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Gestation Stall Ban on Ballot 

Arizona’s Proposition 204 will appear on the general election ballot on Nov. 7. It would amend the Arizona criminal code to make it a class 1 misdemeanor to use sow gestation stalls except in the seven days prior to expected farrowing....

Animal Welfare Auditor Training 

A two-day instructional course to prepare for becoming a certified animal welfare auditor is set for Sept. 20-21 at Fremont, NE, and Schuyler, NE. The events are sponsored by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, Inc. (PAACO) and the American Meat Institute (AMI)....

Activists Pursue Ballot Initiative 

Animal activists have raised 218,000 signatures in support of a proposed ballot initiative...

Food Safety, Animal Care Plan Unveiled 

Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) and Swine Welfare Assurance Program (SWAP) are being rolled into one program that will include an assessment, certification...

Please Be Careful Out There 

Five feet tall and 120 lb. is no match for a 400-lb. sow. Shortly before World Pork Expo, I received a telephone call from David Funderburke, swine nutritionist/consultant...

Animal Welfare Training Launched 

Ohio State University animal science researchers are launching animal welfare training programs to foster human-animal interaction....

Arizona Producers Fight To Keep Gestation Stalls 

Farm groups' coalition responds to activists' charges. Voters approved a constitutional amendment a few years back to ban sow gestation stalls in Florida....

Early Adopters Reap Research Payback 

Pork producers across the globe are scrambling to find technologies that offer a competitive advantage. The trick is identifying those technologies that...

2005 Swine Research Review 

The effects of crowding on grow-finish performance and welfare, the role of floor space on transport losses, and the impact of frequently mixed, group-housed sows on welfare are covered....

2005 Swine Research Review - Pork Quality 

Methods to improve carcass chilling and the risk of Toxoplasma infection n retail meat products are evaluated. ...

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