Challenges of Pasture Feeding Systems—Opportunities and Constraints

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dc.contributor.authorWróbel, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorZielewicz, Waldemar
dc.contributor.authorStaniak, Mariola
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-03T09:34:41Z
dc.date.available2026-02-03T09:34:41Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractGrazing plays an important role in milk production in most regions of the world. Despite the importance of grazing, current trends in livestock farming in Europe are causing a decline in the popularity of pasture-based feeding of dairy cows. This paper aims to provide an overview of the challenges faced by the pasture feeding system under climate change. Grazing lands provide ecosystem services including regulation and storage of water flows, nutrient cycling, and C sequestration. Livestock grazing is the most important factor shaping and stabilizing pasture biodiversity. Some opportunities for pasture feeding are the health-promoting and nutritional qualities of milk and milk products, especially milk from pasture-fed cows. The beneficial effects of pasture feeding on animal health and welfare are not insignificant. Available organizational innovations can help better manage livestock grazing and, above all, better understand the impact of the grazing process on the environment and climate change.
dc.identifier.citationAgriculture 2023, 13, 974
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/agriculture13050974
dc.identifier.issn2077-0472
dc.identifier.urihttps://bc.iung.pl/handle/123456789/4707
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/13/5/974
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectbiodiversity, carbon sequestration, grazing systems, milk quality, welfare, virtual fencing
dc.titleChallenges of Pasture Feeding Systems—Opportunities and Constraints
dc.typeArticle
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