Holstein and Simmental cattle in bull fattening - animal performance, slaughter value and meat quality
The present project was part of a large research project on the “overall efficiency of the beef, milk and fattening production system”. In addition to a dairy cow trial (Milch Efficiency), a bull fattening trial with Simmental cattle (FV) and 3...
New publication on feeding sugar hay to calves
Another article on the sugar hay project with calves (HealthyCalf) was recently published in the journal Archives of Animal Nutrition. This article describes how feeding very high quality hay with or without...
Project added value mountain agriculture
FarmLife is used in the “Added Value Mountain Agriculture” project. This two-year EIP-Agri project (2022-2024) is a cooperation between farms, scientific institutions and the economy to...
Species-rich pasture mixtures for areas with high rainfall in the Alpine region
Pasture use is a central component of organic farming and is also stipulated in the guidelines as a mandatory feeding system for roughage consumers.
Contribution of graduated grassland use to optimizing yield and biodiversity on organic farms
Consumers who increasingly use products from organic farming also have a high sensitivity to the way their food is produced. There is a clear trend towards...
Optimization of the ration with the help of vital parameters: New use case with Smaxtec and Hetwin
With the direct recording of health data inside the cow, the rumen bolus revolutionized the health monitoring of dairy cows in practice and research. At the same time, the latest technology can be used to...
Project P4Heat: Development of a reliable heat detection tool for combination husbandry
Heat detection systems are already widely used in dairy farming. However, the common systems are only partially suitable for combination holding due to their lack of accuracy. Together with the company Smaxtec...
HypoCaMot project – detecting milk fever early with the help of rumen motility
The current options for predicting milk fever (hypocalcemia) for individual animals are limited. Laboratory diagnostic parameters that describe the activity of bone and calcium metabolism are used in agricultural...
New EU project: agrifoodTEF
Artificial intelligence will change the way we live and therefore the way we produce our food. As part of the EU project “agrifoodTEF”, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein and...
Influence of the direction of use and live mass of dairy cows on the nutrient efficiency, environmental impact and economic viability of milk production
Due to improvements in feed quality and husbandry conditions, as well as new breeding methods and breeding progress, the performance of dairy cows has increased significantly in recent decades, which has also increased income from...