Animal welfare stables reduce emissions in the same way as exhaust air purification
pig emissions sector , carried out via the EU's EIP-AGRI track, a new husbandry system based on animal welfare with three functional areas and a permanent outdoor area for the pigs developed.
The investigations lasted more than two years and, in addition to Raumberg-Gumpenstein's main responsibility, were carried out in a cross-border joint project.
In addition to the emissions of ammonia , smell and noise , the behavior of the animals examined in particular,
- the workload and
- the construction costs are also recorded
- Particular attention was paid to the fine dust content of the stable air
The results positively exceed the expected emission reduction potential . These are compliant with the potential for exhaust air purification in terms of odor and ammonia, but with the main advantage that this is already reduced and applied in the animal area.
A significant share of this potential is attributed to fecal-urine separation, which . The multi-phase feeding and the first integrated underfloor supply air duct with cooling function in summer and supply air preheating in winter complement the emission reduction.
Numerous stables have already been built according to this new concept or are currently under construction.
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In conversation with Dr. Andreas Steinwidder tells Ing. Eduard Zentner about the results of the largest Austrian research project on pig emissions and the potential of these findings for pig farmers.
