Chicks in the chicken coop
(c) HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

Poultry research

In addition to the pig research barn, the Institute for Animals, Technology and the Environment operates a barn for studying gaseous emissions (ammonia, methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and odor) from poultry farming.

In two identical, completely separate compartments, different feeding strategies can be examined with regard to emissions and their impact on the animals' biological performance. After more than 10 years of scientific research in the fattening poultry sector, the compartments were adapted for laying hens in 2024 - to date there has been little knowledge of emissions here. The research questions are processed in close coordination with the Austrian poultry industry, feed manufacturers and animal nutrition experts.

team

Zentner Eduard, engineer, department head

Ing. Eduard Zentner

Animal husbandry systems, technology and emissions
Kropsch Michael, BMA

BMA Michael Kropsch

Emissions from animal husbandry
Mösenbacher-Molterer Irene, Ing.in

Ing.in Irene Mösenbacher-Molterer

Animal husbandry systems, technology and emissions
Lackner Luke

Luke Lackner

Domestic economy