2016
DOI: 10.18174/374992
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Sustainability of livestock production systems : a comparing conventional and organic livestock husbandry

Abstract: This study analysed peer-reviewed literature comparing conventional and organic livestock production systems on sustainability indicators within the topics of economy, productivity, environment, animal welfare and public health. For many indicators, insufficient data were found to draw any conclusions on a difference. The strong points of both conventional and organic livestock production systems were used to formulate lessons learned for sustainable livestock production systems. As sustainability indicators o… Show more

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“…In organic dairy production, animal health and welfare is promoted by preventative actions such as using suitable breeds, feed, management and housing system. Accordingly, compared with conventional farms, organic dairy cattle farms have a higher amount of pasture-based feeding systems and a lower amount of concentrate feeding (Kristensen and Kristensen 1998;Valle et al 2007;Thomassen et al 2008) and on average a lower use of medicines (Richert et al 2013;Van Wagenberg et al 2016). Some of the major challenges within European organic dairy production are preventative handling of mastitis and metabolic diseases (Bennedsgaard et al 2010;Ivemeyer et al 2012), improvement of production efficiency based on local feed resources and development of suitable breeding strategies (Röös et al 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In organic dairy production, animal health and welfare is promoted by preventative actions such as using suitable breeds, feed, management and housing system. Accordingly, compared with conventional farms, organic dairy cattle farms have a higher amount of pasture-based feeding systems and a lower amount of concentrate feeding (Kristensen and Kristensen 1998;Valle et al 2007;Thomassen et al 2008) and on average a lower use of medicines (Richert et al 2013;Van Wagenberg et al 2016). Some of the major challenges within European organic dairy production are preventative handling of mastitis and metabolic diseases (Bennedsgaard et al 2010;Ivemeyer et al 2012), improvement of production efficiency based on local feed resources and development of suitable breeding strategies (Röös et al 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In turn, overstocking aggravates pasture and land degradation [10], deteriorating the ability of grazing resources to provide for future needs. Therefore, promoting market participation is a practical strategy for establishing a socially sustainable cattle production system [50,51].…”
Section: Role Of Market Participation In Sustainabilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…De verschillen tussen systemen binnen eenzelfde sector kunnen fors zijn, helemaal als verschillende productiewijzen (biologisch vs. gangbaar worden beschouwd). In een recente studie (Wagenberg et al 2016) werden de sterke punten van zowel de biologische als de conventionele dierlijke productie (melkvee, vleesvee, varkenshouderij, legpluimveehouderij en vleeskuikenhouderij) op een rij gezet (Tabel 1). Hieruit bleek dat waar op basis van de ene factor de ene productiewijze beter scoort, er aan de andere kant weer voordelen aan de andere productiewijze zitten.…”
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“…Gevonden sterke punten van conventionele en biologische dierlijke productiesystemen (Wagenberg et al 2016). …”
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