Improving animal welfare by assessing college’s farms [PDF]
Health and welfare is a major topic in the Netherlands in both organic and non-organic dairy farming. This report highlights issues arising from welfare assessments conducted on Dutch farms producing milk for Ben and Jerry’s (B&J) ice cream.
Smolders, Gidi
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Labral Repair with Capsulorrhaphy Completed via Needle Arthroscopy
Nano arthroscopy has emerged as a less invasive tool to improve shoulder surgery techniques and patient outcomes. The available scientific literature evaluating nano arthroscopy has a focus on surgical visualization; however, dedicated tools and surgeon ...
Kyle Anderson, M.D.
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Economic Impact of Agricultural Liberalisation Policies on Organic Farming in Switzerland [PDF]
The poor international competitiveness of Swiss agriculture and the high level of border protection in place have given rise to an ongoing public debate in Switzerland about whether agricultural markets should be comprehensively liberalised.
Sanders, Jürn
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Evaluation of animal welfare on organic dairy farms in Finland [PDF]
The evaluation of animal welfare on organic dairy farms was carried out in connection with the first Finnish research study on animal healthcare and welfare in 1996 to 1998.
Roiha, Ulla
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Enhancing Farm Dams Increases Tadpole Abundance
Understanding how agricultural and land management practices affect amphibian biodiversity is essential for conservation efforts in farmland. We investigated the impact of farm dam enhancement on tadpole abundance and growth in a highly modified farming ...
Michelle Littlefair +3 more
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Density, structure and management of landscape elements on Danish organic farms [PDF]
Density and management of landscape elements on organic farms were investigated for 345 organic farms in Denmark in 2001, representing approximately 10% of the total number of organic farms. The density of hedgerows, area habitats and ponds was estimated
Frederiksen, Pia, Langer, Vibeke
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A discussion of norms for S supply in organic farming based on content in forage and ruminant performance in Norway [PDF]
The content of sulphur (S) in grassland on 27 Norwegian organic farms with dairy or sheep production was investigated in 2001 and 2002. The forage content of S was below the norms (2 g S kg DM-1) for both plants and animals in a large proportion of the ...
Bakken, Anne Kjersti, Hansen, Sissel
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Vero Cytotoxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157 Gastroenteritis in Farm Visitors, North Wales
An outbreak of Vero cytotoxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC O157) gastroenteritis in visitors to an open farm in North Wales resulted in 17 primary and 7 secondary cases of illness. E.
Christopher J.I. Payne +11 more
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Behaviour of dairy cows on organic and non-organic farms [PDF]
There is an increasing number of organic dairy farms in the UK. The aim of this study is to compare behaviour of dairy cows on organic and non-organic farms. Twenty organic and 20 non-organic farms throughout the UK were visited over two winters (2004/05
Haskell, M +4 more
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Technical Efficiency in Organic Farming: an Application on Italian Cereal Farms using a Parametric Approach [PDF]
A stochastic frontier production model was applied to estimate technical efficiency in a sample of Italian organic and conventional cereal farms. The main purpose was to assess which production technique revealed higher efficiency.
Madau, Fabio
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