Dennis Treacy, Smithfield Foods, Speaks on Major Industry Issues: Gestation Stalls, Antibiotics

Dennis Treacy, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Smithfield Foods, talks about the company's stances on sow housing and antibiotic use. Smithfield recently announced a plan to transition from gestation stalls to group-housed sows. The company developed an aggressive antibiotic policy in 2004 and has been working toward goals to reduce antibiotic use in their pork production operations.