Pasture-Based Dairy Systems in Temperate Lowlands: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future

Autor: Luc Delaby, John A. Finn, Guylain Grange, Brendan Horan

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 4 (2020)

Improved efficiency in dairy systems is a significant challenge for the future, to meet increased food demand while competing for inputs, adapting to climate change, and delivering ecosystem services. Future grazing systems can play a major role to s

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Dairy expansion: a case study of spring-calving pasture-based dairy production systems in Ireland

Autor: K. M. Pierce, George Ramsbottom, J. R. Roche, Brendan Horan

Publikováno v: The Journal of Agricultural Science. 158:406-415

Since 1 April 2015, European dairy milk quotas have been removed resulting in the intensification of dairy production within EU countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physical and economic impacts of the initial intensification undertak

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859620000696

Careers in dairy: adolescents perceptions and attitudes

Autor: Marion Beecher, Brendan Horan, Paidi Kelly, Monica Gorman

Publikováno v: The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 25:415-430

Purpose: This paper examines the attitudes and perceptions of Irish adolescents towards potential careers in dairy farming within the context of generational renewal for a dynamic agri-food...

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https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224x.2019.1643745

Review: New considerations to refine breeding objectives of dairy cows for increasing robustness and sustainability of grass-based milk production systems

Autor: Kelli P. A. MacDonald, M. Neal, Pat Dillon, Brendan Horan, Luc Delaby, John R Roche, Donagh P. Berry

Publikováno v: animal
animal, Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2018, 12 (Supplement s2), pp.s350-s362. ⟨10.1017/S1751731118002471⟩
animal, Published by Elsevier (since 2021) / Cambridge University Press (until 2020), 2018, 12 (Supplement s2), pp.s350-s362. ⟨10.1017/S1751731118002471⟩
Animal
Animal, Published by Elsevier (since 2021) / Cambridge University Press (until 2020), 2018, 12 (Supplement s2), pp.s350-s362. ⟨10.1017/S1751731118002471⟩
Animal, Vol 12, Iss, Pp s350-s362 (2018)

Although food from grazed animals is increasingly sought by consumers because of perceived animal welfare advantages, grazing systems provide the farmer and the animal with unique challenges. The system is dependent almost daily on the climate for fe

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https://doi.org/10.1017/s1751731118002471

Milk production of Holstein-Friesian cows of divergent Economic Breeding Index evaluated under seasonal pasture-based management

Autor: Kathleen O'Sullivan, Michael O'Sullivan, F. Buckley, Sinead McParland, K.M. Pierce, Brendan Horan

peer-reviewed The objective of this study was to validate the effect of genetic improvement using the Irish genetic merit index, the Economic Breeding Index (EBI), on total lactation performance and lactation profiles for milk yield, milk solids yiel

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https://hdl.handle.net/10468/7571