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Barbara Früh
Barbara Früh
Affiliation / Function
FiBL Switzerland
,
Department of Extension, Training & Communication
,
Group
Advisory & Training
Member of the Management Board
Co-head of the Department of Extension, Training & Communication
Co-leader of the Group Advisory & Training
Activity areas
Research and advisory services pigs and feeding
Projects
Status
FiBL
Title
Start
End
ongoing
DE
CH
Reaching 25% organic farmland in the EU by stronger and better-connected organic advisors and organic advisory services
(OrganicAdviceNetwork)
01.04.2024
31.03.2028
ongoing
CH
FarmerScience
01.01.2024
31.12.2026
ongoing
CH
Further development of the Bioaktuell.ch Internet platform
(Bioaktuell+)
01.01.2024
31.12.2026
ongoing
CH
EU Organic Farming Regulation vs. Bio Suisse legislations
01.11.2023
31.12.2025
ongoing
CH
Projektkoordination, Monitoring, Reporting und Evaluation der Projekte in Kooperation mit der Leopold Bachmann Stiftung
01.10.2023
01.01.2028
ongoing
CH
Pigs experience
01.09.2022
01.10.2026
ongoing
CH
On-farm slaughter of pigs and small ruminants
(hosk)
01.06.2022
01.06.2025
completed
CH
Innovative animal-friendly husbandry standards for organic pig and cattle housing within the framework of the amended EU Organic Regulation
15.05.2022
28.02.2023
completed
CH
Consulting for implementing the project "Bioschwein 100.0"
01.03.2022
30.04.2024
completed
CH
EU Öko CH Bio Side-by-side Vergleich
28.02.2022
01.05.2023
completed
CH
Weiterentwicklung BioSchwein
01.11.2020
31.12.2022
completed
CH
Animal ethics
07.04.2020
31.12.2022
completed
CH
Support for free-range pig farming
(Feel Free)
01.01.2020
31.12.2023
completed
CH
Guidelines on breeding sows for piglet producers
20.11.2019
31.10.2020
completed
CH
Wiesenschwein, das Zukunftsschwein
01.11.2019
01.03.2022
completed
CH
Rethinking of Antimicrobial Decision-Systems in the Management of Animal Production
(ROADMAP)
01.06.2019
20.05.2023
completed
CH
POWER (Tierwohl und Resilienz in der Bioschweinehaltung)
(POWER)
01.05.2018
01.11.2021
completed
CH
Leaflet on free-range pig production
03.01.2018
31.12.2018
completed
CH
Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed
(OK-Net EcoFeed)
01.01.2018
31.03.2021
completed
CH
Update of the Greenpeace study
(UpdateGreenpeace)
01.01.2018
30.06.2018
ongoing
CH
Our pig (Development of an alternative pig breed)
01.09.2017
31.12.2030
ongoing
CH
Albert Koechlin Stiftung: Promoting regional organic farming and animal welfare
01.03.2017
completed
CH
Feeding of organic pigs in consideration of fat quality requirements and 100 % organic feeding
(Bioschwein100.0)
01.03.2017
31.10.2020
ongoing
CH
Ausnahmebewilligungen für durch den Tierarzt verordnete Futtermittel
(Vetpermis)
01.01.2017
completed
CH
Combining the 'eye of the stockman' and precision farming techniques to improve pig welfare
(PigWatch)
01.03.2016
28.02.2019
completed
CH
Prophylactic and therapeutic use of medicinal plants and natural products in calves and piglets
01.01.2015
31.12.2018
completed
CH
The use of roughages to improve health and welfare of male pigs
(CochonVert)
01.01.2015
31.12.2017
completed
CH
Determine and optimize the carcass fat quality of organic pigs
01.06.2014
01.06.2016
completed
CH
Alternative pig breeds for organic farms
01.04.2014
01.04.2015
completed
CH
Extensively fattening the laying hens' brothers instead of killing them as chicks
01.01.2014
31.12.2016
completed
CH
Auswirkung der Gruppenzusammensetzung und Förderung der Umsetzung der Ebermast
(FairPig)
01.05.2012
30.11.2013
completed
CH
Improved contribution of local feed to support 100% organic feed supply to pigs and poultry
(ICOPP)
01.09.2011
31.12.2014
completed
CH
“Swiss Made” protein: Protein feeds made from indigenous resources for organic poultry and pigs
01.09.2011
31.12.2014
completed
CH
Farm specific strategies to reduce environmental impact by improving health, welfare and nutrition of organic pigs
(ProPig)
01.01.2011
31.08.2014
completed
CH
Prevention of selected diseases and parasites in organic pig herds – by means of a HACCP based management and surveillance programme
(CorePig)
01.01.2007
31.12.2010
completed
CH
Group suckling of sows as a production system on organic farms
01.05.2005
31.03.2007
ongoing
CH
Subcontract Feeding
01.01.2002
ongoing
CH
List of inputs allowed in Swiss organic agriculture
01.01.1992
ongoing
CH
Courses for farmers
(Kurse)
Training / professional career
Since June 2002 Senior Advisor for non-ruminant animal husbandry at the Department of Extension, Training & Communication, FiBL
2002 Training at the Swiss Federal Research Station for Agricultural Economics and Engineering, Switzerland
2001 - 2002 Advisor at the Extension Service for dairy farms, Waldshut e.V.
2001 - 2002 Scientific collaborator at the Chair of animal husbandry and ethology, Advanced Technical College, Nürtingen
1997 - 2001 Studies in Agriculture (emphasis on Animal Sciences), Advanced Technical College, Nürtingen
1994 - 1997 Apprenticeship as Veterinary Assistant
Committee work / further activities
Feedstuffs delegate of Bio Suisse
Representative of Switzerland in the IFOAM EU Group (
www.ifoam-eu.org
)
Member of Expert Group For Technical Advice on Organic Production (EGTOP) – Subgroup Food/Feed/Wine
Teaching
Agricultural schools (Biodynamic education Switzerland, cantonal schools): Organic pig keeping
Publications
Publications in the Organic Eprints archive