This document provides information about a new book titled "Improving organic animal farming". The book reviews key research addressing challenges in organic animal farming such as improving yields, animal nutrition and health. It includes case studies on different types of organic livestock like dairy, beef, poultry and pigs. The book is edited by Dr. Mette Vaarst from Aarhus University and Dr. Stephen Roderick from Duchy College, and contains chapters from experts around the world on topics like organic dairy, beef, sheep and concepts in organic animal farming.

1. NEW
!About the book
Organic animal farming faces a range of challenges, including improving yields,
animal nutrition and health. This collection reviews key research addressing these
challenges. It includes case studies on dairy, beef, poultry, pig and other types of organic
livestock.
About the editors
Dr Mette Vaarst is a Senior
Researcher in the Department of
Animal Science at Aarhus University,
and in the International Centre for
Research in Organic Food Systems
(ICROFS), Denmark. She has published
widely on organic animal farming
and coordinated a number of major
European research projects in this area.
Dr Stephen Roderick manages
research and development projects
in organic and sustainable farming at
Duchy College’s Rural Business School
in the UK. He has published widely
in animal health and farm resource
management.
Improving organic animal farming
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ISBN - print 978-1-78676-180-4
Pages 406
Pub. Date February 2019
Price £170/$220/€205/C$305
Series No AS46
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1. Setting the scene: the continued drive to improve organic animal
farming: Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Stephen
Roderick, Duchy College, UK
Part 1 Concepts in organic animal farming
2. The principles of organic livestock farming: Susanne Padel, The
Organic Research Centre, UK
3. The effects of organic management on greenhouse gas emissions
and energy efficiency in livestock production: L. G. Smith, The
Organic Research Centre and Cranfield University, UK; and A. G.
Williams, Cranfield University, UK
4. Rethinking and engaging with animal health in organic farming:
Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark
5. Enhancing naturalness and human care in organic animal farming:
Lindsay K. Whistance, The Organic Research Centre, UK
6. Biosecurity and safety for humans and animals in organic animal
farming: K. Ellis, Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and
Food Safety, University of Glasgow, UK
7. Integrated crop–livestock systems with agroforestry to improve
organic animal farming: A. J. Escribano, Nutrion Internacional,
Spain; J. Ryschawy, University of Toulouse, France; and L. K.
Whistance, The Organic Research Centre, UK
8. Smallholder integrated organic farming: how can it work in the
tropics?: Raphael Wahome and Caroline Chepkoech, University of
Nairobi, Kenya
9. Pastoralism and organic animal farming: are they complementary?:
Stephen Roderick, Duchy College, UK
Part 2 Farming of particular species
10. Organic dairy farming: key characteristics, opportunities,
advantages and challenges: S. Ivemeyer, University of Kassel,
Germany; and A. Bieber and A. Spengler Neff, Research Institute of
Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
11. Organic dairy farming: towards sustainability:
Florian Leiber, Adrian Muller, Veronika Maurer,
Christian Schader and Anna Bieber, Research
Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL),
Switzerland
12. Organic beef farming: key characteristics,
opportunities, advantages and challenges:
Isabel Blanco Penedo, Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden; and José
Perea-Muñoz, University of Córdoba, Spain
13. Organic sheep and goat farming: opportunities and challenges:
Georgios Arsenos, Angeliki Argyriadou, Sotiria Vouraki and
Athanasios Gelasakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
14. Organic pig farming: key characteristics, opportunities, advantages
and challenges: Barbara Früh, Research Institute of Organic
Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland; and Mirjam Holinger, ETH Zürich,
Switzerland
15. Organic poultry farming: opportunities and challenges: Mette
Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark; Klaus Horsted, Danish Centre
for Food and Agriculture DCA, Aarhus University, Denmark; and
Veronika Maurer, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL),
Switzerland
16. The development of organic aquaculture: Timo Stadtlander,
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
17. Organic and natural beekeeping, and caring for insect pollinators:
Nicola Bradbear, Bees for Development, UK
Part 3 The future
18. Improving organic animal farming for the future: Stephen Roderick,
Duchy College, UK; and Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark
Improving organic animal farming
Edited by: Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark and Stephen Roderick, Duchy College, UK Improving organic
animal farming
Edited by Dr Mette Vaarst, Aarhus University, Denmark
Dr Stephen Roderick, Duchy College, UK
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