Animal husbandry

Animal husbandry almost always involves odours and increased prevalence of flies due to the occurrence of decomposition processes. In conjunction with increased ammonia emissions, this can develop into odour problems and infestation. The use of effective microorganism technology in animal feed, the enclosure and agricultural fertiliser can prevent these decomposition processes before they occur. The climate in the enclosure is better and fly infestations and odours are noticeably reduced.

Effect & benefits

EM technology in animal husbandry

Using EM technology in animal enclosures prevents decomposition processes from starting and noticeably improves the climate in the enclosure. This eliminates the basic nutrition for fly larvae and greatly reduces the occurrence of foul odours. Incorporation throughout the cycle also makes agricultural fertiliser more valuable for soil and plants.

  • FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) increases feed intake and appetite
  • Elimination of decomposition processes prevents build up of odours
  • Reduction in ammonia emissions
  • Improvement of animal enclosure climate
  • Eliminates basic nutrition for fly larvae, making fly infestation a thing of the past

Applications for

Good bacteria in veterinary practice

Good bacteria in veterinary practice

Name:
Dr. Joachim Kreuzinger
Personal details:
Profession: Vet
EM experience since:
den 90er Jahren
Applications:
Animals

Dr. Joachim Kreuzinger is a vet from Allhaming (Upper Austria) and has worked successfully with EM technology since the late 1990s. He was introduced to EM by a farmer friend: "He told me that since he'd been using EM his slurry was much more liquid and the fly population had radically depleted.

This made me curious and I began to try EM for myself. After a few successful trials I was convinced of its benefits and I've been increasingly using EM in my work as a vet ever since."    

Alternatives in poultry breeding

Alternatives in poultry breeding

Name:
Franz Tschiggerl
Personal details:
Full-time farmer
EM experience since:
2000
Applications:
Farming, poultry keeping

FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in fattened poultry keeping

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In the following video, farmer Franz Tschiggerl shows us how he uses FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) from Multikraft and the advantages this brings for him, his animals and the environment.

Natural and healthy production

Natural and healthy production

Name:
Alois Pein
Personal details:
Multikraft retailer
Applications:
Animal husbandry and silage

Alois Pein, a Multikraft retailer from Deutsch-Goritz, Austria, used to work as an adviser on animal feed. Ulrike Hader (Managing Director of Multikraft), who has always believed in ecology, introduced him to Effective Microorganisms (EM) and he “found them to be simply excellent”.

As an expert in animal feed and, more recently also an expert in EM, Mr Pein has extensive experience of the use of the supplementary foodstuff FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in animal husbandry, the use of MK Multisil in silage and the use of many other Multikraft products in agriculture.  

Mould-free and tasty silage

Mould-free and tasty silage

Name:
Karl Totter
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
2004
Applications:
Agriculture & pig husbandry

In 2004, after experiencing problems with maize kernel silage in the hot summer months, farmer Karl Totter discovered EM technology. After advice from an EM retailer and the use of EM products and MK Multisil, the problems were resolved in just a few days.

Farmer Karl Totter operates a pig fattening business with 990 finishing places. He has worked for the business since 1992 and took it over in 2007. The agricultural area is 65 ha.

Natural and effective treatment for animals

Natural and effective treatment for animals

Name:
Dr. vet. med. Nicole Herout
Personal details:
Profession: Specialist homoeopath (holistic veterinary medicine) and full-time farmer
Applications:
Small animal husbandry

Dr. Nicole Herout lives in Lower Austria and operates a centre for holistic veterinary medicine. She is the manager of the St. Nikolaus stables and, since 1997, has been a specialist veterinary homoeopath.

In her veterinary work, Dr. Herout has been using and recommending EM technology for many years. It fits perfectly into her overall concept of natural, effective and sustainable treatment of animals.  

Quality class S milk with FHE

Quality class S milk with FHE

Name:
Walter Ruppnig
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
2010
Applications:
Animal husbandry

Farmer Walter Ruppnig, from the Hanslbauerhof farm, operates an agricultural business (dairy cattle breeding) and wine tavern in Holstein, Carinthia. Walter Ruppnig has been successfully using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in dairy cattle breeding since 2010.

How is FHE used?
- Round bale pressing with 2 litres of FHE per bale (approx. 1 ½ m³)
- FHE Active is applied to the surfaces of the stalls for the cattle and pigs and added to the slurry (gives around 1 litre of FHE per litre of slurry)  

Amazed neighbours - goodbye to flies and slurry odour

Amazed neighbours - goodbye to flies and slurry odour

Name:
Stefan Missoni
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
2009
Applications:
Animal husbandry

Stefan Missoni from the Bartl farm has a herd of Holstein Frisian dairy cows. On average, he has 37 dairy cows at his farm in Carinthia. Stefan Missoni has been successfully using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in dairy cattle breeding since 2009.

How is FHE Active used?
FHE diluted 1:10 is poured over the food presented using a watering can. (25 litres of FHE per week with an average stock of 37 dairy cows).  

FHE in dairy cattle breeding

FHE in dairy cattle breeding

Name:
Albert Petschar
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
2003
Applications:
Animal husbandry

Albert Petschar operates a dairy cattle farm. On average, he has 50 dairy cows at his farm in Carinthia.

Albert Petschar has been successfully using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in dairy cattle breeding since 2003.    

Natural cycle in pig breeding and fattening

Natural cycle in pig breeding and fattening

Name:
Hannes Pock
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
1997
Applications:
Agriculture

Hannes Pock operates a pig breeding and fattening farm. From animal feed to field treatment - he uses EM technology throughout the entire cycle. "It starts with silage for feed and extends over the entire farm. By treating our sties, we have a good climate inside them, no stable flies and we've noticed a general increase in the well-being of the pigs.

We also treat the slurry, which is an excellent method of re-use as the plants can then digest the slurry more easily and it provides an excellent basis for the next batch of silage."

FHE in suckler cow husbandry

FHE in suckler cow husbandry

Name:
Otto and Monika Hurnaus
Personal details:
Farmers
EM experience since:
2000
Applications:
Animal husbandry

Monika and Otto Hurnaus operate a farm with suckler cows. On average they have 20 suckler cows on their farm in Lower Austria.

The farming couple have been successfully using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in suckler cow husbandry since 2000.
 

EM in agriculture and FHE in pig husbandry

EM in agriculture and FHE in pig husbandry

Name:
Herbert Pointner
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
2000
Applications:
Animal husbandry, farming and silage
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Multikraft products do outstanding work in agriculture and animal husbandry. In the following short video, farmer Herbert Pointner talks about the advantages of FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in silage and pig husbandry.

FHE in layer keeping

FHE in layer keeping

Name:
Josef Hütter
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
2008
Applications:
Agriculture & animal husbandry
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Thanks to FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract), over 22,000 layers at the Hütter family's farm feel great. The self-produced feed mixed with FHE has raised the quality of the eggs and also improved the well-being of the hens

According to an old saying, true happiness can be found on the back of a horse.

According to an old saying, true happiness can be found on the back of a horse.

Name:
Reinhard Mantler
Personal details:
Farmer and inventor of the Horse-Man-Ship method
EM experience since:
-
Applications:
Animal husbandry - Horse husbandry
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Using FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) and other Multikraft horse products in the stable, for cleaning and in feed makes flies in the stable, digestion problems and unpleasant odours a thing of the past.

Use of EM technology for milk and meat sheep

Use of EM technology for milk and meat sheep

Name:
Peter Traxler
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
-
Applications:
Animal husbandry - Sheep husbandry
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Use of FHE for layers

Use of FHE for layers

Name:
Alois Posch
Personal details:
Farmer
EM experience since:
-
Applications:
Animal husbandry - Layers
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EM technology in fish farming

EM technology in fish farming

Name:
Peter Jäger
Personal details:
Fish farmer
EM experience since:
-
Applications:
Animal husbandry - Fish farming
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To guarantee an excellent environment for the fish, the water quality in the pond is crucial. The use of Effective Microorganisms (EM) reduces organic sludge and pathogenic bacteria in the water and the sludge.

FHE in horse husbandry

FHE in horse husbandry

Name:
Daniela Otto-Prins
Personal details:
EM user with horses
EM experience since:
-
Applications:
Horse husbandry
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Adding Multikraft's Fermented Herbs Extract (FHE) and Topdress for horses to the animals' feed has a positive impact on their vitality. According to reports from professionals, fewer metabolic problems occur.

