Bessere Haltungsqualität bei weniger Arbeit - Verfahrenstechnische Lösungsansätze in der Pferdehaltung

Abstract

Horse keeping is always labour intensive. Not only removing manure and distributing litter in the horse stables, but also the daily exercising, feeding and caretaking means a great deal of work. In the meantime, various technical advances have emerged from construction and process engineering, which can simplify much of the work involving horses. The extent to which such methods conform to animal needs and their impact on horse health and performance is being studied at the Experimental Station of the Institute for Production Engineering and Building Research of the FAL Braunschweig. The focus of the research is to document movement activity and evaluate automatic feeding systems.