When cows take photos - press release on innovative organic research
When it comes to studying the grazing behavior of cattle, organic research in Raumberg-Gumpenstein also uses a very creative means...
Are sprouts also in pig diet?
Germinating seeds for human consumption has been practiced for thousands of years. This is intended to improve digestibility, increase vitamin content and enrich minerals.
2016
A safety net for pig farming
With frozen boar semen against losses caused by epidemics or disasters. The genetic backup for Upper Austrian pig breeding is a cooperation between the Austrian Livestock Gene Bank and the Upper Austrian Pig Breeding Association.
2016
Breeding cows for organic dairy systems - Which cows do low-input and organic farms need?
Organic and low-input dairy farms rely on forage-based dairy cattle feeding with little supplementary feeding. However, in many industrialized countries - and also in Europe - breeding has moved strongly in the direction of...
2016
Organic pasture and milking robots
The combination of pasture farming with AMS poses particular challenges for operational, feeding and pasture management. The question arises as to how the grazing, which is important for animal-friendly cattle husbandry, can be best managed with the AMS...
2016
Eco-efficiency in practice
Soil, plants, animals and fertilizer form a cycle in which food is produced. In a closed cycle, exactly as many nutrients are supplied as are needed to produce the food. Through...
2016
Plan the stable from the pig's perspective
Current operational report on the Wels/Thalheim experimental farm of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein organic pigs Planning the stable from the pig's perspective!
2016
Prevent diseases by choosing the right potato variety
Organic potatoes require a lot of attention. Even if the potato is rather modest in terms of location and climate, there are numerous obstacles lurking between cultivation and harvest in the form of plant diseases and pests...
2016
Are cattle efficient food suppliers?
Animals have always been an important source of food for humans. Today, around a sixth of food energy and a third of food protein worldwide come from animal sources. In line with the increased need of...
2016
Scientific basis for eco-efficiency
Eco-efficiency expresses the relationship between environmental impacts/resource consumption and the economic value of a product for a production process. Eco-efficiency therefore stands for ecological and economic efficiency....
2015-11
Economic evaluation of milk production systems
As part of a master's thesis at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (Vienna), an economic evaluation of the milk production systems "full pasture and stable farming" was carried out, adapted to Austrian framework conditions, based on...
2015-10
Circular Agronomics - A Horizon 2020 project
The Eco-Efficiency Working Group of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is a partner in the Horizon 2020 project "CIRCULAR AGRONOMICS: Efficient Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus cycling in the European Agri-food System and related up- and down-stream processes...
Milk fingerprint
Not all milk is the same! In the future, results from new milk analysis methods will be used in herd management, breeding but also in quality assurance and marketing of quality products. At HBLFA ...
2014-04
Small ruminant
The small ruminants sheep and goats not only represent important elements in landscape management, especially in economically less favorable areas, but they also produce excellent food. Basis...
2014-02
Livestock biodiversity
Livestock biodiversity – what is it? “Biodiversity” i.e. “diversity of life” is the basic requirement for the ability of living beings to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Our farm animals were...
2014-01
2013-12
Spatial processing of weather and climate data
Spatial models for vegetation and yield dynamics in commercial grassland {jd_file file==12438} Optimization of temperature interpolation for mountain areas as a basis for investigating grassland-specific growth dynamics...
2013-11
Spatial modeling of soil parameters
GIS for calculating the soil water balance {jd_file file==12408} Spatial modeling of soil temperatures for Austria {jd_file file==12409} Spatial modeling of soil temperatures for Austria - conference paper {jd_file...
2012-07
Grassland indicator plants
The individual plant species do not occur randomly next to each other in permanent grassland. Only species with similar location requirements can coexist; they form a plant community. The species composition...
2011-12
Weed control
Dock control in grassland_Poster series I-III {jd_file file==12285} Dock control in grassland Poster series IV-VI {jd_file file==12287} Grab the dock by the roots {jd_file file==12535}
2011-11
Dispatch of publications
The HBLFA runs a publishing business for its own publications:
2011-07
Green Mountain: Sustainable development models for mountain areas
Mountain areas are important habitats and ecosystems that face a variety of hazards and threats. Due to the generally difficult economic situation, the population often migrates.
2011-04
Research areas
Crop production systems 1.1 Maintenance, breeding and propagation of grassland plants 1.2 Grassland improvement and recultivation 1.3 Soil, water and nutrient supply 1.4 Feed production, feed quality and feed evaluation...
2011-01
Where can you find us?
The Raumberg-Gumpenstein Teaching and Research Center is geographically located in the heart of Austria. This is how you find us
2010-06
Expansion and expansion of the long-term storage facility for seeds of grasses and small-grain legumes
The existing seeds at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein are currently in cold storage with a temperature of 4 °C and a humidity of approx. 50%. These conditions allow storage with sufficient vitality...
2010-04
Department Committee
The personnel representation works on the basis of the Personnel Representation Act. Their task is to protect the interests of employees vis-à-vis the employer and to promote social and health issues in the...
2009-07
Publications
How to find our publications People Person- and project-related publications Link Downloads Documents for the conferences / specialist events Link Research report Research documentation 2019 {rsfiles...
2009-01
The suitable place
An integrated model for suitability testing and potential assessment of alpine pastures for sheep and goats.
2008-01
Research - video excerpt
Research at the Raumberg-Gumpenstein Teaching and Research Center. This film is intended to give you a brief insight into the importance and necessity of research for agriculture.
2007-07
Site-appropriate high-altitude greenery in the Alpine region
Site-specific high zone restoration in the Alpine region Inerbimenti idonei al sito in ambienti d'alta quota nelle Alpi Vegetalisation en altitude dans les Alpes, specialement adaptee au milieu
Reintroduction of Tauern rye in the Ennstal
The following objectives are to be achieved: Adaptation of modern cultivation methods to the needs of the old rye variety Production of sufficient starting material for grinding using traditional milling technology Baking tests by experienced...
Description of Styrian clover and three origins of Lens culinaris
Description of the land variety Steirerklee according to UPOV and CPVO (Community plant Variety Office) Description of three lentils from gene banks in Hungary and Syria according to the specifications of UPOV Estimation of the necessary production technology for lentils...
International EUCARPIA trial on rust infestation of ryegrass
A new edition of this successful experiment is planned, expanding the range of varieties by 2 species and including all locations from the first experiment. The aim is to demonstrate continuity in the spatial occurrence of certain pathotypes...
60 years of research for Austrian agriculture
The official birth of the Raumberg-Gumpenstein research site is the formal founding of the “Federal Research Institute for Alpine Agriculture” in Admont in 1947 - at the former site of the Reich Research Institute...
library
Organization of library affairs at HBLFA . Participation in active and passive interlibrary lending. Here you can look directly at the HBLFA 's inventory of books. For reference, please first deactivate all databases with the...
Alpine roll sods for restoration at high altitudes
A vegetation cover of at least 70 percent is well known to avoid erosion. Achieving this minimum value normally requires at least two annual vegetation cycles in high alpine regions. On heavily used alpine slopes (eg. ski slopes), this slow rate...
Institute for Plant Production and Cultural Landscape
In the Institute for Plant Production and Cultural Landscape, the scientific and systematic processing of all questions of plant production, especially grassland farming, is carried out in conjunction with questions of the cultural landscape and rural...
Supervised work
Current and completed work - Diploma - Master's thesis - Bachelor's thesis - Master's thesis - Diploma thesis - Dissertation