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International news, Livestock, News, Poultry

Germany to seek EU animal welfare label on meat

January 26, 2012

Germany will press the European Union to introduce a label on meat saying it came from humanely raised farm animals, said German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner. The move would be part of a new German government program to improve farm animal welfare, she said. “Transparency changes buying behaviour and then the production processes and manufacturing

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Farmers And Public Co-Operating On Animal Welfare Concerns

By Alex Binkley October 13, 2011

Canadian farmers have avoided conflicts with animal rights activists seen in other countries by co-operating with humane societies and scientists in adopting proper treatment for their livestock and poultry, says a representative of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. Geoff Urton, animal welfare manager for the B.C. SPCA, says the agriculture community has fully supported

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

Farmers Urged To Take The Lead On Animal Welfare Standards

By Alex Binkley October 13, 2011

Farmers must be able to prove their livestock and poultry are raised humanely or governments will be pressured to do it for them, attendees at a recent farm animal conference were told. Speakers from the National Farm Animal Care Coalition (NFACC), farm groups and Agriculture Canada said animal welfare codes of practice have to be

Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

EU Softens Ban On Eggs From Battery Hens

By Charlie Dunmore October 13, 2011

An EU ban on the sale of eggs from battery chickens to consumers will go ahead as planned from Jan. 1, 2012, but producers may be free to sell non-compliant eggs to domestic processors, the bloc s consumer affairs chief said Oct. 5. The commission does not intend to postpone the deadline of the ban.

Livestock

Using Anti-Inlammatory Drugs To Reduce Pain In Cattle

By Roy Lewis September 22, 2011

With the advent of the increasing consciousness in animal welfare, any products which can relieve pain, decrease inflammation and reduce fever are a welcome addition to the repertoire of veterinarians. They also may have a place in controlling post-surgical pain or inflammation such as with castration or dehorning. With pain/inflammation/fever controlled, there is less stress,

Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Sep. 15, 2011

September 15, 2011

One small step towards marketing freedom Farmers will finally be allowed the marketing freedom they have long been denied. The monopoly powers of the CWB will soon be revoked and it will either be an optional marketing entity available to farmers or it will cease to exist. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has held fast to

Livestock, News

Chute Key To Safety And Productivity For People And Animals

By Helen Mcmenamin September 15, 2011

Agood, well-run chute plays a huge part in handling animals safely, reducing their stress and, more importantly, lowering the risk of injury or death for people working around the chute. Jennifer Woods has seen the good and the bad. The worst chutes I see are homebuilt or pieced together from parts of others, says Woods,

Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

Is Agriculture Image Being Blindsided By Social Media?

By Will Verboven September 8, 2011

Aspeaker at a recent national cattle industry event showed a video which both bemused and shocked the audience. The speaker and her research company, on behalf of an industry group, was investigating public response to the image of beef. Part of the research involved a focus group to ascertain their opinions on the topic. The

Livestock, Poultry

U.S. Egg Producers Agree To Phase In Large Cages

July 14, 2011

U.S. egg farmers would give hens twice as much space as they now have under an agreement with an animal welfare group on July 7 that would be written into federal law and end years of state-by-state battles. It would be the first federal law on treatment of animals on the farm, said the groups.

Livestock, Poultry

EFC Funds Research Chair In Poultry Welfare

By Ron Friesen June 2, 2011

Canada’s egg producers are funding a poultry welfare chair at the University of Guelph to help them develop new housing systems for their birds. Egg Farmers of Canada will contribute $110,000 a year for the next seven years to research alternative housing for layer hens. The research will be headed by Tina Widowski, a University

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Tag Archives Animal welfare

Germany to seek EU animal welfare label on meat

Farmers And Public Co-Operating On Animal Welfare Concerns

Farmers Urged To Take The Lead On Animal Welfare Standards

EU Softens Ban On Eggs From Battery Hens

Using Anti-Inlammatory Drugs To Reduce Pain In Cattle

Letters – for Sep. 15, 2011

Chute Key To Safety And Productivity For People And Animals

U.S. Egg Producers Agree To Phase In Large Cages

EFC Funds Research Chair In Poultry Welfare

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