Experimental station for pig farming (espf) , performance testing institute (lpa) of the chamber of agriculture lower saxony
- Main info
Landwirtschaftskammer niedersachsen
Quakenbrück-vehr, germany
- General info
Institute: Experimental station for pig farming (espf) , performance testing institute (lpa) of the chamber of agriculture lower saxony
Institution type: Public
Funding: H2020- research infrastructures
Type of Facility: Behaviour & welfare
animal health
environment impact
housing & system trials
Type of housing: Pig housing, farm housing
External events: Yes (prior agreement needed)
- Livestock info
Livestock type: Pigs
Number of livestock: 55 no of sows and 500 no of pigs, 900 growing-finishing pigs
- Resources & Technologies
Avoiding non-curative interventions on pigs (e.g. no tail docking, alternatives in castration)
- testing of reduction measures for emissions and their environmental impact
- testing of reduction strategies in drug administration (e.g. antibiotics) -recording of performance characteristics
Testing of different housing systems and management measures, assessment of slaughter performance
Testing of digital assistance systems and their effects in animal health and welfare monitoring as well as the linkage of data from different data sources, collection and analysis of blood and organ samples.
Collection of reliable data on emissions from fattening pigs. •slurry quantity recording and determining nutrient concentrations via representative sampling.
• calculation of nutrient loads
• tests of n-/p-reduced feed and physiologically optimized feeding strategies which serve as the foundation for advisory recommendations and knowledge transfer practices.
• recording of drinking and process water quantities.
• evaluation of emission reduction measures, like the urease inhibitor.
• studying the effects of genetics on various feeding strategies.
• promoting intensive collaboration between experts and practical applications.
Avoiding non-curative interventions on pigs (e.g. no tail docking, alternatives in castration), testing of reduction measures for emissions and their environmental impact
- Infrastructures
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