Organic Foods and Public Health Importance: A Review
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Conventional production; Organic market; Organic production; Public healthAbstract
Organic livestock farming is a useful strategy to overcome the challenges of the agricultural sector like sustainability, food security,
and food safety while matching with a high status of animal welfare, care for the environment, restricted use of medical drugs,
growth promoters, synthetic fertilizer and the production of healthy food products without drug residues. Furthermore, organic
livestock farming could also be an interesting strategy for the eternal rural development issue and solution for the farms’ decreasing profitability. The regulation of organic animal production is comprehensive and affected by different aspects such as feeding,
housing, breeding, health care, and medical treatment. In contrast to conventional production systems, animals under organic
livestock production are allowed a larger housing area, have obligatory straw bedding, fed organic feed, and roughage. The animal
feed is a strong determinant of the fatty acid composition of the milk, egg or meat. In relation to animal health and welfare, the
application of breed selection, good management, nutrition, and husbandry plays a greater role in disease prevention and good
animal welfare. Now-a-days, antimicrobial resistance is a global public health issue and a threat to the modern health care system
which is recognized by many international health organizations. Accordingly, over the last few years, the demand for organic
products and availability in the market has been increased and made significant development in the economy. Several people have
started to consider organic food instead of conventional food because it is healthier and less prone to the impact of chemical
residues. Consequently, awareness creation and encouraging the importance of organic products for customers is important for
the development of organic production.
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