Comparison of welfare of cows kept on organic and conventional farms using animal needs index system/Porovnanie welfare krav chovanych na ekologickych a konvencnych farmach pouzitim systemu hodnotenia animal needs index

Comparison of welfare of cows kept on organic and conventional farms using animal needs index system/Porovnanie welfare krav chovanych na ekologickych a konvencnych farmach pouzitim systemu hodnotenia animal needs index

The aim of the study was to compare and evaluate the welfare of cows kept on two conventional and two organic farms using Animal Needs Index (ANI) system. The system is rapid and easy to use. Its most important advantage is that it provides a final score and thus allows one to rate the evaluated obj...

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Published in:Journal of Central European agriculture Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 95
Main Authors: Kottferova, Jana, Jakuba, Tomas, Marekova, Jana, Kisova, Jana, Fejsakova, Magdalena, Ondrasovicova, Olga
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sveuciliste U Zagrebu 01-06-2014
Subjects:
Analysis
Cattle
Farms
Organic farming
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Summary:The aim of the study was to compare and evaluate the welfare of cows kept on two conventional and two organic farms using Animal Needs Index (ANI) system. The system is rapid and easy to use. Its most important advantage is that it provides a final score and thus allows one to rate the evaluated object on a scale reflecting the level of welfare on the respective farm and thus compare farms with different ways of housing. The system showed a very good welfare level on two of four evaluated farms, both with free housing of cows, one organic and one conventional.
ISSN:1332-9049
1332-9049
DOI:10.5513/JCEA01/15.2.1459