Direction of use of dairy cows
The experimental design envisages the comparison of 4 different genotypes (Fleckvieh, HF of conventional breeding, HF from New Zealand, HF of special lifetime production lines) at two concentrate levels (without CF, 40% CF).
Workhorses in nature conservation
Project "Horse Hay" - workhorses in nature conservation The project is carried out as part of the EU project BE-NATUR. The implementation is carried out in the Styrian Salzkammergut together with Rudolf Seebacher from the Pferdekurier association, the...
Control options for stabilizing the pH value of cattle manure
The targeted control of the manure pH value has only been discussed more intensively in the last few years. However, no processes suitable for organic farming have yet been developed.
Forage qualities and growth performance of permanent pastures at different growing heights
So far, professional paddock pasture has hardly been used in Austria. Since it is a very productive pasture system, it would be an optimal system for specialized pasture operations. The results of the investigation should...
Agricultural resources - economic operation
The economic operations of the Institute for Livestock Research represent the basis for the experimental work of all departments of the institute. Its task is to create, maintain and improve the infrastructure around the...
Influence of the preservation process on the feed value and milk production of meadow forage
Advice recommendations for the best possible form of preservation of meadow feed
PigFeed
When weaning piglets, the transition from liquid food intake (sow's milk) to solid food (piglet starter) is a critical phase and must therefore be designed in the best possible way.
Documentation of plant diseases occurring in organic farming, with particular attention to the influence of climate warming
Strong weather fluctuations, increasing drought stress on plants and a warmer autumn lead to changed disease dynamics and new clinical pictures. In recent years, five new cereal viruses and...
Diseases and pests of the Styrian oil pumpkin
Fruit rot and leaf drought that began at the end of July have been causing significant losses in the yield of Styrian oil pumpkin for several years. Two projects are dedicated to the causes of these diseases and the biology...
Studies on the biological control of speckle disease
The causative agent of the speckle disease, the fungus Ramularia collo-cygni, appeared in Austria in the mid-1980s and has since spread in the northern Alpine foothills, in the southern Burgenland-East Styrian hill country and in Carinthia...