Eco-efficiency of dairy farms in the Mur and Mürztal
In 2021, the research group “Eco-Efficiency of Agricultural Production Systems” developed a new methodological concept for the eco-efficiency assessment of agricultural operations and presented it as part of a peer-reviewed paper...
Animal Highlighted Article - February 2022
The technical article "Short confinement of sows after farrowing, but not pen type affects live-born piglet mortality" by Dr. Heidinger Birgit and Dr. Kristina Maschat as the first author was named “Highlighted Article - February 2022”...
Review - Electric Fence Action Day
Electric fence instead of barbed wire
2nd Organic Livestock Day 2022
The second Austrian Organic Livestock Day will take place this time on Friday, April 29th at the HBLA Origin in A-5161 Elixhausen in Salzburg. It's all about successful and location-adapted organic animal husbandry.
New ÖAG brochure: Getting started with pasture farming - tips and tricks for success
The “Organic Agriculture” specialist group, under the leadership of Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder published the specialist information 1/2022 on the topic “New publication: Getting started with pasture farming, tips and tricks for success”....
Sugar hay in calf feeding – first results published in the Journal of Dairy Science
At the end of 2021, a research project was completed in which the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein (Institute for Livestock Research) and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Institute for Animal Nutrition and Functional Plant Substances)...
FarmLife BD - Biodiversity assessment concept
The aim of the FarmLife Biodiversity (FarmLife BD) project was to develop a system for assessing the effects of different forms of agricultural management and management on biodiversity on the farm...
Dissertation on the importance of long-term observations in grassland experiments
Grassland is a versatile and important element of the Austrian cultural landscape and, in the form of hay meadows and pastures, not only serves as a feed base for livestock farming, but also with soil protection, water balance and biodiversity...