Pork Checkoff Funds Two Swine Welfare Projects
The National Pork Board announced two newly-funded swine welfare projects covering pig handling and transport issues, says Sherrie Niekamp, new director...
NPPC's Legislative Wins
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) picked up several wins with the recent passage of the fiscal year 2006 agriculture appropriations bill: Delayed...
Fact vs. Fiction in Animal Welfare Debate
Talk is cheap in the animal welfare debate when animal activists depict a chilling image of tortured animals on America's hog farms. Unless hog producers...
Sow Stalls vs. Pens
A year in the making, a national veterinary group releases its official policy statement on sows confined in gestation stalls. The debate over sow stalls...
Take a Walk; Calm Your Pigs
Spending a minute a day walking amongst finishing pigs can pay dividends at loading and in the packing plant. Calm, low-stress handling of market hogs...
Animal Welfare Projects Selected
Five animal welfare projects have been selected for funding by the National Pork Board’s Animal Welfare Committee...
Trucker Program Reaches Milestone
The National Pork Board's Trucker Quality Assurance (TQA) program recently certified its 10,000th animal transporter. Pork demand is the highest it has...
Animal Handling Web Site
A web site providing a resource for animal handling in meat plants has been launched by the American Meat Institute (AMI)....
A Clash Over Sow Stalls
The controversy over sow housing has stirred debate in two veterinary groups. One veterinary official says the tiff runs much deeper than that. The American...
