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Friday, April 24, 2009
Dwindling Research Funds Jeopardise LivestockUS – Dwindling federal funding jeopardizes important animal and biomedical research, together with the institutional research programs that focus on them, a group of Michigan State University scientists...
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Cargill Expands Animal Welfare PoliciesUS - Cargill Pork was the first in the industry to announce a program to purchase hogs only from farms that have been certified under the National Pork Board’s Pork Quality Assurance Plus program. Now,...
Ag Secretary Vilsack Seeking Dialogue on NAISUS - Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack yesterday held a roundtable discussion with a variety of stakeholders representing the full spectrum of views on the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)....
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Happy Piglets at High Power, ILUS - As you can see, there are some very happy, healthy piglets suckling on a sow at High Power Pork south of Carthage, Illinois.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Food Producers Offered Welfare Programme OnlineUS – The American Humane Certified farm animal welfare programme has just introduced its latest innovation: online registration of food producers who are interested in pursuing the nation’s premier...
Monday, March 30, 2009
Overwhelming Support for PQA PlusUS - Reaffirming their commitment to the US pork industry and its customers, Pork Act delegates at the recent National Pork Industry Forum passed two resolutions dealing with Pork Quality Assurance Plus®...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Kennedy Antibiotics Ban Detrimental to PigsUS - Like its House companion, a bill introduced in the US Senate would be detrimental to the health and well-being of pigs, would increase pork producers’ production costs and the price consumers pay...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Antibiotics Vital to Animal Health and Food ProtectionUS - The American Farm Bureau Federation is expressing strong opposition to legislation that would remove and restrict important antibiotics for veterinary and farm use.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Web Site Guides Livestock Down Path to OrganicPURDUE, US - Livestock producers who find organic production an entirely different animal than what they're used to can now turn to a Purdue University resource for help.
NPPC Condemns Acts on Television DocumentaryUS - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has condemned cruelty to pigs as shown in a TV documentary in the US. The programme, entitled Death On A Factory Farm, was aired on HBO.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Welfare Issues Impact Swine ProductionUS - The use of individual gestation accommodations (IGAs) for dry sows in commercial pork production is an issue that has raised much debate.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
NPPC Urges Congress to Back Animal ID SystemUS - Saying a mandatory animal identification system is needed to maintain the viability of the US pork industry and all of animal agriculture, the National Pork Producers Council has urged Congress to...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Experts to Address Sow HousingUS - A hot topic in the pork industry, group housing of sows, will be addressed 19 March during a meeting at the University of Illinois Extension office on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfiel...
Thursday, March 05, 2009
California Bill to Restrict Antibiotic UseUS - California state legislator, Dean Florez, has introduced a bill to restrict antibiotic use in animal agriculture.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
USDA Support Sought in Mandatory Animal IDUS - Citing an increasing vulnerability to foreign animal disease, the National Pork Producers Council yesterday urged the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lend his support to a mandatory...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Judge Rules Recumbent Pigs May be ProcessedCALIFORNIA, US - Contrary to a state law, a federal judge has ruled that pigs unable to stand may still be slaughtered and processed for food. Four welfare groups will appeal against the ruling.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
New Guidelines for 'Fatigued' PigsUS - USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has set new guidelines for the handling of pigs that are reluctant to move at the packing plant.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Guidelines for Food-Animal Species UnderwayUS - A long-time fixture within the animal-handling issue, Temple Grandin, is launching a new certification program to evaluate both sustainable and humane practices of a food-animal production system....
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Moving Market Pigs with Less StressUS - Dr Matt Ritter (Elanco Animal Health) and Dr Nick Berry (Cargill, Inc.) have studied the effects of moving market weight pigs in different group sizes during loading on stress responses and transport...
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Piglet Feed Supplements Support Immune SystemsUS - As feed costs rise and the production of ethanol from corn grain increases, swine producers have ramped up their search for new feed supplements for younger swine.
HOD Revises Antimicrobials in Livestock Feeds PolicyUS - Several AVMA Bylaws amendments and policy proposals were on the agenda for the second regular winter session of the House of Delegates, which convened 10 January in Chicago as part of the AVMA Veterinary...
Monday, February 02, 2009
Six TQASM Advisor Training Workshops ScheduledUS - The Pork Checkoff is offering six Transporter Quality Assurance (TQASM) advisor training workshops in 2009.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Snipping Out the Money Genes in LivestockUS - The livestock industry accounts for almost $100 billion of the annual agricultural gross domestic product.
National Pork Board to Meet in North CarolinaUS - The National Pork Board will be in Raleigh, North Carolina, 3-5 February to meet with local producers and to develop a better understanding of the nation's second-largest pork producing state.
New Diet a Breath of Fresh Air to Animal FacilitiesUS - As populations expand into rural areas, more people are turning up their noses at malodorous livestock operations.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Pork Board Prioritises Humane Euthanasia of PigsUS - With regards to animal welfare, the pork industry has taken several steps to improve production methods in recent years.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Pfizer to Acquire Wyeth, Creating the World's Premier Biopharmaceutical CompanyUS - Pfizer and Wyeth today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Wyeth in a cash-and-stock transaction currently valued at $50.19 per share,...
Thursday, January 15, 2009
NBAF Fit For KansasKANSAS - Much has been written about the advantages and disadvantages of locating the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF, on the mainland of the United States.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Amendments Made to Enhance Disease TraceabilityUS - The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend its domestic livestock regulations in order to enhance the traceability of animals in the United States.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Behaviour and Performance of Weaned PigsUS - From the University of Minnesota, Li and Johnston have published a paper on the behaviour and performance of pigs previously housed in large groups. They highlighted possible welfare issues when mixing...
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