2328: Finishing pigs: conversion is more than respecting the standards
(2002) Finishing pigs: conversion is more than respecting the standards. Paper presented at 14th IFOAM Organic World Congress - "Cultivating Communities", Victoria BC, Canada, 21. - 24.08.2002; Published in Proceedings of the 14th IFOAM Organic World Congress.
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Summary
Food scares, mainly BSE and antibiotics, have sharpened consumers concerns about food safety and quality and have increased public attention on agricultural production and food processing. The demand for organic food has increased drastically in the year 2001. In particular, the demand for organically produced pork can not be satisfied. Accordingly, the interest of organic and conventional farmers to finish pigs organically has risen. The general objective of this research project is to describe the state of organic pig finishing in Germany, to analyse the most frequently encountered problems related to an up-take of organic pig finishing, to develop strategies to overcome these problems and provide the base to develop a conversion guidebook. The specific objective of this paper is to present the results of a pilot study which was designed to further explore the research problem and test the feasibility of the study design.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | pork, pig finishing, fattening pig, pig production, Schwein, Schweine, Schweinefleisch, Endmast, Mastschweine, Schweineproduktion |
| Subject Areas: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Pigs |
| Research affiliation: | Germany > Univ. Hohenheim; Faculty of Agriculture > Production Theory and Resource Economics |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 2328 |
| Contact: | Bichler, Dipl.-Ing.sc.agr. Barbara |
| Deposited On: | 24 February 2004 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Additional Publishing Information: | The Proceedings of the 14th Organic world Congress (320pp) are available for $30 CAN/$20 US plus postage and handling from: Canadian Organic Growers 125 South Knowlesville Road Knowlesville, New Brunswick E7L 1B1 Tel: (506) 375-7383 Fax: (506) 375-4221 Email: office@cog.ca And from IFOAM Head Office in Germany IFOAM Head Office c/o Ökozentrum Imsbach D-66636 Tholey-Theley Germany |
| Related Links: | http://www.cog.ca/ifoam2002/ |
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