Breeding for organic dairy farming: what types of cows are needed?

R Rodríguez-Bermúdez, M Miranda… - Journal of Dairy …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Organic farming is believed by many to be an environmentally friendly production system
that promotes the use of local forage while strongly limiting the input of chemicals, including …

Towards the agroecological management of ruminants, pigs and poultry through the development of sustainable breeding programmes: I-selection goals and criteria

F Phocas, C Belloc, J Bidanel, L Delaby, JY Dourmad… - Animal, 2016 - cambridge.org
Agroecology uses natural processes and local resources rather than chemical inputs to
ensure production while limiting the environmental footprint of livestock and crop production …

[HTML][HTML] Analyzing the heterogeneity of farmers' preferences for improvements in dairy cow traits using farmer typologies

D Martin-Collado, TJ Byrne, PR Amer, BFS Santos… - Journal of dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Giving consideration to farmers' preferences for improvements in animal traits when
designing genetic selection tools such as selection indexes might increase the uptake of …

Towards the agroecological management of ruminants, pigs and poultry through the development of sustainable breeding programmes. II. Breeding strategies

F Phocas, C Belloc, J Bidanel, L Delaby, JY Dourmad… - animal, 2016 - cambridge.org
Agroecology uses ecological processes and local resources rather than chemical inputs to
develop productive and resilient livestock and crop production systems. In this context …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of dairy farmers' knowledge on their attitudes towards breeding tools and genomic selection

A Ule, K Erjavec, M Klopčič - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding farmers' attitudes towards traits is critical for developing appropriate breeding
goals for dairy production. In response to a research gap in regards to the influence of …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing gendered varietal and trait preferences in West African maize

A Tegbaru, A Menkir, MN Baco, L Idrisou… - World Development …, 2020 - Elsevier
Maize is the most important cereal in Sub Saharan Africa; however, yields are significantly
lower than those possible with improvements in cultivars and management. Maize breeding …

[HTML][HTML] Production level, fertility, health traits, and longevity in local and commercial dairy breeds under organic production conditions in Austria, Switzerland, Poland …

A Bieber, A Wallenbeck, F Leiber, B Fuerst-Waltl… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Our aim was to map the performance of local (native) dairy cattle breeds in Austria,
Switzerland, Poland, and Sweden with regard to production, fertility, longevity, and health …

Development of Organic Milk Production in Poland on the Background of the EU

P Bórawski, MB Bórawski, A Parzonko, L Wicki… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organic milk production is an environmentally friendly production system based on local
forage and a ban on using chemical fertilizers and certain other rules. Organic milk is …

[HTML][HTML] Organic dairy farmers put more emphasis on production traits than conventional farmers

M Slagboom, M Kargo, D Edwards, AC Sørensen… - Journal of Dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The overall aim of this research was to characterize the preferences of Danish dairy farmers
for improvements in breeding goal traits. The specific aims were (1) to investigate the …

Farm characteristics and management routines related to cow longevity: a survey among Swedish dairy farmers

K Alvåsen, I Dohoo, A Roth, U Emanuelson - Acta veterinaria scandinavica, 2018 - Springer
Background Longevity is an important trait for increasing the profitability of dairy production.
Long cow longevity is also essential to reduce the environmental impact of milk production …