Objectives and expected achievements
The ultimate objective of the proposed project is to improve food safety and animal health in organic livestock production systems in existing and candidate member countries of the European Union through exchange and active communication of research results and conclusions between researchers, policy makers, farmers and the wider stakeholder community, including consumers.
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It is proposed that this can be achieved, by:
- Providing a network in which consumer and policy maker concerns about food safety, animal health and welfare in the expanding field of organic livestock production in existing and candidate EU member countries can be addressed.
- Supporting the process of development and implementation of EU-standards in organic livestock production in the diverse climate of agricultural production systems in the member countries.
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The main intermediate objectives of the project are to:
- Identify important food quality characteristics linked to organic livestock products, and improve food quality, including food safety with regard to zoonoses, drug residues and the development of anti-microbial resistance in the food chain. This objective also includes aspects of food processing quality with regard to animal health and welfare in organic livestock production systems.
- Develop strategies for implementing and harmonising organic livestock production standards in existing and candidate member countries.
- Improve the interaction between researchers, farmers, certification bodies and policy makers in order to guarantee the development of organic livestock standards that are driven by inputs from all stakeholders in the EU.
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