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Education and Knowledge Centre Boxberg, pig-rearing, pig-breeding (National Institute for pig breeding) (LSZ)
Institution
Section overview
Description
LEF belongs directly to the Ministry of Food and Rural Areas. It is an institute of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. It is the competence centre for pig production in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
Activities
- Research
- Educational Establishment
Coordinated projects
- Agriculture 4.0: Information system for pig farming
- Collaborative project: (German) consortial project to prevent tail docking in pigs - subproject 3
- Collaborative project: Development of comfort mats for the lying and walking area of sows (PigComfort) - subproject 2
- Collaborative project: Making pig husbandry fit for an Animal Welfare Label: Integrated development of housing systems and process technology for the transfer of conventional housings. Subproject 1
- Collaborative project: Reduced emissions and increased animal welfare through clean, attractive floors in outdoor climate barns and outdoor runs in pig farming - subproject A
- Comparative studies on the supply of air in pig houses in terms of energy efficiency, emission events, animal well-being and economic efficiency
- Generating a comprehensive data base and development of breeding strategies for a sustainable reduction of tail biting in pig breeding
- Joint project: Progress with competence and specialist knowledge for animal well-being, environmentally friendly and sustainable livestock farming. Subproject 13
Involved in research projects
- Collaborative project: Genomic indicators for boar taint, fertility and robustness in Landrace- and Large White populations
- Comparative studies on mycotoxin contamination of grain to straw
- Joint project: Progress with competence and specialist knowledge for animal well-being, environmentally friendly and sustainable livestock farming. Subproject 14
Contact
Education and Knowledge Centre Boxberg, pig-rearing, pig-breeding (National Institute for pig breeding)
(LSZ)
Seehöfer Straße 50
97944 Boxberg Baden
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Phone: 07930 9928-0
Fax: 07930 9928-111
Email: poststelle(@)lsz.bwl.de