Table 2 Sub-categories from the “feeding/fodder” category (Table 1), categorised and sorted by the authors by coincidences in contents (n = 144; 16 informants with no answer in this category; 1 questionnaire not analysable; 416 practices mentioned in total)
Sub-Category | Number of practices | Explication | Examples of practices |
|---|---|---|---|
Kind of fodder/feed | 164 | Composition of fodder and different components of particular fodder, including feeding composition at a particular stage of animal life | “mountain meadow hay”, “wheat bran”, “colostrum” … |
“14 days before calving, feeding of …” | |||
Quality of fodder | 125 | Different terms for high quality | “clean”, “healthy”, “good”, “own” |
Feeding ration | 65 | Amount of feeding ration and appropriate rate of different components of the fodder | “more hay than silage“, “enough of…”, “not too much of …” |
Method of fodder production | 39 | Methods concerning mainly grassland | “no artificial fertiliser for grassland”, “mowing after sunset”, “mowing when grasses are mature” |
Other sub-categories | 23 | “naturally feeding”, “organic agriculture” |