Detail description
A technical guide on implementing modular facilities in horse barns to improve working conditions, animal welfare, and operational efficiency. It details sliding, pivoting, or removable partitions for mechanical manure removal, flexible stall configurations, and reduced physical strain. Covers assessment, planning, and installation with specialized traders, emphasizing accessibility for cleaning machinery and regulatory compliance. Highlights labor reduction (0.58 score), improved regrouping (1.33 score), and socio-economic benefits. Addresses costs (€390–€3,000 per unit), machinery needs, injury risks in group housing, and long-term savings. Supported by EU funding, with workshops, demonstrations, and maintenance protocols. Centralized manure management may reduce climate impact.
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Contribution detail info
- Project
EUnetHorse
EUropean Network for knowledge exchange and peer-to-peer learning between actors and stakeholders of the Horse sector to improve the resilience of equine farms
- Location
- Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Europe
- Authors
- EUnetHorse Consortium
- Purpose
- Dissemination
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Mar 10, 2025
- Origin language
- English
- Official project website
- EUnetHorse
- License
- CC BY
- Keywords