Swiss Agricultural Research – Archive of the Online Journal

Environment 2002

Ulrich Ch., Jeanneret Ph., Schüpbach B., Lips A., Fried P.

The territories of species breeding in hedges or in wet habitats were more often than expected close to sites for ecological compensation. By contrast, species breeding in open farmland were more distant from them than expected. The territories of species breeding in bushes or trees were preferentially in hedges or close to extensively farmed meadows…

Other 2002

Daccord R.

Animal production 2002

Fiaux J.J.

Animal production 2002

Morel I., Schick M.

The main methods available for feeding fattening calves are „bucket drinkers“ and „automatic feeders“. Both feeding methods were compared within the scope of two trials at the Swiss Federal Research Station for Animal Production of Posieux (RAP). A study was carried out to determine the impact of both feeding methods on fodder consumption, fattening yields,…

Food 2002

Bachmann H.-P., Bobst C., Bütikofer U., DallaTorre M., Fröhlich-Wyder M.-T., Fürst M.

The FAM has developed two new surface mixed-cultures for smear ripened cheeses. These cultures have proven to be successful in practice and can now be ordered from the FAM. Research work carried out with the objective of combating sticky smear yielded numerous data on its formation. These results were used by the FAM to develop…

Plant production 2002

Jossi W., Zihlmann U., Valenta A., Scherrer C., Krebs H., Dubois D., Fried P., Malitius O., Anken T., Sidler A., Bergmann F.

In the trial «Chaiblen» at Tänikon (Switzerland), the effect on yields and economical parameters of a diverse, a cereal-dominated and a maize-dominated crop rotation was examined during 27 years. The evaluation of the years of comparison with silage maize and winter wheat in the three crop rotations showed, that a diverse crop rotation with two…

Plant production 2002

Jossi W., Dubois D., Zihlmann U., Fried P., Malitius O., Anken T., Sidler A., Bergmann F.

On a loamy soil in Tänikon (Switzerland) the project «Chaiblen» has compared two cultivation intensities – intensive (IS) and integrated (IP) – and three different crop rotations. Over the period of two five-year crop rotations from 1991 to 2000, yields were similar for clover grass in IS and IP. Maize yielded slightly less and cereals…

Plant production 2002

Frick C., Mediavilla V., Hebeisen T.

The cultivation of new sweet white lupin (Lupinus albus) and narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius), and the introduction of crop related subsidies turned lupins into an interesting alternative for Swiss farmers. A two year study was carried out at the Swiss Federal Research Station for Agroecology and Agriculture (FAL) at Zurich to compare different cultivars of…

Other 2002

Kaufmann R.

Plant production 2002

Chaubert C.

Animal production 2002

Wyss U.

Plant production 2002

Menzi M., Anders M.

Concerning variety testing of winter wheat under organic conditions Swiss authorities offer a new possibility. With beginning in autumn 2001 and with a scheduled re-evaluation after three years the actual variety tests are declared as an official variety testing program. This means that in the future winter wheat varieties can be accepted for the Swiss…

Animal production 2002

Bracher A., Stoll P., Jost M.

Culled gilts and sows fulfil the higher age (>270 days) and weight (150 kg LW) required for the production of high quality salami. In a feeding trial involving 52 culled gilts and sows, a “salami feed” (11,8 MJ DE, 0,8 g PUFA/MJ DE, 193 mg vit. E) was tested with respect to the duration needed…

Food 2002

Eyer H., Collomb M., Sieber R.

High land milk fat produced on swiss alps during summer months contains significantly higher amounts of unsaturated fatty acids than common summer milk fat. Also conjugated cis/trans linoleic acids and ?-3 fatty acids contents are markedly higher. This result obtained in a single alp study a few years ago could be confirmed in a follow-up…

Agricultural economics 2002

Schenk A.

In Switzerland dry grasslands belong to the endangered biotopes. As a part of the federal inventory of dry grasslands of national importance, this project dealt with the question which factors influence the farmers’ decision to sign a management contract for dry grassland. The results show that apart from financial reasons several other factors are relevant.…

Other 2002

Morel J.

Environment 2002

Nievergelt J.

