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| Van Diepen, Pauline; McLean, Dr Barbara; Frost, David. |
| Organic livestock farming has grown in Wales in recent years. It is focused on producing animals from a predominantly forage-based system, with an emphasis on maintaining animal health through improved welfare and a reduction in the use of routine, conventional veterinary treatments. Breeding and feeding are important factors of the health and welfare of farm animals in organic systems. The guidelines of EU regulation (EC) 1804/1999 address the issue of sourcing of (breeding) stock. Moreover, only activities such as the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and embryo transfer are excluded, and few provisions are included that concern breeding. A number of breeds used in conventional farming could be considered as ’high maintenance’ animals... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Breeding and genetics. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10822/1/breeds07.pdf |
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