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- 1. +Conventional and Organic Dairy Farming Methods And their effect on the prevention and treatment of illnesses in dairy cattle Lindsey Tanner http://img1.eyefetch.com/p/2j/405372- https://www.cotswoldseeds.com/files/cotswoldseeds/dairy%20cows%20grazing.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SCfwBkF65oY/Srk7jtINOaI/AA 8ccf1554-57c8-433d-90c8-8a4d9d1f4659.jpg AAAAAAQ6E/8BLdz5WSgrE/s400/Barn+Rt+173+no+pai http://lifegoggles.com/449/what-happened-to-all-the-milk-bottles/ nt.png
- 2. + What kind of milk do you buy? Conventional Organic http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2011/03/09/4212914/NYfresh.png ? ? http://justglasssite.com/glass-pics/milk-8.jpg Which farming method better maintains the health of the cow?
- 3. + The Organic Its exclusion of antibiotics and hormones have made Movement it increasingly popular among today’s consumers. This farming practice also aims to handle animals in a manner that supports good health and minimal disturbances to their comfort. In five years [2000-2005]… 38,000 organic cows +86,000 organic cows http://img.ehowcdn.com/article-page-main/ehow/images/a07/ts/pj/raise- http://photos.news.wisc.edu/photos/55/original/ grassfed-dairy-cows-800x800.jpg Cows97_10.jpg?1286760709
- 4. ORGANIC • Several ways it could reduce the reliance on antibiotics • Inability to treat serious infections CONVENTIONAL • May be more diligent in + identifying infections • Uses antibiotics sparingly and according to the label BOTH • Are very similar in type, occurrence and initial severity of illnesses
- 5. + The Issue: To qualify a dairy cow as organic, no antibiotics, hormones or certain synthetic and non-synthetic medications may be used. The USDA states that to save a cow’s life, any of the organically banned drugs should be administered. After an organic dairy cow has been treated with a banned medication, the cow is not allowed to return to organic milk herd. Often the cow is sold to a conventional dairy farm. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KMxwLZOwRzk/TmJ6VJ6kSaI/AAAAAAAADk4/eJZZDF8r3RA/s1600/sadCow.jpg
- 6. + Concerns for Concerns for Organic Cows Conventional Cows They may not… They may… Receive effective Live in a less natural medicine environment (intensive farming) Be treated in a Experience more timely manner disturbances to their May suffer comfort longer Over use of antibiotics Both include concerns for animal welfare
- 7. + What http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mgNpP11EapQ/S9e8xAqMr7I/AAAAAAAAACQ/AMCFcBgNdNM/s1600/HappyCow.jpg makes a happy cow? This does not mean we should try to eliminate stress, or that we are capable of it. Some stress is actually good. In milk production, milking can add stress but it is far worse not to milk the cow -Janine Salak-Johnson, Ph.D. than to milk it. Full ducts in the udder are painful and needs to be emptied.
- 8. Animal Welfare Expert: An animal having a well state of being,in which their needs are provided for to the degree that they're physiological, psychological and behavioral well-being are in equilibrium. -Salak-Johnson + Conventional: Making sure the animals are comfortable, fed, given water, and able to meet demands; treating animals with respect and dignity. -Pedreiro Organic: How well the animals are doing, which needs to be measurable: score the cows for good body condition, cleanliness and if they have any lesions or swelling, there's a number of things. -Fulwider
- 9. + How to meet animal welfare standards: CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC Vaccinate Vaccinate Providing energy for milking Encourages the reduction of demands stress: Pasture time Reduced contact Allow for natural behaviors Reduced pen movement Feed natural diets Homeopathics and Hospital pens nutraceuticals Antibiotics [Organic Valley] [Dairy Production Systems] http://www.google.com/imgres?q=jersey+cows&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1024&bih=895&tbm=isch&tb nid=FU4rp-XXBnDcTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ehow.com/how_8479831_care-jersey- cows.html&docid=2Z6AJDLejrjk3M&w=225&h=220&ei=f5eTTvr6H- Pk0QGWtM2JCA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=280&page=11&tbnh=163&tbnw=179&start=163&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:7,s :163&tx=139&ty=106
- 10. + Supporters Organic Conventional Treatments: Treatments: Many of the remedies are Antibiotics are not used successful but you must often, it depends on the know what you’re doing. severity of the animal’s illness. “A dead organic animal is "All you gotta do is have a worth nothing, if you treat it cow or two die on you from with antibiotics and it e.coli or mastitis and it kinda recovers, it does have shakes your belief system. When you're watching and value.” you can't treat 'em, unless you have a home for -Fulwider them…” http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/steelcutoats2 .jpg -Herrmann http://sheriffemily.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/garlic.jpg http://women-health- http://www.valleyvet.com/swatches/1 info.com/images/libido-eggs.jpg 6002_L_vvs_000.jpg
- 11. "Organic doesn't really mean safer, it doesn't mean healthier. It doesn't mean the animals are happier or healthier, organic is just a methodology; It's not a way of improving animal well being." -Salak-Johnson http://thumbs.ifood.tv/files/im ages/milk_flow.jpg
- 12. + http://www.realveal.com/Milk_Splash_Illus_DT_33 600.jpg
Editor's Notes
- Youare probably familiar with both options but what does it take to provide these options, which is better for the cow? 2. This presentation will take a look at both organic and conventional dairy farming to determine which methodology is better at preventing and treating diseases. Understanding this defines which method better maintains animal welfare.
