PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES

The small number of livestock product studies identified in the review necessitated the use of more modest criteria for nutrient selection. Analysis was conducted on all nutrients or nutrient groups for which numeric data were provided in at least 5 of the 25 livestock product studies which reported comparisons between organic and conventional livestock products (see Appendix 11). The following 10 nutrients and other substances met these criteria (listed in order of number of studies reporting comparisons): saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids (cis), n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, fats (unspecified), n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids (unspecified),...