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| Vaarst, Mette; Weisbjerg, Martin Riis; Kristensen, Troels; Thamsborg, Stig Milan; White, Andrew; Roderick, Stephen; Lockeretz, Willie. |
| Animals are important in organic farming systems, both as a part of the concept and in practice, where there is great weight on forming an integrated system with harmony between the land, the animals and the people, involving local recirculation of feed and manure. Good animal health and welfare is an important goal for organic husbandry. In contrast to crops, animals are not just parts of the farming system, they are also sentient creatures and as such they deserve special moral consideration. They are individuals that need to be cared for, they can suffer, and they can interact with each other and with the humans and environment around them. Animal management is, therefore, very different from crop management. Humans have a moral obligation to treat... |
| Tipo: Book chapter |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13735/1/13735.pdf |
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| Nicholas, Pip; Roderick, Steve; Vaarst, Mette. |
| During the presentations and discussions at the 1st ANIPLAN workshop it became apparent that there are many different approaches to disease prevention and treatment planning. These exist in a variety of structured forms, and also involve different approaches to the dialogue between farmer and advisor. The distinction between ‘an animal health plan’ and ‘animal health planning’ has also become evident (see Atkinson & Neale, 2008 in these proceedings). Whereas a plan refers to documentation, planning is understood as a process which actively involves the farmer, is based on an assessment and evaluation of a real situation and includes an explicit formulation of the farmer’s goals regarding animal health and welfare. In order to develop a single yet... |
| Tipo: Report chapter |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health Health and welfare Breeding and genetics Feeding and growth. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13407/1/13407.pdf |
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| Vaarst, Mette; Winckler, Christoph; Roderick, Stephen; Smolders, Gidi; Ivemeyer, Silvia; Brinkmann, Jan; Mejdell, Cecilie; Whistance, Lindsay; Nicholas, Pip; Walkenhorst, Michael; Leeb, Christine; March, Solveig; Henriksen, Britt I. F.; Stöger, Elisabeth; Gratzer, Elisabeth; Hansen, Berit; Huber, Johann. |
| Continuous development is needed within the farm to reach the goal of good animal health and welfare in organic livestock farming. The very different conditions between countries call for models that are relevant for different farming types and can be integrated into local practice and be relevant for each type of farming context. This article reviews frameworks, principles and practices for animal health and welfare planning which are relevant for organic livestock farming. This review is based on preliminary analyses carried out within a European project (acronym ANIPLAN) with participants from seven countries. The process begins with gathering knowledge about the current status within a given herd as background for making decisions and planning future... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle Health and welfare Education; Extension and communication. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/19397/1/Vaarst2011_aniplan_AHWP.pdf |
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| Nalubwama, Sylvia; Vaarst, Mette; Kabi, Fred; Kiggundu , Muhammad. |
| Ninety certified organic pineapple producers were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire in Luwero and Kayung districts in Uganda. Data was analysed using statistical package for Social Scientists (SPSS). Results indicated that most organic farmers (81.1%) kept mostly cattle in combination with others species (goats, pigs and chickens). There was no significant difference (P>0.05) in the numbers of pigs, poultry and chickens owned per farm in the two districts but there was significant difference (p=0.017) in the numbers of cattle. 62% of the farmers had indigenous breeds of cattle, 97.8% had goats, 87.5% had pigs and 100% of farmers had indigenous chickens. Crop residues formed bulk of feed for cattle (63.2%) and pigs (46%). Goats mostly... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Production systems. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/23794/1/23794%20Final%20IFOAM%20congress%20paper_Sylvia_MM.pdf |
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| Vaarst, Mette; Leeb, Christine; Nicholas, Pip; Roderick, Stephen; Smolders, Gidi; Walkenhorst, Michael; Brinkman, Jan; March, Solveig; Ströger, Elisabeth; Winkler, Christoph; Gratzer, Elisabeth; Lund, Vonne; Henriksen, Britt I. F.; Hansen, Inger; Neale, Madeleine. |
