The goal of organic livestock farming is to produce a high quality product in the most environmentally and animal-friendly ways. With an increasing number of consumers that demand that products be produced this way, organic farming has an established market. Organic farming has been shown to reduce pollution and nutrient losses. However, the health of dairy cows, for example, was not found to differ between conventional and organic systems. The animal welfare standards in organic farming enable good quality of life for the animals. Product quality does not appear to be related to the production system. The author concludes that the method of organic farming improves environmental and animal welfare aspects of livestock production over conventional production. However, there does not appear to be a difference in animal health and product quality between the two production systems. These two factors seem more related to individual farm management. There appears to be more qualification required to be successful at organic farming, and therefore more risk of failing to meet the demands of consumers. Therefore, quality assurance programs are important to ensure that consumer demands are being met.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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