Long-term effects of treated and untreated manure
An exact plot test will be repeated four times on the permanent grassland areas of the organic teaching and research facility at the LFZ Raumberg-Gumpenstein. For this experiment, an area with a uniform seed mixture was newly...
EU project MONITOR
Hazard monitoring for risk assessment and risk communication Program: INTERREG IIIB Cadses Duration: 2 years (2006-2008) Partner countries: Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Austria Protection against catastrophic events...
Testing the feed value of current silage maize varieties
The yield and feed value of silage maize is determined by several factors. In addition to the vegetation stage and location, the influence of the variety also plays a decisive role. In this project, nine current, important and...
Survey of animal health parameters of calves in different calf igloos comparison tests
This project aims to examine parameters for assessing the health and behavior of breeding calves kept in calf igloos of different designs and to test the user-friendliness of the various hutches...
Protein supply for dairy cows in organic farming
Compared to conventional feeding, organic dairy cattle feeding is characterized by significantly lower protein contents of the feed, restrictions on the use and availability of protein concentrates and high...
Meat quality and slaughter performance of young cattle
The quality of agricultural meat products will become increasingly important for consumers and therefore also for farmers, butchers, meat processing companies and the catering industry in the future.
Studies on the timing of calving in dairy cows kept on full pasture
Influence of calving time on milk yield, nutrient supply as well as economic and ecological parameters
Straw requirement for deep litter in sheep farming
According to Appendix 3, 2.1 of the 1st Animal Husbandry Ordinance to the Federal Animal Protection Act 2005, the floor area must be sufficiently strewn with straw or similarly structured material. The question is, what amount is necessary to...
Piglet castration
The present project aims to test a novel method of eliminating pain in the context of surgical castration of piglets. Criteria include animal welfare, practical suitability, costs and pharmaceutical law requirements....
Piglet feeding trial as part of the project: “Safewastes”
Aim/problem: Residues from the pharmaceutical and food industries are tested for their suitability as diarrhea prophylaxis with a growth-promoting effect in weaned piglets. The raw materials used...