Health and Welfare in Organic Poultry Production
<p/> <p>This review paper deals with the major health and welfare aspects of organic poultry production. The differences between organic and conventional egg and poultry meat production are discussed, with the main emphasis on housing and management requirements, feed composition and the...
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| description | <p/> <p>This review paper deals with the major health and welfare aspects of organic poultry production. The differences between organic and conventional egg and poultry meat production are discussed, with the main emphasis on housing and management requirements, feed composition and the use of veterinary prophylactic and therapeutic drugs. The effects of the legislation and statutes for organic farming on the health and welfare of the birds are also discussed, especially in relation to the biosecurity problems associated with free-range systems, the occurrence of behavioural disturbances in loose housed flocks and the use of veterinary drugs and vaccinations in general. The results from a questionnaire sent out to all Swedish organic egg producers, where questions about the farmer's perception of the birds' health status were included, are presented at the end of the paper. It is concluded that most of the health and welfare problems seen in conventional poultry systems for loose housed or free ranging birds can also been found on organic poultry farms. It is also concluded that there is a need for information about biosecurity, disease detection and disease prevention on organic poultry farms.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-706b0ab6edb04850b05e70675c8300952022-12-22T03:05:24ZengBMCActa Veterinaria Scandinavica1751-01472002-03-0143Suppl 1S37S4510.1186/1751-0147-43-S1-S37Health and Welfare in Organic Poultry ProductionBerg C<p/> <p>This review paper deals with the major health and welfare aspects of organic poultry production. The differences between organic and conventional egg and poultry meat production are discussed, with the main emphasis on housing and management requirements, feed composition and the use of veterinary prophylactic and therapeutic drugs. The effects of the legislation and statutes for organic farming on the health and welfare of the birds are also discussed, especially in relation to the biosecurity problems associated with free-range systems, the occurrence of behavioural disturbances in loose housed flocks and the use of veterinary drugs and vaccinations in general. The results from a questionnaire sent out to all Swedish organic egg producers, where questions about the farmer's perception of the birds' health status were included, are presented at the end of the paper. It is concluded that most of the health and welfare problems seen in conventional poultry systems for loose housed or free ranging birds can also been found on organic poultry farms. It is also concluded that there is a need for information about biosecurity, disease detection and disease prevention on organic poultry farms.</p>http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-43-S1-S37Laying hensbroilersorganic farmingecological farminglegislationhousingmanagementbiosecuritybehaviouranimal welfarediseasequestionnaire |
| spellingShingle | Berg C Health and Welfare in Organic Poultry Production Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica Laying hens broilers organic farming ecological farming legislation housing management biosecurity behaviour animal welfare disease questionnaire |
| title | Health and Welfare in Organic Poultry Production |
| title_full | Health and Welfare in Organic Poultry Production |
| title_fullStr | Health and Welfare in Organic Poultry Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health and Welfare in Organic Poultry Production |
| title_short | Health and Welfare in Organic Poultry Production |
| title_sort | health and welfare in organic poultry production |
| topic | Laying hens broilers organic farming ecological farming legislation housing management biosecurity behaviour animal welfare disease questionnaire |
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