Organic Livestock Handbook

This Canadian Organic Growers handbook covers the principles of organic livestock husbandry including chapters on health care, intensive grazing, manure management, fly and parasite control, handling to minimize stress, marketing, certification, and record keeping. In-depth information is provided for the main types of livestock that are particularly significant in organic farming systems. Farm profiles from Canada and the northern US illustrate a variety of organic livestock enterprises. 174 pages.