Canada's Organic Science Cluster

Activity G.1: Assessment of health, welfare and milk composition on organic and conventional dairy farms

 

Objectives:

To evaluate the health, welfare and milk quality and fatty acid composition from a representative sample of organic and conventional dairy herds in Ontario in relation to production practices as a benchmark.

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• Activity Summary
• Background and Supporting Documents
• Activity Researchers

Interesting Results to Date:

• NEW!! Dairy Cow-Based Measures of Welfare on Organic and Conventional Dairy Farms in Southern Ontario
• NEW!! Pathogen Identification and Incidence Rates of Mastitis on Organic and Conventional Dairy Farms in Southern Ontario
• Stay tuned for additional reports, newspaper articles, and extension bulletins related to this activity.

 

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