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=== Livestock === [[File:Organic cattle in Ohio, United States.jpg|thumb|right|For livestock vaccines play an important part in animal health since antibiotic therapy is prohibited in organic farming.]] Raising livestock and poultry, for meat, dairy and eggs, is another traditional farming activity that complements growing. Organic farms attempt to provide animals with natural living conditions and feed. Organic certification verifies that livestock are raised according to the USDA organic regulations throughout their lives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ams.usda.gov/?dDocName=STELPRDC5102526|title=Agricultural Marketing Service|website=www.ams.usda.gov|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref> These regulations include the requirement that all animal feed must be certified organic. Organic livestock may be, and must be, treated with medicine when they are sick, but drugs cannot be used to promote growth, their feed must be organic, and they must be pastured.<ref>FAO [http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload/230124/CXg_032e.pdf Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (Gl 32 β 1999, Rev. 1 β 2001)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224181750/http://www.fao.org/docs/eims/upload/230124/CXg_032e.pdf |date=24 February 2021 }}</ref>{{rp|19ff}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ams.usda.gov/?acct=nopgeninfo&leftNav=NationalOrganicProgram&navID=OrganicStandardslinkNOPConsumers&page=NOPOrganicStandards&resultType=&rightNav1=OrganicStandardslinkNOPConsumers&template=TemplateN&topNav=|title=Home | Agricultural Marketing Service|website=www.ams.usda.gov}}</ref> Also, horses and cattle were once a basic farm feature that provided labour, for hauling and plowing, fertility, through recycling of manure, and fuel, in the form of food for farmers and other animals. While today, small growing operations often do not include livestock, domesticated animals are a desirable part of the organic farming equation, especially for true sustainability, the ability of a farm to function as a self-renewing unit.
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