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- Fertility, Feet and Financial Reward: Making the Connections
- by Terry Ward (1/1/2009)
- We are all aware of the move by a significant portion of the industry to adopt pen housing for gestation sows. It is clear that several major food companies are feeling the social pressure to source pork from production systems that use pen gestation instead of individual sow-gestation crates.
- California Voters Pass Proposition 2
- by Pork news staff (11/5/2008)
- Animal welfare groups Farm Sanctuary and the Humane Society of the United States are celebrating the passage of Proposition 2 by California voters. The legislation passed by a margin of 63 percent to 36 percent in Tuesday’s voting.
- Health: Doing the Right Things, and Doing Things Right
- by Pork news staff (11/1/2008)
- Those of us in the midst of an animal-health fire understand that things don’t always unfold as we plan. But if we’re honest, we also will admit that sometimes things go right in spite of our plan.
- Editorial: We Need to Change the Dialogue
- by Marlys Miller (11/1/2008)
- Trust has been an eroding trait in the American psyche for some time.
- Editorial: Don’t Hit the Snooze Alarm
- by Marlys Miller (10/1/2008)
- Waking up on any given morning can be a harsh reality. You may not want to face a particular task that awaits you.
- Animal Well-Being: Who Decides Responsibility?
- by Marlys Miller (4/1/2008)
- How does a human know when an animal is comfortable or when its needs are being met? You can’t ask the animal.
- Editorial: It’s a Start
- by Marlys Miller (4/1/2008)
- I may be biased, but pork producers have long been animal agriculture’s most innovative bunch. In looking around at other species, I’ve always taken great pride in the pork industry’s foresight and its ability to recognize, respond and commit to change.
- Editorial: Silence is not golden
- by Marlys Miller (3/1/2008)
- No doubt you saw or read one of the numerous news reports last month about what’s now known as the Hallmark/Westland animal-handling case and thought, “Whew, I’m glad that wasn’t our problem?” Well, it’s not that simple.
- Handler’s Attitude Makes All the Difference
- by Rick Jordahl (2/1/2008)
- Handling and moving pigs can be a stressful event. It also can open the door for injury. However, these negatives can be avoided with a few animal-handling rules and some common sense.
- Rough Handlers Keep Out
- by Rick Jordahl (8/1/2008)
- As the industry continues its search for ideal gestation housing solutions, one truth keeps surfacing. Regardless of the system, it’s the care and attention given to each animal that’s most important.
- Animal-welfare Initiative on California’s Ballot
- by Pork news staff (7/14/2008)
- The California Secretary of State has formally designated the Farm Animal Initiative of 2008 as Proposition 2 on the upcoming November ballot.
- HSUS launches “humane high school”
- by Pork news staff (6/9/2008)
- The Humane Society of the United States has launched “Humane High School,” an online service targeting middle-school and high-school students.
- Individual care is key to sow housing
- by Rick Jordahl (6/1/2008)
- Gestation-sow housing has certainly become a lightning rod for the industry. Everyone seems to have an opinion on the topic, and there are as many management and housing options as there are opinions. A one-size-fits-all solution is not likely to surface.
- Colorado governor signs gestation crate ban
- by Pork news staff (5/16/2008)
- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has signed off on the legislation that phases out veal crates within four years and gestation-sow crates within 10 years.
- Are you ready to abandon gestation-sow stalls?
- by Pork news staff (5/12/2008)
- There is a lot of pressure on the use of gestation-sow stalls today. But before abandoning the system, you must determine what real alternatives exist.
- Preventing DOA and Fatigued Pigs at Harvest
- By Ken Stalder, Anna Johnson & Rob Fitzgerald (5/1/2008)
- Under today’s stressful economic conditions, it's wise to sharpen your focus on production efficiencies.
- Environmental Challenges Require Industry-wide Effort
- by Pork news staff
- Environmental challenges facing the pork industry have often been the high profile kind. Panel moderator Jon Scholl, Environmental Protection Agency, guided discussion on critical environment challenges.
- Leave a few open nursery pens
- by Hans Stein (5/1/2008)
- Reducing mortality and morbidity is a challenge during the pig’s post-weaning period. Of course, you want to avoid slow-growing pigs that fall behind and fail to reach the targeted final weight at the end of the nursery period. (Read in Spanish below)
- Deje algunos corrales para Guardería abiertos
- por Hans Stein (5/1/2008)
- El reducir la mortalidad y mortandad es un desafío durante el periodo después del destete de los cerdos. Desde luego, usted quiere evitar cerdos que crecen despacio que se quedan atrás y no alcanzan el peso final deseado al final del periodo en la guardería.
