Improving animal health on organic dairy farms: Stakeholder views on policy options
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Autor/a
Krieger, Margret
Jones, Philip J.
Duval, Julie E.
Emanuelson, Ulf
Hoischen-Taubner, Susanne
Sjöström, Karin
Sundrum, Albert
Data de publicació
2020-04-09ISSN
2071-1050
Resum
Although ensuring good animal health is a stated aim of organic livestock farming and an important reason why consumers purchase organic products, the health states actually achieved are comparable to those in conventional farming. Unfortunately, there have been no studies to date that have assessed stakeholder views on different policy options for improving animal health on organic dairy farms. To address this deficit, stakeholder consultations were conducted in four European countries, involving 39 supply-chain stakeholders (farmers, advisors, veterinarians, inspectors, processors, and retailers). Stakeholders were encouraged to discuss different ways, including policy change,ofimprovingorganichealthstates. Acknowledgingtheneedforfurtherhealthimprovements in organic dairy herds, stakeholders generally favoured establishing outcome-oriented animal health requirements as a way of achieving this. However, as a result of differing priorities for animal health improvement, there was disagreement on questions such as: who should be responsible for assessing animal health status on organic farms; and how to define and implement minimum health requirements. The results of the study suggest that future research must fully explore the opportunities and risks of different policy options and also suggest ways to overcome the divergence of stakeholders’ interests in public debates.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
636 - Explotació i cria d'animals. Cria del bestiar i d'animals domèstics
Pàgines
17
Publicat per
MDPI
Publicat a
Sustainability
Citació
Krieger, Margret, Philip J. Jones, Isabel Blanco-Penedo, Julie E. Duval, Ulf Emanuelson, Susanne Hoischen-Taubner, Karin Sjöström, and Albert Sundrum. 2020. "Improving Animal Health On Organic Dairy Farms: Stakeholder Views On Policy Options". Sustainability 12 (7): 3001. MDPI AG. doi:10.3390/su12073001.
Número de l'acord de la subvenció
EC/FP7/311824/EU/Impact matrix analysis and cost-benefit calculations to improve management practices regarding health status in organic dairy farming/IMPRO
Programa
Benestar Animal
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