Weniger (Kraftfutter) ist manchmal mehr (Gewinn) – ein Plädoyer für hohe Grundfutterleistungen in der ökologischen Milchproduktion

Summary

High concentrate use in milk production disregards the inborn ability of ruminants to convert into valuable foodstuffs cellulose, which monogastrics cannot digest. The present paper builds upon the analyses of 36 organic dairy farms and compares farms with high concentrate use per cow against those with low usage. The cluster of farms with 6.7 dt concentrates performs slightly better economically than those with a higher concentrate usage of 13.3 dt per cow. But the efficient usage of forage is more decisive for farm profitability. Therefore, organic farms should improve their milk yields by high forage qualities and add a limited quantity of efficiently utilized concentrate.