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New Breeding Strategies in Organic Dairy Farming

Author(s)
Rodriguez-Bermudez, Ruth  
Miranda, Marta  
López-Alonso, Marta  
García-Vaquero, Marco  
et al.  
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/9727
Date Issued
2018-01
Date Available
2019-03-28T09:52:14Z
Abstract
The selection of an appropriate breed in dairy farms will have a huge influence on the animals’ welfare and production. This is especially noticeable in animal production systems that aim to maximize the use of on-farm resources (low-input production), i.e., organic farms. The animal production in organic farming systems focuses on maximizing the utilization of forage and improving the animals’ health and welfare, while reducing the application of drugs routinely applied in the treatment and prevention of diseases in the conventional farms. Thus, the selection of animals adapted to these harsh farming conditions is essential for the success of an organic farm. However, the current animal breeding strategies adopted by the farmers do not differ between the intensive and the organic animal production systems; i.e., the Holstein-Friesian is the most commonly used breed in the organic and intensive dairy farms, despite the poor production and adaptability of these animals to the organic production systems. Recent studies showed that animals bred to produce high milk yields in the conventional systems are not capable to adapt to pasture-based systems. Cattle breeding strategies based on the selection of the animals for functional traits, or the efficiency of the cows to use scarce resources (inputs), could be a good strategy when selecting animals for organic farms. This chapter analyzes the animal breeding strategies currently performed in the organic farms, and discusses the novel strategies and animal breeds that could potentially benefit different organic dairy farming systems, including multifunctional farms.
Type of Material
Book Chapter
Publisher
Nova Science
Copyright (Published Version)
2018 Nova Science
Subjects

Local breed

Cattle

Animal breeding

Sustainability

Pasture-based system

Multifunctional farm

Organic farm

Web versions
https://novapublishers.com/shop/advances-in-animal-science-and-zoology-volume-11/
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Journal
Jenkins, O. (ed.). Advances in Animal Science and Zoology. Volume 11
ISBN
978-1-53613-214-4
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
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Chapter.ID_50875_6x9_proofs.docx

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71.27 KB

Format

Microsoft Word

Checksum (MD5)

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Owning collection
Veterinary Medicine Research Collection

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