TOWARDS MINIMAL USE OF ANTIBIOTICS AND IMPROVED MILK QUALITY
NATURAL LIVESTOCK FARMING
The Foundation for Natural Livestock Farming (NLF) aims to promote food security, food quality and sustainable agriculture by reducing the use of antibiotics and other chemicals in livestock farming.
Vision: To spearhead the One Health approach in livestock production: Healthy Cow-Healthy People-Healthy Environment
Mission: International collaboration to safeguard, expand and spread knowledge about natural ways of improving cattle health and wellbeing – leading to improved milk quality, animal wellbeing, farm income and environment.
The activities include fund raising for supporting and implementing natural livestock farming activities world wide
(ANBI registered for charity funding since 1 January 2018 – RSIN/Fiscal number: 858002528)
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
NLF is working towards her goals through international collaboration with partners from three continents:
Europe-Netherlands: NLF Netherlands (Platform Natuurlijke Veehouderij)
Asia-India: NLF India – in direct collaboration with GLOHMSIWA and Trans Disciplinary university
Africa-Ethiopia: Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP)
Africa-Uganda: Lake Mburo Farmers Cooperative Society
NLF 5-LAYERED STRATEGY
Basis of the work of Natural Livestock Farming is the NLF 5-layered approach, including good animal management, strategic breeding, use of herbs, food quality control and better farm income
INITIATIVES
PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY’S CHALLENGES IN LIVESTOCK FARMING
THROUGH STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
NEWS
Funders increasingly interested in Natural Livestock Farming
More and more organizations worldwide, inducing funding agencies, express their interest in the Natural Livestock Farming network and 5-layered strategy for ways to overcome common constraints in dairy farming. For example in Uganda, where the major [...]
Recognition by President of Ethiopia
During 1st Livestock Week celebrated 15-19 November 2017 in Addis Ababa, Dr Getachew Gebru Tegegn received a certificate of national recognition for his contribution to the development of the Livestock and fisheries sector in Ethiopia. The [...]
Natural Livestock Farming strategy for reducing Anti-Microbial Resistance
This NLF article in Approaches to Poultry-Dairy- and Veterinary science describes the general NLF strategy to improve milk quality and reduce the use of antibiotics in dairy farming
Grazing for Carbon by US dairy and pig farmer Joel Salatin
Interesting lecture Grazing for Carbon by US dairy and pig farmer Joel Salatin while recently visiting the Netherlands (56 minutes). He explains about the principles of the natural ways of farming practiced on his farm, [...]
Political Declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance
Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Antimicrobial Resistance from the United Nations.
A time for action: antimicrobial resistance needs global response
Given the magnitude and severity of the threat of antimicrobial resistance, it is a sign of progress that Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now developing national action plans in response to WHO’s Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance.
FILMS
MILK DILEMMA IN UGANDA
GREEN ANTIBIOTICS
ETHNOVETERINARY MEDICINE