Pasture feeding -an economically efficient option? | Weidehaltung -eine wirtschaftlich sinnvolle Alternative?
2010
Leithold, A., HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein (Austria). Institut für Artgemäße Tierhaltung und Tiergesundheit.
This article deals with the economical effects of a feed supplementation with low-input dairy grazing systems based on a feeding experiment, which was carried out by the LFZ Raumberg-Gumpenstein. The aim of the project was to equalize possible disadvantages of the low-input grazing system -e.g. the decrease of the milk yield and the variability of the milk ingredients -by specific supplementary feeding. The results show that the pure low-input grazing system results in a milk yield of about 6,400 kg in the inner-alpine regions. This yields a result of _ 1,851 being free of direct costs. The additional feeding of maize-silage adds up in an additional benefit, whereas the addition of concentrate or hay leads to negative effects on the economical results. Every supplement reduces the intake of cheap pasture and therefore the portion of pasture in milk production. It can be shown that the maximisation of the grazing portion yields to a reduction of production costs. Furthermore it results in a more stabilized cost-situation in comparison to conventional producers.
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