?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organic+Livestock%3A+Animal+Health%2C+Welfare+and+Husbandry+Assessment+of+existing+knowledge+and+production+of+an+advisory+resource+compendium(OF0162)&rft.creator=Roderick%2C+Stephen&rft.creator=Hovi%2C+Malla&rft.subject=+Values%2C+standards+and+certification&rft.subject=+Technology+transfer&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=1.%09A+compendium+of+animal+health+and+welfare+information+relevant+to+organic+livestock+production+has+been+produced+by+the+Organic+Livestock+Research+Group+(OLRG)%2C+Veterinary+Epidemiology+and+Economics+Research+Unit+(VEERU)%2C+Department+of+Agriculture%2C+the+University+of+Reading.+The+compendium+is+supported+by+full+scientific+abstracts+taken+from+the+CAB+International+information+database.%0D%0A%0D%0A2.%09The+objective+of+the+project+was+to%3A%0D%0A-%09Create+a+database+and+archive+of+information+on+animal+health%2C+welfare+and+husbandry+relevant+to+livestock+production+under+organic+standards%3B%0D%0A-%09Assess+the+database+and+its+relevance+to+organic+livestock+production%3B%0D%0A-%09Develop+a+series+of+compendia+of+advisory+resource+materials+on+CD-ROM+and+in+printed+format%2C+in+consultation+with+relevant+sector+bodies%2C+the+veterinary+profession+and+organic+livestock+producers.++%0D%0A%0D%0A3.%09The+compendium+has+been+produced+in+a+CD+ROM+format+and+is+internet+accessible+(http%3A%2F%2Fwww.organic-vet.reading.ac.uk%2F).+The+compendium+has+been+reviewed+by+specialist+veterinarians%2C+advisors+and+farmers.+For+copyright+purposes%2C+the+internet+accessible+version+has+been+produced+without+scientific+abstracts%0D%0A%0D%0A4.%09The+aim+of+the+compendia+is+to+serve+as+a+resource+material+for+advisors%2C+inspectors+and+veterinarians+who+work+with+organic+or+converting+farmers+in+the+UK.+It+is+also+envisaged+that+the+compendia+could+be+used+as+a+training+tool+for+advisors+and+veterinarians+learning+about+the+issues+related+to+general+and+specific+animal+health+and+welfare+aspects+of+organic+livestock+production.+In+addition%2C+the+material+will+provide+a+useful+resource+material+for+the+sector+bodies+and+policymakers+in+the+development+of+organic+livestock+production+standards+and+regulations.%0D%0A%0D%0A5.%09Each+compendium+is+divided+into+four+sub-compendia%3A+Cattle%2C+Sheep%2C+Pigs+and+Poultry.+Each+is+further+divided+into+two+sections.+An+introductory+section%2C+Health+and+Welfare%2C+outlines+general+health+and+welfare+issues+related+to+the+specific+organic+production+system.+Emphasis+is+placed+on+the+requirements+of+organic+standards+in+the+approach+to+health+and+welfare+problems.+A+second+section%2C+accessible+via+the+Disease+Index%2C+deals+in+detail+with+the+specific+conditions+affecting+the+species+in+question.+Each+disease+is+indexed+alphabetically%2C+and+by+the+veterinary+and+common+terms+normally+applied.%0D%0A%0D%0A6.%09The+Disease+Section+describes+a+range+of+specific+condition+is+divided+further+into+sub-sections+on+causes%2C+symptoms%2C+treatment%2C+control%2C+prevention%2C+welfare+implications%2C+good+practice+based+on+current+knowledge+and+guidelines+for+the+conversion+period.+The+poultry+compendium+does+not+contain+a+sub-section+on+the+conversion+period+as+there+is+little+technical+information+available+to+support+this.+%0D%0A%0D%0A7.%09In+total%2C+the+compendium+covers+45+cattle%2C+44+sheep%2C+32+poultry+and+27+pig+diseases+and+conditions.+%0D%0A%0D%0A8.%09Each+section+is+supported+throughout+by+references+to+scientific+literature+and+other+publications.+These+references+can+be+accessed+directly+from+the+text+by+using+text+links+to+scientific+abstracts%2C+scanned-in+advisory+materials+and+reference+or+reading+lists.+%0D%0A%0D%0A9.%09The+compendium+has+Help+and+Search+facilities.%0D%0A%0D%0A10.%09At+the+time+of+publication.+the+compendium+contains+over+1700+scientific+references+and+more+than+50+full+advisory+documents.+It+is+intended+that+this+particular+feature+of+the+compendia+will+prove+useful+when+in-depth+information+is+sought%2C+or+the+compendia+are+used+as+a+training+tool.%0D%0A%0D%0A11.%09It+should+be+emphasised+that+the+compendium+is+not+intended+as+a+diagnostic+or+self-help+tool+for+animal+health+management+on+the+farm.+For+this+reason%2C+diagnostics+are+not+covered+in+any+depth%2C+and+the+treatment+sections+usually+only+suggest+potential+treatment+categories+and+discuss+the+urgency+and+need+for+treatment+from+an+animal+welfare+perspective.+The+authors+wish+it+to+be+known+that+diagnosis+should+always+be+carried+out+by+a+veterinary+surgeon%2C+in+response+to+problems+seen+on+a+farm.%0D%0A%0D%0A12.%09The+compendium+have+been+reviewed+by+members+of+the+advisory+team+at+the+Organic+Advisory+Service+on+Elm+Farm+Research+Centre+in+Berkshire%2C+by+specialist+veterinarians+and+by+organic+farmers.%0D%0A%0D%0A13.%09In+light+of+the+rapid+developments+within+organic+farming+and+research%2C+it+is+proposed+that+the+information+contained+within+the+compendium+will+require+freque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