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Poultry has to be provided with a hiding place against predators and an access to fresh water in the whole period of daylight.

Rooting poultry has to be provided with an area for rooting, having a dust bath and roosting, and water poultry has to be provided with a suitable condition for swimming.

Facilities for poultry housing have to be, depending on the construction of the poultry housing facility, disinfected between the individual turns. The open-air runs have to be left empty in such way that their vegetation can recover.

A breed of reared goats, number of heads and the way of their farming are selected depending on the environmental conditions and a possibility to secure a sufficient pasture and feeding stuff in the course of the whole year. Such length of the feeding trough has to be secured that all goats can receive a feeding-stuff at the same time; minimum length is 0.40 m per one goat.

Selection of breed of reared ovine, a number of heads and the means of rearing depends on the environmental conditions and a possibility to secure a sufficient pasture and feeding-stuff in the course of whole year. For the over wintered herds with the lambs, a resting area with straw bedding will be ensured. There is such length of the feeding trough ensured that all animals can receive feeding-stuff at the same time minimum 0.40 m per one animal.

For ovine rearing, there are excluded the following activities:
• driving sheared sheep to pasture under adverse climatic conditions,

Livestock housing is arranged in the way that any reared animal is prevented from being injured by the attacks of the other specified livestock and its access to feeding-stuff and water is not anyhow limited. Any aggressive animals have to be kept in isolation.

There are not used any electricity barriers to prevent from the mutual jumps-on of the specified livestock.

Out of the pasture season, the specified livestock is kept in the housing facilities, usually in a free-range animal group housing with bedding and exercise area.

When rearing calves, it will be ensured that any newly born calve receives, as soon as possible after its birth, a sufficient amount of beestings from its mother or from another source. All calves are fed at least twice of day till the age of minimum 3 months. If the calves fed by their mothers have to receive any additional feeding, a feeding place with access only for the calves is arranged.

In organic farming of the calves, it is not permitted:
• To apply any substitutes of milk and milk compound feeding-stuffs,

Organic products are clearly and accurately labeled as organic.

When the full standards requirements have been fulfilled, products should be labeled as produce of organic agriculture or a similar description.

The person or company legally responsible for the production or processing of the product and the certification body shall be identifiable.

Bee keeping is an important activity that contributes to enhancement of the agriculture and forestry production through the pollinating action of bees.

The health of bees should be based on prevention of disease, using techniques such as adequate selection of breeds, favorable environment, balanced diet and appropriate husbandry practices.

Hives shall be situated in organically managed fields’ and/or wild natural areas. At the end of the production season, hives shall be left with reserves of honey and pollen sufficient for the colony to survive the dormancy period.

The establishment of organic animal husbandry requires an interim period, the conversion period. Animal husbandry systems that change from conventional to organic production require a conversion period to develop natural behavior, immunity and metabolic functions.

Animal products may be sold as product of organic agriculture only after the land and animals have all met the appropriate established conversion requirements.

Where existing animals on farm are converted to organic they shall undergo a one time minimum conversion period at least according to the following schedule:

Organic livestock husbandry is based on the harmonious relationship between land, plants and livestock, respect for physiological and behavioral needs of livestock and feeding of good quality organically grown feedstuffs.
The operators should:
• provide adequate good quality organically grown feedstuffs
• maintain appropriate stocking rates, flock or herd sizes, and rotations to allow for natural behavior patterns and to maintain natural resources and environmental quality

Organic farming systems apply biological and cultural means to prevent unacceptable losses from pests, diseases, and weeds. They use crop and varieties that are well adapted to the environment and a balanced fertility program to maintain fertile soils with high biological activity, locally adapted rotations, companions planting, green manures, and other recognized organic practices.
Growth and development should take place in a natural manner.

Pests, diseases and weed should be managed by the knowledge application of one, or a combination, of the following measures: