Collaborative project: Surface structured slatted floor - improving animal welfare and reducing ammonia emissions through optimized design of slatted floors for fattening pigs - subproject 2
Description:
1. Developing a surface-structured slatted floor for maximum animal comfort and minimum ammonia emissions. percentage of slats < 5% 2. Analytical assessment and characterization of these surface-structured slatted floors compared to common slatted floors by a) analysing the animal comfort and animal welfare b) analysing the ammonia-emissions of a barn equipped with such surface-structured slatted floor compared to a barn equipped with common slatted floors. 3. Validation of the derived results in practical surrounding: Assessing the most promising surface-structured slatted floor in a large scale group of fattening pigs to validate the results regarding animal welfare and ammonia emissions reduction 4. Deveolping a sutiable cost efficient mold and molding technique for this surface-structured slatted floor
Executive Institute:
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn Details of Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn
Contract period:
01. 10. 2010 - 30. 09. 2013
Project budget:
183,394 €
Funding Programme:
- BMELV - Program to promote innovation Details of BMELV - Program to promote innovation
Subject:
- Animal Husbandry
Purpose of research:
Promotion of innovation
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of (BMELV)
Project Management Agency:
- Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) Details of BLE