Organic Animal Husbandry

Organic Animal Husbandry

by R. Harilal
 
  • ISBN: 9789385055324
  • Binding: Hardbound
  • Year: 2015
  • Language: ENGLISH
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Animal husbandry is an important financial pillar of organically producing farms, usually they earn more than 50% of their turnover with animal husbandry. The guidelines for organic farming regulate that Animal Husbandry is based on own fodder production. Thus excrements of organically reared animals are not considered as environmentally harmful waste material but a valuable fertilizer, organic animal husbandry promote use of clean and heathy products from our animals for our own health, protects the environent, brings down the cost of production and is the system to watch for now and future on the livestock produtions, organic farming is based on the idea of sustainability, environmentally friendly and nature orientated farming and considerations of animal welfare. Their importance few organic and significance of animal welfare in the modern society are associate with the demand for organic products, the organic animal husbandry system has emerged only recently which is still evolving. The organic animal husbandry is for more sophisticated and knowledge intensive system of animal production meant to safeguard but also explored opportunities for Indias this regard.

Dr. R. HARILAL, MVSc, Ph.D, is an Associate Professor with 16 years of teaching experience, at the Department of Extension at S.V.V. University, Tirupati. He published 103 Research articles, in National and International journals and also wrote 30 books in vernacular language for the benefit of the farmers, and published 5 international books, and also published 250 popular articles in different websites. He conducted 9 Training Programmes for the benefit of the farmers, and was recognised as best Extension Professor. For the past 3 years he has been writing informative and high quality articles on different topics, Public Relations and many more. In particularly this book Organic Animal Husbandry useful to the Livestock farmers, Veterinary Professionals, Students and Livestock industry persons.

  • Introduction
  • Development of Organic Farming
  • Organic Livestock Standards
  • Key Considerations in Organic Animal Husbandry
  • Animal Welfare and Organic Animal Husbandry
  • Advantages and Limitations of Organic Animal Husbandry
  • Problems in Development of Organic Animal Husbandry
  • Opportunities for India
  • References