In a Changing World-An Economical Comparison Between Traditional and Wet-And-Drought-Resistant Grasses in Swedish Cattle Production Under Different Weather Scenarios.

ABSTRACT: This study compared the profitability when feeding silages of different grass species in enterprises with either dairy cows, beef breed bulls, or beef suckler cows. Traditional (TR) grasses timothy and meadow fescue was compared to the alternative wet-and-drought-resistant (WD) grasses tall fescue, festulolium, and reed canary grass in three different weather scenarios with either normal conditions (Ref), delayed late harvest time due to wet weather conditions (Wet), or decreased grass yield due to dry weather conditions (Dry). Contribution margin calculation was conducted for three geographical regions in Sweden. In the Ref and Wet scenarios, TR was more competitive than WD for dairy cows and beef bulls in all regions. Also in the Dry scenario, TR was more competitive than WD for dairy co

SUBMITTER: Holmstrom K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816082 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature