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Ronja | Cattle

Michael Aufhauser, the founder of Gut Aiderbichl, is a man of his word. What he promises, he keeps. And so it was that years ago he promised an elderly farmer couple that he would take over their last cows if they stopped farming. Now, five years after Michael Aufhauser fell seriously ill, the time had…

Rocky | Cattle

A woman has bought a bull out of love for animals. She hoped to save the 400 kilo animal's life. But the purchase alone is not enough, because he had to live somewhere. He was not allowed to stay on the farm where he was born. The lady asked for help and for her well-behaved…

Bini | Cattle

It is becoming increasingly difficult to survive as a farmer in the dairy industry. Milk prices are lower than ever. For the Süß couple, working as farmers was no longer worthwhile, the pressure was too great. They looked for a solution and after a visit to Gut Aiderbichl Deggendorf, the idea of becoming a branch…

Aaron | Cattle

Aaron is a cozy, funny and beautiful ox. He comes from Switzerland, where he lived on a cattle boarding farm. He has a girlfriend called Gloria. Although Gloria and Aaron did not live in the same group of cattle, they were allowed to travel together to their new forever home at Gut Aiderbichl Henndorf. Aaron's…

Darla | Cattle

Darla the cow calf was born without eyes. The owners were determined to keep Darla alive because she was full of energy and the will to live. However, the farm did not have the appropriate facilities for a blind calf, so Darla was brought to Henndorf. In a few months' time, Darla will take her…

Camilla | Cattle

An animal lover, who is actually very committed to cats, was just about to look after a farmer's cats when she spotted a small calf in a calf igloo in the headlights of her car. It was winter, terribly cold and the little calf was looking deep into her eyes. The animal lover was aware…

Luna | Cattle

An Aiderbichler woman turned to Michael Aufhause for help. She found a calf that was to be slaughtered. She was aware that there are many of these fates and unfortunately not every animal can be saved, but she couldn't get Luna out of her mind. She asked for help and at Gut Aiderbichl Moosfeldhof she…

Reserl | Cattle

In April, dairy cow Ruby gave birth to quadruplet calves to the astonishment of her owners: healthy and lively, but a little too small, Roserl, Reserl, Renaterl and Roswitherl unfortunately could not be used on the Styrian dairy farm. Because they have lost their hearts to the sweet and bright calves and a quadruplet birth…

Pongi | Cattle

When Pongi was born, he was smaller than the others. The farmers noticed this immediately. However, they initially assumed that he was a little late bloomer and that he would certainly grow. When he did not grow as much as expected, the farmers turned to Gut Aiderbichl. Somehow they had grown fond of their Pongi…

Herold | Cattle

Carinthian Blond cattle originally come from the St. Veit an der Glan, Klagenfurt and Wolfsberg region. It is assumed that the Hungarian gray cattle were primarily involved in the breeding of this breed. Around 1980, the Carinthian Blondvieh was on the verge of extinction. Individualists did everything they could to save this breed. Harold came…

Alma | Cattle

Alma was rescued from the slaughterhouse by an organic farmer. Due to her advanced age, she did not become pregnant and was no longer of any use, so she was destined to go to the slaughterhouse. But fate had other plans. Alma became a nurse cow for a small Dahomey cow that would not have…

Athos | Cattle

We will never forget the images of the flood of the century in Deggendorf in 2013. Many livelihoods were destroyed and many animals lost their lives in the flood waters. The Gut Aiderbichl Deggendorf team did everything they could at the time to help as many animals as possible and save their lives. Entire farms…