Detail description
This technical sheet details automatic roughage feeding systems for horses, focusing on cost efficiency, environmental sustainability, and practical implementation. It covers system components, energy sources (including solar-powered options), labor reduction, hay waste minimization, and individualized feeding in group housing. Benefits include improved pasture and soil management via selection gates, enhanced animal welfare, and optimized feeding flexibility. The document outlines workshop sessions on system selection, installation, maintenance, and hands-on testing, supported by case studies and ROI analysis. It references EU-funded EUnetHorse project resources, peer-reviewed studies, and supplier networks for further guidance.
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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