Vaarst / Roderick / Milan Thamsborg Advances in organic dairy cattle farming

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80146-539-7
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, Band 153, 400 Seiten

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

The dairy sector continues to face increasing scrutiny for its environmental impact and contribution to climate change. It must also address consumer concerns surrounding issues such as animal welfare, antibiotic usage/resistance and the ethics of intensive production systems.

Advances in organic dairy cattle farming considers how organic dairy farming has the potential to address these challenges whilst also meeting the key organic principles of health, ecology, fairness and care. The book reviews advances in areas such as breeding, optimising pasture-based nutrition and organic milk quality, improving the health and welfare of calves and adult cows, as well as promoting biodiversity and the move to a more circular, sustainable bioeconomy.

Zielgruppe

University and other researchers in organic agriculture, national, regional and international bodies responsible for organic regulation and certification, as well as organic dairy farmers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vaarst, Mette

Milan Thamsborg, Stig

Rose, David

Simonson, Will

Schmid, Otto

Roderick, Stephen

Whistance, Lindsay

Kargo, Morten

Jones, Hannah

Butler, Gillian

Barth, Kerstin

Morgans, Lisa

Groot, Maria

Vaarst, Dr Mette

Roderick, Dr Stephen

Whistance, Dr Lindsay

Weitere Mitwirkende

Vaarst, Dr Mette

Kargo, Dr Morten

Jones, Dr Hannah

Butler, Dr Gillian

Whistance, Dr Lindsay

Barth, Dr Kerstin

Morgans, Dr Lisa

Groot, Dr Maria

Milan Thamsborg, Dr Stig

Rose, Dr David

Roderick, Dr Stephen

Simonson, Dr Will

Schmid, Dr Otto

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ökologische Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung Milchviehhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction: understanding the diversity of organic dairy farming in Europe: Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark;

Part 1 Improving breeding and nutrition
- Optimising breeding and genetic diversity in organic and low-input dairy farming: Morten Kargo, Aarhus University, Denmark;
- Optimising soils, pasture and grasslands for organic dairy farming: Hannah Jones, Farm Carbon Toolkit, UK;
- Assessing and optimising organic milk quality: Gillian Butler, Newcastle University, UK;

Part 2 Improving health, welfare and life opportunities
- One-welfare perspectives on organic dairy farming: Lindsay Whistance, Organic Research Centre, UK;
- The lives of calves from organic dairy farms: Kerstin Barth, Thünen Institute, Germany;
- Improving herd health management and disease prevention in organic dairy cattle: Lisa Morgans, Innovation for Agriculture, UK;
- The use of plant bio-active compounds and other alternative therapeutic strategies in organic dairy farming: Maria Groot, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands;
- Improving the management of parasites in organic dairy farming: Stig Milan Thamsborg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;
- An ethical framework for the use of technologies on organic dairy farming: David Rose, Royal Agricultural University, UK;

Part 3 Improving sustainability
- Optimising integration of dairy cows into a resilient whole farm context: Stephen Roderick, Duchy College, UK;
- How can organic dairy farming address and improve biodiversity and healthy ecosystems?: Will Simonson, Organic Research Centre, UK;
- Understanding consumer attitudes and market structures around organic/low-input dairy farming: Otto Schmid, FiBL, Switzerland;
- The role of organic dairy farming in the development of sustainable food, ecological and social systems: Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark;

Über Autor(innen)

Vaarst, Dr Mette
Dr Mette Vaarst is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Animal Science at Aarhus University, Denmark. She has published extensively on organic animal farming, coordinated several European research projects and co-edited Improving organic animal farming, published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing in 2019.

Roderick, Dr Stephen
Dr Stephen Roderick is Research Manager in the Rural Business School at Duchy College in the UK. He has published widely on animal health and farm resource management, was formerly Associate Editor of Organic Agriculture and co-edited Improving organic animal farming.

Vaarst, Dr Mette
Dr Mette Vaarst is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Animal Science at Aarhus University, Denmark. She has published extensively on organic animal farming, coordinated several European research projects and co-edited Improving organic animal farming, published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing in 2019.

Whistance, Dr Lindsay
Dr Lindsay Whistance is Senior Livestock Researcher at the Organic Research Centre in the UK. She is internationally known for her research on farm animal behaviour, health, welfare and nutrition in organic agriculture.

Whistance, Dr Lindsay
Dr Lindsay Whistance is Senior Livestock Researcher at the Organic Research Centre in the UK. She is internationally known for her research on farm animal behaviour, health, welfare and nutrition in organic agriculture.

Roderick, Dr Stephen
Dr Stephen Roderick is Research Manager in the Rural Business School at Duchy College in the UK. He has published widely on animal health and farm resource management, was formerly Associate Editor of Organic Agriculture and co-edited Improving organic animal farming.