| As a consequence of organic standards and principles, organic dairy producers are frequently faced with a different set of management considerations than those found in conventional dairy systems. The broad objective of this study was to examine in detail the production characteristics of 13 well-established organic dairy herds, and to relate these to the specific conditions that exist within organic dairy farming. Monthly milk records for 13 organic herds for three years were collected and converted into a Microsoft Access database, using InterHerd™ (Agrisoft Plc., UK) herd management software. The data were sorted and analysed using the InterHerd-herd management, Excel for Windows™ and Statistix for Windows software programmes. Estimated parameters... |
