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| Alfoeldi, Thomas; Gantner, Urs; Vaarst, Mette; Algers, Bo; Nicholas, Phillipa; Gratzer, Elisabeth; Henriksen, Britt I. F.; Mejdell, Cecilie; Hansen, Berit; Whay, Becky; Walkenhorst, Michael; Smolders, Gidi; Ivemeyer, Silvia; Hassing, M.; Roderick, Stephen; Leeb, Christine; Winckler, Christoph; Stöger, Elisabeth; Huber, Johann; Brinkmann, Jan; March, Solveig; Whistance, Lindsay. |
| The process of minimising medicine use through dialogue based animal health and welfare planning. Livestock are important in many organic farming systems, and it is an explicit goal to ensure high levels of animal health and welfare (AHW) through good management. In two previous EU network projects, NAHWOA & SAFO, it was concluded that this is not guaranteed merely by following organic standards. Both networks recommended implementation of individual animal health plans to stimulate organic farmers to improve AHW. These plans should include a systematic evaluation of AHW and be implemented through dialogue with each farmer in order to identify goals and plan improvements. 11 research institutions in 7 European countries have been involved in the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/18404/1/18404.pdf |
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| Alfoeldi, Thomas; Fliessbach, Andreas; Geier, Uwe; Kilcher, Lukas; Niggli, Urs; Pfiffner, Lukas; Stolze, Matthias; Willer, Helga. |
| Conclusion of chapter 2: "Organic Farming and the Environment" 7 Conclusion The findings of this study show that organic farming provides a wide range of environmental services. The main results may be summarised as follows: 1. Organic matter content is usually higher in organically managed soils indicating a higher fertility and stability of organic soils, thus reducing the risk of erosion. 2. Organically farmed soils have significantly higher biological activity and a higher total mass of micro-organisms. As a consequence of the higher activity of micro-organisms, in organically managed soils nutrients are recycled faster and soil structure is improved. 3. Organic farming poses no risk of ground and surface water pollution through synthetic... |
| Tipo: Book chapter |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity and ecosystem services; Soil quality; Air and water emissions. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/573/1/y4137e02.htm |
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| Alfoeldi, Thomas; Weidmann, Gilles; Schmid, Otto; Niggli, Urs. |
| Wie in den Bereichen der Produktion auf den Betrieben und der Forschung wird an den Biolandbau der Anspruch gestellt, dass der Wissenstransfer nicht nach den topdown Modell (Technologietransfer) wie in der konventionellen Landwirtschaft üblich erfolgen solle, sondern sich über ein Wissenssystem entwickelt, das alle Akteure einbezieht. Weil die Zahl der Akteure innerhalb der Bioszene stark zugenommen hat, wird es immer schwieriger, diesen Anspruch zu erfüllen. Aus unserer Sicht ist in vielen Fällen eine rasche Informationsvermittlung sinnvoll und entspricht dem Bedarf der Biobetriebe (z.B. Adresslisten, verschiedene Betriebsmittellisten, Richtlinienänderungen). Für diese Art der Informationsvermittlung sind die neuen Medien (Internet und CDs) besonders... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Research communication and quality. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/525/1/alfoeldi%2Dt%2Dherausforderung%2Dwissenstransfer%2Dschweiz%2D2003.pdf |
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