Organic Dairy Farming

Contents: Preface. 1. Need of organic farming. 2. Pesticide contaminants. 3. Dairy industry scenario. 4. World scenario of organic foods and feeds. 5. Status and scope of organic foods in India. 6. Nutritional profile of organic milk. 7. Organic bio-available source of Calcium for feedstuffs. 8. Organic fermented dairy food products. 9. Organic farming legislation, certification and labeling. 10. Livestock ethical issues. 11. Guidelines for organic dairy farming. 12. Various aspects of organic dairy farming. 13. Buffalo-a fit case for organic dairying. 14. Essentials of food quality. 15. Quality control aspects of milk. 16. Quality and quantity of milk from collection point of view. 17. Impending climatic changes-its influence on milk production. 18. Climatic stress and its mitigation strategies. 19. Composting. 20. Does organic farming combats global warming? References.

The book Organic Dairy Farming unfolds the various aspects of the organic dairy farming system, need of organic farming. Dairy industry scenario in India and Abroad, quality control aspect of milk, nutritional profile of organic milk, hygienic milk production, livestock ethical issues and organic farming legislation, certification and labeling. This book also gives insight to impending climatic changes its influence on milk production, climate stresses its mitigation strategies and global warming etc.
 
In organic farming system, use of soluble fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, feed additives and other chemicals are avoided. The organic farmer relics on the crop rotations, animals manure, low stocking rates and good animal husbandry practice for producing outputs. The natural immunity of plants and animals are used to combat disease whenever possible. Although many perceive Organic to mean pesticide-free or hormone free, it refers to the management system and not the final product. It is based on minimal use of off-farm inputs like veterinary drugs for animal health care and non-use of fertilizers and pesticides for fodder production. Organic dairying is aimed at organic farms and deals with management of dairy farms, pasture management, feed production and parasite control. Organic milk production involves the rearing of milch animals on feed and fodder grown in farms using only organic inputs. Consumers perceive that organic milk tastier, healthier and more natural than conventional milk.

The book is useful for the students, teacher and researcher in the subject of Dairy Science, Animal Husbandry, Agriculture and Veterinary Science. This could be a good reference book to the farmers and livestock owners who are interested in Organic Dairy Farming in urban and rural areas.