Lehrveranstaltung: Organic Livestock Farming and Products (4908-451)

Personen:

• Dr. Christoph Reiber (verantwortlich)
• Prof. Dr. Mizeck Chagunda (verantwortlich)
• Dr. Katja Schiller (begleitend)

Lehrform:

Vorlesung mit Seminar und Exkursion

SWS:

4

Inhalt:

1. Ethical concepts of animal-man relationship from different cultural perspectives
2. Animal welfare concepts and implications for organic livestock farming
3. Livestock as a system component in organic farming: contributions and constraints in different farming systems
4. International regulations for organic livestock farming
5. Principles of husbandry, breeding, nutrition and health management in organic livestock farming for different livestock species
6. Quality of organic livestock products: measurable and non-measurable traits, specific risks, quality control systems, matching specific consumer attitudes towards products from organic livestock farming
7. Examples for regional production, processing and marketing from organic livestock farming in subtropical and tropical countries.
8. Examples for international trade of products from organic livestock farming in subtropical and tropical countries:
- Organic milk production and processing
- Integration of organic livestock farming with landscape management
- Quality assurance systems for commodities from organic livestock farming from developing countries for international markets (meat, eggs, cheese)
- Constraints for organic livestock farming: failure analysis of projects, competency and compatibility with other brands (denomination of origin, animal welfare, kosher)

Scheduled lectures with incorporation of internationally renowned guest lecturers transmit basic knowledge. Interaction with the lecturers from the institute is encouraged during the whole module period.
Seminars on specific case studies reinforce the learning process through a combination of preparatory reading of the script and selected literature, active presentation of acquired knowledge and enhanced discussions.
Excursions demonstrate various organic farming systems and may include organic farms with milk and meat processing, farmers' organisation promoting local breeds with slaughter house and selling point, organic egg production, integrated and social farms with own selling points.

Literatur:

Hülsebusch C. (2007) Organic agriculture in the tropics and subtropics: current status and perspectives. Journal of agriculture and rural development in the tropics and subtropics, Beiheft 89. Kassel Univ. Pr., Kassel.
Gold, M. V. (2004) Organic livestock production: a bibliography. Special reference briefs; NAL call no. as21.D27 S64 no. 2004-05. Full text: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb0405.htm.
IFOAM (2006): The IFOAM norms for organic production and processing ? Version 2005, Bonn, Germany.
Köpke U. (2008) Organic Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics. Köster Verlag, Berlin. 176 p.
Rahman, G. (2002): The standards, regulations and legislation required for organic ruminant keeping in the European Union. EAAP publication No. 106, 15-26.
Willer H. and Kilcher L. (2011) The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2011. FiBL-IFOAM Report. IFOAM, Bonn and FiBL, Frick.

Veranstaltungsort:

Hohenheim

Modul:

• 4908-450 Organic Livestock Farming and Products (Pflicht)

eLearning:

Veranstaltung im ILIAS