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Organic Sheep and Goat Farming
Organic sheep and goat farming is on the rise in Germany and the EU. Many consumers see organic farms as an example of the "intact world" of farming and rural living. Agrienvironmental schemes support conversion from conventional towards organic farming. Only few know how difficult organic sheep and goat farming is from animal welfare, ecological and economic perspective. Newcomers particularly...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annales de Zootechnie
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0003-424X
DOI: 10.1051/animres:19770233