eprintid: 44840 rev_number: 15 eprint_status: archive userid: 46243 dir: disk0/00/04/48/40 datestamp: 2023-11-07 13:36:54 lastmod: 2023-11-07 15:56:26 status_changed: 2023-11-07 15:56:26 type: report succeeds: 39785 metadata_visibility: show doclang: en projects: ProYoungStock projects: a-uni-wien-boku projects: ch-fibl-animal-welfare-and-housing projects: ch-fibl-cattle projects: de-kassel-animal-ethology projects: it-uni-catania projects: pl projects: se-slu refereed: never budget: 0 altloc: https://www.proyoungstock.net/index.html publicfulltext: TRUE creators_name: Grundin, Johanna creators_name: Eriksson, Hanna creators_name: Fall, Nils creators_name: Knierim, Ute creators_name: Ivemeyer, Silvia creators_name: Simantke, Christel creators_name: Bieber, Anna creators_name: Spengler Neff, Anet creators_name: Fuerst-Waltl, Birgit creators_name: Winckler, Christoph creators_name: Martin, Bruno creators_name: Pomiès, D. creators_name: Coccamo, Margerita creators_name: Priolo, Alessandro creators_name: Sakowski, Tomasz creators_name: Alvåsen, Karin creators_id: johanna.grundin@slu.se creators_id: hanna.eriksson@slu.se creators_id: dominique.pomies@inra.fr creators_id: t.sakowski@ighz.pl creators_id: karin.alvasen@slu.se creators_orcid: 0000-0002-4043-4423 creators_orcid: 0000-0002-2264-4638 creators_orcid: 0000-0001-7321-7030 title: Review of the regulations concerning organic dairy calf rearing in seven European countries ispublished: pub subjects: 1dairy subjects: 1organics subjects: 2farming subjects: regulation keywords: Organic dairy production, EU regulation, national legislation, calf rearing, natural feeding systems, animal welfare, BÖL, BOEL, FKZ 17OE010, ProYoungStock abstract: This review constitutes a part of the Core Organic project ‘ProYoungStock’ – Promoting young stock and cow health and welfare by natural feeding systems. The overarching aim of the project is to improve young stock rearing systems concerning animal welfare-friendly husbandry, feeding and disease prevention by identifying approaches on different levels. More natural rearing systems are one approach to solve welfare problems in current calf rearing. Previous studies have shown considerable variations in herd characteristics and management strategies between organic dairy farms in Europe. The differences have been associated with regional and national conditions for organic farming. However, it is possible that differences in national legislation also play a part in these variations. Relevant EU and national rules on organic production and animal welfare were compiled in the following seven European countries: Sweden (SE), France (FR), Poland (PL), Germany (DE), Italy (IT), Austria (AT), and Switzerland (CH). The purpose was to provide information on drivers and barriers for cow-calf contact systems in organic dairy production and to identify possible areas for improvement and/or harmonization. Our results did not identify any major barriers in national rules for the use of rearing systems allowing cow-calf contact. Instead, cow-calf contact is promoted by the requirement to feed organic calves preferably maternal milk during the first three months of their life. Specifications regarding calf rearing derives from animal protection legislation rather than regulations of organic farming but milk hygiene regulations can also have an influence on practicability of cow-calf contact. Variations in national legislation can affect details of design and implementation of cow-calf systems, however, other factors (e.g. overall conditions for organic dairy farming, traditions, economics and disease prevention strategies) rather than regulations likely play more important roles. date: 2019 date_type: published full_text_status: public place_of_pub: Uppsala, Sweden pagerange: 1-18 contact_email: karin.alvasen@slu.se conf_subm: not_subm voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: dairy production -> milk production voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: animal welfare voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4829 voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443 fp7_project: yes fp7_project_id: 727495 access_rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess citation: Grundin, Johanna; Eriksson, Hanna; Fall, Nils; Knierim, Ute; Ivemeyer, Silvia; Simantke, Christel; Bieber, Anna; Spengler Neff, Anet; Fuerst-Waltl, Birgit; Winckler, Christoph; Martin, Bruno; Pomiès, D.; Coccamo, Margerita; Priolo, Alessandro; Sakowski, Tomasz and Alvåsen, Karin (2019) Review of the regulations concerning organic dairy calf rearing in seven European countries. , Uppsala, Sweden. document_url: /id/eprint/44840/1/PYS%20report%20WP1.2_final.pdf