Salevid, Pernilla
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
After decoupling EU income support, normal Swedish systems for suckler cow-based beef production are unable to pay the costs of new investments and market wages for labour. New production systems, able to achieve full cost coverage, were identified by an expert panel. The two most profitable suggestions can be characterized as 'organic with high environmental grants and premium price for beef' and 'conventional with outdoor wintering of cows'. Both systems presuppose the availability of large areas of semi-natural pasture per cow and larger herd sizes than are now common in Sweden. Breeding progress and other biological improvements could only marginally improve the profitability.
Keywords
beef production; grazing; production systems; forest-dominated regions; profitability
Published in
Outlook On Agriculture
2011, volume: 40, number: 2, pages: 131-138
Publisher: I P PUBLISHING LTD
SLU Authors
Kumm, Karl-Ivar
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Global goals (SDG)
SDG12 Responsible consumption and production
UKÄ Subject classification
Veterinary Science
Animal and Dairy Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5367/oa.2011.0037
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/57057