Offered Papers Theme C: Delivering the Benefits from Grassland
Description
Animal production is one of the priorities for economic development in Lithuania. Dairy-beef cattle husbandry has remained an important branch of animal production under the conditions of agricultural reform. Favorable agroclimatic conditions for grass cultivation, old traditions of agricultural production and the ability to train farmers in new techniques creates good conditions for the development of dairy-beef cattle husbandry. It is most appropriate to use cattle types suitable for grass feeding with low inputs of concentrates. This paper reports on two development projects that sought to increase animal production through grassland improvement and the production of high-quality silage.
Citation
Vrotniakiene, V. and Jatkauskas, Jonas, "The Role of the PHARE Programme and the Danish-Lithuanian Project on the Development of the Grassland Production and of Dairy-Beef Cattle Husbandry" (2023). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 160.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/20/themeC/160
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The Role of the PHARE Programme and the Danish-Lithuanian Project on the Development of the Grassland Production and of Dairy-Beef Cattle Husbandry
Animal production is one of the priorities for economic development in Lithuania. Dairy-beef cattle husbandry has remained an important branch of animal production under the conditions of agricultural reform. Favorable agroclimatic conditions for grass cultivation, old traditions of agricultural production and the ability to train farmers in new techniques creates good conditions for the development of dairy-beef cattle husbandry. It is most appropriate to use cattle types suitable for grass feeding with low inputs of concentrates. This paper reports on two development projects that sought to increase animal production through grassland improvement and the production of high-quality silage.
