Knowledge transfer in cattle Husbandry : New management practices, attitudes and Adaptation

Preface 9; Abele Kuipers; From agricultural extension to communication for innovation 11; Cees Leeuwis; Different approaches to advise cattle farmers: the charter of good practices in cattle breeding 31; Anne-Charlotte Dockes and Caroline Hedouin; How environmental problems are addressed to farmers - pyramid model, research, knowledge transfer, practices and attitudes 47; Abele Kuipers, Karin de Grip and Paul Galama; Extending the University to Oregon livestock producers 59; James R. Males; Extension work in milk and beef production in Slovenia 63; Marija Klopcic and Joze Osterc; Knowledge transfer in Slovak cattle production during the transformation period 77; Stefan Mihina, Bill Mitchell and Vojtech Brestensky; Know-how transfer in animal breeding - the power of integrated cow data bases for farmer's selection of bulls to improve functional traits in dairy cows 85; Jan Philipsson, Jan-Ake Eriksson and Hans Stalhammar; Producers' attitudes towards modernization and expansion 97; Roger W. Palmer and Jeffrey Bewley; Quality management systems (QMS) as a basis for improvement of milk quality in extension services 117; Lothar Doring and Hermann H. Swalve; Focused research, information transfer and advice: first evaluation of a new approach undertaken in Emilia-Romagna 125; Adelfo Magnavacchi and Giancarlo Cargioli; The impact of the Zimbabwean change process on dairy farming and farmer attitudes 135; Stanley Marshall Makuza and Clemens B.A. Wollny; Factors determining technology adoption by beef producers in the United States 143; Larry L. Berger; Use of management practices to differentiate dairy herd environments in Southeastern Sicily 149; Emiliano Raffrenato, Pascal Anton Oltenacu, Robert W. Blake and Giuseppe Licitra. Strategic challenge of Lithuanian cattle breeding sector and attitudes involved 155; Valdas Dalinkevicius, Donata Uchockiene, Peter Doubravsky and Gintaras Kascenas; Design of large scale dairy cattle units in relation to management and animal welfare 161; Roger W. Palmer; Health management in large-scale dairy farms 189; Jos P.T.M. Noordhuizen and Kerstin E. Muller; Use of longevity data for genetic improvement and management of sustainable dairy cattle in the Netherlands 199; Rene van der Linde and Gerben de Jong; Labour efficiency and multi-functionality on Irish dairy farms 205; Bernadette O'Brien, Kevin O'Donovan and David Gleeson; Practical experiences with smallholder milk recording in Malawi: a case of Lilongwe milkshed area 215; Agnes C.M. Msiska, Mizeck G.G. Chagunda, Hardwich Tchale, James W. Banda and Clemens B.A. Wollny; Online-available milk-recording data for efficient support of farm management 227; Betka Logar, Peter Podgorsek, Janez Jeretina, Boris Ivanovic and Tomaz Perpar; Influence of work routine elements of milking on milking parlour performance 231; Bernadette O'Brien, Kevin O'Donovan and David Gleeson; Transfer of knowledge to practice in Slovenia 237; Marija Klopcic, Joze Osterc, Marko Cepon and Branko Ravnik; Keyword index 243; Author index 245.