Grassland feed

    Feed production, feed quality and feed evaluation

    The production of grassland and field fodder with optimal yields and good feed value is the basis for circular livestock farming in Austria. Quality-oriented production requires professional management in the areas of grassland management, forage conservation and quality control.

     

     

    Poisonous plants

    Poisonous plants

    When feeding farm animals, rations that contain plants with toxic substances pose a threat to animal health. In this area, on the one hand, the identification of native and neophytic poisonous plants...
    Feed preservation

    Feed preservation

    Green fodder preservation consists of preserving the nutrients quantitatively and qualitatively by inactivating microbial and feed-specific enzymes before decomposition processes, i.e. before autolysis, oxidation, hydrolysis and microbial degradation...
    feed quality

    feed quality

    For the utilization of feed plants by various farm animals, their material composition and microbiological status (feed hygiene) are important in order to meet the animals' needs. The exact analysis of...