Pasture lab - Weidelabor

Last updated on Dec 2, 2024
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This project aims to study the effect of four grassland mixtures on the productivity, nutritive value and palatability of the grass. To this end, we measured before every grazing rotation the yield, the nutritive value, the tannin content and the botanical composition. During the grazing we observed the feeding behaviour of the dairy cows.

Animal_behaviour Biodiversity Nutrition
Geoffrey Mesbahi
Geoffrey Mesbahi
Grassland management and ruminant nutrition

My research mainly focus on the management of grasslands and the ruminants nutrition

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Effects of potential evapotranspiration on condensed tannin and milk production potential in four grassland mixtures

Dairy farming faces challenges of summer fodder scarcity and methane emissions. To address these issues, one may incorporate plants …
Amarante Vitra, Geoffrey Mesbahi, Dittmann Marie T, Andrea Steiner, Sara Thorne, Mira Hesselmann, Florian Leiber
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Trade-offs between milk production potential, tannin content and plant diversity depend on grassland mixtures

Temporary grasslands are crucial for addressing dairy cow sector challenges, including milk production, methane emissions mitigation, …
Geoffrey Mesbahi, Amarante Vitra, Dittmann Marie T, Andrea Steiner, Sara Thorne, Mira Hesselmann, Florian Leiber
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