?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Quality+beef+with+efficient+suckler+cow+production+&rft.subject=+Buildings+and+machinery&rft.subject=+Feeding+and+growth&rft.subject=+Farm+economics&rft.description=To+keep+Finnish+beef+production+equivalent+to+consumption%2C+one+has+to+raise+carcass+weights+and+increase+the+number+of+suckler+cows.+At+the+moment%2C+approximately+40%25+of+the+55%2C000+suckler+cow+quota+is+unused%2C+and+less+than+10%25+of+beef+comes+from+beef-breed+animals.+The+share+of+organically+produced+beef+is+some+2%25+of+the+total+production.+Thus%2C+suckler+cow+production+is+a+branch+of+livestock+production+which+may+be+increased+without+quotas.+In+addition%2C+the+demand+for+its+products+exceeds+the+domestic+supply.+Suckler+cow+production+as+such+and+organic+suckler+cow+production%2C+in+particular%2C+is+a+form+of+livestock+farming+especially+accepted+and+valued+by+consumers.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+low+interest+of+producers+in+suckler+cow+production+is+mainly+due+to+its+low+profitability.+The+reasons+for+it+are+partly+a+result+of+harsh+natural+conditions%2C+partly+from+unfavourable+production+structure+and+a+lack+of+know-how.+Suckler+cow+farms+need+clear+unprejudiced+production+strategy+models+in+order+to+ensure+efficient+and+profitable+production.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+aims+of+the+project+are+to+seek+new+efficient+and+profitable+production+strategies+for+suckler+cow+production%2C+to+produce+information+so+as+to+develop+suckler+cow+producers'+professional+skills%2C+to+support+the+safeguarding+of+Finnish+beef+production%2C+to+increase+the+supply+of+quality+beef%2C+organic+beef+and+lamb+meat%2C+and+to+improve+the+possibilities+to+utilise+the+Finnish+suckler+cow+premium+quota+to+the+full.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+study+includes+four+subcategories%3A+production+strategies%2C+feeding+strategies%2C+buildings+and+economics.+In+production+strategies%2C+the+effects+of+different+strategy+choices+to+input+use+and+the+output+achieved+by+it+are+studied.+The+feeding+section+of+the+project+will+focus+on+the+study+of+forages+typical+to+organic+production.+In+field+studies%2C+forage+mixes+suitable+for+Finnish+natural+conditions+are+sought.+In+feeding+studies%2C+optimal+production+models+for+beef+carcasses+and+economical+feeding+strategies+for+suckler+cows+are+examined.+In+grazing+studies%2C+possibilities+to+intensify+pasture+utilisation+with+mixed+grazing+of+suckler+cows+and+sheep+are+sought.+In+the+building+section%2C+the+functional+solutions+of+large+suckler+cowsheds+are+planned+and+evaluated.+The+economic+return+of+production+is+reviewed+with+profit+margin+and+model+calculations%2C+and+on+the+basis+of+data+of+actual+suckler+cow+farms.+The+profitability+of+investments+is+calculated+by+real+option+method%2C+and+calculation+forms+are+developed+for+advisor+use+to+facilitate+planning.+%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+results+of+the+study+will+be+published+in+scientific+and+professional+journals.+A+central+aim+is+to+produce+material+for+a+new+edition+of+a+manual+on+suckler+cow+production+and+tools+for+advice.+The+results+will+also+benefit+the+planning+of+support+policies.+&rft.type=Project+description&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=%7BProject%7D+Emolehm%C3%83%C2%A4hanke%3A+Quality+beef+with+efficient+suckler+cow+production.+[Laatulihaa+tehokkaalla+emolehm%C3%83%C2%A4tuotannolla.]+Runs+2003+-+2005.+Project+Leader(s)%3A+Heikkil%C3%83%C2%A4%2C+Anna-Maija%2C+MTT+Agrifood+Research+Finland.+More+information+online+at+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Ftripunix.mtt.fi%2Fcgi-bin%2Fthw%2F%3F%24%7BBASE%7D%3Darktui%26%24%7BHTML%7D%3Ddocu_eng%26%24%7BSNHTML%7D%3Dnosyn_eng%26%24%7BTRIPSHOW%7D%3Dfor%3Dwww_eng%26NR%3D276-01+%3Chttp%3A%2F%2Ftripunix.mtt.fi%2Fcgi-bin%2Fthw%2F%3F%24%7BBASE%7D%3Darktui%26%24%7BHTML%7D%3Ddocu_eng%26%24%7BSNHTML%7D%3Dnosyn_eng%26%24%7BTRIPSHOW%7D%3Dfor%3Dwww_eng%26NR%3D276-01%3E%3E.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F5674%2F