The most important forage feeding species in the Alpine space are bovine animals, horses, sheep and goats. The energy demand depends on the herd composition (age class, gender) of each species and the desired output (type of product). In the calculation, the energy demand for raising and sustaining the above-mentioned species is taken into account as well as the energy that is needed to produce milk from dairy cows.
<font 14px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>(1) Calculate the statistical herd composition</font>
<font 14px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>(2) Calculate the annual energy demand</font>
<font 14px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>AED = (Quantity of each animal species)X(percentage of the age class)X(energy demand per day)X(365)</font>
<font 14px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>(3) Inclusion of milk production for dairy costs in the model</font>
<font 26px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Biomass Production</font>
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<font 14px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Flowchart depicting the procedures used to derive the demand indicator</font>
<font 12px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>References:</font>
<font 12px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Jäger H. (2017): Mapping of supply and demand of biomass from Alpine Grassland. Master Thesis. Technical University of Munich.</font>
<font 12px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Eurostat. (2010). Production of cow’s milk on farms by NUTS 2 regions. Retrieved 18th May 2017, from:</font><font 12px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&language=en&pcode=</font>__tgs00046