Comparisons to pork production with boars, castrati and female animals
The aim of the project is to clarify whether fattening boars is possible under the prevailing conditions. Another part of the investigation is whether good pork can be produced without castration. Through a successful...
Studies on eliminating pain during surgical castration of piglets
The aims of the present investigations are to examine a novel form of pain elimination during the surgical castration of piglets in terms of its practical feasibility, sufficient pain reduction, and wound healing in...
Relationships between rumen pH and feeding and significance for animal health
For the continuous measurement of the pH value in the rumen (assuming the exact position in the reticulum), employees at the Graz University of Technology (Sciencepark) developed a probe that is used on rumen-fistulated cattle from the LFZ...
Possibilities for combating bird damage in different arable crops in organic farming
The aim of this scientific activity is to use suitable methods to address the problem of bird predation, which plays a major role in organic farming. The big problem is that in the organic sector there is hardly any...
Monitoring of potato diseases in organic farming
Susceptibilities of certain varieties under special site conditions. The aim of this scientific activity is to observe different potato varieties at different locations with regard to their...
Goat insemination - creation of theoretical and practical training documents
There is no training center for goat insemination in Austria. The nearest training center is approx. 800 km away (northeast Germany). The aim is to develop training documents for practical implementation...
Monitoring of plant diseases occurring in organic farming
With special consideration of the influence of climate warming
Reduction of dock stock in polluted grassland areas through targeted pasture management
The restoration of docks in polluted grassland areas represents a major challenge in organic farming. In this short-term project, the reduction in docks on pasture areas found in short-grass pasture farming is...
Suitability of different clover grass populations for organic farming
This experiment aims to answer several questions. On the one hand, the question needs to be clarified as to how high the nitrogen fixation capacity of the three most important legumes (lucerne, red and white clover) is and, on the other hand,...
Carcass and meat quality of fattening cattle in grassland (pasture vs. silage feeding)
The importance of grazing has increased significantly in recent years and it can be assumed that alternative beef production (pasture-grazing and suckler cow farming) in permanent grassland areas will become more popular in the next...