Italian beef and dairy cattle farms are undergoing a transformation. While the absolute number of farms isdecreasing, the average number of animals per farm is increasing. This trend is leading to a gradual declinein less structured farms, often those with lower levels of technology, in favor of larger organizationscapable of optimizing the cost-to-revenue ratio through investments in both mechanization and per-capitaproduction efficiency. This assertion, particularly concerning dairy cattle, is supported by data published bythe European Commission. In Italy, the number of dairy cows decreased from 1,822,000 in 2015 to1,639,000 in…
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