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The article highlights a significant variation in the number of dairy cows across different cantons in Switzerland, with the southern cantons hosting fewer than 30 cows per 100 hectares of useful agricultural area (UAA), and the higher numbers found in central and eastern Switzerland, with Obwalden canton having the highest at 104 dairy cows per 100 hectares of UAA. However, the article notes that this figure does not account for summer pastures in mountain cantons, which are not included in the definition of UAA, potentially underestimating the dairy cow density in these regions.
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The number of dairy cows varies greatly depending on the canton. If we calculate the number of dairy cows per 100 hectares of useful agricultural area (UAA), then the southern cantons of Geneva, Valais, Ticino and Graubünden have less than 30 dairy cows per hectare of UAA. Espace Mittelland is in the middle of the table with a number between 37 and 67 dairy cows. In the cantons of central and eastern Switzerland, the number of dairy cows is higher. The canton of Obwalden leads the way with a number of 104 dairy cows per 100 hectares; this corresponds to approximately one dairy cow per hectare UAA. ...
Source: sbv
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