?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Animal+health+and+welfare+in+organic+livestock+production+in+Europe%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+current+state+and+future+challenges&rft.creator=Hovi%2C+Malla&rft.creator=Sundrum%2C+Albert&rft.creator=Thamsborg%2C+M.S.&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=Existing+data+on+animal+health+and+welfare+in+organic+livestock+production+systems+in+the+European+Community+countries+are+reviewed+in+the+light+of+the+demands+and+challenges+of+the+recently+implemented+EU+regulation+on+organic+livestock+production.+The+main+conclusions+and+recommendations+of+a+three-year+networking+project+on++organic+livestock+production+are+summarised+and+the+future+challenges+to+organic+livestock+production+in+terms+of+welfare+and+health+management+are+discussed.+The+authors+conclude+that%2C+whilst+the+available+data+are+limited+and+the+implementation+of+the+EC+regulation+is+relatively+recent%2C+there+is+little+evidence+to+suggest+that+organic+livestock+management+causes+major+threats+to+animal+health+and+welfare+in+comparison+with+conventional+systems.+There+are%2C+however%2C+some+well-identified+areas%2C+like+parasite+control+and+balanced+ration+formulation%2C+where+efforts+are+needed+to+find+solutions+that+meet+with+organic+standard+requirements+and+guarantee+high+levels+of+health+and+welfare.+It+is++suggested+that%2C+whilst+organic+standards+offer+an+implicit+framework+for+animal+health+and+welfare+management%2C+there+is+a+need+to+solve+apparent+conflicts+between+the+organic+farming+objectives+in+regard+to+environment%2C+public+health%2C+farmer+income+and+animal+health+and+welfare.+The+key+challenges+for+the+future+of+organic+livestock+production+in+Europe+are+related+to+the+feasibility+of+implementing+improved+husbandry+inputs+and+the+development+of+evidence-based+decision+support+systems+for+health+and+feeding+management.%0D%0A%0D%0A(HOVI%2C+M.%2C+A.+SUNDRUM+and+S.+M.+THAMSBORG+(2003)%3A+Animal+health+and+welfare+in+organic+livestock+production+in+Europe+%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+current+state+and+future+challenges.+Livestock+production+science+80%2C+41-53.)&rft.publisher=Elsevier%2C&rft.contributor=European+Association+for+Animal+Production%2C+&rft.date=2003-03&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F954%2F1%2Fhandbuch-kein-Dokument.pdf&rft.identifier=Hovi%2C+Malla%3B+Sundrum%2C+Albert+and+Thamsborg%2C+M.S.+(2003)+Animal+health+and+welfare+in+organic+livestock+production+in+Europe%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93+current+state+and+future+challenges.+Livestock+production+science%2C+80+(1-2)%2C+pp.+41-53.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F954%2F