Organic Animal Husbandry

Animal husbandry is an important financial pillar of organically producing farms. Usually they earn more than 50% of their turnover with animal husbandry. The guidelines for organic farming regulate that animal husbandry is based on own fodder production. Animal numbers and purchasing of fodder are limited. Therefore, stable manure and liquid manure do not contain more nutrients than have been withdrawn from the soil through the harvest. Thus, excrements in organically farmed animals are not considered as environmentally harmful waste material but a valuable fertilizer. Of course this fertilizer has to be applied on fields and crops which most efficiently use it preventing leaching and other losses Animal husbandry certification is required whenever animal and / or animal products are to be marketed with organic label. Animal husbandry includes dairy (cow, goat buffalo etc.), slaughter (beef, lamb, chicken etc.), eggs (chicken etc.), honey (bees), fibre, wool etc.