Organic goat production can improve animal welfare,
protect the environment, and sustain rewarding rural
lifestyles. Traditional and alternative medicine holds the
promise for alternative prevention and treatment of animal
diseases. The future of organic goat production is to continue
searching for alternatives that are environmentally
friendly, human health conscientious and animal considerate.
Understanding organic goat farming from economic,
ecological, and animal welfare perspectives will increase
the likelihood of success. Organic goat production will have
to strive for a more sustainable system than the conventional
one, offsetting the increased costs of organic goat
production by higher product prices, and certified organic
goat products that are healthier than those conventionally
produced.
The ten criteria, except beauty, are useful for
describing the features which influence landscape
quality. To measure these cultural criteria a clear
reference is needed. In this exercise a clear reference
is lacking. Therefore, only a global valuation of the
farm's contribution to landscape quality could be
given. On the Capricas farm, seasonal aspects and
ecological quality are not very pronounced (although
improved with regard to the previous farmer's management).
On the other hand, coherence, historical
continuity, personal participation and particularities
seem to contribute very well to the landscape quality.
With regard to municipality policy, the farm complies
very well with the objectives for development
of the estate.