Managed grazing offers one way to respond to this. She enables
- improved animal monitoring ,
- simplified access to individual animals and
- a more optimal use of the alpine pasture . Besides, she is
- the basis for herd protection .
Qualified shepherds play a central role in this. In this podcast episode you will find out why guided grazing management is important, what it can look like and what tasks shepherds have to do with it.
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder and Maria Naynar take you to the alpine pastures - where the air gets a little thinner.
By the way - if you are interested in shepherding training, please take it
In this podcast episode, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder with Maria Naynar about the management of alpine pastures with sheep and goats and the experiences that Ms. Naynar had in her alpine summers - just take a look:
Further information
- Fear of the wolf: Tyrolean shepherds look after sheep around the clock (Youtube, article from BR's Unser Land)
- Tyrolean pilot projects herd protection Alm (Tirol.gv.at)
Impressions of Maria Naynar's alpine summer
