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Ration planning

Ration planning

Ration planning can determine the profitability and health of the animal. Some things to be considered when planning rations; the species and life/development-stage specific nutrient requirements, the feeding and management practices, the cost and environmental impact of feeds, the nutrient values of feeds, and the feed conversion ratios. Since on-farm production of feeds and grazing is prioritised in organic animal husbandry, good planning regarding the crop and paddock rotation is decisive.

Here you find all tools related to ration planning across species.


Tools

TitleIssuing organisationProjectYear of releaseRating
Acorns for fattening free-range pigs (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract)Ecovalia - Asociación Valor Ecológico , Universidad de CórdobaOK-Net EcoFeed20204.5 (2)
AVIFAF©Chambres d’agriculture Pays de la LoireOK-Net EcoFeed2015
Blue mussels as feedstuff (OK-Net EcoFeed Practice Abstract)AU - Aarhus UniversityOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Brewer's yeast silage for feeding pigs (OK-Net Ecofeed Video)Ecovalia - Asociación Valor EcológicoOK-Net EcoFeed20213.5 (2)
Dry Forages: Process and techniques (OK-Net EcoFeed Practice Abstract)AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura BiologicaOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Educational toolkit - strategies for sustainable and robust organic mixed...INRAE - National Research Institute for... , ENSFEA - Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Formation... , IDELE - Institute De L'elevageMix-Enable2021
Ensiling legume forage stems (ProRefine Practice Abstract)Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreProRefine , CORE Organic Cofund20224 (1)
Establishing forage turnip in the pasture outdoor area as supplementary feed to...SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesOK-Net EcoFeed2021
Experiments on the cultivation and feeding of nettles (OK-Net EcoFeed video)V.Ö.P. - Verbund Ökologische PraxisforschungOK-Net EcoFeed2021
Feed for organic pigsGård och djurhälsanOK-Net EcoFeed2009
Feeding faba bean to poultry in practiceLLH - Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft HessenLegumes Translated2021
Feeding insects for organic layers (OK-Net EcoFeed Practice Abstract)FiBL - Research Institute of Organic AgricultureOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Feeding of pigs: effect of silage (OK-Net Ecofeed Video)FiBL - Research Institute of Organic AgricultureOK-Net EcoFeed20194 (4)
Feeding organic pigs: a handbook of raw materials and recommendations for...University of NewcastleOK-Net EcoFeed2002
Feeding pea to poultryLLH - Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft HessenLegumes Translated2021
Feeding pigs in organic farmingITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , IBB - Initiative Bio Bretagne , Chambres d’agriculture Pays de la Loire , IFIP - Institut du PorcOK-Net EcoFeed2014
Feeding pigs silageInnovative FarmersOK-Net EcoFeed2016
Feeding strategies for broiler chickens (OK-Net EcoFeed Practice Abstract)Soil AssociationOK-Net EcoFeed20201 (1)
Feedstuffs for organic pigsCREA - Council for Agricultural Research and...OK-Net EcoFeed2012
FiBL Collaboration podcastFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture2023
FiBL Focus podcastFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture20204.5 (6)
Focus on the amino acid content of energy feedstuff components (OK-Net Ecofeed...Öko-Beratungsgesellschaft , Bioland BeratungOK-Net EcoFeed20205 (1)
Fodder trees for organic dairy goatsCCBT - Coordination centre for applied research... , Wim Govaerts , Odisee - University of Applied Sciences , Inagro2022
Foraging of broilers in outdoor areas (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract)AU - Aarhus UniversityOK-Net EcoFeed2019
Foraging of organic finishing pigs on protein-rich fodder (OK-Net EcoFeed...ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and FoodOK-Net EcoFeed2021
Foraging of pigs in outdoor areas (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract)AU - Aarhus UniversityOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Foraging sows on high-protein grasslandITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and FoodOK-Net EcoFeed2018
Foster cows and calves in co-grazing systems in Norway (CORE Organic Practice...NORSØK - Norwegian Centre of Organic AgricultureGrazyDaiSy2021
Free choice feeding - an alternative feeding method for laying hens (OK-Net...Öko-BeratungsgesellschaftOK-Net EcoFeed20204 (2)
Free-range laying hens: providing species-appropriate and sustainable husbandry...FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture , Bioland Beratung , KÖN - Kompetenzzentrum Ökolandbau Niedersachsen , Bio AustriaOK-Net EcoFeed2010
Free-range pigs: high animal welfare with appropriate infrastructure and...FiBL - Research Institute of Organic AgricultureOK-Net EcoFeed2019
Fulfilling 100 % organic poultry diets: roughage and foraging from the rangeORC - Organic Research CentreOK-Net EcoFeed20155 (1)
Fulfilling 100% organic pig diets: ConcentratesORC - Organic Research CentreOK-Net EcoFeed2015
Fulfilling 100% organic pig diets: Feeding roughage and foraging from the rangeORC - Organic Research CentreOK-Net EcoFeed20153.7 (3)
Fulfilling 100% organic poultry diets: ConcentratesORC - Organic Research CentreOK-Net EcoFeed2015
GrazyDaiSy - Organic dairy cattle grazing on different sites in...University of Hohenheim , Demeter e.V. , Bioland BeratungGrazyDaiSy2022
Green protein from locally grown crops (OK-Net EcoFeed Practice Abstract)AU - Aarhus UniversityOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Guide for assessing the protein quality in soya feed products (OK-Net EcoFeed...Donau SojaOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Guide for farms to plan small scale soya bean processing equipment (OK-Net...Donau SojaOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Guidelines for certification - organic feed processingCAAE - Servicio CertificaciónOK-Net EcoFeed2016
