoza (Spain): CIHEAM-IAMZ, 1998.- ISBN 2-85352-179-6

Conference

Seminaire International sur la Filiere des Viandes Rouges dans les Pays Mediterraneens, Tunis (Tunisia), 20-23 Apr 1997

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