文档介绍：Animal
breeding
anic farming
Discussion paper
Wytze J. Nauta, Ton Baars,
Ab F. Groen, Roel F. Veerkamp, Dirk Roep
October, 2001
© Louis Bolk Institute, 2001
Hoofdstraat 24, 3972 LA, Driebergen
This discussion paper is published by Louis Bolk Institute, Hoofdstraat 24, 3872 LA Driebergen, the
Netherlands. Copies can be ordered from Louis Bolk Institute for €15 per copy, including shipping costs.
Please cite publication number LV 45 in your order.
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Foreword
This discussion paper was written for the vision building project "Organic breeding, a long way to go"
which is carried out herlands. In this project, we aim to make inct choices with regard to
animal breeding anic agriculture, as well as an action plan to realise an appropriate system of
breeding. The purpose of this discussion paper is to facilitate a broad discussion anic farmers and
other stakeholders, such as panies, interest groups and policy-makers.
The vision project builds on Klarita Varenkamp's pioneering work for Louis Bolk Institute, which culminated
in a biodynamic vision on breeding (Varenkamp, 1997). The discussion paper before you is the result of an
extensive study of the literature as well as discussions and interviews anic farmers and breeding
organisations in herlands. In addition, scientists from various disciplines with roots in both
conventional anic agriculture contributed their specific expertise.
The project team is made up of Wytze Nauta MSc. (breeding and livestock scientist, Louis Bolk Institute),
Dr. Ton Baars (Head of Livestock Section, Louis Bolk Institute), Dr. Ab Groen (senior lecturer, Breeding and
ics Group, Wageningen University), Rudolf van Broekhuizen MSc. and Dr. Dirk Roep (both lecturers
with the Rural Sociology Section, Wageningen University) and Dr. Roel Veerkamp (breeding scientist, ID-
Lelystad).
The project team has received valuable support from the members of the mittee: Prof Dr Pim
Brascamp (Breeding and ics Group, Wagening