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Beef cattle welfare and NAFAWC-Beef
The 2nd International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare was held May 19-21 at Kansas State University, where about 200 scientists, veterinarians, ranchers and other beef industry members were in attendance with another almost 800 throughout the U.S. and some foreign countries joining via a live webcast.
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Welfare and handling accomplishments
The livestock industry is still and will continue to work on improve food animal welfare, but it’s important to note that we have been placing a large amount of effort into it for many years already.
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Cow-calf welfare issues
Most people don’t typically think there are welfare issues in cow-calf operations, but there can be in certain situations.
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Calf welfare and weaning
Weaning represents the single greatest stressor we impose on calves, says Joe Stookey, MSc, PhD, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Canada.
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Animal welfare in livestock markets
There are over a thousand livestock auction and sale barns in the U.S. where cattle are marketed.
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