Objective:

• To research and further develop free walk cattle farming systems that improve animal welfare, longevity and manure quality,
• Increase capital efficiency, while addressing environmental
• This system is expected to improve the social and economic resilience of farming.

Innovations:

• Housing like in meadow - animal welfare and health, society perception
• Composted material as bedding – re-using and as a soil improver
• Combination of housing and grazing
• Diversification / eco-farming - utilization housing facility and bedding material in summer for plant growth or for pigs/poultry

Partners:

• UL – Biotechnical Faculty, Dept. of Animal Science (coordinator)
• 10 farmers (2 case farms, 3 reference farms, 5 pilot farms)
• Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia – Department for Performance Recording and Breeding (technical advices, milk recording data)

Website:
www.freewalk.eu

Coordinator :
University of Ljubljana (UL), Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Animal Science, Groblje 3, 1230 Domžale Dr. Marija Klopčič - [email protected]

Funding organisations:
Era-netsusan, Republika Slovenia Ministrstvo Za Kmetijstvo, Gozdarstvo In Prehrano