?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Future+perspective+for+animal+health+on+organic+farms%3A+main+findings%2C+conclusions+and+recommendations+from+SAFO+Network+&rft.subject=+Values%2C+standards+and+certification&rft.subject=+Animal+husbandry&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=This+workshop+was+a+.The+focus+of+the+final+SAFO+workshop+was+the+conclusions+and%0D%0Amain+messages+from+the+SAFO+network+that+were+presented+and+further+discussed+in+a+one+day+satellite+workshop+to+the+Joint+Organic+Congress+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Organic+Farming+and+European%0D%0ARural+Development%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+in+Denmark.++David+Younie+presented+a+report+from+the+five+roadshows+held+in+new+and+preaccession+member+states%2C+while+Albert+Sundrum+presented+the+activities+and+recommendations++of+the+working+group+on+standard+development.+Both+papers+highlight+the+diversity+in+physical+and+social+conditions+throughout+Europe%2C+and+how+this+diversity+affects+organic+livestock+systems.+Recognising+this+diversity+has+formed+the+basis+for+the+discussions+throughout+the+project%2C+and+acts+as+a+background+for+the+recommendations+from+the+network+for+the+future+implementation+and+further+development+of+organic+livestock+production+in+Europe.+Kim+Boesen+from+the+DG+Agriculture+introduced+the+Commission%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s+proposal+for+a+total+revision+of+the+EU+regulation+(2091%2F92)%2C+and+this+allowed+the+network+to+better+reflect+on+its+ideas+and+recommendations+in+the+ongoing+debate.+Certification+of+and+advisory+services+for+organic+livestock+farming+was+the+focus+of+the+second+plenary+discussion.+Previous+SAFO+workshops+have+concluded+that+implementing+standards+at+farm+level+does+not+always+result+in+the+high+ideals+of+the+organic+principles+being+met.+This+seems+to+be+the+case+in+countries+with+both+a+long+and+short+history+of+organic+farming.+Therefore%2C+one+of+the+recommendations+was+to+look+not+only+at+the+farm-level+livestock+production+system+(that+is%2C+what+the+farmer+does)%2C+but+also+consider+the+animals+themselves+(use+of+animal-based+parameters)+in+certification.+The+arguments+for+this+approach%2C+and+its+practical+application%2C+were+the+focus+of+one+of+the+sections.+%0D%0ASmaller+Working+Group+Discussions+were+held+in+parallel+during+the+workshop%2C%0D%0Aand+reports+from+these+discussions+are+also+included+in+this+set+of+proceedings.+These%0D%0Adiscussions+illustrate+a+fitting+closing+remark+of+the+SAFO+project%3A+the+project+may+end%2C+but+challenges+will+continue+to+arise%2C+and+therefore+discussion+between+the+stakeholders+must+also+continue.%0D%0ASAFO+was+also+involved+in+organising+three+themes+at+the+Congress+together+with+the+QLIF+project+(www.qlif.org).+These+are+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Development+of+livestock+production+systems%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+(32+papers)%2C+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Animal+health+and+disease+handling%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+(22+papers)+and+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%98Organic+animal+products%3A+quality+and+safety%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99+(11+papers)+which+can+be+found+in+this+archive+and+are+not+included+in+these+Proceedings.%0D%0A%0D%0ATable+of+Content%0D%0AForeword+(M.+Vaarst%2C+S.+Padel+and+C.+Rymer)%0D%0AAcknowledgements+%0D%0APart+A%3A+Summary+of+the+outcomes+of+SAFO%0D%0AReport+of+one-day+roadshows+in+five+new+and+candidate+EU+member+states+(D.+Younie%2C+R.+Leming%2C+G.+Mihai%2C+O.+Ondrasovicova%2C+E.+Selegovska%2C+A.+Sundrum%2C+G.+Takac+and+M.+Vaarst)%0D%0AChallenges+for+animal+health+and+welfare+in+the+implementation+of+the+EU%0D%0Alegislation+on+organic+livestock+production%3A+analysis+of+questionnaire+survey%0D%0Aamong+SAFO+participants+(M.+Vaarst%2C+S.+Padel%2C+G.+Arsenos%2C+A.+Sundrum%2C+A.+Kuzniar%2C+M.+Walkenhorst%2C+L.+Gr%C3%83%C2%B8va+and+B.I.F.+Henriksen)%0D%0ACurrent+and+proposed+EU+legislation+on+organic+livestock+production%2C+with+a%0D%0Afocus+on+animal+health%2C+welfare+and+food+safety%3A+a+review+(A.+Sundrum%2C+S.+Padel%2C+G.+Arsenos%2C+A.+Kuzniar%2C+B.I.F.+Henriksen%2C+M.+Walkenhorst+and+M.+Vaarst)%0D%0ADescription+of+the+changes+regarding+livestock+production+according+to+the%0D%0Aproposal+for+a+new+Council+Regulation+on+Organic+Production+(K.H.+Boesen)%0D%0A%0D%0APart+B%3A+Quality+and+safety+of+organic+livestock+products%0D%0ADiscussion+on+the+current+revision+of+the+EU+Regulation+(2092%2F91)+in+relation%0D%0Ato+the+issue+of+animal+health+and+food+safety+(M.+Bestman+and+A.+Sundrum)%0D%0ACertification+and+inspection+of+organic+livestock+production+(C.+Atkinson)%0D%0ASummary+of+discussion%3A+Advisory+provision+related+to+animal+health%2C+food%2C%0D%0Aquality+and+safety+(R.+L%C3%83%C2%B6ser+and+M.+Measures)%0D%0A%0D%0APart+C%3A+Animal+health+and+welfare+in+organic+inspection+and+certifying%0D%0Ausing+animal+based+parameters+%0D%0AAnimal+health+and+welfare+in+organic+inspection+and+certification-+which+%0D%0Aparameters+should+we+use%3F+(T.+Leeb%2C+H.R.+Whay%2C+M.+Hovi+and+D.C.J.+Main)%0D%0AAdopting+the+Bristol+Protocol+in+the+certification+of+organic+farms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