20 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPRESSING STRESS IN LIVESTOCK ABSTRACT 5 In a first aspect, the current invention concerns a method for suppressing stress in livestock, wherein a plurality of animals is accommodated in a barn, said method comprises gathering information relating to one or more of the animals, and/or relating to one or more barn conditions, on the basis of which information a stress level is determined and wherein, where the stress level is indicating a stressed 10 state for at least one of the animals, one or more stress-suppressing stimuli are activated and/or amplified, which stimuli comprise a sound stimulus and/or an electromagnetic stimulus. In further aspects, the invention provides a system for suppressing stress in livestock, and a barn that is provided with such a system.
