Table 5. Comparison of national and international organic livestock standards:
evaluation based on an ethological guideline for milking cows0= insufficient/fulfilled 1= sufficient/fulfilled 2= good fulfilment Standards Bio-Ver. Bio-Sui. Demeter AGÖL Bioland Kodex Ernte Minist UKROF LOJ KRAV EU Europe USDA OCIA B.F.A Argenc. IFOAM Codex Total Country CH
CH
D
D
D
A
A
F
UK
DK
S
Average
USA
USA
AU
RA
Int.
Int.
Ave-rage In general Stable climate 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.00
0
1
0
1
1
1
0.27
Stable light 0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0.70
0
0
0
1
1
1
0.55
Stable system 1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0.60
0
1
1
1
1
1
0.72
Calving pen 0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.22
Free stable systems Structure 0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.11
Stock. rate 0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
0.70
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.44
Bedding area 0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.60
0
1
0
0
1
1
0.55
Eating area 0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0.30
0
1
0
1
1
1
0.38
Activity area 0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.33
Out door run 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0.80
0
0
0
0
1
1
0.66
Grazing 0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0.60
0
0
0
0
1
1
0.50
Tethering stable systems Space 1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.26
Tethering 0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.06
Cow trainer 0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0.67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.40
Outdoor run 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0.89
0
0
0
0
1
1
0.67
Grazing 1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0.67
0
0
0
0
1
1
0.53
Average 0.31
0.75
0.75
0.38
0.50
0.75
0.69
0.19
0.18
0.38
0.44
0.64
0.51
0.00
0.25
0.06
0.25
0.56
0.56
0.42