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On-going projects

Widening the harvest window of ley by increasing stubble height
Could impaired nutritional quality from delayed harvest of ley be counteracted by increasing the stubble height drastically and how would the total annual yield and quality then be affected?
Can the red algae Asparagopsis taxiformis reduce methane production in dairy cows?
In this project, the effect of red algae on methane production and on the feed digestibility for Swedish dairy cows is tested.
New mower technology for fractionation into two qualities at ley harvest
The project investigates the biological conditions for separating a ley crop into two vertical strata fractions with different nutritional quality at mowing.
Managing forage shortage crises with forest by-products
The aim of the project is to provide solutions for using unprocessed or nutritionally upgraded forest by-products as ruminant feed during forage shortage crises.
Milk production with extensively processed silage for increased forage intake
The aim of the project is to investigate how much extensive mechanical processing of silage can increase the forage intake in dairy cows and hereby reduce the requirement for concentrates.
Nutritional and management factors associated with colic in horses
Data collection to increase the knowledge about nutritional and management factors associated with colic in horses
Improved utilization of regionally grown protein feeds for Swedish dairy cows
The goal with this project was to make it possible for Swedish dairy farms to replace imported, soy based protein feed with on farm processed concentrate based on home-grown or regionally grown Swedish protein sources as field beans, peas and rapeseed.
"Haylage intolerance” in horses?
This research project aims to map feeding, management and faecal composition in horses showing symptoms of a condition known as free faecal liquid, and to compare them with horses free of these symptoms in a case-control study.
A biological method to improve ruminal forage degradation in dairy cattle
The project seeks to enhance availability of silage biomass for degradation in the rumen to improve dairy cattle performance.
Compact total mixed ration
Does it improve animal welfare in organic dairy herds?

Finished projects

New mower technology for fractionation into two qualities at ley harvest
The project investigates the biological conditions for separating a ley crop into two vertical strata fractions with different nutritional quality at mowing.
Improved utilization of regionally grown protein feeds for Swedish dairy cows
The goal with this project was to make it possible for Swedish dairy farms to replace imported, soy based protein feed with on farm processed concentrate based on home-grown or regionally grown Swedish protein sources as field beans, peas and rapeseed.
Drinking water intake as an estimate of feed intake, optimal milk urea concentration and health in dairy cows
The project aimed to investigate whether the response in drinking water intake at group level and individually was equal for potassium and sodium salts, how large the response in milk urea content was and what opportunities there are to use drinking water intake for estimating feed intake in dairy cows.