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Sustainability

Bodenverdichtung

How does compacted soil recover?

It takes mere seconds to compact a soil, but years or even decades for it to recover. Biological activities by plant roots and soil organisms (earthworms) as well as physical effects like drying out and rewetting phases, and freezing-thawing cycles are vital for natural regeneration. Exactly how recovery happens is being investigated in a long-term field trial. For this, an observational infrastructure with hundreds of soil probes – the Soil Structure Observatory (SSO) – was set up in 2014 together with ETH Zurich. After the initial compaction event, a fallow, a permanent grassland and a crop rotation with and without tillage were set up. This allows to analyse e.g. the influence of plants and tillage on recovery.

Bodenfruchtbarkeit und Bodenschutz
SoilStructureObservatory
Regeneration verdichteter Böden

Publikation Arbeitshaltung Melken

Ergonomics in the milking parlour

Milkers frequently suffer from musculoskeletal disorders, especially in the area of the shoulders and arms.  Agroscope therefore investigated whether appropriate working heights can reduce workload in the milking parlour. For this, the angle of flexion of various joints during milking was recorded in one experiment, whilst a second experiment recorded muscle contractions at three different heights. The study showed that although a lower working height in the milking parlour has no effect on forearms or upper arms, it significantly reduces strain on the shoulders. 

Publications Pascal Savary

Brouwers S., Savary P.
Auswirkungen der Form von Liegeboxentrennbügeln auf das Aufsteh- und Abliegeverhalten von Milchkühen.
Dans: Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemässen Tierhaltung 2023. 30. November, Ed. KTBL, Darmstadt. 2023, 162-170.

Savary P.
Dimensions des couches et qualité de la litière dans les stabulations entravées.
Dans: Weiterbildungskurs für Baufachleute. 8 novembre, Grangeneuve. 2023, 1-25.
autres langues: allemand

Schönberger D., Berthel R., Savary P., Bodmer M.
Analysis of dairy cow behavior during milking associated with lameness.
Dairy, 4, 2023, 554-570.

Savary P., Christen M., Lutz B., Scriba M. F., Wechsler B.
Dimensions des couches et qualité de la litière dans les stabulations entravées : Impact sur la santé des membres, la propreté et le comportement des vaches laitières.
Agroscope Transfer, 491, 2023, 1-17.
autres langues: allemand

Brouwers S., Simmler M., Savary P., Scriba M.
Automatic detection of atypical head lunge movements of dairy cows in free-stall cubicles using accelerometers and machine learning.
Dans: 56th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology. 3 August, Tallinn (EE). 2023, 141.

Brouwers S., Simmler M., Savary P., Scriba-Janulis M.
Towards a novel method for detecting atypical lying down and standing up behaviors in dairy cows using accelerometers and machine learning.
Smart Agricultural Technology, 4, 2023, 1-11.

Schönberger D., Savary P., Bodmer M.
Zusammenhang zwischen Klauengesundheit und gesteigerte Aktivität während des Melkens als unterstützendes Merkmal zur Lahmheitserkennung bei Milchkühen.
Dans: 54. Internationale Tagung Angewandte Ethologie 2022. 24. November, Ed. Deutsche Veterinärmedizinische Gesellschaft, Freibur in Breisgau. 2022, 270-272.

Lutz B., Christen M., Scriba-Janulis M., Rufener C., Savary P.
Auswirkungen von Standplatzabmessungen und Einstreu auf Gliedmaßengesundheit und Verhalten von Milchkühen in Anbindeställen.
Dans: Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemässen Tierhaltung 2022. KTBL-Schrift 11530, Ed. KTBL, Darmstadt. 2022, 256-258.

Nanchen C., Savary P., Rufener C.
Melkbarkeit in muttergebundener Kälberaufzucht in Abhängigkeit von verschiedenen Kontaktsystemen.
Dans: Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemässen Tierhaltung 2022. KTBL-Schrift 11530, Darmstadt. 2022, 101-110.

Gómez Y., Cockburn M., Hankele A. K., Gygax L., Zähner M., Hillmann E. , Savary P.
Effects of small milking stalls on stress responses in dairy cows during milking in group milking parlors.
Journal of Dairy Science, 105, (1), 2022, 609-622.

Raoult C., Margerit A., Fricker S., Blümel F., Savary P.
Detection of cow hind-leg activity during milking by using a 3-dimensional accelerometer attached to the milking cluster.
JDS Communications, 2, (2), 2021, 55-60.

Albisser R., Savary P.
Alternatives au dresse-vache électrique : Analyse du bien-être des animaux et de l’efficacité.
Agroscope Transfer, 306, 2020, 1-12.
autres langues: allemand

Gómez Y., Terranova M., Cockburn M., Gygax L., Zähner M., Savary P., Hillmann E.
Einfluss kleiner Melkplätze auf Verhalten, Physiologie und Milchabgabe in Gruppenmelkständen.
Dans: 20. Jahrestagung der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft der Milcherzeugerberatung e.V.. 2.10., Ed. WGM Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft der Milcherzeugerberatung e.V., Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2020, 16-20.

Cockburn M., Gomez Y., Schick M., Maffiuletti N.A., Gygax L., Savary P., Umstätter C.
Effect of milking stall dimensions on upper limb and shoulder muscle activity in milkers: Stall size effect on muscle activity in milkers.
Journal of Dairy Science, 102, (5), 2019, 4563-4576.

Gómez Y., Bieler R., Hankele A.K., Zähner M., Savary P., Hillmann E.
Evaluation of visible eye white and maximum eye temperature as non-invasive indicators of stress in dairy cows.
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 198, 2018, 1-8.

Gómez Y., Terranova M., Zähner M., Hillmann E., Savary P.
Effects of milking stall dimensions on behavior of dairy cows during milking in different milking parlor types.
Agroscope Science, 45, 2017, 47-49.

Gómez Y., Terranova M., Zähner M., Hillmann E., Savary P.
Effects of milking stall dimensions on behavior of dairy cows during milking in different milking parlor types.
Journal of Dairy Science, 100, (2), 2017, 1331-1339.

Cockburn M., Schick M., Maffiuletti N.A., Gygax L., Savary P., Umstätter C.
Lower working heights decrease contraction intensity of shoulder muscles in a herringbone 30° milking parlor.
Journal of Dairy Science, 100, (6), 2017, 4914-4925.

Savary P., Schick M.
6. Tänikoner Melktechniktagung: Aspekte zur Optimierung der maschinellen Milchgewinnung.
Agroscope Science, 45, 2017, 1-81.

Cockburn M., Savary P., Schick M.
Amélioration de la posture de travail lors de la pose du faisceau trayeur : Recommandations de hauteur de quai idéale pour différents types de salles de traite.
Agroscope Transfer, 102, 2015, 1-8.
autres langues: allemand

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Rinder Fuetterung

Optimised feed reduces environmental impacts

On behalf of Micarna SA, Agroscope analysed the environmental impacts of beef, pork and poultry production. With beef production, feed intensity was crucial. In the case of pork and poultry production, the quantity of feed used per kg of meat had the greatest influence on environmental impacts. The use of European soya with its shorter transport distances had a positive effect. 

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