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General resources for animal welfare in organic livestock production
Practical Resources
Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals
National Farm Animal Care Council
Tackling the Future Challenges of Organic Animal Husbandry: 2nd Organic Animal Husbandry Conference Proceedings
[PDF - 14.6 MB]
Using Grandin-like Principles in Livestock Production: Small Things Sure Can Make a Difference Recorded Webinar
Canadian Farm Business Management Council. 2010
Scientific Results
Associations between membership of farm assurance and organic certification schemes and compliance with animal welfare legislation
Veterinary Record (2012) 170: 152
Concepts of Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Livestock Systems
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics (2012) 25: 333-347
The Freedoms and Capabilities of Farm Animals: How Can Organic Husbandry Fulfill Them?
Organic Eprints
Identifying and monitoring pain in farm animals: a review
animal (2013) 7: 998-1010
Minimising pain in farm animals: the 3S approach – ‘Suppress, Substitute, Soothe’
animal (2012) 6: 1261-1274
Proceedings of the IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance Preconference and Workshop – Organic Husbandry across the world: Towards an action plan for development and strengthening of organic animal husbandry
Research on animal health and welfare in organic farming — a literature review
Livestock Production Science (2003) 80: 55–68
Stockmanship and farm animal welfare
Animal Welfare (2003) 12: 479-492
Strengthening US organic standards on animal health and welfare
Animal Welfare (2010) 19: 45-54
Resources for specific aspects of animal welfare in organic livestock production
Ethi
cs
Slaughter and Euthanasia
Animal Welfare Task Force
Fact Sheets and Guidance Documents
Additional Animal Welfare resources for specific livestock groups in organic production can be found on the
Dairy
,
Beef
,
Poultry
,
Sheep and Goat
, and
Swine
pages.