Animal Agriculture

Reposted with permission from CHRISTINE ALVARADO. First published on Meatingplace.com on August 23, 2019. https://www.meatingplace.com/Industry/Blogs/Details/87218

One of my previous blogs on April 5, 2019, “The Pecking order in
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People who observe Halal and Kosher religious practices are increasingly faced with a threat to the prohibition of such slaughter practices in certain countries.  Many Muslim and Jewish observers follow
Continue Reading The Intersection of Religion and Regulation Creates Challenges for Halal and Kosher Meat Production

In the ongoing controversy over a series of nuisance suits regarding eastern North Carolinian hog-farming operations, a collection of advocacy groups have now filed a constitutional challenge to the North
Continue Reading Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Advocacy groups cite a number of constitutional challenges to North Carolina’s expansion of the Right to Farm Act.

Virulent Newcastle disease (VND), formerly known as Exotic Newcastle Disease, and African Swine Fever outbreaks continue to impact poultry in California and hogs in China, respectively.  Notably, these diseases are
Continue Reading Highly Pathogenic Poultry and Swine Diseases Continue to Spread Affecting National and International Markets