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Organic poultry farming - opportunities and challenges

Vaarst, Mette; Horsted, Klaus and Maurer, Veronika (2019) Organic poultry farming - opportunities and challenges. In: Vaarst, Mette and Roderick, Stephen (Eds.) Improving organic animal farming. 1 edition. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, no. 46. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, chapter 15, pp. 307-328.

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Summary

Many different poultry breeds are kept by smallholder farmers throughout the world, some of whom are organic or agroecological, although not certified organic in all cases. Many of these breeds are locally adapted, multi-purpose, and indigenous. At a global level, smallholder agroecological or organic poultry flocks contribute to food security, protein supply, and the livelihood of many families, especially women, in many smallholder settings. This chapter introduces organic poultry farming and focusses on ways in which its practices can be improved. The chapter examines poultry as part of ecological systems and cycles and considers how the precautionary principle and concepts of naturalness can be applied to this area. The chapter examines health and disease in organic poultry farming and considers animal welfare aspects, such as fairness and good quality of life. Finally, the chapter looks ahead to future research trends in this area.


EPrint Type:Book chapter
Keywords:organic poultry farming, poultry health, poultry disease, smallholders, precautionary principle, poultry welfare
Agrovoc keywords:
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English
poultry
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6145
Subjects: Animal husbandry > Health and welfare
Animal husbandry > Production systems > Poultry
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal health > Parasitology
Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Poultry
Denmark > AU - Aarhus University > Faculty of Science and Technology > Department of Animal Science
ISBN:9781786761804
Deposited By: Vaarst, Dr. Mette
ID Code:36447
Deposited On:01 Nov 2019 08:30
Last Modified:04 Aug 2021 06:21
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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