Organic production
Organic is growing food and fiber without modern synthetic inputs. It is one of the fasting growing food trends in the world. Thus, it may offer a production and marketing option for many small ruminant producers. On this page, links are organized alphabetically in drop down lists, according to topic: animal health, breeding, economics, external parasites, general information, internal parasites, marketing, meat, pasture, predator control, production, standards, transitioning, and welfare.
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All of the links on this page were last verified 12-Dec-2012. Please report broken links to Susan Schoenian at sschoen@umd.edu.
[PDF] Alternative and herbal livestock health sourcebook - University of Connecticutt
Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre - UK
[PDF] Animal health challenges and veterinary aspects of organic livestock farming identified through a 3 year EU Network Project - Open Veterinary Sciences Journal
[PDF] Animal Health in organic livestock production systems: a review - Animal Sciences Group, Netherlands
[PDF] Animal welfare discussion document: stocking density - National Organic Standards Board
[PDF] Desk study on homeopathy in organic livestock farming
How to go organic - animal health
Mother Nature's Animal Health Tools - Rodale Institute
[PDF] Organic farming in the Nordic Countries:
[PDF] Use of vaccines and other vet treatments - NSW, Aust
When it comes to animal health, there are worse things than antibiotics - Rodale Institute
[PDF] Working with organic farm clients to protect animal health - Irish Veterinary Journal
Alternative Veterinary Medicine Centre - UK
[PDF] Animal health challenges and veterinary aspects of organic livestock farming identified through a 3 year EU Network Project - Open Veterinary Sciences Journal
[PDF] Animal Health in organic livestock production systems: a review - Animal Sciences Group, Netherlands
[PDF] Animal welfare discussion document: stocking density - National Organic Standards Board
[PDF] Desk study on homeopathy in organic livestock farming
How to go organic - animal health
Mother Nature's Animal Health Tools - Rodale Institute
[PDF] Organic farming in the Nordic Countries:
[PDF] Use of vaccines and other vet treatments - NSW, Aust
When it comes to animal health, there are worse things than antibiotics - Rodale Institute
[PDF] Working with organic farm clients to protect animal health - Irish Veterinary Journal
[PDF] Controlling external parasites on the organic farm
[PDF] Controlling ectoparasites on Welsh organic sheep farms
[PDF] Fly control for organic dairies - University of Arkansas
[PDF] Recent developments in the control of flystrike in sheep
[PDF] Sheep dip restrictions: advice for organic producers
[PDF] Controlling ectoparasites on Welsh organic sheep farms
[PDF] Fly control for organic dairies - University of Arkansas
[PDF] Recent developments in the control of flystrike in sheep
[PDF] Sheep dip restrictions: advice for organic producers
Organic Agriculture Home - eXtension
[PDF] Organic livestock production: an emerging opportunity...
[PDF] Organic meat myth revealed - New Zealand
Organic Resources @ The Kerr Center
[PDF] Organic sheep and goat farming - Organic Eprints
[PDF] Organic sheep production: the facts - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Producer and consumer guide to organic and natural meats - University of Kentucky
[PDF] Raising sheep organically - Canadian Organic Grower
Scientific findings about organic agriculture
[PDF] Organic livestock production: an emerging opportunity...
[PDF] Organic meat myth revealed - New Zealand
Organic Resources @ The Kerr Center
[PDF] Organic sheep and goat farming - Organic Eprints
[PDF] Organic sheep production: the facts - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Producer and consumer guide to organic and natural meats - University of Kentucky
[PDF] Raising sheep organically - Canadian Organic Grower
Scientific findings about organic agriculture
Alternative control - American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control
[PDF] Alternative strategies to prevent and control endoparasite diseases in organic sheep and goat farming systems: review of current scientific knowledge
[PDF] Managing helminths of ruminants in organic farming - Veterinary Research Journal
[PDF] Managing internal parasites in organic livestock
[PDF] Organic management of worms in sheep - Aust. Org. J.
[PDF] Parasite control in the age of drug resistance and changing agricultural practices
Parasite control research - organic production - Organic Agricultural Centre of Canada
[PDF] Parasites and organic livestock parasite problems in organic livestock production systems and options for control
[PDF] Sustainable management of internal parasites in ruminants: Part 1
[PDF] Alternative strategies to prevent and control endoparasite diseases in organic sheep and goat farming systems: review of current scientific knowledge
[PDF] Managing helminths of ruminants in organic farming - Veterinary Research Journal
[PDF] Managing internal parasites in organic livestock
[PDF] Organic management of worms in sheep - Aust. Org. J.
