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Scientific ProgrammeLand use systems in grassland dominated regionsScheduleSunday 20
Monday 21
08:00 Welcome, Registration Tuesday 22
08:15 Plenary Session 2 Wednesday 23
08:15 Plenary Sesson 3 Thursday 24
08:15 Plenary Session 5 Monday 21 June
Opening Ceremony Opening address Steffen P., President of the European Grassland Federation Welcome address Pfister M., Vice-President of the government of the canton of Lucerne
Recent and future developments in the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union Burtscher W. (representative of the European Union)
Switzerland - a grassland dominated region: consequences for national economy and agro-environmental policy Bötsch M. (representative of the Swiss Government)
Multi-functionality of grassland systems in Switzerland Jeangros B. and Thomet P. (representatives of the Swiss Grassland Society)
Institutional arrangements for the agri-environment: objectives, local conditions and institutional choices Hodge I. (United Kingdom) and Oriz Miranda D. (Spain)
European grassland farms caught between unfriendly markets, perpetually changing agricultural politics and environmental demands? Dabbert S. and Krimly Tatjana (Germany)
Competitive low cost dairy cattle production in Switzerland 1004 Durgiai B. and Müller R. (Switzerland)
Efficient and effective policies to prevent fallow land at high altitudes in Swiss mountain regions Gotsch N., Flury Ch. and Rieder P. (Switzerland)
Multifunctionality and agricultural subsidies of mountainous grassland in Austria Wytrzens H.K. and Neuwirth J. (Austria)
Grassland conservation projects: methodology of assessment,achievments and obstacles Scheringer J., Bergmann H., Gerowitt B., Isselstein J., et al. (Germany)
Comparing contributions of agriculture to environmental functions in a grassland area: method and results Rapey H., Josien E., Lardon S., Fiorelli C., et al. (France)
The optimum land-use plane for the Comune of Gjinar-Elbasan Karadumi S., Dida M., Starja K., Cukalla K., et al. (Albania)
Greenhouse gas budget of intensively and extensively managed grassland Ammann C., Flechard C., Fuhrer J. and Neftel A. (Switzerland)
Variation in organic carbon content in Flemish grassland soils Mestdagh I., Lootens P. and Carlier L. (Belgium)
Effects of livestock management on carbon stocks and fluxes in grassland Casals P., Garcia-Pausas J., Romanyà J., Camarero Ll., et al. (Spain)
Effects of ozone on carbon allocation and dark respiration in two Medicago sativa cultivars Lötscher M. and La Scala S. (Germany)
Effects of ecological compensation areas on species diversity in the Swiss grassland - an overview Walter T., Herzog F., Birrer S., Dreier S., et al. (Switzerland)
Veterinary antibiotics in animal slurries - a new environmental issue in grassland research Burkhardt M., Stoob K., Stamm C., Singer H., et al. (Switzerland)
Dabbert S. (Germany) Room: Group Room 2
Jarvis S.C. (United Kingdom) Room: Auditorium
Fry G. (Norway) Room: Group Room 1
Welcome address by Helen Haas-Peter, president of the City Parliament Tuesday 22 June
The contribution of grassland to social benefits of agriculture - a economic analysis Lehmann B. and Hediger W. (Switzerland)
Grassland and water resources: recent findings and challenges in Europe Benoît M. and Simon J.-C. (France)
Species rarity, agricultural management and environmental factors in permanent grasslands Pervanchon F., Gainel C., Amiaud B. and Plantureux S. (France)
Restoration steps of agriculturally improved grassland on humic soil - management, seed bank and scale Hald A.B. (Denmark)
Ecosystem effects of biodiversity manipulations in European grasslands Spehn E.M., Hector A., Joshi J., Scherer-Lorenzen M. and Schmid B. and the BIODEPTH project (Switzerland)
Plant diversity and nitrogen dynamics in experimental grassland systems Scherer-Lorenzen M. (Switzerland)
Biomass production following N-fertilization in experimental grassland communities differing in plant species richness and composition Palmborg C., Carlsson G. and Huss-Danell K. (Sweden)
Grassland Renovation and Ley-Arable Rotations (in collaboration with the EGF working group 'Grassland resowing and grass-arable rotations')
Grassland renovation in Northwest Europe: current practices and main agronomic and environmental questions Taube F. and Conijn J.G. (Germany, Netherlands), Ref 3192
Effects of grassland renovation on crop and animal performance Søegaard K., Hopkins A., Bommelé L. and Gierus M. (Denmark, UK, Belgium, Germany), Ref 3156
Effects of grassland cultivation on N and C cycles and soil quality dynamics Vertès F., Hatch D., Velthof G.L., Abiven S., et al. (France, UK, Netherlands, France, UK, Germany), Ref 3245
C and N losses in sandy soils of NW Germany after conversion of grassland Springob G. (Germany), Ref 3237
Reducing fertilizer N use by application of ley-arable rotations Nevens F., Bommelé L., Reheul D., Verbruggen I., et al. (Belgium), Ref 3239
Departure for Mid-Tour 5
Departure for Mid-Tour 1
Mid-Tour 3 Mid-Tour 4 Mid-Tour 6 Mid-Tour 7 Mid-Tour 8 Lunch is served in the coaches.
