Following a visit to the Schauer company and a tour of an animal welfare-oriented barn for fattening and piglet rearing in Upper Austria, the participants met for the actual conference in Raumberg-Gumpenstein. In addition to a comprehensive program, there was an overview of the research activities of the four institutes and a tour of the research facilities on site.
On the evening of the second day, organizer and department head Eduard Zentner took his colleagues to Lake Plannersee for a refreshing dip. Finally, there was a positive outcome: with colleague and institute director Dr. Birgit Heidinger, there will be an Austrian representative within this DLG working group for the first time.
We thank our colleagues from Germany for their visit and the very productive and refreshing exchange.
