Responsible

Duration

Partners

Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Departments of Agricultural Systems, Crop Physiology and Soil Science, Animal Health and Welfare, Agricultural Engineering), Danish Insitute of Economics in Agriculture and Fisheries, and the national Committee for Pig Production

Description

The objectives are, during experiments, farm studies and modelling:

• to identify optimal strategies for growing pigs at pasture combined with a possible barn fed period in relation to growth, nutrient load at the pasture and on appropiate utilisation of the farm buildings,
• to identify appropriate strategies for keeping sows on pasture without being ringed in relation to sward quality and risk of nutrient losses,
• to quantify the risk of nutrient losses in a range of grazing systems with particular focus on 'improved' grazing strategies
• to assess different systems in relation to production efficiency, resource use, and environmental impact within an LCA framework,
• to propose an economically and environmentally viable future strategy for organic pig production in Denmark

See the projects publications here .

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