Arrival in Lucerne, Culture and Convention Centre
Boarding the boats The boats are ready for us in front of the Culture and Convention Centre
Departure of the boats Aperitif, Supper, Folkloric entertainment Wednesday 23 June
Optimising best practice for N management in livestock systems: meeting production and environmental targets Jarvis S.C. (United Kingdom) and Menzi H. (Switzerland)
Challenges and tools to develop efficient dairy systems based on grazing: how to meet animal performance and grazing management? Peyraud J.L. (France), Mosquera Losada M.R. (Spain) and Delaby L. (France)
Effects of livestock breed and stocking rate on sustainable grazing systems: 1. Project description and synthesis of results Rook A. J., Petit M., Isselstein J., Osoro K., et al. (UK, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, UK)
Foraging behaviour of sheep rotationally grazing annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaudin) Molle G., Decandia M., Sitzia M., Cabiddu A., et al. (Italy, UK)
Observed spatial and seasonal patterns of cattle activity versus simulated effects in an exclosure experiment Buttler A., Kohler F., Wagner H. and Gillet F. (Switzerland, France)
Using grassland resources for dairy production with low concentrate in humid Spain González-Rodríguez A. (Spain)
Improving the sustainability of milk production systems in Europe through increasing reliance on grazed pasture Mayne C.S., Rook A.J., Peyraud J.L., Cone J.W., et al. (Ireland, UK, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain)
Vitamin contents of forages as influenced by harvest and ensiling techniques Nadeau E., Johansson B., Jensen S.K. and Olsson G. (Sweden, Denmark)
The use of n-alkanes to estimate grass and clover intake of lactating dairy cows Bruinenberg M.H. and De Visser M. (Netherlands)
New realisations for the estimation of the ensiling potential of forages Kaiser E. and Weiß K. (Germany)
Silage effluent production from round baled grass silage Dürr L. (Switzerland)
Performance of heifers offered herbage with birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) or white clover (Trifolium repens L.) Nilsdotter-Linde N., Olsson I., Hedqvist H., Jansson J., et al. (Sweden)
Limits to sustaining productivity, product quality and animal welfare in forage-based dairy systems Oldham J.D. and Dewhurst R. (United Kingdom)
Effects of grass based diets on the content of micronutrients and fatty acids in bovine and caprine dairy products Martin B. (France), Fedele V. (Italy), Ferlay A., Grolier P., Rock E., Gruffat D. and Chilliard Y. (France)
Mattenklee landraces, a valuable source of genetic variation for red clover breeding Boller B., Tanner P., Günter S. and Schubiger F.X. (Switzerland)
Reducing the environmental impact of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.): physiological approaches underpinning germplasm improvement Marshall A.H., Collins R.P., Abberton M.T., MacDuff J.H., et al. (UK)
Grass-legume mixtures in arable crop rotations Kryszak J. (Poland)
The nitrogen efficiency of dairy production is determined by the production intensity of the system Bleken M.A., Hansen S. and Steinshamn H. (Norway)
The effect of forage quality on N intake and N excretion under rotational grazing Schellberg J. and Gebbing T. (Germany)
Nitrogen utilisation and methanogenesis of sheep fed ryegrass silage supplemented with ensiled legumes and tannins Carulla J.E., Kreuzer M., Machmüller A., van Dorland H.A., et al. (Columbia, Switzerland)
The effect of different legumes-based pastures on the fatty acid composition of sheep milk with focus on CLA Cabiddu A., Addis M., Spada S., Sitzia M., et al. (Italy)
