Rearing dairy male calves on underused pasture offers the opportunity to solve economic, sustainable and welfare associated tradeoffs. This study deals with assessing how different pasture compositions affect the calves microbiota across time. …
Artificial pastures for dairy cows often comprise a small number of plant species, which limits the animals’ opportunity for forage selection. Despite being a natural behaviour observed in many ruminants, little is known about the factors influencing …
Developing grass-based veal production from male dairy calves may offer a low-input and welfare-oriented alternative, particularly in organic systems. While previous studies reported significant univariate differences between farming systems, it …
At the Santuário do Caraça, the 2016 yellow fever outbreak killed 80% of the studied titi monkey population. To sensibilise visitors to this monkey species and to the importance of human vaccination, we produced interpretive signs, poster and social …
Seventy-two calves, distributed into three genotypes (Brown Swiss [BS], Limousin × Brown Swiss [LB] and Swiss Fleckvieh [SF]), were used in an extensive fattening trial from the fourth to the sixth month of life. Each farm included six calves of each …
Soixante-douze veaux mâles, issus de trois génotypes (Brown Swiss [BS], Limousin × Brown Swiss [LB] et Swiss Fleckvieh [SF]) ont été utilisés dans le cadre d’un essai d’engraissement extensif entre le quatrième et le sixième mois de vie. Six veaux de …
Je 24 männliche Kälber dreier Genotypen (Braunvieh [BV], Limousin × Braunvieh [KR], und Swiss Fleckvieh [SF]) wurden in einem extensiven Mastversuch vom vierten bis zum sechsten Lebensmonat eingesetzt. Je sechs Kälber jedes Genotyps wurden als …
Agroforestry is an age-old agroecological practice with a promising future, and it has the potential to be a major ally in the development of organic farming. Animals have much to gain from living in the shade of trees and eating their leaves and …
Pratique agroécologique à la fois ancestrale et d’avenir, l’agroforesterie a le potentiel pour être une alliée de poids dans le développement de l’agriculture biologique. En effet, les animaux ont beaucoup à gagner à évoluer à l’ombre des arbres, et …
To face current challenges, ruminant feeding systems have to adapt the use of common resources or develop the use of alternative ones. This study explored the potential of alternative plant resources that could be used on farms to provide nutrients …