?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Control+of+gastrointestinal+nematodes+in+organic+beef+cattle+through+grazing+management&rft.creator=Hertzberg%2C+Hubertus&rft.creator=Figi%2C+Rolf&rft.creator=Noto%2C+Fabio&rft.creator=Heckendorn%2C+Felix&rft.subject=+Beef+cattle&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.subject=+Feeding+and+growth&rft.description=Gastrointestinal+nematodes+(GIN)+are+a+major+health+and+economic+risk+factor+in+ruminant+production+in+organic+and+conventional+farms+(Thamsborg+et+al.%2C+1999).+Fattening+of+organic+beef+cattle+(OBC)+on+pasture+is+an+emerging+area+for+organic+farmers+in+Switzerland%2C+which+partly+compensates+the+declining+development+in+dairy+production.+So+far%2C+there+are+no+data+available+about+the+parasitic+status+of+beef+cattle+kept+in+organic+farms+between+weaning+(4-6+month)+and+slaughter+(24-26+month).%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+aim+of+the+present+study+was+to+assess+the+parasitological+status+of+organic+beef+cattle+in+the+pre-alpine+and+alpine+region+of+Switzerland+and+to+analyse+the+benefits+of+different+grazing+strategies+for+GIN+control.&rft.publisher=SAFO+Sustaining+Animal+Health+and+Food+Safety+in+Organic+Farming.+A+European+Commission+funded+Concerted+Action+Project&rft.contributor=Hovi%2C+Malla&rft.contributor=Sundrum%2C+Albert&rft.contributor=Padel%2C+Susanne&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Book+chapter&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F3158%2F1%2Fhertzberg-et-al-2004-control-of-gastrointstinal-nematodes.pdf&rft.identifier=Hertzberg%2C+Hubertus%3B+Figi%2C+Rolf%3B+Noto%2C+Fabio+and+Heckendorn%2C+Felix+(2004)+Control+of+gastrointestinal+nematodes+in+organic+beef+cattle+through+grazing+management.+In%3A+Hovi%2C+Malla%3B+Sundrum%2C+Albert+and+Padel%2C+Susanne+(Eds.)+Organic+livestock+farming%3A+potential+and+limitations+of+husbandry+practice+to+secure+animal+health+and+welfare+and+food+quality.+Proceedings+of+the+2nd+SAFO+Workshop+25-27+March+2004%2C+Witzenhausen%2C+Germany%2C+SAFO+Sustaining+Animal+Health+and+Food+Safety+in+Organic+Farming.+A+European+Commission+funded+Concerted+Action+Project%2C+pp.+129-135.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F3158%2F