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Clearing Up the Confusion Over Pork Quality-Plus 

Fact sheet offers quick rundown of new industry program. Participation in the National Pork Board's Pork Quality Assurance-Plus (PQA-Plus) program, introduced...

Electric Prod Use Can Be Costly 

Research at Canada's Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) confirms that use of an electric prod to move market hogs elevates stress levels in the animals vs. other means of handling...

‘Pig-Friendly’ Loading Chute Minimizes Loading Stressors 

Pigs marketed on a prototype loading gantry were exposed to fewer stressors, including electric prods and incidence of slips, falls, vocalizations and piling. Pig mortalities from farm to harvest are estimated to cost the U.S. swine industry over...

Management Effects on Group Sow Housing 

Canadian researchers have learned that the productivity in electronic sow feeding (ESF) systems is comparable to sows housed in stalls, provided proper management practices are followed...

Sows on the Silver Screen 

Sows at the University of Illinois are being videotaped around the clock to determine if their “microenvironment” might create stress. By filming the activities of sows...

Sow Housing Debated 

A University of Illinois animal scientist offers support for individual stalls, while a Canadian scientist provides an overview of group sow housing research....

Stalls or Pens? Ask the Sows! 

Is the move to abandon stalls for gestating sows a done deal? Not in some people's minds. Listen close and you'll hear a murmur spreading in the pork...

Pork Board Welfare Committee Kicks Off 2008 Planning Process 

The National Pork Board’s animal welfare committee held a strategic planning session July 8 in San Antonio, TX, just prior to the American Society of Animal Science annual meeting...

Oregon Passes Gestation Stall Ban 

The legislature of Oregon has become the first in the nation to pass a ban of sow gestation stalls. Two states, Florida and Arizona, approved voter ballot initiatives outlawing their use...

Microsoft Funds HSUS 

Microsoft has announced a program to provide funding to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), which has raised a number of concerns...

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Before I get to this week’s topic, I must take a moment to congratulate National Hog Farmer and Weekly Preview Editor Dale Miller for his receiving the Pork Checkoff's 2010 Distinguished Service Award. The award is given annually to recognize the lifelong contribution of an outstanding leader to the pork industry.

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