Novel, mass-produced housing systems and innovative technical equipment for animal husbandry are subject to a mandatory official approval process. Furthermore, the regulation governs the implementation of assessments of mass-produced housing systems and stable equipment in accordance with Section 18 of the Animal Welfare Act for the purpose of obtaining an animal welfare label.
The HBLFA is a testing body in accordance with Section 8 Paragraph 1 of the Specialist Unit/Husbandry System Ordinance
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The HBLFA is a testing body in accordance with Section 8 Paragraph 1 of the Specialist Unit/Husbandry System Ordinance
weiterführende Links
- Assessment of the slip resistance of stable floors
- Evaluation of a novel deep box variant with rubber base using an Animal Positioning System
- Assessment of farrowing pens - legal compliance and housing technology
- Assessment of farrowing pens - barn climate and thermoregulation behavior
- Organic pig farming in practice
- Cross Compliance Assessment System for Animal Welfare - cross compliance tool for animal welfare
- EIP Project SaLuT – Clean air in animal production
- Development of an assessment system for animal welfare for implementation in the farm management tool FarmLife
- ERA-NET SUSAN Project: FreeWalk
- Evaluation of the animal welfare measure in the LE 07-13 program
- Evaluation of farrowing pens with the possibility of temporary restraint of the sow
- Manuals and checklists for self-evaluation of animal welfare
- International recommendations for cattle husbandry developed
- Guidelines for the approval of stables
- Project IBeSt: Innovations for existing pigsties – for the benefit of animals and humans
- Framework conditions for the use of compost barns in dairy farming
- Animal welfare standards of a model region
- Animal welfare, yes – but not in my home
- Comparison of different farrowing pens
- Application and further development of the FarmLife-Welfare Index for cattle
- Development of an assessment system for animal welfare for implementation in the farm management tool FarmLife
Team
Dr. Elfriede Ofner-Schröck
Institute leadership Organic Farming & Livestock Biodiversity
Dr. Birgit Heidinger
Institute Management: Animals, Technology and Environment
Engineer Irene Mösenbacher-Molterer, MEd
Head of DepartmentLinks
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