Organic livestock farming

17 July - 8 August 2007, University of Hohenheim, Germany

Animals play an integrative role in organic farming systems. Their breeding and husbandry is based on ethical concepts on human-animal relationship and animal welfare in a socio-cultural context. These translate into principles for breeding, feeding, housing and health care, that again lead to specific practices for the different livestock species (cattle, pigs, sheep, goat, poultry) in the diverse farming systems.

Following an interactive learning approach, the course combines the presentation of knowledge on relevant facts and relations with enabling students to assimilate knowledge themselves for the elaboration of specific topics. An international team of experts and students will jointly assess differences between conventional and organic livestock farming as well as socio-cultural, regional and species specific characteristics of organic livestock farming.
For detailed information on the course, please visit
Flyer OrganicLivestockFarming2007.pdf

Participants

The course is aimed at students of agricultural and veterinary sciences or related subjects who have already passed university elementary courses for at least 2 years. The maximum number of participants from Euroleague partner universities is 20.

Credits

6 ECTS

Coordination

Institute of Animal Production in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohenheim
Contact persons for scientific questions:
Prof. Dr. Anne Valle Zarate , Dr. Brigitte Kaufmann
or your local representative of the Subject Area Animal Science
Contact person for technical questions: Dr. Gabriele Klumpp

Fees

350 EURO (incl. housing) or 70 EURO (excl. housing) for all expenses that are directly related to the course. Travel expenses and food are not included. The possibility to obtain scholarships for the course should be discussed with the International Relation Officers of the local universities.
After payment of fees registration is binding.

Call for applications

Please fill in the application form and send it to the ELLS Secretariat at the University of Hohenheim

The deadline for application is March 31, 2007 or until places are filled.

Contributing Institutions

University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
BOKU University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
National Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
Universidad de Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
FiBL Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick, Switzerland