Raumberg-Gumpenstein
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    Special livestock farming - curriculum text

    Special livestock farming - curriculum text

    Curriculum text after 2004 (BGBl 331/2004):

     

    4.7b SPECIAL LIVESTOCK KEEPING

    Educational and teaching task:

    The students should

    - be able to keep and breed domestic animals economically in a responsible manner towards society and in maintaining an intact environment;

    be able to keep, feed and breed agricultural animals according to the specifications and specific requirements of an organic farming system;

    know the behavior and husbandry requirements of agricultural animals and be able to assess the suitability of husbandry, housing and treatment methods;

    know the symptoms of the most common and dangerous animal diseases and be able to take preventive hygiene measures;

    Be able to plan and implement measures to improve the economic data of the business in the areas of husbandry, feeding and breeding;

    know the diversity and importance of animal foods for human nutrition, as well as understand and use the possible influencing factors of animal production on the possible influencing factors of animal production on food quality and safety.

     

    Teaching material: 5th year (2 hours per week)

    Animal hygiene and health:

    Combating parasites and parasites, metabolic disorders, animal diseases as well as notifiable and reportable diseases, cleaning and disinfection, measures to maintain and restore vitality and health, use and mode of action of veterinary medicinal products.

    Animal products:

    Production and processing options for milk, meat, eggs, wool and by-products. Quality criteria relevant to sales and processing and their quantifiability, quality testing and quality assurance; Quality characteristics and standards for meat, milk and wool, relevant hygiene regulations and measurement methods; Relationship between the quality of animal products and human nutrition; Presentation of the special markets for animal products and their dynamics; Sales strategies, processed products.

    Applied biometrics:

    Planning, carrying out and evaluating experiments. The extent of the exercises in the fifth year is 1 hour per week.

     

     

    SELECTED ARTICLES

    PODCASTS :/> AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE - KNOWLEDGE COMPACT

    Our Raumberg-Gumpensteiner podcasts and filmed technical information.

    Appointments

    • ONLINE SEMINAR FarmLife Advanced, November 20, 2024

      With the FarmLife animal welfare tool, lessons can be designed to be particularly practical.

      Online seminar for teachers who would like to get to know this tool and use it in class and/or who would like to exchange ideas about the general use of FarmLife in class.

    • Online seminar series for teachers at agricultural schools

      The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein is actively committed to quickly communicating research results to young people and supporting teaching at agricultural schools. Starting in the fall, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management and the University of Agricultural and Environmental Education, two new and compact online seminar series specifically for teachers at agricultural schools.

    • Science Days in Raumberg-Gumpenstein

      The next Science Day for our students will take place on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025.

      The "internal school" Science Day on September 12th, 2024 was once again tough - a total of 6 classes were involved: The 5U class went to Wels; the 2nd advanced course, 3L, 3U were in Gumpenstein and classes 5L and 3A visited the Bio-Institut at Moarhof. Despite the rainy weather, the mood was not dampened.

    • 72nd winter conference - specialist day for grassland and livestock farming

      As part of the 2025 winter conference under the motto " Bringing the future down to earth grassland and livestock management day will take place in Raumberg-Gumpenstein on Thursday, January 30, 2025 . In addition to the opening day of agricultural policy, our conference will take place on January 21st. in Vienna, the specialist day for vegetable, fruit and horticulture (23.1. Vienna), the specialist day for agriculture (27.1. Lower Austria), the specialist day for poultry farming (28.1. Stmk) and the specialist day for pig farming on 29.1. in Upper Austria marked the end of this year's winter conference .

    • Training for sheep and goatherds 2025

      Extensive grazing with small ruminants in the Alpine region is of great ecological, social and economic importance. However, this requires well-trained shepherds. In cooperation with the Austrian Center Bär Wolf Luchs and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein, under the direction of Ms. Maria Naynar, offers the first certified training for sheep and goatherds on alpine pastures in Austria .

    • 13th Austrian Equine Conference “All About Horses” 2025

      The 13th Austrian event will take place on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. Horse conference “All about horses” took place at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. We look forward to exciting contributions on “Partner Horse in various forms”, on the “Economic Factor Horse” and on horse health in focus.

    • Invitation to the cattle show 2025

                                     

      The brown cattle breeding association and the students of the agricultural and forestry technical schools Grabnerhof and Gröbming as well as our students cordially invite you to the 2025 cattle show, which will take place on April 5th on the grounds of our research facility in Gumpenstein. In addition to exciting competitions, a diverse supporting program is offered for the entire family. We look forward to your coming.

    • SEMINAR: Does my cow feel good? Animal welfare analysis with farmlife.at - application on the farm and in lessons

      Participants learn about the FarmLife Welfare tool, how to interpret farm results and how to use the tool in agricultural practice. In addition, we look at the school uses of the animal welfare tool. This gives you an insight into a practical and competency-oriented teaching method for agricultural schools (e.g. for the subject of livestock farming). No prior knowledge of the farmlife.at business management tool is necessary.

    • 79th ALVA Annual Conference: Understanding Agriculture - Shaping the Future

      Under the motto "Understanding agriculture, shaping the future: A holistic view of the soil, plant, animal and environment system" will be held on May 26th and 27th, 2025 as part of the 79th ALVA annual conference (ALVA - Working Group for Food, Veterinary - and agriculture) presented lectures and posters at the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.

    • Gumpenstein Greening Conference 2025

      The Gumpenstein greening conference on the topic of “flowering areas and flower meadows” will take place from June 3rd - 4th, 2025 in the Grimming Hall of the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.

    Raumberg-Gumpenstein Higher Federal Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture

    The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein combines research and teaching under one roof and is the largest department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management. Austrian agriculture relies on a comprehensive quality strategy. The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein supports this path through research, education, advice and teaching.

    Research and teach in tune with the times

    the teaching and training includes a boarding school, both a conventional and an organic teaching and research farm with its own livestock, a teaching forest, various practice rooms and workshops, and a processing center for meat, milk and fruit , a chemistry and a biology laboratory as well as a teaching biotope are available. The close intersection of teaching and research is important to us. “Science in School” and modern methods of imparting knowledge through motivated teachers characterize the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein.

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