Organic animal husbandry development in developing countries: challenges, contentious issues & opportunities
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Unlike cereals, spices, cotton, coffee, tea and herbs, organic animal husbandry is mostly confined to Europe and a few developed countries like USA, Australia and Canada. Besides limited export opportunities, problems of small farms, hygiene and existence of infectious diseases in developing countries are obstacles which need to be addressed to develop organic animal husbandry in these countries through enhanced research and development efforts.
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