Welfare of animal production in intensive and organic systems with special reference to Danish organic pig production

Meat Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 353-358

  Gade, Patricia Barton ^a  

^a DANISH MEAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Auditing; Organic meat production; Pre slaughter handling of pigs; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC FARMING;

DISEASE CONTROL; FARMS; HEALTH CARE; INVENTORY CONTROL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036875433     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00123-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (11)

1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2001 of 2 March 2001 amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs.
2. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs. Document 391R2092.
3. Denmark's Statistical Services (2000).
4. Denmark's Statistical Services (2001).
5. Hammarberg, K-E. (2001). Animal welfare in relation to standards in organic farming. Acta vet. Scand., 95 (Suppl.), 17-25.
6. Hämeenoja P. (2001). Animal health and welfare - pig production. Acta vet. Scand., 95 (Suppl.), 33-36.
7. Plant Directorate (2000). Organic farming.
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9. Seifert, G., Seifert, H., & Beutling, D. (2002). Comparison of slaughter pig quality and carcass quality of saddle-back pigs raised in ecologically orientated conditions with commercial pig breeds (German Landrace, Pietrain). Fleischwirtschaft, 82, 81-83.
10. Webster, J., Saville, C., & Welchman, D. (1986). Improved husbandry systems for veal calves. London, Farm animal Care Trust, p. 26.
11. World Organic News (2001, April), pp. 6-7.