Downer Animal Legislation Proposed
New York Congressman Steven LaTourette (D-NY) and Sen. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) have introduced legislation to ban the slaughter of downer farm animals...
Animal Welfare
Proper Lactation Feeding Critical to Sow Longevity
Adequate feeding throughout lactation is paramount to the maintenance and longevity of high-producing...
Packer Praises TQA Program
The National Pork Board's Trucker Quality Assurance (TQA) program's focus on the proper handling, loading and transport of pigs optimizes quality pork...
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...
Animal Welfare Training Launched
Ohio State University animal science researchers are launching animal welfare training programs to foster human-animal interaction....
Trucker Quality Assurance Pays Off
More than 360 instructors and 14,000 producers, drivers and handlers have been certified in the Trucker Quality Assurance (TQA) program since the effort was launched in 2002....
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....
