HSUS to Question Tyson on Sow Stalls
US - At the annual shareholder meeting of Tyson Foods, today, Friday, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States will question company executives about why it has no plans to end the extreme...

Addressing Land-Based Systems & Price Outlook
US - Information about the latest trends and research focused on staying competitive in the swine industry will take center stage at Kansas State University's 2012 Swine Profitability Conference on Tuesday, 28...

Hormel to End Sow Stalls by 2017
US – Multinational marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, Hormel Foods Corporation, is to phase out gestation stalls at its farms by 2017.

US Companies Hit Back at Cruelty Allegations
US - US pig meat processor Seaboard Foodsha hit back at allegations contained a Humane Society of the United States video alleging abuse of animals.

Applying New Technology to Track FMD Vaccine
US - A highly contagious infection, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) threatens the health and economic value of livestock in many countries. The disease hasn't occurred in the United States since 1929, but...

Congress Urged to Reject Antibiotic Restrictions
US - The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging congressional members to oppose legislation that would restrict the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry. In letters to Senate and House members,...

NPPC Opposes Federal 'Farm Takeover Bill'
US - The National Pork Producers Council criticized congressional legislation introduced today that would prescribe cage sizes for egg-laying hens, saying it would set a "dangerous precedent" for allowing...

Court Ruling Benefits Consumers & Ag Industry
US - National Farmers Union (NFU) is pleased with the US Supreme Court’s recent unanimous decision in National Meat Association v. Harris in which the court ruled that hogs suffering from fatigued hog...

Less Bedding Can Benefit In-Transit Market Pigs
US - In a new study, funded by the Pork Checkoff, researchers at Texas Tech and Iowa State universities found that the pork industry can generally use less bedding year-round that it currently does while...

Call for Federal Action on Antibiotic Use
US – Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has called for swift action to end the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock production.

Smithfield to End Use of Gestation Stalls by 2017
VIRGINIA, US - President and CEO of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods reports that the company's livestock production subsidiary Murphy-Brown, LLC has made major progress toward the conversion from individual...

PRRS Projects Stimulate Interest in Other Regions
US - The knowledge manager with Boerhringer Ingelheim Vetmedica USA, reports successes in regional efforts aimed at controlling the spread of PRRS are stimulating the interest among producers in other...

Smithfield Rebuffs HSUS Complaint
US - US pig meat processing giant, Smithfield Foods has hit back at allegations made by the Humane Society of the United States regarding the company's animal welfare practices contained in a complaint...

Good Biosecurity Important for Livestock Health
US - For livestock producers, now is a critical time to have good biosecurity practices in place to protect herds from the occurrence and transfer of diseases, according to a University of Arkansas Pine...

Supreme Court to Consider Pig Welfare at Slaughter
CALIFORNIA, US - The National Meat Assocation is challenging a law in the state that requires slaughterhouses to remove and euthanise animals unable to walk.

New Series Takes Viewers Inside America's Barns
US - The work of farm vets is featured in the new reality series Veterinarians On Call, which premieres this fall.

Supermarkets Change How They Buy Pork
HAWAII, US - Foodland Super Market Ltd. and Times Supermarkets have agreed to stop purchasing pork products from pigs that are transported live to Hawaii for slaughter.

Iowa Pork Industry Center Offers QA Certification
IOWA, US - Veterinarians and others in Iowa's pork industry have the opportunity to become Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisors under the National Pork Board's PQA Plus programme.

How to Improve Breeding Herd Retention
US - Pork producers routinely review their management practices and implement change to enhance efficiency of production, which improves their sustainability in the pork industry.

Iowa Leads Project to Reduce Pig Lameness
US - Understanding and solving lameness in pigs, especially in sows, could save producers $23 million a year.

New Sessions for Animal Care & Handling Conference
US - The Animal Care and Handling Conference organised by the American Meat Institute (AMI) in October will feature new sessions on sustainability and the impact of the media.

Consumers Say Animal Welfare Labelling Important
US - A study shows mandatory labelling of animal welfare practices is important to more than 60 per cent of consumers.

Enhancing Welfare Explored by Industry Leaders
US - Enhancing welfare in livestock production was explored by industry leaders at the second Annual Novus University Day.

Animal Welfare Concerns, Doubt About Regulations
NEBRASKA, US - Nearly 70 per cent of rural Nebraskans define animal welfare in terms similar to those promoted by advocacy groups, but most don't think increased regulation of the state's livestock practices...

Market Preview: Sow Stall Decisions Being Haunted?
US - In this week's "Market Preview" from National Hog Farmer magazine, Steve Meyer discusses the latest announcement by the United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society of the United States...

NPPC Statement Regarding Overall Pork Production
US - The US pork industry is committed to animal well-being and continuous improvement in all aspects of pork production, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) said in a statement yesterday.

CME: Pressure to Make Deal Regarding Sow Stalls
US - The United Egg Producers (UEP) and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) announced Thursday that they had reached an agreement to petition Congress for legislation requiring commercial...

Purdue Hosts International Behaviour Meeting
US - Purdue University's Department of Animal Sciences will co-host the 45th Congress for the International Society for Applied Ethology in Indianapolis this summer with the Purdue-based Livestock...

California Non-Ambulatory Appeal to Supreme Court
US - The US Supreme Court is to review a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a National Meat Association (NMA)-American Meat Institute (AMI) lawsuit challenging a California...

Research Increases Profits for Swine Producers
US - Recent University of Illinois research confirms that the swine industry has come a long way in the past 10 years to improve pig transportation and handling.