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Factsheet: Animal Welfare


Acknowledgements:

Authors: Lena Wietheger, Louisa Winkler, Antje Kölling, Andrzej Szeremeta, Marco Schlüter
Scientific advisors:
Dipl. Ing. Silvia Ivemeyer (Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau), Dr. Med. Vet. Peter Klocke (Forschungsinstitut für Biologischen Landbau), Thomas Dosch (Bioland, Germany)
Photography:
European Commission Organic Farming campaign
Design and layout:
Arthur


Sources and further reading:

Bioland (2007), Biotiere: Fakten, Wissenswertes, Vergleiche (Organic animals: facts, things worth knowing, comparisons) [Informational brochure, German language]

Hausheer, J. et al. (1998), Ökologische und produktionstechnische Entwicklung landwirtschaftlicher Pilotbetriebe 1991 bis 1996 (Ecological and production technique development in farming pilot studies, 1991-1996), Schlussbericht der Nationalen Projektgruppe Öko-Pilotbetriebe, Nationale Projektgruppe Öko-Pilotbetriebe and FAT (Forschungsanstalt für Agrawirtschaft und Landtechnik); Tänikon, 169. [Report, German language]

Köpke, U. et al. (eds.) (2005), Sections Animal Husbandry and Welfare - Ruminants and Animal Husbandry and Welfare - Non-Ruminants, in Researching Sustainable Systems, Proceedings of the First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research, Australia, September 2005. [Conference Proceedings]

Neuhof, D. et al. (eds.) (2008), Volume 2 of Cultivating the Future Based on Science, Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research, Italy, June 2008. [Conference Proceedings] [Paid content]

Lampkin, N. (1997), Organic Livestock Production and Agricultural Sustainability, in Resource use in Organic Farming, Proceedings of the Third ENOF Workshop, Ancona, 5th-6th June 1997, pp 321-330.[Conference Paper]

Bestman, M. and Wagenaar, J.P. (eds.) (2006), Towards animal oriented rearing methods in organic production systems, Proceedings of the International Training and Exchange workshop, QLIF project, Driebergen, February 2006 [Conference Proceedings]

Rymer, C., Vaarst, M. and Padel, S. (eds.) (2006), Future perspective for animal health on organic farms: main findings, conclusions and recommendations from SAFO Network, Proceedings of the 5th SAFO Workshop, Odense, Denmark. [Conference Proceedings]

Szymona J. and Łopuszyński, W. (2004), Organic farming and animal health: protecting livestock, Proceedings of the 3rd SAFO Workshop, Falenty, Poland. [Conference Proceedings]

Vaarst, M. and Enevoldsen, C. (1994), Disease Control and Health in Danish Organic Dairy Herds, in Huisman, I. et al. (eds), Biological Basis of Sustainable Animal Production, pp. 211-217. [Journal Article]


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