Pasture-based veal production of dairy bull calves might be a sustainable alternative to conventional veal production, as access to pasture allows the expression of natural behaviors, and thus contributes to calf welfare. However, scientific data on growth rate, carcass characteristics and meat quality have not yet been reported. The main purpose of the study was to test whether a clover-grass sward with or without herbs resul...

The knowledge of the precaecal digestibility of crude protein (CP) and amino acids (AA) has gained importance. However, since animal welfare is given high priority, animal digestibility experiments are recommended to be reduced or replaced. Thus, in vitro approaches are of interest for feed evaluation. The present study aimed for an adaption of a multi-enzyme assay. An in vitro assay to predict the precaecal digestibility of C...