Using 12 lysimeters nitrate leaching was determined for the following crop rotation: Potato – winter wheat – sugar beet – spring wheat – corn – spring wheat – rape – winter wheat – gras-clover mixture (green manure before potato, corn and sugar beet). Under the climatic conditions of Zurich-Reckenholz (1000 mm annual precipitation, 400 mm…

Plant production 2002

Daccord R., Arrigo Y., Jeangros B., Scehovic J., Schubiger F.X., Lehmann J.

Energy (NEL) and protein values (APIE and APIN) of 10 important grassland species were evaluated based on digestibility of organic matter which was determined by the method of Tilley and Terry. Foxtail had the lowest (5,5 ± 1,0 MJ NEL/kg DM) and white clover the highest energy value (6,4 ± 0,5 MJ). During the first…

Plant production 2002

Schweiz. Komm. für die Erhaltung v. Wildpflanzen

Animal production 2002

Wyss U.

Fresh brewer’s grains are perishable. Ensiling is an alternative to feeding fresh brewer’s grains. In two trials we examined both the influence of the duration of storage of the silage and the use of different silage additives on the quality of brewer’s grains silage. We ensiled brewer’s grains in 30 litre barrels with juice discharge.…

Animal production 2002

Baumann B., Bilkei G.

Baby pig castration is a procedure that is routinely conducted on male piglets in the European pig production. The presented trial has been conducted in a Hungarian large breeding unit. At an age of 3 days, there were two groups of baby pigs formed. Group one (n=678) has been castrated without anaesthesia, the animals of…

Animal production 2002

Nosal D., Bilgery E.

Cows only achieve their full yield potential in an environment where they feel comfortable. The milking parlour plays an essential part in shaping this environment. Even when milking machines are installed according to ISO 5707, operators of new milking parlours often notice not only the advantages, but find signs indicative of unfavourable conditions: Cows are…

Other 2001

Buess A.

Environment 2001

Keller A.

Animal production 2001

Mangold G.

Food 2001

Zehnder H.-J.

Other 2001

Wyss U., Kessler W.

Plant production 2001

Schwärzel R., Lê C.-L., Cazelles O., Röder O., Merz U.

The dressing of the epidermis of potato tubers by using accelerated electron treatment did not allow the elimination of two pathogens under latent or adhesive form found on the skin. Spore bales of powdery scab did not loose their vitality after the treatment. Inoculation of Erwinia chrysanthemi populations before electron treatment on the tubers did…

Environment 2001

Peter B., Walter Th.

To examine the effectiveness on biodiversity of the direct payments for ecological compensation areas we rely on grasshoppers both as indicators for landscape change and as a small and singing element of biodiversity, however threatened from extinction. To compare the situation before and after the introduction of the ecological compensation areas (ECA) a repeated survey…

Animal production 2001

Münger A., Jans F.

Two different pasture utilisation systems – rotational versus continuous – were compared during the grazing seasons of the years 1995 – 98, each with a herd of 24 dairy cows of mixed age and stage of lactation, including dry cows. The two herds were split again into two groups each which were fed different supplements…

Archive

Factors influencing the vegetation of extensively managed meadows

Developing, maintening and reducing

Neues Verfahren für die Aufbereitung von Alpmolke

Automatic feeder or bucket drinker for calf fattening?

Development of a surface smear starter culture

A diverse crop rotation improves yields and economical parameters

Effect of two cultivation intensities on yields and economical parameters

Lupin – an alternative crop

Sustainability – the contribution of agricultural engineering

Wenig Proben mit erhöhten Mykotoxingehalten beim Inlandgetreide

Silagen für Pferde

Variety tests with winter wheat and winter barley under organic agricultural conditions

Conditioning of culled sows for the salami production

Precious milk fat from the high lands

Acceptance of contracts for managing dry grassland

Dynamic research in agronomy

Nitrate leaching in a crop rotation from 1981 to 2000

Nutritive value of grassland plants: Energy and protein values

Wild plants: production and utilisation of seeds and plants

Brewer`s grains silage: duration of storage and use of different silage additives

Castration of piglets under general anaesthesia

Milking without stress

Research at specialised colleges – useful or needless?

Konferenz über erneuerbare Ressourcen

RAP-Tagung 2001 an der Suisse Tier

Die schönsten Schweizer Destillate 2001

Tagungsbericht zum EU-Projekt Legsil

Pathogen elimination of potato seeds by using electrontreatment

Grasshopers need ecological compensation areas

Comparison of rotational and continuous grazing for dairy cows