| Livestock farming is an important part of organic farming systems, and it is an explicit goal of organic farming to ensure high levels of animal health and welfare (AHW) through proactive and appropriate management of breeding, feeding, housing and species specific husbandry. A goal in organic livestock farming is to minimise the use of veterinary medicines to improve food quality and protect the environment, and to do this by improving livestock living conditions rather than using alternative medical treatments. Key values influencing organic livestock production are naturalness, harmony at all levels of production, use and recirculation of local resources and adoption of the precautionary principle. The concepts of "positive health and welfare" are... |
| Tipo: Report chapter |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health Health and welfare Breeding and genetics Feeding and growth. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13404/1/13404.pdf |
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| Bennedsgaard, Torben Werner; Thamsborg, Stig Milan; Vaarst, Mette. |
| Anvendelse af veterinære lægemidler i konventionel malkekvægsbrug og forventninger ved omlægning Langt hovedparten af forbruget af antibiotika i kvægbruget udgøres af smalspektrede penicilliner, der hovedsagelig benyttes ved behandling af mastitis. Landskontoret for Kvæg har skønnet, at der tilnærmelsesvist er sket en fordobling i forbruget af penicilliner fra 3500 kg aktivt stof i 1989 til 6789kg aktivt stof i 1995. Denne stigning falder sammen med indførelsen af EU-krav om maksimale tankcelletal fra 1992. Dette medførte en øget behandling af yverlidelser (Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri, 1997, Skioldebrand et al., 1994). Denne stigning kan være sket såvel ved behandling af flere dyr som ved øget antal behandlinger af den enkelte... |
| Tipo: Report chapter |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13754/1/13754.pdf |
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| Leach, Katharine; Gerrard, Catherine L; Kudahl, Anne Braad; Nykänen, Arja; Vaarst, Mette; Weissensteiner, Roswitha; Padel, Susanne. |
| The EU funded SOLID project supports research which will contribute to the competitiveness of organic and low input dairy systems, and increase their sustainability. There are many aspects of the sustainability of dairy farms, relating to economic, environmental and social dimensions, and methods of animal husbandry can affect all of these. A UK spreadsheet based tool for rapid assessment of the whole farm was adapted for application on a range of organic and low input dairy farms across the EU. This tool was used to assess approximately ten organic dairy farms in each of four EU countries. Data on farm management practices collected in face to face interviews with farmers were entered and the tool then calculated a composite score for each of 11 separate... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Indicators and other value-laden measures; Feeding and growth; Health and welfare; Environmental aspects. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21761/7/21761.pdf |
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| Vaarst, Mette; Alrøe, Hugo Fjelsted. |
| In 2005, The International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) developed four new ethical principles of organic agriculture to guide its future development: the principles of health, ecology, care, and fairness. The key distinctive concept of animal welfare in organic agriculture combines naturalness and human care, and can be linked meaningfully with these principles. In practice, a number of challenges are connected with making organic livestock systems work. These challenges are particularly dominant in immature agro-ecological systems, for example those that are characterized by industrialization and monoculture. Some of the current challenges are partly created by shortages of land and manure, which encourage zero-grazing and other... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general Values; Standards and certification Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/30615/1/vaarst-og-alr%C3%B8e-2012-concepts-of-animal-health-and-welfare.pdf |
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| Vaarst, Mette; Leeb, Christine; Nicholas, Pip; Roderick, Stephen; Smolders, Gidi; Walkenhorst, Micheal; Brinkman, Jan; March, Solveig; Stöger, Elisabeth; Gratzer, Elisabeth; Winckler, Christoph; Lund, Wonne; Henriksen, Britt I.F.; Hansen, Berit; Neale, Madeleine; Whistance, Lindsay K.. |
| Good animal health and welfare is an explicit goal of organic livestock farming, and will need continuous development and adjustment on the farms. Furthermore, the very different conditions in different regions of Europe calls for models that can be integrated into local practice and be relevant for each type of farming context. A European project with participants from seven countries have been established with the aim of developing principles for animal health and welfare planning in organic dairy farming, based on a process where knowledge about the status within a given herd will be included as background for taking decisions and planning future improvements. An important part of the planning process is communication with other farmers as well as... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/14840/1/Vaarst_14840_ed.doc |
