Organic dairy production: a review

Organic farming aims to create an integrated, humane, environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural system. For organic dairy systems, the fulfilment of these aims requires the understanding and integration of a number of systems components including land use (mixed or dairy only) and st...

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Published inBiological agriculture & horticulture Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 217 - 249
Main Authors Nicholas, P.K, Padel, S, Cuttle, S.P, Fowler, S.M, Hovi, M, Lampkin, N.H, Weller, R.F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxon A B Academic Publishers 2004
Taylor & Francis Group
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Subjects
Agricultural and farming systems
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
animal nutrition
Biological and medical sciences
environmental sustainability
farm income
farms
forage production
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping
General agronomy. Plant production
Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development
grasslands
issues and policy
labor
land use
milk quality
milk yield
nutrient balance
organic production
production technology
stocking rate
Sustainable agriculture
Review
Organic agriculture
Milk production
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Summary:Organic farming aims to create an integrated, humane, environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural system. For organic dairy systems, the fulfilment of these aims requires the understanding and integration of a number of systems components including land use (mixed or dairy only) and stocking rate; grassland and forage production, including quantity and quality; potential milk yield and milk quality; animal nutrition (largely farm based) and health; environmental sustainability such as farm nutrient balance; the financial status of the farm, including enterprise performance, fixed costs and labour use, and farm income and profit; and finally the policy environment in which organic dairy systems operate. This review discusses worldwide research undertaken into each of these key components of organic dairy production systems. As converting organic dairy systems are often considerably different to established organic systems, both the converting and developed organic dairy system are discussed in this paper.
ISSN:0144-8765
2165-0616
DOI:10.1080/01448765.2004.9755287