Details:
- Individual feeding places with Calan facility for individual feed allocation for 63 dairy cows in a closed hall,
outdoor lying area: cuccettes with straw - manure - mattress - Calving boxes or special needs area for up to 20 animals
- Paved walking surfaces, animal-friendly rubber mats with folding slide manure removal
- Modern 2 x 4 auto tandem milking system
- Manure pit with preparation for a biogas plant
- Concentrated feeding station with automatic animal weighing
- Survey of individual water intake through 9 individual drinkers
- Investigation of the suitability of rations for ruminants using an electronic rumen sensor
- 2 separating bays
- High hygiene standards for animal treatments - own treatment room; Surgical interventions are also possible
- Visitor gallery: Excursions can observe the animals from above - low risk of introducing infections
- Seminar room for stable seminars and practical lessons for students with a view of the stable and the outside area
Possibilities:
- Feeding tests according to modern standards and statistical requirements - individual animal feed and water intake, permanent animal weighing
- High test accuracy – elimination of a specific stable influence
- Practically adapted test designs possible
- Increasing experimental capacity
- Cross-institute projects (ethological studies and observations)
- Showcase project for practice – animal welfare, practical suitability, favorable procedures in research operations, efficient use of personnel
- Optimal intersection of research and teaching (infrastructure, technology, collaboration, theses)
- Practical lessons for students and as part of adult education
- Participation in large national and international cooperation projects
