Why is the survey on animal husbandry in Austria (TIHALO III) being conducted?
The results of the study serve to evaluate and ensure the effectiveness of measures already implemented. This inventory must be compiled by the Federal Environment Agency in accordance with international regulations, even if no actual data on animal husbandry is collected and made available for calculation.
Good and valid data are the basis for using real-world figures instead of standard scenarios to calculate the Austrian Air Pollution Inventory (OLI) . Using standard values would produce a significantly more unfavorable result for domestic livestock farming. Therefore, it is also in the strong interest of the agricultural sector to provide realistic, reliable figures in order to represent the agricultural sector as accurately as possible.
The aim is to present the reductions already achieved and to tackle the remaining challenges together with appropriate funding incentives and expert support from the Chambers of Agriculture, agricultural associations and organizations, and Raumberg-Gumpenstein. The questionnaire was developed jointly with staff from the Chambers of Agriculture, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, the umbrella organizations of livestock farming organizations , and the Ministry of Agriculture, under the leadership of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein .
