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Evaluation of animal welfare on organic dairy farms in Finland

Roiha, Ulla (2000) Evaluation of animal welfare on organic dairy farms in Finland. In: Hermansen, John E.; Lund, Vonne and Thuen, Erling (Eds.) Ecological animal husbandry in the Nordic countries : proceedings from NJF-seminar no. 303, Danish Research Centre for Organic Farming, DARCOF Report, no. 2/2000, pp. 187-196.

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Summary

The evaluation of animal welfare on organic dairy farms was carried out in connection with the first Finnish research study on animal healthcare and welfare in 1996 to 1998. 26 organic dairy farms took part in the research, including 20 tie-stall barns (332 cows) and 6 loose-housing systems (209 cows). Survey visits to the farms were conducted during early spring and autumn. Housing, feeding and health data was collected.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:animal welfare, organic dairy farms, Animal needs indexes
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Health and welfare
Research affiliation: Finland > Univ. Helsinki > Rural Research
Related Links:http://www.darcof.dk/publication/rapport/dar_2.pdf
Deposited By: Koistinen, Riitta
ID Code:6177
Deposited On:02 Nov 2005
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:31
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted

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