Upper Austrian official veterinarians visit the Thalheim/Wels branch
The official meeting of the Upper Austrian official veterinarians under the direction of the state veterinary director Dr. Thomas Hain took place on October 23rd. in Wels.
Turnkey construction for piglets
A modular sow stable offers optimal conditions for birth and nursing and relieves the burden on the organic farmer.
New organic ÖAG info - organic calf feeding and cost-effectiveness
The basis for good development and a long service life of cattle is laid in the first weeks of life. Animal-appropriate feeding and housing conditions play an important role.
Paddock or short grass pasture?
In a pasture-based feeding system, the pasture area becomes the feeding table. As with stable feeding, the ration on this feeding table must be checked regularly. In addition to the...
“Recent Results” - Milk fingerprinting and feeding
In order to ensure the quality of special milk programs (pasture milk, meadow milk, hay milk, etc.), but also to better describe the environmental factors in breeding value estimation, the possibility of using easily obtained...
Video about the ÖAG manure brochure
The ÖAG organic specialist group published a practical brochure on the use of manure in organic grassland. The brochure can be ordered from the Austrian Association for Grassland and Livestock at cost price...
New Bio-ÖAG info “Manure as a valuable fertilizer in organic grassland”
Manure flora and humus consumption are just two words that are often used in connection with the manure fertilizer. But what's wrong with using liquid manure in permanent grassland? Are the prejudices justified and does she have the bad...
Food efficiency in cattle fattening
Intensive cattle fattening, as we know it from US feedlots, perform unfavorably in terms of food efficiency. Significantly more food-grade feed is fed here than is ultimately returned to food through the beef...