Animal nutrition

What FiBL is doing on this theme
- Group Animal nutrition, Department of Livestock Sciences, FiBL Switzerland
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18.04.25

Fodder trees: a supplementary forage resource for livestock

Researchers from FiBL and Agroscope recently published an article entitled "Fodder trees: a…

22.08.24

Duckweed – unknown but full of possibilities? New factsheet for interested parties

Duckweed is a valuable source of protein and a potential crop for animal feed. FiBL Switzerland has…

02.08.21

Feeding: Secondary compounds of prime importance

In animal feeding, secondary plant compounds such as tannins, alkaloids and essential oils have for…

28.07.21

Soybean processing systems factsheet published

The original document "Sojaaufbereitungsanlagen", initially published by FiBL Germany, was…

30.06.20

Video: Feeding insects for organic layers

Feeding of insects offers new possibilities to overcome the protein gap in organic farming.

05.05.20

Video: Increasing domestic protein supply with intercropping

Over ten years ago, only about 80 hectares of organic peas and fava beans were cultivated in…

28.04.20

Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe

The online platform Organic Farm Knowledge (www.organic-farmknoweldge.org) intends to promote…

14.04.20

New video: Toasting soybeans for feeding laying hens

Soybeans are an excellent source of protein for both humans and livestock. However, they also…

14.03.19

New publication on organic animal farming with FiBL input

A new book with contributions from several FiBL authors explores how organic animal production can…

09.08.18

ProYoungStock – new research project on sustainable calf rearing

In spring 2018, eight European organisations started a three-year research project on sustainable…
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Duckweed - Circular Economy Potentials (Wasserlinsen Circular Economy)	02.01.2024	31.12.2026
completed	DE	Wirtschaftlichkeitsanalyse der Pelletierung von Kleegras- und Grünlandschnitt in der Ökomodellregion Rhein-Main	01.08.2023	31.05.2024
ongoing	DE	Circular feeding strategies in organic poultry production (GreenChicken)	01.06.2023	31.05.2027
completed	AT	Carbon footprint of soybean meal from the ATK company	01.09.2022	01.11.2022
completed	AT	Kultivierung alternativer Eiweißquellen in rauen Lagen Österreichs am Beispiel Mühlviertel	01.02.2022	31.01.2025
completed	AT	CO2 Bilanz von Mastschweinen der Marke Berger REGIONAL OPTIMAL verglichen mit einem Szenario mit einer Fütterung von Sojafuttermitteln aus Übersee	01.12.2021	30.04.2022
completed	DE	Sustainable and resilient cultivation of insects for an innovative use in feed and food production (reKultI4Food)	01.11.2021	30.04.2025
completed	CH	Roughage in chicken farming - effects on protein utilization/-efficiency in hybrids and dual-purpose breeds	01.09.2021	31.10.2023
completed	CH	New agricultural nutrient flows using water lentils	01.01.2021	31.01.2025
completed	CH	Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems (MIXED)	01.10.2020	31.03.2025
completed	DE	Organic turkey production: Requirement adjusted amino acid and vitamin supply under consideration of genotype, feeding strategy and husbandry conditions	03.03.2020	30.06.2024
completed	AT	Bewertung von THG-Ersparnissen durch den Einsatz von Donau Soja statt importierter Übersee-Soja auf Ebene ausgewählter tierischer Lebensmittelprodukte	01.03.2020	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Maize intercropping for silage (Maïs associé pour ensilage)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
ongoing	CH	Reduction of protein concentrates on intensive organic dairy farms (REiM-Projekt)	01.01.2019
completed	CH	Legumes Translated (Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems) (Legumes Translated)	01.11.2018	30.04.2022
completed	CH	Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed (OK-Net EcoFeed)	01.01.2018	31.03.2021
completed	CH	Nachhaltig produzierte Wasserlinsen als mögliche neue Proteinquelle für die Schweizer Tierernährung am Beispiel der Aquakultur	01.12.2017	31.01.2021
completed	CH	Efficiency and sustainability of producing and feeding insect-based feedstuff to fish and poultry	01.08.2017	01.03.2020
completed	CH	Calf feeding with minimized concentrates	01.07.2017	31.12.2024
completed	CH	To develop sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in EU (LegValue)	01.06.2017	31.05.2021
completed	DE	Potenzialanalyse - Produktion von ökologischem Insekteneiweiß in einem regionalen Kreislaufmodell für Hessen	10.03.2016	30.11.2016
completed	CH	Organic soya in Switzerland – Optimising the Swiss production chain from seeds to the final product (B3S)	01.01.2016	31.03.2019
completed	CH	Development of a forb-rich functional feed pellet to improve protein conversion of cows in roughage-based farm systems	01.01.2016	31.12.2019
completed	DE	Improving nutrition by integrating low-input livestock and crop production in sustainable farm management in DPR of Korea (LiveCrop (DPR Korea))	01.04.2015	31.12.2018
completed	CH DE	Support for organic plant breeding research (Support Pflanzenzüchtung)	01.10.2014	30.09.2019
completed	CH	Europaweite landwirtschaftliche Weiterbildung für erfahrene Bioberatungspersonen (EATorganic)	01.09.2013	31.12.2015
completed	CH	Assessment of Sustainable Provision of Goods and Services from Grassland-based Systems	01.06.2013	31.05.2014
completed	CH	BIOSUISSE extension in animal feeding (BIOSUISSE Fütterungsberatung)	01.01.2012
completed	CH	Efficient Forage Based Ruminant Systems (EFBS)	01.01.2012	31.12.2016
completed	CH	“Swiss Made” protein: Protein feeds made from indigenous resources for organic poultry and pigs	01.09.2011	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Improved contribution of local feed to support 100% organic feed supply to pigs and poultry (ICOPP)	01.09.2011	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Development of technologies to produce feed proteins on the basis of waste materials from agriculture and the food processing industry (Hermetia)	01.04.2010	31.03.2013
completed	CH	Influence of minimized concentrate feeding on animal health and performance of Swiss organic dairy cows (Feed no Food)	01.10.2009	01.10.2010

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Animal nutrition

What FiBL is doing on this theme

News on the theme

Fodder trees: a supplementary forage resource for livestock

Duckweed – unknown but full of possibilities? New factsheet for interested parties

Feeding: Secondary compounds of prime importance

Soybean processing systems factsheet published

Video: Feeding insects for organic layers

Video: Increasing domestic protein supply with intercropping

Organic Farm Knowledge - A unique resource with tools for farmers across Europe

New video: Toasting soybeans for feeding laying hens

New publication on organic animal farming with FiBL input

ProYoungStock – new research project on sustainable calf rearing

Relevant publications for practitioners

Projects on the theme

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