TY  - GEN
ID  - orgprints2710
UR  - http://orgprints.org/2710/
A1  - Smolders, G.
A1  - Walkenhorst, Michael
A1  - Padel, S.
Y1  - 2003///
N2  - 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.
PB  - SAFO Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in Organic Farming. A European Commission funded Concerted Action Project
KW  - Tiergesundheit
KW  -  organic farming
KW  -  animal health
KW  -  animal welfare
KW  -  dairy farms
TI  - Dairy farms: constraints and recommendations for enhancing health, welfare and food saftey (Workshop results)
SP  - 91
AV  - public
EP  - 93
ER  -