- Preventing DOA and Fatigued Pigs at Harvest
- by Ken Stalder, Anna Johnson & Rob Fitzgerald (5/1/2008)
- Under today’s stressful economic conditions, it's wise to sharpen your focus on production efficiencies.
- PEW Report Outlines Changes for "Industrial Farms"
- by Marlys Miller (5/1/2008)
- The long awaited report from the PEW Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production came out this week, although there should be few surprises as the commission held multiple congressional briefings providing glimpses of what would be the final release.
- Evaluating gestation-sow facilities (Part 1: Turning and Walking)
- by Stanley Curtis (5/1/2008)
- Topping the list of criticisms involving today’s swine-production technology is the use of gestation-sow crates.
- Disease solutions come from understanding and execution
- by Kerry Keffaber, Elanco Animal Health (5/1/2008)
- The annual American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ meeting is always a good opportunity for our profession to exchange ideas and look ahead. It’s key to accomplishing AASV’s cornerstone mission: Increase the knowledge of swine veterinarians.
- There Has to be Balance…
- by Pork news staff (4/15/2008)
- That was one take-away point from most of the participants on the animal well-being panel. “Consumers are increasingly concerned about animal care. They want to trust that producers are doing the right things, but they want to see that trust validated,” said Stan Curtis, University of Illinois. “We need total transparency, and we're a long way from it. Until we do that, there will be questions.”
- Animal Well-Being: Who Decides Responsibility?
- by Marlys Miller (4/1/2008)
- How does a human know when an animal is comfortable or when its needs are being met? You can’t ask the animal.
- Antibiotic Resistance: Let Science Lead the Way
- by Rick Jordahl (2/1/2008)
- Mention antibiotic resistance and it will spark a heated debate. Today, bacteria aren’t the only ones working overtime; scientists are using new technologies to examine and track the genetic material that contributes to antibiotic resistance.
- Handler’s Attitude Makes All the Difference
- by Rick Jordahl (2/1/2008)
- Handling and moving pigs can be a stressful event. It also can open the door for injury. However, these negatives can be avoided with a few animal-handling rules and some common sense.
- You can wean Large Litters
- by Hans Stein (1/1/2008)
- Today’s sows are much more prolific than older genetics, with the average number of pigs born alive per litter now running 12 to 13 on many farms.
- Sow Feed, Fitness and Longevity
- by Marlys Miller (1/1/2008)
- University of Minnesota researchers looked at lactation feeding and its relationship to sow longevity. Here’s what they found.
- There’s no going back
- by Neil Dierks, National Pork Producers Council (11/1/2007)
- The thousands and thousands of farms that dotted the countryside in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were for the most part family-run
operations that usually had a few pigs, some cows, chickens and row crops.
- Animal Identification: Obstacles Ahead
- by Rick Jordahl (10/1/2007)
- Participation in USDA’s National Animal Identification System continues to vary among species groups, which makes the program’s current status, and its future course, uneven and difficult to assess. See where NAIS stands today and where more work is needed.
- Gestation Stalls are on their Way Out; So now what?
- by Stuart Lumb (9/1/2007)
- Given that Smithfield, as well as Elite Swine in Canada, have committed to phasing out gestation stalls, loose housing has become a hot topic.
- Time to Apply EBM (Evidence-based Medicine) to Pork Production
- by Harry Snelson, DVM, American Association of Swine Veterinarians (9/1/2007)
- In the early 1990s, medical doctors began to explore the benefits of using peer-reviewed studies and the scientific process along with their clinical observations and experience to validate recommendations to patients.
- Merging Nutrition and Herd Health
- by Pork News Staff (9/1/2007)
- There are nutritionists and there are veterinarians. Nutritionists deal with feeds; veterinarians deal with health. Are the two connected?
- Sow Housing: Making the Transition
- by Darcy Maulsby (9/1/2007)
- As the debate about group sow housing versus individual stalls continues, new research is uncovering which systems
work best for both the animals and the people who care for them.
- Veterinarians Discuss Animal Well-being
- by Pork news staff (7/20/2007)
- The American Society of Veterinary Medical Association Executives met prior to the American Veterinary Medical Association's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. The group is composed of representatives of the state veterinary medical associations
and allied organizations.
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