?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organic+pig+production+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+With+particular+reference+to+Danish+production+conditions++&rft.creator=Kongsted%2C+Anne+Grete&rft.creator=Hermansen%2C+John+E.&rft.subject=+Pigs&rft.subject=+Production+systems&rft.description=While+there+is+a+markedly+growth+in+organically+farmed+land+and+in+the+organic+food+sector+as+such+in+Europe+and+North+America%2C+the+organic+pig+sector+has+not+developed+correspondingly+in+most+countries.+This+weaker+development+seems+most+likely+to+be+due+to+difficulties+for+pig+producers+to+comply+with+the+organic+standards%2C+which+impose+comparatively+more+pronounced+changes+in+the+way+of+production+than+e.g.+in+ruminant+production+systems.+Pigs+should+have+access+to+roughage+and+to+grazing+in+the+summer+period+although+finishers+can+be+kept+in+barns+if+access+to+an+outdoor+rum.+A+common+way+to+comply+with+these+regulations+is+to+have+sows+on+grassland+all+year+round%2C+but+to+rear+the+finishers+in+stables.+Outdoor+piglet+production+can+be+very+efficient+but+careful+measures+needs+to+be+taken+to+avoid+environmental+risks.+Ringing+of+sows+to+avoid+rooting+on+the+grassland+is+a+matter+of+concern.+The+regulations+for+housing+include+a+considerable+larger+area+per+pig+than+in+conventional+production.+This+support+good+production+and+health+results+in+the+finisher+production%2C+and+the+regulation+stating+no+tail+docking+does+not+seem+to+impose+problems.+However%2C+such+stables+are+often+very+expensive+to+establish+and+outdoor+rearing+of+finishers+throughout+the+growing+period+should+be+considered.+Recent+results+indicate+that+this+is+a+viable+option.+The+ban+on+use+of+synthetic+amino+acids+and+GMO+products+for+feeding+represent+a+challenge+in+the+feeding+of+finishers.+There+is+a+risk+regarding+carcass+quality+when+soybean+meal+and+amino+acid+are+substituted+with+more+oil+rich+ingredients+for+protein+supply.+On+the+other+hand+inclusion+of+new+protein+sources+in+the+diet+may+results+in+particular+meat+quality+characteristics+including+positive+effects.+It+is+concluded+that+there+is+a+need+in+organic+pig+production+to+produce+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9Cnew%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%9D+products%2C+which+differ+from+the+conventional+pork+products+in+order+to+comply+with+consumer+expectations.&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6457%2F1%2F6457.pdf&rft.identifier=Kongsted%2C+Anne+Grete+and+Hermansen%2C+John+E.+(2005)+Organic+pig+production+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+With+particular+reference+to+Danish+production+conditions.+[+Unpublished%2C+]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F6457%2F