Rapid decline of contents of beneficial omega-7 fatty acids in milk from grazing cows with decreasing herbage allowance Elgersma A., Ellen G. and Tamminga S. (Netherlands)
Dietetically relevant polyunsaturated fatty acids in the milk of cows grazing pastures at different altitudes Leiber F., Wettstein H.-R., Nigg D., Kreuzer M., et al. (Switzerland)
Effect of haylage or maize silage based diets with or without energy restriction on milk fat properties S., Hurtaud C., Delaby L. and Peyraud J.L. (France)
Winter feeding systems and dairy cows breed have an impact on Camembert and Pont L'Evêque PDO cheeses in Normandy Hurtaud C., Berthelot D., Delaby L. and Peyraud J.L. (France)
Switching from grass to maize diet changes the C isotope signature of meat and fat during fattening of steers Gebbing T., Schellberg J. and Kühbauch W.
Grazing the highlands: food, biodiversity and catchment implications Körner Ch., Spehn E. and Nakhutsrishvili G. (Switzerland, Georgia)
Impact of soil conditions and agricultural use on the plant species diversity of Alpine pastures Müller P., Güsewell S. and Edwards P.J. (Switzerland)
Effects of grazing exclusion in alpine grasslands in the Central Alps Erschbamer B., Moser C. and Vorhauser K. (Austria)
Past and present land use effects on subalpine grassland species and functional diversity Lavorel S., Quétier F., Gaucherand S., Choler P., et al. (France)
Biomass responses of subalpine grasslands in the Pyrenees under warming conditions Sebastià M.T., Mola B., Arenas J.M. and Casals P. (Spain)
Cultural and biological diversity of grasslands in the Swiss Alps Fischer M., Stöcklin J., Weyand A. and Maurer K. (Switzerland, Germany)
Peyraud J.L. (France) Room: Group Room 1
Oldham J.D. (United Kingdom)
Room: Culture and Convention Centre, Open-Air Terrace
Room: Culture and Convention Centre, Lucerne Hall Thursday 24 June
The potential and limitations of integrated grassland research Fry G. (Norway), Tress B. and Tress G. (The Netherlands)
Knowledge exchange: searching for impact Wielinga H.E. (The Netherlands) and Kania J. (Poland)
Tissue turnover during the winter in a perennial ryegrass sward Hennessy D., French P., O'Donovan M. and Laidlaw S. (Ireland)
Are structural plant traits relevant indicators of fertility level and cutting frequency in natural grasslands? Ansquer P., Cruz P., Prévot P., Theau J.P., et al. (France)
Mapping grazing activity and sward variability improves our understanding of plant-animal interaction in heterogeneous grasslands Garcia F., Carrère P., Decuq F. and Baumont R. (France)
The vegetation typology as a management tool for intra-alpine summer pastures Bassignana M. and Bornard A. (Italy, France)
Life cycle assessment of roughage production Huguenin-Elie O. and Nemecek T. (Switzerland)
Network of extension service and Grassland Society toward an effective grassland management in Estonia Selge A. and Viiralt R. (Estonia)
Farmer's experiences and scientific on-farm experimentation integrated in an experiential science approach Baars T., Veltman L. and Van Eekeren N. (Netherlands)
Schools can be valuable partners to promote interest and knowledge of grassland management Bele B., Rosef L., Norderhaug A. and Almendingen S. F. (Norway)
Forage and grasslands production and utilisation in France: a CD-Rom presenting a systemic analysis Huyghe C., Lalande N., Duru M., Lherm M., et al. (France)
Nutrient balancing at the farm level: The Swiss experience Uebersax A. and Schuepbach H. (Switzerland)
Synthesis Peel S. (United Kingdom), Plantureux S. (France), Boller B. (Switzerland)
Business Meeting
Closing Ceremony
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