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RAHMANN G & GODINHO D (Ed.) (2012): <strong>Tackling</strong> <strong>the</strong> Future Challenges <strong>of</strong> <strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Animal</strong> <strong>Husbandry</strong>.<br />

Proceedings <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2 nd OAHC, Hamburg/Trenthorst, Germany, Sep 12-14, 2012<br />

BRITTA BLANK, DAGMAR SCHAUB, HANS MARTEN PAULSEN, GEROLD RAHMANN<br />

Herd parameters in organic and conventional dairy farms and <strong>the</strong>ir role in<br />

greenhouse gas emissions from milk production ......................................................................... 270<br />

ALBERT SUNDRUM AND ULRICH SÜNDER<br />

Striving for efficiency in nutrient utilisation on organic dairy farms .......................................... 274<br />

KATHARINE LEACH, CATHERINE GERRARD, ANNE BRAAD KUDAHL, ARJA NYKÄNEN,<br />

METTE VAARST, ROSWITHA WEISSENSTEINER, & SUSANNE PADEL<br />

Assessing <strong>the</strong> sustainability <strong>of</strong> EU dairy farms with different management systems and<br />

husbandry practices ...................................................................................................................... 278<br />

<strong>Organic</strong> pig systems ....................................................................................................................... 284!<br />

RALF BUSSEMAS, FRIEDRICH WEIßMANN<br />

A study on single versus group housed organic lactating sows concerning<br />

piglet performance and sow behaviour ........................................................................................ 285<br />

FRIEDRICH WEIßMANN, RALF BUSSEMAS, ANNA FALK<br />

A study on four feeding strategies <strong>of</strong> 100% organic origin for piglets concerning<br />

performance, health status, losses and economy in organic agriculture ...................................... 289<br />

ASTRID HEID, ULRICH HAMM<br />

Alternatives to piglet castration without pain relief – Acceptance and<br />

willingness-to-pay <strong>of</strong> organic consumers in Germany ................................................................. 292<br />

ANNA WALLENBECK, KAROLINA THORELL, MARIA ALARIK<br />

Variation in sow and piglet performance in organic production: influences <strong>of</strong><br />

herd and sire bree ......................................................................................................................... 296<br />

DAVIDE BOCHICCHIO, MICHELE COMELLINI, GIANNI MARCHETTO,<br />

JACOPO GORACCI AND GIACINTO DELLA CASA<br />

Effect <strong>of</strong> different pastures on backfat fatty acid composition in organic Cinta Senese pig ...... 299<br />

DAVIDE BOCHICCHIO, MICHELE COMELLINI, ROSA MARCHETTI, GILDA PONZONI AND<br />

GIACINTO DELLA CASA<br />

<strong>Organic</strong> C and total N dynamics in soil in an organic pig farm ................................................... 303<br />

Future breeding .............................................................................................................................. 308!<br />

WYTZE NAUTA, ANET SPENGLER NEFF, JOANNE CONINGTON, THERESE AHLMAN,<br />

PETER LØVENDAHL, LOTTA RYDHMER<br />

<strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Animal</strong> Breeding 2012 - a Position Paper from <strong>the</strong> European Consortium<br />

for <strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Animal</strong> Breeding, Eco AB ....................................................................................... 309<br />

KERSTIN BARTH, KARIN KNAPPSTEIN, KAREN AULRICH, UTE MÜLLER, FRANZ SCHULZ<br />

Udder health status <strong>of</strong> cows in early lactation – a comparison between a dairy and a<br />

dual purpose breed ........................................................................................................................ 321<br />

M. SELLE, S. IVEMEYER, A. SPENGLER, C. REIBER, A. VALLE ZÁRATE<br />

The influence <strong>of</strong> farm and herd factors on <strong>the</strong> health status <strong>of</strong> organic dairy cattle<br />

under low concentrate feeding considering an assessment-tool for site-related breeding ........... 324<br />

DEVENDRA PRASAD BHANDARI<br />

<strong>Organic</strong> animal husbandry <strong>of</strong> Achham cattle, worlds smallest cattle breed ................................ 331<br />

MARCO HORN, ANDREAS STEINWIDDER, LEOPOLD PODSTATZKY,<br />

JOHANN GASTEINER AND WERNER ZOLLITSCH<br />

Comparison <strong>of</strong> two different dairy cow types in an organic, low input<br />

milk production system under Alpine conditions ......................................................................... 335<br />

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