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- 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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