[PDF] Parasite control in the age of drug resistance and changing agricultural practices
Parasite control research - organic production - Organic Agricultural Centre of Canada
[PDF] Parasites and organic livestock parasite problems in organic livestock production systems and options for control
[PDF] Sustainable management of internal parasites in ruminants: Part 1
Pasture Management
Organic farming: perennial pasture management - Vict, Aust
Organic farming: perennial pasture establishment - Vict, Aust
[PDF] Organic Pasture Management - Extension Central
Organic pasture production and crops - Lifestyleblock.nz
[PDF] Pasture and living conditions for organic ruminant animals - Midwest Organic
[PURCHASE] Pastures: going organic - ATTRA/NCAT
Pasture management and grazing - How to go organic
Pasture Rulemaking - National Organic Program
Organic farming: perennial pasture establishment - Vict, Aust
[PDF] Organic Pasture Management - Extension Central
Organic pasture production and crops - Lifestyleblock.nz
[PDF] Pasture and living conditions for organic ruminant animals - Midwest Organic
[PURCHASE] Pastures: going organic - ATTRA/NCAT
Pasture management and grazing - How to go organic
Pasture Rulemaking - National Organic Program
[PDF] Alternative methods of predator control - Univ Nebr
[PDF] Livestock and wolves - Defenders of Wildlife
[PDF] Non-lethal alternatives for Predation Management - University of Nebraska
[PDF] Non-lethal control options for predation management - Texas A&M University
[PDF] Non-lethal management of wildlife damage - APHIS
[PDF] Non-lethal techniques for managing predation: repellents
Predator control for sustainable and organic production - ATTRA | PDF
Predator-friendly farming - Maine Organic Farmers
[PDF] Using guard animals to protect livestock - Missouri
[PDF] Livestock and wolves - Defenders of Wildlife
[PDF] Non-lethal alternatives for Predation Management - University of Nebraska
[PDF] Non-lethal control options for predation management - Texas A&M University
[PDF] Non-lethal management of wildlife damage - APHIS
[PDF] Non-lethal techniques for managing predation: repellents
Predator control for sustainable and organic production - ATTRA | PDF
Predator-friendly farming - Maine Organic Farmers
[PDF] Using guard animals to protect livestock - Missouri
[PDF] Goat milk production under organic farming standards
Massachusetts Organic Livestock Resource Guide
[PDF] Organic cattle/sheep production - Ireland
Organic Goat Production - Manitoba Goat Association
Organic sheep and lamb - Victoria, Australia
[PDF] Organic livestock production and marketing - North Carolina State University
[PDF] Organic livestock production and marketing - NSW, Aust
Organic meat goat production (module) - Langston University
[PDF] Organic sheep production: an intro guide - Soil Assoc.
Producing lamb organically - Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Association International
Raising lambs and kids organically
Sheep farm husbandry: organic farming and homeopathy - Woolshed 1
Sheep: sustainable and organic production - ATTRA/NCAT | PDF
Massachusetts Organic Livestock Resource Guide
[PDF] Organic cattle/sheep production - Ireland
Organic Goat Production - Manitoba Goat Association
Organic sheep and lamb - Victoria, Australia
[PDF] Organic livestock production and marketing - North Carolina State University
[PDF] Organic livestock production and marketing - NSW, Aust
Organic meat goat production (module) - Langston University
[PDF] Organic sheep production: an intro guide - Soil Assoc.
Producing lamb organically - Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Association International
Raising lambs and kids organically
Sheep farm husbandry: organic farming and homeopathy - Woolshed 1
Sheep: sustainable and organic production - ATTRA/NCAT | PDF
Guidebook for Organic Certification - MOSES Organic | PDF
National Organic Program (NOP) - USDA AMS
[PDF\ Program Handbook - USDA AMS
NCAT's Organic Livestock Workbook | PDF
Organic production systems: general principles/standards - Canada | PDF
Organic Rules and Certification Database (Europe)
Organic standards for livestock production - ATTRA/NCAT | PDF
Organic vs. conventional livestock production: side by side comparision - Organic Trade Association
[PDF] Raising organic livestock in Maine
[PDF] Requirements for Organic Dairy and Livestock in US
National Organic Program (NOP) - USDA AMS
[PDF\ Program Handbook - USDA AMS
NCAT's Organic Livestock Workbook | PDF
Organic production systems: general principles/standards - Canada | PDF
Organic Rules and Certification Database (Europe)
Organic standards for livestock production - ATTRA/NCAT | PDF
Organic vs. conventional livestock production: side by side comparision - Organic Trade Association
[PDF] Raising organic livestock in Maine
[PDF] Requirements for Organic Dairy and Livestock in US
[PDF] Conversion of a lamb production system to organic farming: how to manage, for what results?
[PDF] Managing the change to organic sheep production
[SLIDESHARE] Transitioning to organic sheep and goat production
[PDF] Transitioning to organic production - SARE | PDF
Transitioning to organic sheep or goat dairy production | PDF
Transitioning to organic sheep or goat meat production | PDF
[PDF] Managing the change to organic sheep production
[SLIDESHARE] Transitioning to organic sheep and goat production
[PDF] Transitioning to organic production - SARE | PDF
Transitioning to organic sheep or goat dairy production | PDF
Transitioning to organic sheep or goat meat production | PDF
Animal health and welfare in organic sheep and goat farming - Sweden
[PDF] Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture - CABI
[PDF] Animal health in organic livestock production systems: a review
[PDF] Animal welfare in relation to standards in organic farming
Animal Welfare - Organic Farming - EUROPA
Compendium of Animal Health & Welfare in Organic Farming
[PDF] Do organic operations encourage management decisions that negatively impact animal welfare? - Oregon State University
[PDF] Ethnics and animal welfare in organic animal husbandry - FAO
Farm Animal Welfare in Organic Livestock Production - OACC
Organic animal health and welfare - lifestyleblock.nz
[PDF] Organic farming and animal welfare: common goals or contradictory terms? - European Society for Ag & Food Ethics
[PDF] The role of organic pasture in animal welfare
[PDF] Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture - CABI
[PDF] Animal health in organic livestock production systems: a review
[PDF] Animal welfare in relation to standards in organic farming
Animal Welfare - Organic Farming - EUROPA
Compendium of Animal Health & Welfare in Organic Farming
[PDF] Do organic operations encourage management decisions that negatively impact animal welfare? - Oregon State University
[PDF] Ethnics and animal welfare in organic animal husbandry - FAO
Farm Animal Welfare in Organic Livestock Production - OACC
Organic animal health and welfare - lifestyleblock.nz
[PDF] Organic farming and animal welfare: common goals or contradictory terms? - European Society for Ag & Food Ethics
[PDF] The role of organic pasture in animal welfare
Grazing study in Nova Scotia: red clover vs. fescue