AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Gjoko Bunevski, Vesna Karapetkovska Mihajlova, Ana Palashevska, Aleksandar Klincarov
DOI: 10.46793/SBT30.25GB
ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:
Organic cattle production is managed differently than conventional one. Organic cattle farming is an ecological management system that maintains and enhances soil fertility, promotes ecological balance, animal health and conserves biodiversity. No synthetic chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers or GMOs are allowed on the land or within production, including in cattle feed. Organic cattle feed must not contain hormones, antibiotics, preservatives, or synthetic chemicals, and with their restriction and with an emphasis on pasture grazing, organic cattle breeding benefit people, the environment and animals welfare too. By creating of criteria for selection of dairy and beef cattle breeds and their ranking, can contribute to our farmers for better organic production. The share of organic cattle is 7 528 heads (5.1%) in the total number of cattle in 2023 in the RN Macedonia.
KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:
organic farming, cattle, selection, criteria
REFERENCES / ЛИТЕРАТУРА:
- Agency of Food and Veterinary Medicine of the RNM (2024), (internet site). European Commission (2023): Organic Farming in the EU – A Decade of Organic Growth (internet site).
- Interreg-IPA CBC (2017): ABC for organic production, Kriva Palanka, 1-99.
- Low of organic agriculture of the RN Macedonia (2010) (diz.gov.mk), (2015): no 146 / 2009, 53 / 11, 149 / 2015, 39 / 2016, 132 / 2016, 150/21).
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy (MAFWE) (2014): National plan for organic production 2014-2020, Skopje.
- Rakonjac S. (2016): Organic livestock production. 1-24, Cacak, Serbia.
- Rasmus Bang, Bjørn Gunnar Hansen (2024): Conventional or organic cattle farming? Trade-offs between crop yield, livestock capacity, organic premiums, and government payments. Elsevier journal, Agricultural Sustems, 218/103991.
- Savić M., Dimitrijević V., Trailović R., Vegara M., (2014): Selection criteria in organic cattle breeding, Vet. glasnik 68 (5-6) 363 – 369,Belgrade, Serbia.
- State Chamber of Statistics (SCS) of RNM (2024) (internet site).