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Fungal Toxins in Wheat: Innovative Cropping Systems Reduce …

“Cut-and-carry” biofumigation: Compared with the control treatment (infected crop residues), the treatments with mulch layers of white mustard, Indian mustard and berseem clover reduced the DON and ZEN contents in wheat grains by 37–58% and … See more

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How Foods of Animal Origin Can Contribute to a Healthy, …

WebAn important advantage of foods of animal origin – which include meat, eggs, dairy, fish, molluscs and crustaceans – is their content of readily bioavailable nutrients …

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Measuring Life in the Soil

WebMeasuring Life in the Soil. Maurer C., Müller D., Lanfranchi M., Weisskopf P., Oberholzer H., Walder F. Original article appeared in Swiss Agricultural Research. …

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Swiss Cheeses Are an Important Dietary Source of Vitamin K2

WebVitamin K plays a key role in blood clotting and in bone and cardiovascular health. Cheese, and semi-hard cheese in particular, is an important source of this microbially synthesised …

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Limiting Protein Supply in Cattle Feeding

WebIn the case of rations supplemented with concentrates (max. 12% protein), the minimum meadow- and pasture-fodder percentages may be under 65%, and 1500kg …

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Raw Milk and Raw-Milk Products Affect our Health

Web19.06.20. J. Eberle, Muolen. Raw milk and raw-milk products can affect our health in both positive and negative ways. A study conducted by Agroscope summarises current …

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The potential of fermented foods for a healthy and sustainable …

WebBread, sauerkraut, cheese, wine, beer, yoghurt, chocolate, coffee, kimchi, tempeh, soy sauce, miso, etc. – all these are fermented foods and are part of our daily diet. What …

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Influence of composts and digestats on soil fertility

WebIn order to estimate the potential of Swiss composts to influence soil fertility and plant health, one hundred composts representative of the different composting …

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Equine Health: Dust and Ammonia Emissions from Eight Different …

WebIn equine husbandry, dust and ammonia emmissions have an important impact on respiratory health. Eight different bedding materials were tested for these emissions …

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The fall and rise of Swiss Braunvieh Breeding

WebJust 20 years ago, over half of the genetic material for the breeding of Braunvieh cattle was imported – primarily from North America – despite the fact that …

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Increasing Food-Security Challenges Faced by Switzerland

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed the high level of food security in Switzerland, even in crisis situations. To ensure supply during a severe shortage, …

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Supplement Improves Growth in Low-Birthweight Piglets

WebThis stage is crucial for the animal’s development and future health. Use of the supplement with low-birthweight piglets increased their average daily weight gain by 30g/d and total …

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Dairy Cows: Swiss Farms Surveyed on Drying-off Practice

WebIn March 2021 an online survey was sent to a representative sample of 1974 Swiss dairy farmers. A total of 518 completed questionnaires were evaluated. At drying off, 35% of …

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Aptitude of emmer and einkorn varieties for cultivation

WebThough suitable for breadmaking, einkorn and emmer wheat are hulled grains that are nowadays largely neglected. These cereals are frugal and robust and …

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The Bacterium Morganella morganii Forms Biogenic Amines in …

WebBiogenic amines in foods represent a health risk. Researchers from Agroscope and INRAE investigated the formation of these undesirable substances in raclette cheeses by the …

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Soil Carbon Sequestration – Offsetting Greenhouse Gases

WebGlobal Change Biology 2021;00:1–18. Together with project partners, Agroscope investigated soil carbon sequestration potentials for 24 European countries. …

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Use of Horses: Performance and Welfare in Working Horses – a …

WebThe continuous recording of the tractive force of 1300 N and 2600 N with the dynamometer in two Freiberger teams, in combination with heart rate measurement and the collection …

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Beekeeping – A Mobile Application for Controlling the Varroa Mite

WebApizoom Sàrl, a Swiss start-up, supported by EPFL and assisted by Agroscope’s Centre for Bee Research in Bern and Identitas AG, has developed a mobile …

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Why Many Farmers Feel e-Government Services Are an Additional …

WebA study from 2019 has shown that around a third of Swiss farmers have coped quite well with the transition from paper to electronic forms, whilst 40% of the farmers stated that …

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