Sustaining animal health and food safety in European organic livestock farming

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 61-69

  Vaarst, Mette ^a   Padel, Susanne ^b   Hovi, Malla ^c   Younie, David ^d   Sundrum, Albert ^e  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal health; Food safety; Organic animal food production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 20144362418     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.11.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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