Impact of bio-fuels on dairy feeding

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The  Technical report is available to download.

For further information please contact Ray.Keatinge@dairyco.ahdb.org.uk or call 024 7647 8687

This project examined the positive and negative impacts of the biofuels industry on the dairy cow industry. In particular the project focused on:

• The impact of biofuels on the dairy cow feed market
• Understanding the impact of supply changes on the economics of dairy cow feeding and cow nutrition
• Identifying any foreseeable issues and developing strategies to address them, where appropriate, in the short, medium and long term
• Providing recommendations for future work necessary to address issues and strategies