Investigation of ventilation systems in pig stables with regard to animal health
In a cooperation project between the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein with 25 agricultural businesses and the company Schirnhofer Ges.mbH, ventilation deficiencies in pig stables identified in a summer period are to be examined to determine their impact...
Round balers compared in terms of feed quality for hay and silage
Round bale technology has been an integral part of the agricultural harvest chain for over 20 years. More than 15 years ago, round bale technology began to be increasingly used in the area of roughage preservation (silage and hay)...
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...