Swiss Agricultural Research – Archive of the Online Journal

Animal production 2003

Hermenjat C., Chassot A., Dufey P.-A.

The evolution during the fattening period of the margin of fattening steers of the breeds Angus (AN), Simmental (SI), Charolais (CH), Limousin (LI), Blonde d’Aquitaine (BL) and Piemontese (PI) was analysed for two marketing channels – standard or as label. This study is based on the results obtained with an optimum fatness score (part 1).…

Animal production 2003

Hermenjat C., Chassot A., Dufey P.-A.

The results of a fattening trial with steers covering the weight range 300 kg LW to optimum fatness score were used for an economic analysis comparing the breeds Angus (AN), Simmental (SI), Charolais (CH), Limousin (LI), Blonde d’Aquitaine (BL) and Piemontese (PI). More than 95 % of margin variations are attributed to differences in purchasing…

Animal production 2003

Bärlocher H., Badertscher R., Möhring A., Rodriguez-Zas S., Pettigrew J.E., Scheeder M.R.L., Wenk C.

The degree to which the housing system with fully slatted floor (without outdoor area) or the littered multy-surface system with restricted outdoor area may have an influence on that fat free lean (FFL) of fattening pigs was examined on the basis of data from 95 farms. In the system with fully slatted floor, the FFL…

Animal production 2003

Dohme F., Spara A. F.

The rate of ruminal degradation of crude protein of feedstuff is important in order to estimate the amount of absorbable protein available in the intestine. In many countries the in sacco method is well accepted as a reference. However, this method is time-consuming and requires ruminal fistulated animals. Therefore, great efforts are undertaken to establish…

Animal production 2003

Frick G., Roetschi A., Hauswirth H.

Starting in January 2004 and following the changes in the regulations on animal feeds, producers of compound feeds will have to indicate all raw materials composing a mixture. The exact percentage of each component will also have to be indicated. Control authorities of the Swiss Federal Research Station for Animal Production in Posieux (RAP), have…

Animal production 2003

Schick M., Riegel M.

Animal production 2003

Schick M., Moriz Ch.

Despite increasingly difficult economic conditions, automatic milking systems (AMS) continue to attract a surprisingly high level of interest. The efficiency of an AMS and the process- and working time requirements associated with it are of special interest for maximum economy of use. Measurements on the requisite process times and working time requirements were carried out…

Animal production 2003

Gutzwiller A., Chaubert C., Gafner J.-L., Glauser W.

353 cereal samples (wheat: 193; triticale: 71; barley: 46; oats: 27; rye: 16) were randomly sampled and assayed for deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone using ELISA kits. Positive samples were analysed using GC-MS for DON determination and HPLC for zearalenone determination. DON levels > 1 mg/kg (up to 12 mg/kg) were detected in 4 wheat and…

Animal production 2003

Vogel S.

Animal production 2003

Gutzwiller A., Morel I.

112 dairy calves which were born between November and March were assigned alternately to the groups housed in individual fibreglass hutches (55 calves) or in individual pens in a stable (57 calves) for the first two weeks of life. All calves were fed colostrum and later on whole cow’s milk twice a day in amounts…

Animal production 2003

Baumann B., Bilkei G.

Animal production 2003

Gutzwiller A.

The feasibility of the castration of piglets under local anaesthesia was investigated in a breeding herd during one year. None of the roughly 700 one to two weeks old piglets showed signs of side effects after the injection of 0.5 ml 2% lidocaine into each testicle. The extra time needed for handling the piglets and…

Animal production 2003

Thomet P., Kohler S., Stettler M., Niemeyer L., Schweizer E., Riedwyl H.

Extending the grazing period in autumn allows savings of expensive winter feed. Over three years the yield potential of ten turnip varieties and other autumn crops were studied on three sites. With an average of 6.5 t/ha dry matter (DM), the turnips had clearly higher yields than the grass clover ley (SM200; 2.9 t/ha DM)…