Keeping the germ pressure in animal husbandry low is essential to animal health. Since chemical treatment should be avoided when possible, organic farmers must be well-informed in regard to effective and approved animal hygiene measures, focusing on prevention.
Solution
Using examples from organic pig farming, the leaflet shows which hygiene, cleaning and disinfection measures are suitable for organic farms.
Description
This leaflet provides ways of optimizing animal hygiene relating to stall design and construction and management practices, provides technical cleaning steps to properly reduce the microbial pressure, lists organic-approved suitable chemical disinfectants as well as alternatives. The leaflet informs reader how pathogens are transmitted and suggests ways to deal with ecto- and endo-parasites. “Prevent instead of treat”, is an important guiding principle for successful hygiene management in organic farming. This leaflet is targeted at organic pig farmers and advisors in German-speaking countries.
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