Research projects

    Guide to sound technology in agriculture

    Kropsch Michael, BMA

    BMA Michael Kropsch

    Emissions from animal husbandry

    Noise has become a constant companion of modern people living in the technological world. It is well known that roads, rail and air traffic as well as commercial establishments are common sources of noise emissions. In this context, agricultural and forestry operations have for a long time been little in the public eye. However, this has increasingly changed in the recent past.

    In order to take this circumstance into account and to be able to provide agricultural businesses with advice on this complex topic, the project “Practical Guide to Sound Technology in Agriculture” was carried out at the Institute for Species-Appropriate Animal Husbandry and Animal Health at the LFZ Raumberg-Gumpenstein. The project was carried out in cooperation carried out with the Forum Schall and Department V/5 of the BMLFUW.

    The “Practical Guide to Sound Technology in Agriculture” provides comprehensive instructions for sound technology practice. It is available to approval authorities and experts alike and makes a significant contribution to the standardized treatment of noise problems in agriculture. This means that, for the first time, a set of rules is available for dealing with noise emissions from agriculture (including secure calculation bases for emission models). To date, comparable foundations have not existed either nationally or internationally.

    The “Practical Guide to Sound Technology in Agriculture” was published in spring 2013 on the homepage of the Austrian Federal Environment Agency and is freely available download

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    Image cow in the playpen

    Image cow in the playpen

     Source: HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein/M. Kropsch

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    Noise measurement and sound technology in agriculture - in stables and their surroundings 

    Kropsch Michael (2009 - 2012)
    Institute 3 - Animal, Technology Environment