Est-ce possible pour les grands troupeaux de pâturer tout en gardant une production laitière élevée: l'expérience de 2 fermes laitères Belges.

peer reviewedGrazing is more and more abandoned because of increasing size of herds and automation of herd management (e.g. automatic milking system – AMS). In this context, this study aims to evaluate milk production and composition of 2 large Belgian dairy herds equipped with AMS during winter and summer. These herds were followed over 2 years. At grazing, 30% of the offered feed was grass. Milk production in both herds was similar in summer and winter (30.2 ± 7.14 vs 29.7 ± 7.8 ± in Herd 1 and 26.9 ± 0.8 vs 26.4 ± 0.8 in Herd 2) while their milk composition differed. In conclusion, it is possible for grazing to be preserved even in large herds without impacting noticeably on the herd performance.Innovative and sustainable systems combining automatic milking and precision grazin