Improving organic animal farming / edited by Dr Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Dr Stephen Roderick, Duchy College, UK.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vaarst, M. (Mette), editor.

Roderick, Stephen, editor.

ProQuest ebook central

Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; no. 46.

Burleigh dodds series in agricultural science ; number 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Livestock--Environmental aspects.

Livestock.

Organic farming--Environmental aspects.

Organic farming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 390 pages) : illustrations, charts (some color.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Philadelphia, PA, USA : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited, 2019.

Contents:

1. Setting the scene: the continued drive to improve organic animal farming / Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Stephen Roderick, Duchy College, UK

Part 1: Concepts in organic animal farming: 2. The principles of organic livestock farming / Susanne Padel, The Organic Research Centre, UK; 3. The effects of organic management on greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency in livestock production / L. G. Smith, The Organic Research Centre and Cranfield University, UK; and A. G. Williams, Cranfield University, UK; 4. Rethinking and engaging with animal health in organic farming / Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark; 5. Enhancing naturalness and human care in organic animal farming / Lindsay K. Whistance, The Organic Research Centre, UK; 6. Biosecurity and safety for humans and animals in organic animal farming / K. Ellis, Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and Food Safety, University of Glasgow, UK; 7. Integrated crop-livestock systems with agroforestry to improve organic animal farming / A. J. Escribano, Nutrion Internacional, Spain; J. Ryschawy, University of Toulouse, France; and L. K. Whistance, The Organic Research Centre, UK; 8. Smallholder integrated organic farming: how can it work in the tropics? / Raphael Wahome and Caroline Chepkoech, University of Nairobi, Kenya; 9. Pastoralism and organic animal farming: are they complementary? / Stephen Roderick, Duchy College, UK

Part 2: Farming of particular species: 10. Organic dairy farming: key characteristics, opportunities, advantages and challenges / S. Ivemeyer, University of Kassel, Germany; and A. Bieber and A. Spengler Neff, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; 11. Organic dairy farming: towards sustainability / Florian Leiber, Adrian Muller, Veronika Maurer, Christian Schader and Anna Bieber, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; 12. Organic beef farming: key characteristics, opportunities, advantages and challenges / Isabel Blanco Penedo, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden; and José Perea-Muñoz, University of Córdoba, Spain; 13. Organic sheep and goat farming: opportunities and challenges / Georgios Arsenos, Angeliki Argyriadou, Sotiria Vouraki and Athanasios Gelasakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 14. Organic pig farming: key characteristics, opportunities, advantages and challenges / Barbara Früh, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; and Mirjam Holinger, ETH Zürich, Switzerland; 15. Organic poultry farming: opportunities and challenges / Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark; Klaus Horsted, Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture DCA, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Veronika Maurer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; 16. The development of organic aquaculture / Timo Stadtlander, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; 17. Organic and natural beekeeping, and caring for insect pollinators / Nicola Bradbear, Bees for Development, UK

Part 3: The future: 18. Improving organic animal farming for the future / Stephen Roderick, Duchy College, UK; and Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9781786761835 (electronic bk.)

1786761831 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99993257961

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.