The FFDS at a glance
The French FFDS takes place on a commercial Holstein dairy cattle farm and focuses on validating the implemented solutions for methane emissions reduction using alternative monitoring tools.
The demonstration uses RUMINATE’s developed solutions to deliver targeted nutritional schemes tailored to animal genotypes, while leveraging digital tools and more practically accessible equipment to monitor methane emissions and productivity under real-world farming conditions.
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Farm TECHNA associated farm
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Breed Holstein
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Production System Commercial dairy farm
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Scale Approximately 70–100 cows
Demonstration Focus
Genetic Panel
Use of RUMINATE’s genetic panel to support genotype-based interventions.
Targeted Nutrition & Decision Support
Application of the DST to provide targeted nutritional schemes based on the animals’ genotype.
Real-World Validation
Assessment of methane emissions and productivity under commercial farming conditions utilising easy-to-deploy equipment and digital tools, respectively.
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