%A G. Smolders
%A Michael Walkenhorst
%A S. Padel
%J Socio-economic aspects of animal health and food safety in organic farming systems. Proceedings of the 1st SAFO Workshop. 5.-7. September 2003, Florence, Italy
%T Dairy farms: constraints and recommendations for enhancing health, welfare and food saftey (Workshop results)
%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.
%K Tiergesundheit, organic farming, animal health, animal welfare, dairy farms
%P 91-93
%E M. Hovi
%E A. Martini
%E S. Padel
%D 2003
%I SAFO Sustaining Animal Health and Food Safety in Organic Farming. A European Commission funded Concerted Action Project
%L orgprints2710