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Animal, 2021 Animal welfare in livestock production is of great interest to consumers. The organic farming approach strives to ensure animal welfare based on preventive measures, but there are very few scientific studies that compare the actual differences in animal ...
K. Wagner +4 more
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Comparing productivity and feed-use efficiency between organic and conventional livestock animals
Environmental Research Letters, 2021 Livestock animals play a key role in organic farming systems by providing nutrients for croplands through manure production and nutrient-dense food for human consumption.
Ulysse Gaudaré +6 more
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Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 2022 The prevalence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a result of the persistent use and/or abuse of antimicrobials is a key health problem for health authorities and governments worldwide.
Omega Y Amoafo +3 more
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Structural change in the dairy sector: exit from farming and farm type change
Agricultural and Food Economics, 2022 This paper analyses the factors driving structural change in Swiss dairy farming. We focus on the most important farm type in Switzerland, dairy farms, to examine which factors contribute to a farmer’s decision to abandon farming or change to suckler cow
Alexander Zorn, Franziska Zimmert
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Foods, 2021 The present work aimed to evaluate the effect of farming practices and season on the fat and protein content and fatty acid (FA) profile of milk and Halloumi cheese produced in Cyprus.
Ouranios Tzamaloukas +3 more
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Microbiota in Dung and Milk Differ Between Organic and Conventional Dairy Farms
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Organic farming is increasingly promoted as a means to reduce the environmental impact of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and antibiotics in conventional dairy systems.
Sofia I. F. Gomes +7 more
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Driving factors behind subjective resilience on organic dairy sheep farms
Ecology and Society, 2021 Organic sheep milk production under a protected designation of origin for Roquefort cheese in Aveyron, France, has developed over the past several years.
Augustine Perrin, Guillaume Martin
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Agronomy, 2021 Dairy cattle farming produces large amounts of wastewater and it causes environmental pollution and eutrophication of rivers, but the nutrients in the waste could be recycled. Here, an improved vermicomposting system was applied to dairy farm wastewater,
Xue Liu +4 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 : This study aimed to understand the veterinary-client relationship and perspectives in organic dairy production systems. Twenty-three organic dairy producers and 12 veterinarians were interviewed using semi-structured, one-on-one interviews ...
C.C. Brock +5 more
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Factors determining the choice of bedding for freestall housing system in dairy cows farming - A review [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2021 The subject of the study are the most commonly used bedding materials in freestall housing system in dairy cattle farming and the factors determining their choice.
Dimo Dimov, Ivaylo Marinov
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