Category FAQs Search : Organic Livestock Farming
Question: Organic Farming in Animal Husbandry Practices
Answer: Organic animal husbandry deliberately avoids the use of synthetic inputs such as drugs, feed
additives and genetically engineered breeding inputs. Organic livestock farming differs from
conventional farming where, livestock essentially integrated with crop farming under
subsistence farming operations with low input low output production systems. The standards
for organic production are basic requirement. Organic livestock production requires producers
to establish preventive health care practices. Management in organic system should be based
on correct understanding of animal behavior. In developed countries, organic regulations are
increasingly requiring that animals should be raised on pasture. Developing nations seek to
export organic products or conventional products, they will still need to evolve acceptable
traceability mechanisms. Better animal health conditions are needed, especially in the case of
organic livestock production. If we are to harness the potential benefits of organic farming,
then training in organic production practices for both organic trainers/advisers and farmers is
essential. The 'organic' is more or less a symbol of' purity and best quality of food products
especially when it is certified by the recognized certification agencies. The ICAR has also
recognized it as a system of agricultural production worth promotion in certain regions having
potential for organic farming.
(Source: , 06 Sep 2021)
Source Link: http://www.kiran.nic.in/pdf/IJHF/Special_Issue_2017/9_IJHF%20_SI.pdf