Milk is a highly nutritious food that contains an array of macro and micro components,
scientifically proven to be beneficial to human health. While the composition of milk is …

Worldwide milk production is predominantly founded on indoor, high‐concentrate feeding
systems, whereas pasture‐based feeding systems are most common in New Zealand and …

Livestock numbers are increasing to supply the growing demand for meat-rich diets. The
sustainability of this trend has been questioned, and future environmental changes, such as …

In temperate regions of Europe where grass grows for most of the year, grazed pasture is the
lowest cost feed for milk production. Grazed pasture can make a contribution to dairy cow …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of pasture-based versus indoor total
mixed ration (TMR) feeding systems on the chemical composition, quality characteristics …

Cattle excreta deposited on grazed grasslands are a major source of the greenhouse gas
(GHG) nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Currently, many countries use the IPCC default emission factor …

The development of precision grass measurement technologies is of vital importance to
securing the future sustainability of pasture-based livestock production systems. There is …

White clover (Trifolium repens L.; clover) can offer a superior nutritional feed compared with
perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.; PRG) and offers an additional or alternative source …

A biomethane potential (BMP) assessment of grass silage yielded 107 m 3 CH 4 t− 1. Long
term mono-digestion of grass silage can suffer due to a deficiency in essential nutrients; this …

Understanding of farmers' influences relating to the adoption of innovations is imperative for
the Irish dairy sector to improve efficiencies and productivity. There is a particular need for a …