This study presents a supply chain model for optimizing milk collection routing in multi-depot networks. The problem consists of a fleet of vehicles that leaves their depots (i.e., typically the driver's houses), visits an assigned set of farms to collect the raw milk, and delivers it to the...

In the face of increasing economic challenges and changing market conditions, farm resilience is becoming a key issue to ensure its development. The aim of this paper is to analyse the level of economic resilience of farms specialising in dairy farming in the ten largest dairy-producing...

The current Bangladeshi dairy sector faces many problems related to sustainability indicators from economic, social, and environmental perspectives. In this circumstance, they must combine cutting-edge innovation to overcome growing sustainability concerns and technical revolutions to become...

Concentration on elite breeding lines has endangered a number of traditional dairy breeds. Although several of those breeds are known for superior functional traits such as robustness, they are increasingly replaced by Holstein cows. A discrete choice experiment with 159 breeders revealed the...

Modern agriculture faces the challenge of supplying a growing world population with high-quality products while minimizing negative environmental and social impacts of its production and ensuring economic viability. Innovation is often considered key to achieving these goals, but its...

Manuscript type: Research Article Research Aims: Describing the extent to which belief factors, supporting reasons, and opposing reasons can shape attitudes, thereby creating an intention to purchase plant-based milk products. Design/methodology/approach: Using Behavioral Reasoning Theory. Data...

The paper analyzes comparatively the level of economic efficiency in the production of cow, sheep and goat milk, for the year 2023. The methodology used is economic analysis, based on the calculation of technicaleconomic indicators and economic efficiency indicators. The results indicate that,...

The implementation of the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM) requires the EU member states to conduct tests ensuring that the legal requirements of the FCM are met. These tests are performed by laboratories designated for official controls. In line with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on...

The implementation of the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM) requires the EU Member States to be able to conduct testing to ensure compliance with legal requirements. These tests are performed by laboratories designated for official controls In 2023, the EURL-FCM organised a PT round...

We seek to understand the welfare of dairy cattle in Denmark from 1750 to 1900, a period marked by significant agricultural development and industrialization. By applying contemporary animal welfare metrics to historical data, we uncover a detailed picture of how bovine welfare evolved. Our...

After the milk quota removal in 2015, the Irish dairy industry has expanded dramatically. Various economic, social and environmental considerations are part of farmer's choice to invest and to expand. This study evaluates selected factors contributing to recent dairy farmer's investment...

Dairycalf welfare is receiving increasing public attention. To ensure optimal practices, farmers need to engage and be mindful of unethical behavior. However, avoiding information on animal welfare is common and often driven by willful ignorance. We conduct an exploratory analysis on survey data...

The investigation into the employment-generating capacity of industries has captured the interest of numerous scholars on a global scale. However, there is a paucity of literature on the impact of the capacity underutilization of dairy processing plants (DPPs) on employment multipliers. This...

Background The milk processing sector in the Republic of Croatia faces numerous challenges. It is a distinctly bipolar structure, with some entities resembling the largest milk producers in the EU, while many small and medium-sized dairy farms struggle to remain competitive and achieve further...

Strategies for sustainable intensification of livestock are becoming increasingly important in designing interventions to develop the sector. In dairying systems, herd health management is among such strategies. While adoption patterns and productivity gains have been analyzed in previous...

The research conducted to study the impact of customers’ perceptions of corporate social marketing (CSM) on the multidimensions of brand equity in the case of dairy products in Vietnam. Research data was collected, through direct interviews, from 780 valid questionnaires responsed by customers...