As has been emphasised above, although one objective of fodder and the way in which fodder is supplied is animal nutrition, nutrition itself can also have different aims: on the one hand to maximise diary cow milk yields or, on the other, to maximise milk quality. The agroecological approach opts for that feeding regime that not only guarantees a certain milk yield per cow but also good milk quality. Additionally, in agroecological systems, fodder and the way in which it is supplied should fulfil this objective without having a negative impact on other objectives:

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