The EIP project “Mountain Dairy Cattle” started at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein last year. This involves the documentation and evaluation of structural solutions for the required conversion measures on dairy farms in extreme mountain locations in Austria. Employees at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are currently working on assessing the animal welfare and emissions risk potential on the farms. These results are then evaluated. 

Since the adaptation of the dairy barn brings with it many challenges, especially in mountain areas, the solution approaches from the project companies are collected and made available for consultation. Some of the approximately 30 mountain farmers who are taking part in this project have already converted their stables; the remaining conversions will take place over the course of the project.