Assessment of dairy production development on the example of Polish conditions and comparison with certain European countries

• Main Author: Marek Gaworski
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Estonian Academic Agricultural Society 2016-06-01
• Series: Agraarteadus
• Subjects: automatic milking system; dairy production system; indices; livestock; milk yield
• Online Access: http://agrt.emu.ee/pdf/2016_1_gaworski.pdf

Changes observed in the European dairy sector in the last decades constitute an important example of transformation processes taking place in the global food economy. The aim of the study was to present an analytical approach to assessment of advance concerning certain technical and biological resources in the farm dairy production system. Data from the Polish dairy production system were used to show and assess some of the trends regarding the dairy system development, including some comparisons with other EU countries. As a result of undertaken studies, there are scientific premises to identify technical and biological solutions for optimizing the farm dairy production system, allowing sustainable improvement. Further effective transformation of the Polish dairy sector requires overcoming certain barriers hindering development of the sector, connected first of all with high dispersion in raw milk production and its low technology level, high dispersion of dairy processing, and others. Implementation of modern technical equipment for milking at dairy farms needs simultaneous improvement of dairy cow herds and other factors, e.g. economic profitability.