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Field
Livestock farming
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Subfield
Dairy cow nutrition; grassland and forage quality management; use of extruded linseed press cake in dairy cow feeding; assessment of milk productivity, quality and production costs

Project type
Research and Experimental Development (MTEP)

EU Support
check_circle Yes
No

Effect
Economic
Animal welfare
Sustainable farming

Contact information
Daiva Gurauskienė
Email:
Phone:
+37068720275
Influence of Nutritional Factors on Increasing Dairy Cow Production, Improving Product Quality and Changes in Production Costs

About the innovation / research
The MITYBA project tested an integrated dairy cow nutrition approach on 10 Lithuanian dairy farms, covering grassland fertilisation, forage productivity and quality, silage production and the use of extruded linseed press cake in dairy cow diets. In the second stage, cows received 1 kg/day of extruded linseed press cake for 90 days, while milk yield, milk composition and animal health were monitored. Average milk productivity increased by 6%, while milk fat increased from 3.85% to 4.04%. The project provided farmers with farm-tested recommendations for improving forage production and feeding management.

Year
2020

Project number
14PA-KK-16-1-02976-PR001

Funding source
Lietuvos kaimo plėtros 2014–2020 metų programos priemonė „Bendradarbiavimas“, veiklos sritis „Parama EIP veiklos grupėms kurti ir jų veiklai vystyti“. Finansavimas iš Europos žemės ūkio fondo kaimo plėtrai ir Lietuvos Respublikos valstybės biudžeto lėšų.

Research institution

Structural unit conducting research/innovation
LŽŪKT Technologinių paslaugų skyrius

Project manager
Daiva Gurauskienė

Partners
VšĮ Lietuvos žemės ūkio konsultavimo tarnyba

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