Loose housing-nothing to lose? Exploring the on-farm profitability, risk and agricultural policy consequences associated with a tie-stall ban on dairy farms

Due to stricter animal welfare regulations, in Norway tie-stalls for dairy cows are banned from 2034 onwards. The aim of this paper is to explore the profitability, risk and agricultural policy consequences associated with the transition from tie-stalls to loose housing. Data on farm economics and...

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Main Authors: Bjørn Gunnar Hansen, Maria Natalie Jenssen, Ingrid Melstveit Larsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2022-05-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/113911