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| Alrøe, Hugo Fjelsted; Vaarst, Mette; Kristensen, Erik Steen. |
| The recent development and growth of organic livestock farming and the related development of national and international regulations has fuelled discussions among scientists and philosophers concerning the proper conceptualisation of animal welfare. These discussions on livestock welfare in organic farming draw on the conventional discussions and disputes on animal welfare, which involve issues such as different definitions of welfare (clinical health, absence of suffering, sum of positive and negative experiences, etc.), the possibility for objective measures of animal welfare and the acceptable level of welfare. It seems clear that livestock welfare is a value-laden concept and that animal welfare science cannot be made independent of questions of values... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Values; Standards and certification Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/430/1/Organic_welfare__preprint__5mar01.pdf |
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| Vaarst, Mette; Smolders, Gidi; Henriksen, Britt I. F.; Roderick, Stephen; Leeb, Christine; Walkenhorst, Michael; Winckler, Christoph; Gratzer, Elisabeth; Stöger, Elisabeth; Huber, Johann; Brinkmann, Jan; March, Solveig; Ivemeyer, Silvia; Mejdell, Cecilie; Hansen, Berit; Nicholas, Phillipa; Whistance, Lindsay. |
| This chapter is the report of ANIPLAN’s deliverable 4.1 titled: ‘Evaluation report on the state of the art regarding advisor systems, education of farmers and advisors and farmer groups in the participating countries’. The seven participating countries (UK, Switzerland, Austria, The Netherlands, Norway, Germany and Denmark) had widely different approaches to advisory systems and education. This is important to consider when integrating the outcomes of the ANIPLAN project into the various systems in different countries. |
| Tipo: Report chapter |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18405/1/18405.pdf |
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| Bennedsgaard, Torben Werner; Thamsborg, Stig Milan; Vaarst, Mette; Enevoldsen, Carsten. |
| This paper focuses on the changes in production, herd health and veterinary treatments in Danish organic dairy herds during approximately eleven years based on historic data from herds converted to organic milk production before 1990 (old organic herds) compared to herds converted in 1995 and 1999-2000 and herds that are still conventional. Herd size, milk production, the shape of the lactation curve, somatic cell counts and veterinary treatments for mastitis, retained placenta and ketosis are compared over time and between herd groups. The old organic herds differed from the other three herd groups by having lower milk production per cow, lower somatic cell counts and fewer treatments of mastitis. Herds converted in 1995 and 1999-2000 were comparable to... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/4681/1/4681.pdf |
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| Vaarst, Mette. |
| Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in Organic Farming (SAFO) is a European Commission funded project, with the objective to contribute to improved animal health and food safety in organic livestock production systems in existing and candidate member countries of the European Union. Workshops form a central part of the SAFO ctivities. This volume, with the contributions from the 3rd SAFO Workshop at the Institute of Grassland and Wetlands in Falenty, Poland in September 2004, is one in a series of five proceedings published during the lifetime of the project (2003-2006). Electronic versions of the proceedings are available at the SAFO web-site at ttp://www.safonetwork.org/ Animal health security, the role of zoonotic diseases and the risk of... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general Food security; Food quality and human health Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/20776/4/20776.pdf |
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| Alrøe, Hugo Fjelsted; Vaarst, Mette; Kristensen, Erik Steen. |
| Der foregår løbende både praktisk udvikling og teoretisk refleksion i relation til husdyrvelfærd. Endvidere evalueres og ændres reglerne omkring husdyrvelfærd løbende, både i Danmark og i EU. Formålet med nærværende kapitel er at diskutere begrebet husdyrvelfærd i forbindelse med principperne i det økologisk jordbrug. Det sker med udgangspunkt i spørgsmålet: er der, ud over de gældende regler, særlige værdimæssige, etiske, videnskabelige eller reguleringsmæssige forhold, der influerer på hvordan dyrevelfærd opfattes i økologisk jordbrug, set i forhold til det øvrige jordbrug? Eller med andre ord: kan de nuværende forskelle i regler, og i opfattelsen af dyrevelfærd, begrundes i mere grundliggende forhold i økologisk jordbrug? Og i så fald: i hvilken retning... |
| Tipo: Report chapter |
Palavras-chave: Farming Systems; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13756/1/13756.pdf |
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