Cost-Efficient and Species-Appropriate Animal Husbandry
Livestock husbandry is an important foundation of food security in ‘Grassland Switzerland’. Sustainable livestock husbandry committed to animal health combines breeding, feeding, husbandry and animal welfare, and is strongly linked with plant production and the environment. Agroscope improves the monitoring and enforcement of animal health-related legal requirements and investigates the economic importance of livestock husbandry. We optimise sustainable animal production systems whilst bearing in mind that human dietary habits are changing.
Strategic Research Fields (SRF) relating to this core theme
Optimising and Coordinating Multifunctional Grassland Use and Livestock Husbandry
Promoting Animal Health in Animal Housing Systems through Effective Preventive Measures
Using Sustainable Livestock Breeding for Site-adapted Animal Production
Creating Value-added through Digitalisation and Data-based Decisions
Highlighting the Competitiveness and Sustainability of Farm and Market Structures
Assessing Sustainability, Substance Flows and Environmental Impacts in Agriculture and Highlighting Potential for Improvement