Improving health and welfare of pigs - A handbook for organic pig farmersFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture20154 (1)
Introducing maize, bean and courgettes into the diet of foraging pigs (OK-Net...ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and FoodOK-Net EcoFeed20191 (1)
Linseed supplementation for improvement of colostrum quality (Practice abstract...Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology...ProYoungStock2021
List of weeds traditionally used to feed pigsEcovalia - Asociación Valor Ecológico , Universidad de CórdobaOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Lucerne as pig feedSECALIBIO - Sécuriser les Systèmes Alimentaires en...OK-Net EcoFeed20195 (1)
Maize germ cake (OK-Net EcoFeed Practice Abstract)Soil AssociationOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Mother-bound calf rearing at the Rengoldshausen farm explained by Mechthild...FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture , Hofgut Rengoldshausen2019
Multi-species livestock farming (MIX-ENABLE Practice Abstract)INRAE - National Research Institute for... , CRA-W - Walloon Agricultural Research Centre , FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture , University BOKU Wien , Thünen-Institut , Tuscia University , SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesMix-Enable , CORE Organic Cofund2021
Nitrogen budget calculator. A tool to calculate N-budgets in organic forage...ZALF - Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape...20130.7 (5)
Nutrient digestibility in poultry (OK-Net EcoFeed practice abstract)ORC - Organic Research CentreOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Okara: Including a soya by-product into the poultry diet (OK-Net Ecofeed...AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura BiologicaOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Organic dairy cattle grazing on different sites in Baden-Württemberg: Optimizing...Uni Hohenheim , Demeter , Bioland BeratungGrazyDaiSy2020
Organic pig feeding. Feed, rationsLfL - Bavarian State Research Center for...OK-Net EcoFeed2020
Organic Poultry Production: Providing Adequate MethionineNCAT - National Center for Appropriate TechnologyOK-Net EcoFeed2010
Pasture management - Intensive rotational grazing with the Pitt Käch family in...FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture2021
Plants and planting designs for organic poultry rangesØkologisk Landsforening (Danish Organic National...OK-Net EcoFeed2015
Poultry feeding in organic farmingITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and FoodOK-Net EcoFeed2015
Protein extraction from forage legumes (ProRefine Practice Abstract)AU - Aarhus UniversityProRefine , CORE Organic Cofund2022
Proteins from organically grown green crops are promising poultry feedICROFS - International Centre for Research in...OK-Net EcoFeed2014
Rapeseed regrowth and white clover cover crop valorisation through sheep grazing...CRA-W - Walloon Agricultural Research CentreDiverimpacts2022
Ration planning tool, user manual and webinar: Poultry and swineITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , FiBL - Research Institute of Organic AgricultureOK-Net EcoFeed20214.8 (5)
Recommendations for using soy-based feedstuffs for poultry production (OK-Net...Bioland BeratungOK-Net EcoFeed20205 (1)
Recommendations for using soya-based feedstuffs in pig husbandry (OK-Net Ecofeed...Donau SojaOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Relevance of roughage feeding to pigs (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract)FiBL - Research Institute of Organic AgricultureOK-Net EcoFeed2019
Rotating pasture for pregnant sows (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract)ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and FoodOK-Net EcoFeed2019
Rotational grazing for organic pregnant sows to replace protein components...ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food , Chambres d’agriculture Pays de la Loire , IDELE - Institute De L'elevageOK-Net EcoFeed20205 (1)
Seaweed as feed supplement (OK-Net EcoFeed Practice Abstract)AU - Aarhus UniversityOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Silage feeding for laying hens (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract)AU - Aarhus UniversityOK-Net EcoFeed20193 (3)
Single-phase feeding and compensatory growth in growing and finishing pigs...SLU - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Soy with less anti-nutritional factors excellent for yields and rationsCRPA - Centro Ricerche Produzioni AnimaliOK-Net EcoFeed2019
Starfish as feedstuff (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract)AU - Aarhus UniversityOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Storage of soybeansTaifun-Tofu , LZ SojaOK-Net EcoFeed2015
Strategy options for feeding 100% organic feed to organic monogastric livestockV.Ö.P. - Verbund Ökologische PraxisforschungOK-Net EcoFeed2014
Sunflower oil cake (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice Abstract)AIAB - Associazione Italiana Agricoltura BiologicaOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Test with laying hens for feed in the open air area (OK-Net Ecofeed Video)V.Ö.P. - Verbund Ökologische PraxisforschungOK-Net EcoFeed2021
The OBSALIM Method: Feeding Evaluation on ruminantsFiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture2019
The potential feed value of grain tailings for poultry (OK-Net Ecofeed Practice...Soil AssociationOK-Net EcoFeed2021
The potential for sprouted seeds to supply feed for laying hens (OK-Net Ecofeed...Soil AssociationOK-Net EcoFeed20204 (1)
Traditional raw materials, alternative products and by-products for organic pig...Universidad de CórdobaOK-Net EcoFeed20202.5 (1)
Unprocessed soya beans low in trypsin inhibitors in organic pig fattening diets...Donau SojaOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Use of a robot to feed roughage, improving welfare of broilersSEGESOK-Net EcoFeed2018
Utilisation of waste heat from biogas plants for drying fine-grained legumes...Bioland BeratungOK-Net EcoFeed2020
Whey in pig feedLa finca de hoyOK-Net EcoFeed2017

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