Conventional Dairy Farmers Converting to Organic Dairy Production in Turkey

Genotype Environment Interaction between Organic and Conventional Dairy Production

Due to genotype by environment interaction (GxE), conventional bulls might not be suitable for organic production circumstances. Therefore, lactation records from Holstein cows on organic and conventional farms were used to estimate the magnitude of GxE between organic and conventional production circumstances. GxE was quantified by estimating the genetic correlations between production traits ...

Use of Veterinary Services and Treatments on Organic and Small Conventional Dairy Farmers

INTRODUCTION Veterinary care of cows on organic dairy farms may be influenced by the USDA regulations that govern organic management standards (USDA, 2011). U.S. organic standards contain a unique and rigorous prohibition against use of most conventional allopathic veterinary treatments (USDA, 2011). There are no FDA approved antimicrobials on the USDA list of approved organic treatments and FD...

Management of mastitis on organic & conventional dairy farms

Management of mastitis on organic and conventional dairy farms.

This paper compares management of mastitis on organic dairy farms with that on conventional dairy farms. National standards for organic production vary by country. In the United States, usage of antimicrobials to treat dairy cattle results in permanent loss of organic status of the animal, effectively limiting treatment choices for animals experiencing bacterial diseases. There are no products ...

Serum KL-6 concentrations in dairy farmers.

STUDY OBJECTIVES Serum KL-6 (Krebs von den Lungen-6) has been recognized to be a marker for the activity of diffuse interstitial lung diseases. The purpose of the study is to evaluate serum KL-6 measurement as a marker for farmer's lung disease (FLD). DESIGN A cross-sectional survey of a cohort of dairy farmers. Retrospective measurement of KL-6 stored serum samples from those dairy farmers p...