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 |
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Keywords: | organic poultry farming, poultry health, poultry disease, smallholders, precautionary principle, poultry welfare |
Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI 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Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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