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The Solid-DSS – an online application balancing forage supply and demand in organic low-input dairy farming

Baldinger, Lisa; Vaillant, Jan; Zollitsch, Werner and Rinne, Marketta (2014) The Solid-DSS – an online application balancing forage supply and demand in organic low-input dairy farming. In: Rahmann, G. and Aksoy, U. (Eds.) Building Organic Bridges, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Braunschweig, Germany, 1, Thuenen Report, no. 20, pp. 29-32.

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In organic and low-input dairy farming, the forage proportion of the cows´ diets is usually much higher than on conventional farms, therefore the risk of weather induced on-farm feed shortages is of greater importance. As part of the EU research project SOLID (Sustainable Organic and Low Input Dairy Systems; FP7-266367; www.solidairy.eu), a decision support system is currently being developed which will evaluate dairy farm management with regard to the risk of feed shortages. Based on input from the user, climate data from the last 50 years and a soil model, feed supply will be simulated by a crop model, and feed demand will be simulated by a herd model. These data will then be connected in a diet model, which designs diets for all groups of cows using a diet formulation routine (linear programme) that minimizes both over- and undersupply of energy and protein across all groups of cows throughout all periods of the year. By simulating the status quo and the situation originating from different management changes and evaluating the changes against the status quo, the decision support system will assist both in regard to short-term management questions as well as to long-term strategic planning. Work on the SOLID decision support system is still ongoing, and the prototype is expected to be completed in 2014.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Poster
Keywords:organic dairy farming; low-input dairy farming;
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle
Knowledge management > Education, extension and communication
Farming Systems > Farm nutrient management
Research affiliation: European Union > SOLID
Austria > Univ. BOKU Wien > Sustainable Agr. Systems - NUWI
International Conferences > 2014: 18th IFOAM OWC Scientific Track: 4th ISOFAR Scientific Conference
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:266367
ISBN:978-3-86576-128-6
DOI:10.3220/REP_20_1_2014
Deposited By: Baldinger, Dr Lisa
ID Code:23777
Deposited On:28 Oct 2014 10:24
Last Modified:28 Oct 2014 10:24
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted
Additional Publishing Information:urn:nbn:de:gbv:253-201407-dn053621-1

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