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Animal health and welfare in organic agriculture /

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Other Authors: Lockeretz, William (Editor), Lund, V. (Editor), Roderick, S. (Editor), Vaarst, M. (Mette) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
Subjects:
Animal health > Europe.
Animal welfare > Europe.
Livestock > Europe.
Organic farming > Europe.
Animal Health and Hygiene (General)
Animal Husbandry and Production, (New March 2000)
Animal behaviour.
Animal welfare.
Behaviour.
Breeding.
Cattle.
Disease prevention.
Fowls.
Nutrition.
Organic farming.
Pigs.
Poultry.
Sheep.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Organic Principles and Values : the Framework for Organic Animal Husbandry / Mette Vaarst, Stephen Roderick, Vonne Lund, Willie Lockeretz and Malla Hovi
  • The Role of Animals in Farming Systems : a Historical Perspective / Ton Baars, Jan Paul Wagenaar, Susanne Padel and Willie Lockeretz
  • The Diversity of Organic Livestock Systems in Europe / Stephen Roderick, Britt Henriksen, Roberto Garcia Trujillo, Monique Bestman and Michael Walkenhorst
  • Organic Livestock Standards / Susanne Padel, Otto Schmid and Vonne Lund
  • Animal Welfare, Ethics and Organic Farming / Henk Verhoog, Vonne Lund and Hugo Fjelsted Alrøe
  • Understanding Animal Behaviour and its Use in Organic Animal Husbandry / Vonne Lund and Dan Weary
  • Applied Ethology : the Basis for Improved Animal Welfare in Organic Farming / Susanne Waiblinger, Johannes Baumgartner, Marthe Kiley-Worthington and Knut Niebuhr
  • Mutilations in Organic Animal Husbandry : Dilemmas Involving Animal Welfare, Humans, and Environmental Protection / Christoph Menke, Susanne Waiblinger, Merete Studnitz and Monique Bestman
  • Assessing Animal Welfare in Organic Herds / Ute Knierim, Albert Sundrum, Torben Bennedsgaard, Ulla Roiha and Pernille Fraas Johnsen
  • The Role of Humans in the Management of Organic Herds / Mette Vaarst, Francoise Wemelsfelder, Martin Seabrook, Xavier Boivin and Anita Idel
  • Animal Health and Diseases in Organic Farming : an Overview / Stig Milan Thamsborg, Stephen Roderick and Albert Sundrum
  • Promoting Health and Welfare through Planning / Malla Hovi, Douglas Gray, Mette Vaarst, Andreas Striezel, Michael Walkenhorst and Stephen Roderick
  • Approaches to the Treatment of Diseased Animals / Mette Vaarst, Andrea Martini, Torbet Werner Bennedsgaard and Lisbeth Hektoen
  • Grassland Management and Parasite Control / David Younie, Stig Milan Thamsborg, Francesca Ambrosini and Stephen Roderick
  • Feeding for Health and Welfare : the Challenge of Formulating Well-balanced Rations in Organic Livestock Production / Werner Zollitsch, Troels Kristensen, Christian Krutzinna, Finnain MacNaeihde and David Younie
  • Breeding Strategies for Organic Livestock / Jennie E. Pryce, Jo Conington, Paul Sørensen, Hillary R.C. Kelly and Lotta Rydhmer
  • Organic Animal Husbandry : the Future Challenges / Mette Vaarst, Stephen Roderick, Vonne Lund, Willie Lockeretz and Malla Hovi.