Modern and innovative dairy cattle breeding technologies are highly dependent on the level of mechanization. This article presents modern solutions for breeding, in particular, livestock buildings, which longitudinal development is possible accordance with farm’s needs as well obtaining additional energy from biogas post-ferment granulated organic fertilizer. In analysed technology milk product...

The expanding demand for livestock products in developing countries is expected to drive changes in livestock farming systems, such as intensification and technological development. However, while large commercial farms can take advantage of these new opportunities, semi-subsistence agriculture will be the main option for many poor livestock keepers. Development pathways may depend on local and...

Manure management in livestock makes a significant contribution towards greenhouse gas emissions in the Agriculture; Forestry and Other Land Use category in South Africa. Methane and nitrous oxide emissions are prevalent in contrasting manure management systems; promoting anaerobic and aerobic conditions respectively. In this paper; both Tier 1 and modified Tier 2 approaches of the IPCC guideli...

Die als Ergebnis der konzeptuellen Datenmodellierung im Rahmen des Precision Dairy Farming vorliegenden getrennten Modelle für operative und analytische Daten sind in ein logisches Modell zu überführen. Wir propagieren dabei den Entwurf eines gemeinsamen relationalen Modells für beide Datensichten. Nur so kann Redundanz und Inkonsistenz auf Modellund Datenebene vermieden werden. Anhand eines Be...

The development of effective climate change adaptation strategies for complex, adaptive socio-ecological systems such as farming systems, requires an in-depth understanding of both the dynamic nature of the systems themselves and the changing environment in which they operate. To date, adaptation studies in the New Zealand dairy sector have been either bottom-up, qualitative social research wit...

BACKGROUND Animal-derived allergens include lipocalins which play an increasing role in occupational respiratory sensitizations. The prevention of sensitization in stock farming is often difficult due to intense exposure, with traditional milking still requiring close animal contact. Complete avoidance of allergen exposure is only possible if stock farming is abandoned. This is, however, often ...

We aimed at quantifying the extent to which agricultural management practices linked to animal production and land use affect environmental outcomes at a larger scale. Two practices closely linked to farm environmental performance at a larger scale are farming intensity, often resulting in greater off-farm environmental impacts (land, non-renewable energy use etc.) associated with the productio...