Wagner, Kathrin; Brinkmann, Jan; March, Solveig; Hinterstoißer, P.; Warnecke, Sylvia; Schüler, Maximilian and Paulsen, Hans Marten (2017) Welchen Einfluss hat der Weidegang auf das Tierwohl von Milchkühen? Erste Ergebnisse des Welfare Quality® Protokolls bei ganzjähriger Stallhaltung und Sommerweidegang. Paper at: 14. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Campus Weihenstephan, Freising-Weihenstephan, 07.-10. März 2017.
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Grazing provides livestock better opportunities to act out their species specific behaviour compared to the restrictive stable conditions. Studies on the effect of grazing on animal welfare in dairy farming in Germany are rare and have not been conducted under the specific conditions of organic dairy farming. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of grazing on animal welfare of dairy cows in
organic and conventional farming based on the Welfare Quality® protocol for dairy cattle. In this paper, we present the initial evaluation of a comparison between zero
grazing and summer grazing. The first results indicate an improvement in most welfare principles during the summer months for dairy cows with summer grazing, except for
between winter and summer in zero grazing farms. In conclusion, grazing offers a great potential for improved animal welfare, while the benefitial effects of grazing are
not guaranteed in event of suboptimal management.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Paper |
Keywords: | dairy cows, animal welfare, grazing, pasture, Welfare Quality |
Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Animal husbandry > Health and welfare |
Research affiliation: | Germany > Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries - VTI > Institute of Organic Farming - OEL International Conferences > 2017: Scientific Conference German Speaking Countries > Animal husbandry |
ISBN: | 978-3-89574-925-4 |
Deposited By: | Hasreiter, Anna |
ID Code: | 31914 |
Deposited On: | 04 Jul 2017 17:20 |
Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2017 17:20 |
Document Language: | German/Deutsch |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
Additional Publishing Information: | Dieser Beitrag ist im Tagungsband der 14. Wissenschaftstagung erschienen. S. Wolfrum, H. Heuwinkel, H.J. Reents, u.a. (Hrsg.) (2017): Ökologischen Landbau weiterdenken - Verantwortung übernehmen - Vertrauen stärken. Beiträge der 14. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau, Freising-Weihenstephan, 7.-10. März 2017 Verlag Dr. Köster, Berlin |
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