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Strategies in dairy and beef production for meeting the demand of food based on a climate- and cost efficient use of domestic feeds

The milk and beef sector is important in Norwegian agriculture. Recently, the Norwegian parliament approved that food production should increase proportionally with the demand of a growing population, and emphasized that the production should be based on a climate- and cost efficient use of domestic feeds. Increased milk and beef production can be achieved in various combinations of number of animals (dairy- and suckler cows) and production intensities. To find climate and cost efficient ways of producing the milk and beef, we need new knowledge especially on the effect of milk yield per cow on: the need for specialized beef production, the use of domestic feed resources, feed import and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the cattle sector. In the presen t project, research institutions will co-operate with the Agro-industries to: 1 Quantify the relationship between total milk production and milk yield per dairy cow and the need for beef from suckler cow production to meet beef demand in various scenarios . 2 Evaluate the potential for domestic feeds in the cattle sector, and quantify the effects of milk yield of dairy cows and growth rates in beef production on the demand for imported animal feeds. 3 Quantify the effects of milk yield of dairy cows and gr owth rates in beef production and production system in dairy and beef production on GHG emissions from the cattle sector and per unit of products.4 Elucidate how to best meet the demand of milk and beef based on a climate- and cost efficient use of domest ic feeds in dairy and beef production. These sub-goals will lead to the achievement of the primary objective ?Develop a science-based approach for evaluating various intensities and production systems in dairy and beef production for meeting the demand fo r food based on a climate and cost efficient use of domestic feed resources?. The potential for enhanced value creation as a result of this project is considerable.

Prosjektleder:
Odd Magne Harstad
Institusjon:
UoH-sektor/Universitetet for miljø- og bi
Aktivitetsnavn:
FFL JA-finansiert prosjekt
Prosjektstatus:
Bevilgning
Prosjektperiode:
01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014
Geografi:
Norge/AKERSHUS/ÅS
Fagområder:
Landbruks- og fiskerifag/Tverr flerf. landbruk,fisk.fag
Prosjektnummer:
224843