Dr. Lisa Baldinger
Bio-pig Management
address
Wels branch office
Austraße 10
4600 Thalheim near Wels
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Phone
07242 47011 451
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Further information

- Head of Department “Organic Pig Management”  

- Head of the pig research facility at the Thalheim/Wels branch

- Addressing research questions on the following topics:

  • Organic breeding for healthy and fit pigs 
  • Optimizing the husbandry environment 
  • Organic feed, regional and resource-efficient 
  • Organic Animal Health Management 
  • Optimizing product quality

 

Project “FERTIG25” – Piglet rearing in the farrowing pen

On organic pig farms, sows predominantly farrow in individual farrowing pens, where the sow and her piglets remain for several weeks. Late...

Bio Austria Farmers' Days 2026 – Pig Day was well attended again

The Pig Day, organized by Bio Austria in cooperation with the Organic Institute of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein as part of the Bio Austria Farmers' Days...

Project launch AbduStop - Herd-specific vaccines to reduce weaning diarrhea in organic piglets

Post-weaning diarrhea is a multifactorial disease that negatively impacts animal welfare and causes economic losses. The...

New VDI guideline 3894 sheet 3: Emissions and immissions from livestock facilities - feed, feeding and emissions

At the end of 2025, VDI Guideline 3894 (Emissions and immissions from livestock facilities) was expanded to include Part 3. VDI 3894 Part 3 deals with...

Utilization of mushroom residues in organic pig feed

The production and consumption of organic gourmet mushrooms has been steadily increasing in Austria for years. As a by-product of the marketable mushrooms...

Project completion: ZAC – Breeding for E. coli resistance

E. coli resistance: The end of post-weaning diarrhea?! Post-weaning diarrhea and edema disease are swine diseases that cause significant economic losses...

Open stable door day in Thalheim/Wels

The Institute for Organic Agriculture at its branch in Thalheim/Wels regularly opens its barn doors to visitors. From ...

Reduction of dust pollution in organic pigsties - ReduSta

Comparison of methods for reducing dust pollution in the air of organic pig farms. In organic pig farming, dust pollution...

Sustainable Food Management: Knowledge about Animal Husbandry as a Basis for Quality

Food managers form an essential bridge between agriculture and consumers. To live up to this responsibility, ...

Project “Sow Condition” – Changing the body condition of organic breeding sows

Both the body structure and the body condition, which refers to the amount of fat cover, change in breeding sows over time....

Competence centre for organic farming of LfL Bavaria visits Bio Institute

The Organic Farming Institute of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein has been working closely with the LfL's Organic Farming Competence Center in Bavaria for many years.

Bio-Institute at the international scientific conference on organic farming

The 17th Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture took place at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) from March 5th to 8th, 2024. The theme was...

Organic pig farming in Austria - Podcast 56

Approximately 3% of pigs kept in Austria live on organic farms. This percentage seems small at first glance; Austria is thus...

Sustainable food management through knowledge of agricultural animal husbandry

The profession of food manager often forms the link between agriculture and consumers. Therefore, a sound knowledge of... is of great importance.

Daily life in the barn at the Institute for Organic Agriculture Thalheim/Wels

Stable day in Thalheim/Wels; registration at 07242/47011; ...