Small ruminants

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- Health of small ruminants and pigs
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08.06.23

Kick-off meeting of the Gentle Dairy project: Inducing natural lactation in non-gestating goats

In April 2023, FiBL France kicked off the Gentle Dairy project with an event at a goat farm in the…

23.11.22

Sheep in orchards: discover two podcasts on the ÉCORCE project

The Vallée de la Drôme radio station, Radio Saint Ferréol, met FiBL France researcher Martin…
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Projects on the theme

Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Stress reduction in lamb rearing for ewes and lambs (Stressreduktion Lämmeraufzucht)	01.07.2025	31.12.2027
ongoing	FR	Monitoring the antioxidant status of sheep supplemented with local aromatic plants (OPAL)	01.01.2025	30.06.2028
ongoing	CH	Networking and advice on-farm slaughter	01.07.2024	30.06.2026
ongoing	CH FR	Lambs from dairy sheep	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	DE	Fortschritt mit Kompetenz und Spezialwissen für eine tierwohlgerechte, umweltschonende und nachhaltige Nutztierhaltung (Netzwerk Fokus Tierwohl)	01.01.2024	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH EU	Medicinal plants for animal health care: Translating tradition into modern veterinary (MedPlants4Vet)	12.10.2023	11.10.2027
ongoing	CH	Optimisation and reduction of anthelmintic use in Swiss sheep and goat flocks (ORA)	01.07.2023	30.06.2031
ongoing	FR	Study of factors for natural induction of lactation in non-gestating goats and consequences on their welfare (Gentle Dairy)	01.01.2023	13.12.2025
ongoing	FR	Study and promotion of rearing practices for young dairy cattle, sheep and goats with an adult (PANAS’LAIT)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
ongoing	CH	Facilitating Innovations for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems (Re-Livestock)	01.08.2022	31.07.2027
completed	CH	On-farm slaughter of pigs and small ruminants (hosk)	01.06.2022	01.06.2025
completed	CH	EU Öko CH Bio Side-by-side Vergleich	28.02.2022	01.05.2023
completed	DE	Animal welfare competence centre sheep (TWZ Schaf)	01.10.2021	31.03.2025
ongoing	CH	Pathways for transitions to sustainability in livestock husbandry and food systems (PATHWAYS)	01.09.2021	31.08.2026
completed	FR	Study of the parameters for the onset of lactation in non-pregnant goats (LACTODOUCE)	24.06.2021	31.01.2023
completed	FR	Studies about the association of sheep breeding and fruit tree production (ECORCE)	01.01.2021	31.12.2023
ongoing	DE	organicXlivestock (DL-TierDB)	15.12.2020
ongoing	CH	Protection of natural resources (water, soil) and promotion of biodiversity and challenges for agriculture in the face of climate change and economic issues (BLW Agroforesterie)	01.01.2020	31.12.2027
completed	CH	Weideparasiten über das Weidemanagement kontrollieren. In intensiven Systemen effizient umsetzbar? (Weidemanagement Trade-off)	01.01.2020	30.06.2024
completed	CH FR	Control of Gastrointestinal Nematodes (GIN) in goat by low-risk grazing systems in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (AuRA), France. Evaluation of the effect of summer, winter and mowing breaks on the GIN population on pasture (ParCap AuRA)	01.01.2020	31.12.2022
completed	DE	Development of a database for organic animals and for organic juvenile aquaculture animals according to Art. 26 of the EU Regulation 2018/848 (TierDB)	01.09.2019	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Anthelmintic resistance and targeted treatment in small ruminants and cattle in the canton Vaud – current situation, training and dissemination	01.01.2019	31.12.2020
completed	FR	Plants and plant products and Goat Health (PEP-IT Plante et Santé Caprine)	01.01.2019	31.12.2020
completed	CH	SMAll RuminanTs breeding for Efficiency and Resilience (SMARTER) (SMARTER)	01.11.2018	31.10.2022
completed	CH	MIXEd livestock farming for improved sustaiNABiLity and robustnEss of organic livestock (MIX-ENABLE)	01.04.2018	30.09.2021
completed	CH FR	Health of small ruminants and pigs (TRANSAAT)	01.09.2017	30.09.2020
completed	FR	Sheep in vineyards: toxicity risk evaluation of vineyard copper treatment on sheep	01.09.2017	01.09.2019
completed	FR	Phytotherapy and self-medication against gastro-intestinal nematodes in goats	01.06.2016	31.12.2017
completed	CH FR	Administration of Sainfoin pellets - Effects on internal parasites and cheese quality in goats	01.07.2015	31.07.2018
completed	CH	Tackling the parasitological challenges in organic ruminant farming practices (PrOPara)	02.03.2015	31.05.2018
completed	CH	Aromatherapie zur Kontrolle von inneren Parasiten bei der Ziege	01.02.2014	31.12.2014
ongoing	CH	Ram pasture	01.01.2014
completed	CH	Legumes and seaweed as alternative protein sources for sheep	01.01.2014	31.12.2017
completed	CH	Kontrolle von inneren Parasiten bei der Ziege durch gezielte Entwurmung und der Verfütterung von Esparsette (Onobrychis viciifolia)	01.08.2011	31.12.2012
completed	CH	The genetic basis for the selection of goats resistant to gastrointestinal nematodes (CAPARA)	01.04.2011	01.10.2013
completed	CH	Parasitenresistenz und Fleischqualität von Schweizer Schafen – mit Fokus auf alte und bedrohte Rassen	01.01.2008	31.12.2009
ongoing	CH	Kontrolle von gastrointestinalen Nematoden von Wiederkäuern mit dem nematophagen Pilz Duddingtonia flagrans	01.01.2003
ongoing	CH	Parasitenüberwachungsprogramm für kleine Wiederkäuer - BGK	01.01.2000
completed	CH	Endoparasitenbefall bei kleinen Wiederkäuern	01.01.1999	30.11.1999

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Small ruminants

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Kick-off meeting of the Gentle Dairy project: Inducing natural lactation in non-gestating goats

Sheep in orchards: discover two podcasts on the ÉCORCE project

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