Caracterización parcial del sector ganadero ecológico español y problemática actual

An on-line questionnaire was emailed to 1,055 organic farmers from November 2018 to February 2019 to gather information about issues and use of contentious inputs in organic production. A total of 116 responses were retained for the analysis. Characteristics of the participants (68 % men) and participating farms (67 % only had one species) were representatives of the Spanish organic livestock sector. In relation to the use of contentious inputs, participants indicated more difficult to find information about the use of alternatives on antibiotics, antiparasitics, and synthetic vitamins than to find information for animals' bedding; although, they mostly use straw as bedding material. They indicated feeding/nutrition, welfare, and animal health as main concerns nowadays in their farms, and animal health and production cost when moving to organic farming. In the last year, 65 % of the farmers did not administer antibiotics to their animals and the use of alternative therapies depended on...