Organic Animal Husbandry systems – Ways to improvement

Summary

The main theme of the conference is “Organic Animal Husbandry systems – Ways to improvement”. The organizers have taken into account the diversity of organic and sustainable animal husbandry systems. Special sessions are offered about improving organic cattle systems; sustainable livestock rearing and breeding systems; product and process quality; animal health management and the use of bioactive medicinal plants; sustainable rearing and breeding systems for pigs; and finally the future of animal husbandry. In small thematic workshops recommendations for development and research are discussed and will be presented in a stakeholder session at the Organic World Congress. The Pre-Conference has been organised with project coordinators of five European Union CORE ORGANIC livestock research projects and other EU funded organic projects. This conference offers a platform to present their preliminary research results.