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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

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

Maurer J., Amrein R., Jakob E., Savary P., Schaeren W., Winkler H.
Visite d’étable par le fromager : Groupes de discussion des fromagers.
Agroscope Transfer, 4, 2015, 1-16.
autres langues: allemand

Savary P., Schick M.
5. Tänikoner Melktechniktagung: Nachhaltige Milchgewinnung.
Agroscope Science, 16, 2015, 1-68.

Savary P., Kury S, Richter T.
Characteristics of eye surface temperature in dairy cows measured by infrared thermography.
Dans: 6th International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level. September 3-5, Ed. WAFL, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 2014, 48.

Bluemel F., Savary P., Schick M.
Improving dairy cow welfare by a streched closing phase of the pulsation cycle during milking.
Dans: 6th International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level. September 3-5, Ed. WAFL, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 2014, 254.

Savary P., Schick M.
4. Tänikoner Melktechniktagung: Automatisierung rund ums Melken.
Ed. Agroscope, Ettenhausen. 20./21. März, 2013, 1-63 pp.

Savary P., Bitterli T.
Déjà entendu parler de cela? : Normes de la branche technique de traite.
Revue UFA, 9, 2012, 70-71.
autres langues: allemand

Savary P., Schick M.
3. Tänikoner Melktechniktagung: Optimierte Milchgewinnung.
ART-Schriftenreihe, 15, 2011, 1-92.

Savary P., Kauke, M., Korth, F., Schick M.
Melkstandtechnik und Melkprobleme auf Schweizer Milchviehbetrieben.
ART-Schriftenreihe, 15, 2011, 55-61.

Savary P.
Experimentelle Melkwand optimiert die Melktechnik.
Schweizer Landtechnik, 3, 2011, 33.

Kauke, M., Korth, F., Savary P.
Charge de travail physique dans les exploitations de production laitière suisses : Evaluation du point de vue de l'agriculteur, Rapport ART 731.
Technique Agricole, 2, 2011, 49-54.
autres langues: allemand

Savary P., Gygax L., Jungbluth, T., Wechsler B., Hauser R.
A pilot study on the improvement of the lying area of finishing pigs by a soft lying mat.
Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift, 124, (1-2), 2011, 17-21.

Kauke M., Savary P.
Effet du bruit et des vibrations de la salle de traite sur l’animal.
Recherche Agronomique Suisse, 1, (3), 2010, 92-95.
autres langues: allemand | italien | anglais

Savary P., Korth, F., Kauke, M.
Melkstandtechnik auf Schweizer Milchviehbetrieben: Beurteilung aus Sicht der Praxis - ART Bericht 730.
Schweizer Landtechnik, 12, 2010, 41-46.

Kauke M., Korth, F., Savary P.
Charge de travail physique dans les exploitations de production laitière suisses.
Rapport ART, 731, 2010, 1-8.
autres langues: allemand

Kauke, M., Korth, F., Savary P., Schick M.
Workload in modern dairy farms - Assessment from the user's perspective.
Dans: XVIIth World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR) . June 13-17, 2010, Ed. CIGR, Québec City, Canada. 2010.

Kauke, M., Korth, F., Savary P., Schick M.
Milking technology on modern dairy farms - Assessment from the user's perspective.
Dans: XVIIth World Congress of the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR). June 13-17, 2010, Ed. CIGR, Québec City, Canada. 2010.

Savary P., Korth, F., Kauke M.
Techniques des salles de traite dans les exploitations de production laitière suisses : Evaluation du point de vue de la pratique.
Rapports ART, 730, 2010, 1-8.
autres langues: allemand

Kauke M., Korth, F., Savary P., Schick M.
Arbeitsbelastung auf modernen Milchviehbetrieben am Beispiel des Arbeitsverfahrens "Melken": ART-Tagungsband. Nachhaltigkeit in der Wiederkäuer- und Schweinehaltung.
Dans: 24. IGN-Tagung . 3.-5. Juni 2010, Ed. IGN, Ettenhausen. 2010, 90-93.

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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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