This B. Sc. Thesis deals with alternative livestock production systems, i. e. systems that are an alternative to intensive farming. In the first part of the thesis, alternative husbandry systems are presented. We give a detailed overview of organic farming, which is the beginning of the development of alternative farming in Europe, and show its advantages and disadvantages as well as its goals. In the following, we focus mainly on animal husbandry and address alternative forms of animal husbandry. We describe some characteristics of the husbandry systems and products, covering hay milk and meat production, pasture farming, mountain livestock and mountain milk production, and alternative husbandry systems for laying hens. We were interested in the spread and development of alternative breeding in other European countries and in Slovenia. The second part of the thesis deals with the consumers' view on the emergence of alternative husbandry systems and the products that are further protected in Europe by designations of origin or other indications. We compared the different factors influencing consumers' purchasing decisions of food products from alternative farming systems and highlighted the main motives for purchasing these products.
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