Effekt av ströbäddsskötsel på fjäderplockning, hackning och andel fellagda ägg hos värphöns

Slippery floors results in falls and injuries which can be fatal. Moreover, on dairy farms slippery floors impede oestrus behaviour and ease of heat detection and as result cause economical losses due to impaired fertility. Grooving is the most common way to treat concrete floors to reduce …

Improved feed efficiency (FE) is a key parameter for increased sustainability in modern diary production. The project aims to increase the efficiency of converting feed into milk and reducing the environmental impact of dairy production. In order for farmers and breeding companies to include FE as …

Food is a central component for a sustainable society, environmentally but also for public health. To make sound decisions on sustainable food choices, methods that combine environmental impact, nutritional supply and health impacts need to be developed. Currently, evidence based methods for such …

In the proposed project, we will explore the benefits of increasing the longevity of dairy cows under Swedish conditions by changes in herd management. We will focus on effects on methane emissions by modelling, using existing data from the Swedish Official Milk Recording Scheme and results from an …

Sustainable dairy systems must strive for practices that reduce the negative impacts and enhance the positive impacts, and find measures to track changes in relation to different goals. The aim of this project is to investigate how indicators and tools for ecosystem services and biodiversity can be …

Green house production depends or reliable substrates and fertilizers. Peat is the dominating substrate in Sweden and internationally. There is a debate about reducing the peat use since the mining for peat may increase climate gas emissions and disturb sensitive ecosystems. Thus, alternative for …

Consumers appreciate onions in all kinds of cooking. Onions can be grown in Sweden with good results. Onions can be stored for a long period. There is a potential to increase the self-sufficiency in onions. To achieve this, a better knowledge of long-term-storage potential indicator factors that …