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Crop production systems |
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1.1 Conservation, breeding and propagation of grassland plants 1.2 Grassland improvement and recultivation 1.3 Soil, water and nutrient supply 1.4 Feed production, feed quality and feed evaluation |
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Animal production systems |
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2.1 Species-appropriate animal husbandry, animal health and animal welfare 2.2 Animal nutrition, digestive physiology and feeding management 2.3 Feed evaluation in vivo 2.4 Technology and electronics in animal husbandry 2.5 Breeding and Genetics 2.6 Quality and value of animal foods |
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Environmental impact of agricultural production systems |
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3.1.Soil, water, plants and animals 3.2 Nutrient and energy flows 3.3 Biodiversity, vegetation dynamics and nature conservation 3.4 Agricultural meteorology and climate impacts 3.5 Emissions and immissions from livestock farming 3.6 Biodiversity Animals 3.7 Life cycle assessment and resource efficiency |
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Organic farming |
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4.1 Variety selection, cultivation technology and plant protection in organic farming 4.2 Site-adapted use of organic grassland 4.3 Organic farm animals – keeping, feeding, animal health and breeding 4.4 Organic guidelines and law |
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Rural development |
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5.1 Securing the existence of farms 5.2 Land use and cultural landscape 5.3 Competitiveness 5.4 Food: security of supply, regional availability and diversity 5 5 Cooperations for efficient knowledge transfer |
the Institute for Livestock Research has access to various stables for cattle, sheep and goats as research resources. The animal population consists of around 180 cattle (including almost 70 dairy cows of the Holstein Friesian, Fleckvieh and Brown Swiss breeds) and around 200 sheep and goats. Exact and husbandry experiments are carried out in the research fields of animal nutrition, alternative cattle farming, herd management and sheep and goat farming. - further information
In the Institute for Plant Production and Cultural Landscape, the scientific and systematic processing of all questions of plant production, especially grassland farming, takes place in conjunction with questions of the cultural landscape and rural areas. - further information
The Institute for Species-Appropriate Animal Husbandry and Animal Health researches and works on questions of species-appropriate animal husbandry, animal protection and animal protection law, the assessment of stable structures, stable facilities and husbandry systems with regard to function, animal welfare, and effects on animal health and the well-being of farm animals. - further information
The Institute for Organic Agriculture and Livestock Biodiversity works on questions about organic grassland and livestock farming, animal health, arable farming and legal issues in organic farming at three organically managed locations. Other focal points include work on the preservation of rare farm animal breeds in Austria. - further information