Impact of Swiss Dairy Housing Systems and Feeding Management Practices on Cow Longevity (original) (raw)

Lozano Jarmaillo, Maria; Bieber, Anna; Walkenhorst, Michael and Eppenstein, Rennie (2025) Impact of Swiss Dairy Housing Systems and Feeding Management Practices on Cow Longevity. In:Book of Abstracts of the 76th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Innsbruck, Austria. 25-29 August 2025, EAAP, Rome, Italy, Annual meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, no. 39, p. 242.

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Summary

Farms with long‑living dairy cows tend to use more animal‑friendly housing systems and softer bedding materials, which support better cow comfort and longevity. They also follow distinct feeding strategies—such as more maize silage in winter and less protein concentrate in summer—that may reduce metabolic stress, though long‑living herds show a higher but non‑problematic ketosis risk. Overall, integrating welfare‑oriented housing and balanced feeding management is key to achieving greater dairy cow longevity and improving farm sustainability.

EPrint Type: Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation: Paper
Keywords: GHG emission, land-use, divers husbandry system, dairy, beef, calf Abacus, FiBL50114
Agrovoc keywords: Englishlifespan -> longevityhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_4428Englishfeed managementhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_f64ceb25Englishdairy cowshttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_26767
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Feeding and growth Animal husbandry > Health and welfare"Organics" in general > Countries and regions > Switzerland
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal health Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing > Animal welfare Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Cattle Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Sustainability > Sustainability assessment > LCA
ISBN: 979-12-210-6769-9
Related Links: https://www.fibl.org/de/themen/projektdatenbank/projektitem/project/1821
Deposited By: Ellenberger, Maura
ID Code: 56955
Deposited On: 19 Mar 2026 07:58
Last Modified: 19 Mar 2026 08:12
Document Language: English
Status: Published
Refereed: Peer-reviewed and accepted

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