Organic Dairy Farming
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editors: Manuel Gonzalez Ronquillo, Marta Miranda Castañon, Lizbeth Esmeralda Robles Jiménez, Ruth Rodriguez Bermudez
- Language: English
As a result of increasing awareness and concern for animal welfare and the dangers of pesticides and antibiotics used in some farming systems, today's consumers are increasingly… Read more
Description
Description
As a result of increasing awareness and concern for animal welfare and the dangers of pesticides and antibiotics used in some farming systems, today's consumers are increasingly reaching for organic products at their local stores. Organic Dairy Farming describes the processes, practices, and international regulations that ultimately classify a dairy product as organic. The book compares organic and conventional dairy farming systems across a variety of dairy animals, covering cows, sheep, goats, buffaloes, and camelids. It considers the differences in breed selection, animal welfare, and product quality between conventional and organic farming systems. Finally, the book demonstrates the added nutritional value in the profile of fatty acids in organic milk and milk products. Organic Dairy Farming is written and edited by experts in dairy science, nutrition, consumer science, and food regulation. This work will help direct future research in organic dairy farming and products, or even aid stakeholders in implementing organic practices on dairy farms.
Key features
Key features
- Describes the welfare benefits for animals as well as the improved nutritional value that organic dairy farming offers to consumers
- Compares organic and conventional dairy farming systems for a variety of dairy animals in terms of breed selection, animal welfare, and product quality
- Analyzes the regulations surrounding organic milk production and dairy farming under EU, UK and US legislation
Readership
Readership
Early career researchers working in dairy science and other researchers working in adjacent fields who are interested in organic practices and regulations in dairy science
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Historical evolution of organic livestock farming in Europe and the Americas
2. Organic Milk Production and Dairy Farming Constraints and Prospects under the Laws of the European Union, North America and America
3. Animal welfare in organic and conventional livestock farming
4. Environmental and ecosystem implications of organic vs conventional dairy farming
5. Nutritional aspects of organic farming, use of grazing, no competing feed, GMOs and Antibiotics.
6. Therapeutic alternatives used in organic farming
7. Quality control and food safety in organic vs. conventional milk products
8. Economy and main markets (milk, cheese, ecotourism) of organic livestock production
9. Legislation in organic versus intensive farming systems
10. Consumers' perception of organic food: Milk and milk products
11. Organic products from non-conventional animals (sheep, goats, camelids, buffaloes)
12. Waste management in organic livestock farming (i.e. whey in organic systems) and excreta management such as the implementation of biodigesters
2. Organic Milk Production and Dairy Farming Constraints and Prospects under the Laws of the European Union, North America and America
3. Animal welfare in organic and conventional livestock farming
4. Environmental and ecosystem implications of organic vs conventional dairy farming
5. Nutritional aspects of organic farming, use of grazing, no competing feed, GMOs and Antibiotics.
6. Therapeutic alternatives used in organic farming
7. Quality control and food safety in organic vs. conventional milk products
8. Economy and main markets (milk, cheese, ecotourism) of organic livestock production
9. Legislation in organic versus intensive farming systems
10. Consumers' perception of organic food: Milk and milk products
11. Organic products from non-conventional animals (sheep, goats, camelids, buffaloes)
12. Waste management in organic livestock farming (i.e. whey in organic systems) and excreta management such as the implementation of biodigesters
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Manuel Gonzalez Ronquillo
Dr. Manuel González Ronquillo obtained his doctorate degree from the University of Zaragoza, Spain, in 2001. He is a research professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico. He is also a level-2 researcher. He received a Fulbright-Garcia Robles fellowship for a postdoctoral stay at the US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA in 2008–2009. He received grants from Alianza del Pacifico for a stay at the University of Magallanes, Chile, in 2014, and from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) to work in the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Animal Production and Health Division (AGA), Rome, Italy, in 2014–2015. He has collaborated with researchers from different countries and published ninety-eight journal articles. He teaches various degree courses in zootechnics, sheep production, and agricultural sciences and natural resources.
Dr. Ronquillo’s research focuses on the evaluation of sustainable animal diets (StAnD), using native resources of the region, decreasing carbon footprint, and applying meta-analysis and mathematical models for a better understanding of animal production.
Affiliations and expertise
Rresearch Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, MéxicoMC
Marta Miranda Castañon
Dra. Marta I. Miranda Castañón, recieved her degrees in Veterinary Medicine (1994), Master of Science (1995) and PhD (1999) at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain. She has been teaching at USC since 1996 and became Full Professor in March 2023. Her research has focused on mineral (trace and toxic elements) metabolism in animals since
1995 (MSc and PhD). She has led several research projects, published over 100 JCR publications, and collaborated with international and national researchers. She has also supervised the work of 11 PhD students.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Santiago de Compostela, SpainLR
Lizbeth Esmeralda Robles Jiménez
Affiliations and expertise
Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico