Animal welfare & housing

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07.03.25

Join the discussion on the future of animal husbandry at the IAHA Conference 2026

The IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA) is excited to announce the Call for Contributions for the…

19.03.24

SchweinErleben: How wild are domestic pigs?

The "SchweinErleben" project is a research and educational programme run by the Albert Koechlin…

29.09.23

Updated technical guide gives practical tips on cow-reared calf husbandry

The publication describes the natural relationship between the cow and her calf and draws…

07.06.23

On-farm slaughter – less stress, more animal welfare

The transport to the slaughterhouse and the time spent in the slaughterhouse are often very…

24.05.22

Survey: Livestock husbandry and ecosystem services

How can livestock husbandry be ethically justifiable as well as economically and ecologically…

16.02.22

Results of the Core Organic Cofund project POWER summarised in a handbook

The handbook "Welfare and environmental impact of organic pig production" summarizes the results of…

11.11.21

Livestock-based food systems need to become more sustainable

The EU project PATHWAYS will develop sustainable food systems to support the European Union’s (EU)…

31.05.21

New project to integrate crops, shrubs and livestock in the African Sahel

The overall goal of the EU-funded SustainSahel project is to promote practices that enhance soil…

24.02.21

New reference document on organic production principles and good practice

The demand for organic products has been increasing worldwide for years. As a result, the interest…

30.09.20

Successful international video conference "Organic Animal Husbandry Systems – Challenges, Performance and Potentials"

The IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA) together with the Research Institute of Organic…
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Status	FiBL	Title	Start	End
ongoing	CH	Good grunting	01.12.2024	31.12.2027
ongoing	FR	Improving the valorisation of organic dairy calves (VALOV’BIO)	01.10.2024	31.12.2027
completed	CH	Exercise and pasture for healthy calves	01.04.2024	01.04.2025
ongoing	CH	Agroforestry learning project	01.01.2024	31.12.2027
completed	CH	Dissemination of agroecological practices in South Benin (DAPRASB)	16.01.2023	30.04.2024
ongoing	FR	Study and promotion of rearing practices for young dairy cattle, sheep and goats with an adult (PANAS’LAIT)	01.01.2023	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Potential for methane production of pastures with differing plant communities (Methan Weidelabor)	01.03.2022	31.12.2024
ongoing	CH	Farmtrail (Landwirtschaftsweg und Klimapfad Lindau)	01.01.2022
ongoing	CH	Investigation of the methanogenic potential of different Swiss alpine meadows (Methan Sömmerungsweiden)	01.01.2022	31.12.2025
completed	CH	Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems (MIXED)	01.10.2020	31.03.2025
ongoing	CH	Synergistic use and protection of natural resources for rural livelihoods through systematic integration of crops, shrubs and livestock in the Sahel (SustainSAHEL)	01.09.2020	01.09.2025
completed	CH	Support for free-range pig farming (Feel Free)	01.01.2020	31.12.2023
completed	CH	Weideparasiten über das Weidemanagement kontrollieren. In intensiven Systemen effizient umsetzbar? (Weidemanagement Trade-off)	01.01.2020	30.06.2024
ongoing	CH	Development of organic dairy cattle breeding ("Bio-Semen-Straws") (Bio-KB-Stiere)	01.04.2019	31.12.2026
ongoing	CH	Reduction of protein concentrates on intensive organic dairy farms (REiM-Projekt)	01.01.2019
completed	CH	SMAll RuminanTs breeding for Efficiency and Resilience (SMARTER) (SMARTER)	01.11.2018	31.10.2022
completed	CH	Developing SUstainable PERmanent Grassland systems and policies (SUPER-G)	01.06.2018	29.02.2024
completed	CH	Verbuschung, Problempflanzen und Bewirtschaftungsplanung auf Alpweiden: Weiterentwicklung, Vereinheitlichung und Digitalisierung des Beratungsangebots (DigiPlanAlp)	01.03.2018	28.02.2019
completed	CH	Behavioral indicators of early heat stress in dairy cows in pasture-based systems in Switzerland	01.03.2018	31.01.2022
completed	CH	Bio Weidemast von Milchrassenochsen und Rindern als Banktiere, Aldi Bio Weide Rind (ABWR)	01.01.2018	31.12.2021
completed	CH	Determinants for a locally adapted sustainable agriculture in Switzerland (WWF-tLWS)	01.01.2018	30.06.2018
completed	FR	Sheep in vineyards: toxicity risk evaluation of vineyard copper treatment on sheep	01.09.2017	01.09.2019
completed	CH	GenTORE - Genomic management tools to optimize resilience and efficiency (GenTORE)	01.08.2017	31.07.2022
completed	CH	Innovations for a future-oriented consumption and animal production (NOVAnimal)	01.09.2016	30.09.2018
completed	CH	Enhancing Food Security and Agricultural Sustainability by Integrating Production Systems: Promotion of Low Input Dairy Management at Mirim Farm in DPR of Korea	01.11.2015	31.10.2016
completed	DE	Improving nutrition by integrating low-input livestock and crop production in sustainable farm management in DPR of Korea (LiveCrop (DPR Korea))	01.04.2015	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Assessment of Sustainable Provision of Goods and Services from Grassland-based Systems	01.06.2013	31.05.2014
completed	CH	Erforschung von Merkmalen der effizienten Raufutterkuh mit Hilfe von Fress- und Wiederkäusensoren (Rumiwatch)	01.04.2013	31.10.2015
completed	CH	Grassland-based Progress: food autonomy and land development in the canton of Vaud (Progrès Herbe)	05.03.2013	31.12.2018
completed	CH	Efficient Forage Based Ruminant Systems (EFBS)	01.01.2012	31.12.2016
completed	CH	Organic pasture beef: Sustainability assessment of different cattle beef production systems in Switzerland (Bio Weidebeef)	01.10.2011	31.12.2014
completed	CH	Multi species swards and multi scale strategies for multifunctional grassland based ruminant production systems (MULTISWARD)	01.03.2010	28.02.2014
completed	CH	Influence of minimized concentrate feeding on animal health and performance of Swiss organic dairy cows (Feed no Food)	01.10.2009	01.10.2010
ongoing	CH	Pro-Q: On-Farm Research Network for Dairy Cattle	01.04.2003
completed	CH	Bio Weide-Beef® (BWB)	01.01.2000	31.12.2007
ongoing	AT	FREILAND-Tagung/IGN-Tagung	01.09.1994
ongoing	CH	Verhaltensbasierte Fütterung von Rindern (Weidelabor)

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Animal welfare & housing

What FiBL is doing on this theme

News on the theme

Join the discussion on the future of animal husbandry at the IAHA Conference 2026

SchweinErleben: How wild are domestic pigs?

Updated technical guide gives practical tips on cow-reared calf husbandry

On-farm slaughter – less stress, more animal welfare

Survey: Livestock husbandry and ecosystem services

Results of the Core Organic Cofund project POWER summarised in a handbook

Livestock-based food systems need to become more sustainable

New project to integrate crops, shrubs and livestock in the African Sahel

New reference document on organic production principles and good practice

Successful international video conference "Organic Animal Husbandry Systems – Challenges, Performance and Potentials"

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