The European organic livestock farming benefits.
Organic livestock farming bases on the principles of organic farming. That means that organic livestock farming producers have to make sure that the methods they use are natural and ethical.
The main core of organic livestock farming as we all know is the land, so organic livestock farming doesn’t use chemicals, synthetic products, and any other source or material that is harmful to the animals, peoples, and ecosystem health.
Here we have to mention that organic livestock farming just like every other activity, has to be sustainable not only in human terms but also to provide equality and welfare to animals.
In this direction, organic livestock farmers provide to the animals the proper live conditions, organic food, full of nutrients, and organic treatment when animals get sick.
Organic livestock farming is not a new situation, instead, people were applying organic methods in livestock farming thousands of years ago. And most of all the production ways were the parallel production of the animal’s foods with the livestock farming.
Nowadays one of the best ways to ensure that you follow organic livestock farming ,is to produce your animals food on your own to make sure that no chemicals or pesticides have been used.
So as we can see organic livestock farming is a whole ecosystem with certain requirements and terms to apply and to get certified. And most of all decreases chemical use and sustains food and animal health.
An organic livestock farm should have certain requirements related to facilities, production lines, and many more.
Let’s see below some basic requirements:
- Animals’ food should be 100% organic.
- More than 50% of animals’ food should become from the close area.
- Animals should always have clear and poted water, 24/7.
- No extra chemicals or synthetic ingredients should be used in organic animal food.
In what has to do with the housing of organic animals:
- Animals should not for any reason be in cages.
- Animals should have enough space to graze and to move easily and in proper conditions.
- The animals should have enough fresh air and daylight to preserve clean conditions.
- Animals should have proper conditions to sleep
- Animals should have available a big enough courtyard to move freely in nature.
Above we saw some very critical points of organic livestock farming. Let’s see below the factors that play a critical role in final success.
Having seen all the overall main requirements and details of organic livestock farming let’s see below the total benefits of organic livestock farming.
Decrease environmental effects because organic farmers avoid using chemicals and synthetic pesticides etc.
Preserving animals health using completely organic methods
Enhancing biodiversity
- Preserve ecosystem sustainability
- Nutrition recycling
- Maintenance for a long time both human health and the overall health of animals and the environment
- Offers equal opportunities to all farmers, workers, transporters, traders, and every part of the production chain to get a good life level and face poverty.
