Organic Animal Husbandry
6 important questions on Organic Animal Husbandry
What are advantages of animals in the organic system?
- Faster recyling of mineral in animals compared to the compost heap
- Crop residues are converted to food
- Animal manure and plant manures gives farmers more possibillities to manure
- Risk spreading
- Larger range of foods
- Animal rotation makes better use of plant production
What are the benefits of pure graze?
- Less labour
- No milking in winter time
- Very healthy for cows
- Permanent grazing leads to higher organic matter in the soil
What are the norms for organic dairy farming?
- Guaranteed grazing
- No pesicides, herbicides, chemical ferilizers, hormones and ggo
- Only organic manures and organic fodder and concenraes
- Dehorning only after permission
- Curative medicines only after permission, waiting times in 2x norman
- Minimal 6 m2 per animal, 20% roof transparant
- Conrolled by skal
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What are the norms for organic poultry and pigs?
- Daylight needed, grazing needed
- No tying of sows
How is animal welfare defined?
What is an intrinsic value of pigs?
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