Help in all areas of life

Help in all areas of life

Name:
Lydia Waldbauer
Personal details:
Pets: Wuschl cat
EM experience since:
2005
Applications:
Home, garden, workshop & animals

"Microorganisms have made such an impression on me," says Lydia Waldbauer, "that there's virtually no part of my life unaffected by them and many other people I know now can't do without EM either. Especially once they hear about my cat Wuschl. She had injured herself and was struggling to get better.

The vet said the best thing would be to put her to sleep – he suspected that she had a tumour. I think there was something in her digestive tract. I just wanted to give EM a try – and I was a little surprised but absolutely delighted with the result: Wuschl is still roaming through the garden fit as a fiddle."  

Animal husbandry

How long does FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) last?

We guarantee FHE in a bag or box will last for 9 months; we guarantee 6 months in IBC containers. This is the minimum period that can be extended if stored in proper conditions (constant temperature).

Quelle valeur de pH devraient avoir les produits activés?

Après la fermentation, la valeur du pH devrait se situer entre 3,5 – 3,8.

Can EM Active and FHE be drunk?

EM Active is approved as a soil additive and FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) as a supplementary feed, not as human consumption. For consumption, we introduce the approved food products Manju and Multi Impuls.

Why do some Multikraft products form white particles on the surface after opening?

These are deposited yeast particles. They do not affect product quality.

How is FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) stored properly?

FHE should be stored at a constant temperature (no direct sunlight and thereby temperature fluctuation) and must not freeze.

Can I feed my animals EM Active?

EM Active should not be fed to animals for legal reasons, since it is registered as a soil additive. FHE is declared as supplementary feed and can therefore be fed to animals.

Can FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) applied as a treatment?

FHE is not applied as a treatment, but should always be fed to the animals in order to achieve an optimal and lasting effect. FHE also builds up and has an always improving effect the longer it is used.

How much pressure (from atomising nozzles) can FHE be sprayed on with?

Although FHE has been tested for up to 35 bars, we recommend that the nozzle pressure should not exceed 20 bars.

Emission and odour reduction with simultaneous improvement in feed conversion through the use of FHE (Fermented Herbs Extract) in poultry keeping

Author LFZ Raumberg Gumpenstein

Commissioned by Multikraft Produktions- und HandelsgmbH

Cruelty-free cytological testing methods on the effect of EM-Concentrate

Author Dartsch Scientific GmbH, Institute for cytological testing systems, Germany

Commissioned by Multikraft Produktions- und HandelsgmbH

Rotting maize straw and fungicide tests by the Upper Austria Chamber of Agriculture, Linz, from 2006 - 2008

Author LFZ Raumberg Gumpenstein

Commissioned by Multikraft Produktions- und HandelsgmbH

Reduction of odour and emissions (nitrous oxide, methane and ammonia) after treatment of pig and cattle slurry

Author BOKU Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Prof. Barbara Amon

Commissioned by Multikraft Produktions- und HandelsgmbH

Cruelty-free cytological testing methods on the effect of Topdress

Author Dartsch Scientific GmbH, Institute for cytological testing systems, Germany

Commissioned by Multikraft Produktions- und HandelsgmbH

Cruelty-free cytological testing methods on the effect of Topdress for horses

Author Dartsch Scientific GmbH, Institute for cytological testing systems, Germany

Commissioned by Multikraft Produktions- und HandelsgmbH

Development of gut flora in dairy cows

Author University of Leipzig - Summary of presentation by Prof. Monika Krüger

Change in microorganism population in dairy cattle faeces

Author Institute for bacteriology and mycology, Prof. Monika Krüger

Improvement of silage quality through the use of EM

Author Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Agriculture, Germany

Influence of Effective Microorganisms on ammonia, nitrous oxide and methane emissions and on the potential odour emissions during storage of liquid and solid pig manure

Author University of Applied Life Sciences, Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Prof. Barbara Amon

Commissioned by Multikraft Produktions- und HandelsgmbH

Reduction of odour and emissions (nitrous oxide, methane and ammonia) in pig husbandry due to spraying in the sty

Author BOKU Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Prof. Barbara Amon

Commissioned by Multikraft Produktions- und HandelsgmbH

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