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For the first Agroecology-TRANSECT webinar, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Florian Leiber to talk to us about the special quality of dairy and meat products from grazing ruminant systems.
Dr. Leiber is an expert in animal nutrition and is currently co-head of the Department of Livestock Sciences, and the co-leader of the Animal Nutrition Group at FiBL Switzerland. His research area for many years was the grassland-based nutrition of ruminants, and is, by topography, a very relevant issue in Swiss agriculture in general.
Claims about health benefits of certain foods are seemingly everywhere. Dr. Leiber’s presentation sheds light on claims about the health benefits of grass-fed milk and meat, and is interesting for consumers and farmers alike. He bases his talk on the relation between botanical diversity, biochemical diversity of the feed and the resulting value for animal and human health.
A one-health idea may emerge if we look into the multifunctional effects of animal-feed interactions in grazing ruminants.
FiBL is a leading institution in organic agriculture research and education. FiBL has a highly competent staff with expertise in all matters organic: soil management and plant production, species-appropriate animal husbandry and holistic animal health, socioeconomic matters, organic food processing and comprehensive analysis of the organic market. Along with practical research, FiBL places a high priority on advisory work, training courses and providing specialist information (studies, technical leaflets, reference books, websites).
