The “grass-fed” milk story: understanding the impact of pasture feeding on the composition and quality of bovine milk

M Alothman, SA Hogan, D Hennessy, P Dillon… - Foods, 2019 - mdpi.com
Milk is a highly nutritious food that contains an array of macro and micro components,
scientifically proven to be beneficial to human health. While the composition of milk is …

Characterising the biophysical, economic and social impacts of soil carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas removal technology

AJ Sykes, M Macleod, V Eory, RM Rees… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To limit warming to well below 2° C, most scenario projections rely on greenhouse gas
removal technologies (GGRTs); one such GGRT uses soil carbon sequestration (SCS) in …

The economic potential of agroecology: Empirical evidence from Europe

JD Van der Ploeg, D Barjolle, J Bruil, G Brunori… - Journal of rural …, 2019 - Elsevier
This article discusses the economic dimensions of agroecological farming systems in
Europe. It firstly theoretically elaborates the reasons why, and under what conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with profitability in pasture-based systems of milk production

L Hanrahan, N McHugh, T Hennessy, B Moran… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The global dairy industry needs to reappraise the systems of milk production that are
operated at farm level with specific focus on enhancing technical efficiency and …

Grazing of dairy cows in Europe—An in-depth analysis based on the perception of grassland experts

A van den Pol-van Dasselaar, D Hennessy, J Isselstein - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Grazing is inherently close to the nature of herbivores, but no longer applied everywhere in
Europe. Therefore, the perception of grassland experts on the occurrence, importance …

[HTML][HTML] PastureBase Ireland: A grassland decision support system and national database

L Hanrahan, A Geoghegan, M O'Donovan… - … and Electronics in …, 2017 - Elsevier
PastureBase Ireland (PBI) is a web-based grassland management application incorporating
a dual function of grassland decision support and a centralized national database to collate …

[HTML][HTML] Associations among body condition score, body weight, and reproductive performance in seasonal-calving dairy cattle

JR Roche, KA Macdonald, CR Burke, JM Lee… - Journal of Dairy …, 2007 - Elsevier
The objective of the present study was to identify and quantify relationships between body
condition score (BCS) and body weight (BW) in dairy cows with reproduction variables in …

Increasing grazing in dairy cow milk production systems in Europe

D Hennessy, L Delaby, A Van den Pol-Van Dasselaar… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In temperate regions of Europe where grass grows for most of the year, grazed pasture is the
lowest cost feed for milk production. Grazed pasture can make a contribution to dairy cow …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of stocking rate on pasture production, milk production, and reproduction of dairy cows in pasture-based systems

KA Macdonald, JW Penno, JAS Lancaster… - Journal of dairy …, 2008 - Elsevier
Ninety-four cows were randomly allocated to 1 of 5 stocking rates (2.2, 2.7, 3.1, 3.7, and 4.3
cows/ha) in a completely randomized design for 3 years. Herds were seasonal calving, with …

How do we feed grazing livestock in the future? A case for knowledge‐driven grazing systems

J Horn, J Isselstein - Grass and Forage Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Grassland degradation has been observed worldwide and is often a result of
overexploitation or abandonment. Knowledge‐driven and precise grazing management is …