NuTiLaKat - Use of established and rare livestock breeds in landscape management - A cataloging of grazing projects in Austria
The preservation of ecologically valuable areas and the sustainable maintenance of cultural landscapes with the help of established and rare breeds of livestock makes a valuable contribution to the preservation of agricultural structures, sustainable...
Nutrient contents and losses of poultry manure under different storage conditions
Being able to define nutrient content values of poultry manure more precisely - basis for “The Guidelines for Proper Fertilization” Published by the BMLFUW Advisory Board for Soil Fertility and Soil Protection.
Emissions optimization of manure removal in cattle stalls
Recognize and accurately estimate the reduction potential of (climate and) ecosystem-relevant emissions by increasing the slider frequency. Different slider frequencies should be used here (twice a day compared to 6 and 12...
Evaluation of farrowing crates with the possibility of temporarily restraining the sow
The long-term keeping of sows in crates, which has been practiced in Europe since the 1970s, has repeatedly been the subject of public debate in recent years, which resulted in an ex-officio review procedure by the Ombudsman's Office...Investigations of gravel lawns on an inner Alpine site - comparison of limestone gravel and building material recycling based on vegetation and geotechnical properties
Gravel lawns as water-permeable, drivable and greenable gravel surfaces are also suitable as parking areas in the area of valley stations of ski areas if they are constructed accordingly.
Nutritional physiological evaluation of a chemical-thermal processing technique of feed barley
The dairy cow plays a central role in Austrian agriculture. Due primarily to the economic conditions, large amounts of easily digestible food are repeatedly used in feeding high-yielding dairy cows...
Short grass pasture as day or night pasture in dairy goat farming
The aim of the project is to investigate what the special challenges are to the grazing system of short-grass pastures with dairy goats. Of particular interest are the nutrient supply, especially the supplementary feeding of the goats in...
Raising fawns with whole goat milk or with milk replacer
Natural rearing or motherless rearing - this is a question many dairy goat farmers have to ask themselves every year. When rearing without a mother, a milk replacer is used and it should be checked how the milk replacer behaves in...
Meat quality from four Austrian game species (roe deer, red deer, chamois and wild boar) in the seasons
The present project is a cooperation project with a game processing and cutting company. The meat quality parameters (color, loss of dripping, cooking and grilling juice and tenderness) as well as ingredients and the fatty acid pattern are examined...
Wagyu as a crossing partner for Simmental cattle and Charolais - influence on meat quality and slaughter performance under Austrian fattening conditions
Wagyu beef - also known as Kobe beef - is a Japanese breed of cattle that is said to have excellent meat quality (very well marbled, exceptionally tender, special taste, etc.). Wagyu beef achieves...