%0 Generic
%A Smolders, G.
%A Walkenhorst, Michael
%A Padel, S.
%D 2003
%E Hovi, M.
%E Martini, A.
%E Padel, S.
%F orgprints:2710
%I SAFO Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in Organic Farming. A European Commission funded Concerted Action Project
%K Tiergesundheit, organic farming, animal health, animal welfare, dairy farms
%P 91-93
%T Dairy farms: constraints and recommendations for enhancing health, welfare and food saftey (Workshop results)
%U http://orgprints.org/2710/
%X Results     - It is necessary to improve the information to the public (who are the taxpayer and pay the subsidies) about organic farming as a system, that improves animal health and welfare.  - Consumers must get accurate information about the organic products they buy.  - Producers should be informed about organic farming before they convert (so they know what to expect): they should be told about the regluations and pointed to the available information about organic farming.  - Veterinarians should be informed (part of the teaching curriculum in vet schools) about the holistic system, the importance of preventive health management on organic farms and about alternative treatments.  - In communication to the policy makers (the government), organic farming should be presented as a different farming system and not as a conventional system with some alteration.