- 1. Today’s consumers have become more concerned about where their dairy products come from and have an increased awareness of the correlation between what they eat and their health. As a result, organic dairy products have increased in demand since 2000 and the number of dairy cows and farms have also increased to match the growing market. This is a big issue.2. Organic farming does not administer antibiotics to their cows, by ruling of the USDA. They do highly markets a more “natural” farming practice, in which cows graze freely in pastures and experience little stress or discomfort. 3. Conventional farming does emphasize a reduction of stress and discomfort as much as organic farms do (but less marketing), it just may not involve grazing cows predominantly on pastures.
- A University of Wisconsin- Madison study concluded that organic dairy cow herds could offer herd management methods that would reduce the use of antibiotics in conventional herds. One method would be separate water sources for each cow to reduce the spread of illnesses.A study by the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph in Ontario Canada collected data that indicated there was a higher incidence of mastitis (an infection and inflammation of udder tissue) in conventional cows than in organic. They assessed that the increased incidence in conventional dairy cattle may only be the result of more frequent veterinary checks and documentation of mastitis incidences. Therefore both are similar in the incidence of mastitis.I found no research data looking at variations in diseasetypebetween organic and conventional dairy herds. Dr. Herrmann, a large animal veterinarian and instructor at the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine, has found no difference in the type of illnesses seen between the two management practices.The study by the University of Wisconsin- Madison found that conventional farmers administered a low amount of antibiotics. They did find that 49.5% of dairy farmers in the study used milk replacer (a milk substitute fed to calves) that contained antibiotics.By the Same Ontario study, both methods had similar somatic cell counts (white blood cells that fight infections in the cow), indicating that disease incidence is similar as well. Another study conducted my M. Hovi, A. Sundrum, and S.M. Thamsborg agreed with such conclusions.
- 1. A risk to the cows well being may be a tendency for organic farmers to prolong antibiotic treatments for a cow with a serious infection, extending a cows discomfort. This is due to the requirement that the cow can no longer produce organic milk once treated with an antibiotic.
- So, there is concern that organic dairy cows may have to become extremely ill before receiving an antibiotic treatment. In conventional farming they would be treated earlier.Conventional farms have different grazing systems, which include differences in the amount of time cows graze or if they graze at all. However, for some specific conventional farms with a low or no grazing time, there is an issue to those who believe that the less natural environment may add physical strain or other stresses to the cow.A fear of conventional farming is the over use of antibiotics, either used too frequently in milk replacers or used too liberally for less severe infections.Both systems may have issues that lead to concerns for the well being of the cow.
- No dairy management system has been proven perfected and we cannot ever expect any dairy management practice to remove all stresses from a cow.Dr. Salak- Johnson, a University of Illinois associate professor, has conducted research that points to some stress as good and necessary.What is necessary to do is eliminate stresses that affect the cows ability to function and produce milk. One way we look for a cow that is “happy” and comfortable in its environment is not a smiling face but a correct amount of fat on the cow, good reproductive viability, we look for lameness, the somatic cell count of the milk, the amount of milk produced, any lesions or cuts on the cow, adequate food and water intake and the complete elimination of yelling or rough handling by farm managers. All of these will determine if a cow is doing well in its environment and is provided with what it needs to meet production standards. Meeting those needs means a dairy practice that is concerned with animal welfare.
- 1. You can see that despite the differences we are looking at in organic and conventional farming, both farming systems have the same goal of animal welfare. It is almost impossible to distinguish how either would define animal welfare as they both believe the same fundamental things are necessary for maintaining healthy cows.
- Dairy Productions Systems is a conventional dairy farming group. Listed are some of their key practices. The hospital pen means that sick cows are held in the pens, away from the rest of the herd, in order to observe a full recovery.Organic Valley is an organic dairy farming company. They use homeopathic treatment options chosen by their individual farmers.
- Organic home remedies must be given correctly as Dr. Fulwider, the animal care specialist for Organic Valley, suggests that new organic dairy farmers find a mentor who has been in organic dairy production for many years, to teach effective homeopathic remedies.Dr. Herrmann, in his experience, only found conventional farmers administering antibiotics when necessary.
- 1. Carrie Pedreiro, the education and communications specialist for Dairy Production Systems, believes that conventional and organic farming each has something to learn from one another.