Feed the green for a sustainable and protein-efficient dairy production

Maria Wild, Martin Komainda, Katharina Bettin, Karin Jürgens and Johannes Isselstein

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 223, issue C

Abstract: In modern intensive dairy farming, cows are increasingly held indoors and fed arable crops instead of grass to maximize individual animal performance. This leads to environmental issues such as high farm-level nutrient surpluses and loss of grassland plant species diversity as well as a growing competition between food and feed.

Keywords: Grass-based dairy production; Protein conversion efficiency; Net protein supply; Grassland Shannon diversity; Grassland performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104216

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