Livestock husbandry causes different kinds of emissions.
One of them is odour which is a very important component because the acceptance of livestock farming in the vicinity can decrease due to an increase in odour sensation. Some countries have already developed guidelines to address odour from livestock. The Austrian guideline presented here serves as a tool to assess airborne emissions resulting from livestock husbandry and the pollution caused by these emissions. It can be used both for projected and for existing livestock buildings. Application of the Austrian guideline results either in calculating a minimum protection distance to the neighbourhood which guarantees a far-reaching protection against odour annoyance or in a comparative assessment of sites of emission sources including the meteorological dispersion conditions at the sites.