Cattle Welfare Symposium
Summit to address Hallmark/Westland and “ag gag” legislation
Early registration for the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 12th annual Stakeholders Summit ends in one week, April 15, 2013. Don't wait to register to be among the leaders from the food and farm sectors who will meet May 1-2 in Arlington, Virginia, and discuss ways to protect and grow the animal agriculture industry in the future.
FULL STORY »
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.
FULL STORY »
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.
FULL STORY »
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.
FULL STORY »
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.
FULL STORY »
Animal welfare in livestock markets
There are over a thousand livestock auction and sale barns in the U.S. where cattle are marketed.
FULL STORY »
Cattle welfare begins with the calf
Taking my familiar 120-mile drive from Kansas City to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. this week, I passed though brilliant green (thanks to the spring rains) Flint Hills pastures dotted with healthy, grazing cattle.
FULL STORY »
Livestock transportation accidents
No one wants to have or even witness a livestock truck accident, but they do happen.
FULL STORY »
Communicating with frightened cattle
Cattle that have been involved in a livestock hauling accident can have some of the same issues as humans in that situation – fright, confusion and disorientation.
FULL STORY »
Stock trailers can have accidents, too
Though road accidents with commercial livestock trailers tend to get on the 6 o’clock news, accidents with smaller, private trailers such as stock and horse trailers happen as well.
FULL STORY »
Prev 1 Next
