Sustainability, nutrient and energy flows in the dairy cow: an overview
Emeritus Professor John Webster
Mar 2026 · Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
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This introductory chapter comes in two parts. It first sets out the rules of engagement: the complex set of interactions that determine the sustainability of dairy farming. The chapter starts with some basic elements/concepts involved in sustainability. It then provides a simple introduction to the principles of biochemistry and physiology that determine energy and protein exchanges in the dairy cow. This is intended as a context for other, more detailed discussions that explore particular ways to manipulate these fundamentals in the direction of net zero.
This introductory chapter comes in two parts. It first sets out the rules of engagement: the complex set of interactions that determine the sustainability of dairy farming. The chapter starts with some basic elements/concepts involved in sustainability. It then provides a simple introduction to t...
About the author
Dr John Webster is Emeritus Professor in Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol, UK. He established the Animal Welfare and Behaviour Group at the University of Bristol, one of the largest and most highly-regarded of its kind in the world, and was a founder member of the Farm Animal Welfare Council which pioneered the Five Freedoms for farm animals. Professor Webster is editor of an earlier Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing volume: Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 3: Dairy herd management and welfare (published in 2017). Other key books written or edited by Professor Webster include Understanding the Dairy Cow and Animal Husbandry Regained: the place of farm animals in sustainable agriculture.
Dr John Webster is Emeritus Professor in Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol, UK. He established the Animal Welfare and Behaviour Group at the University of Bristol, one of the largest and most highly-regarded of its kind in the world, and was a founder member of the Farm Animal Welfare...
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