As previously discussed, a Colorado ballot initiative, if sufficient valid signatures are collected, would effectively ban animal agriculture from the State of Colorado if passed. Hard to imagine an
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Guest Blog: Some interesting data on women in leadership roles in science and ag
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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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United Poultry Concerns Tries to Stop Kaporos (Again)
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For at least the third year in a row, United Poultry Concerns (UPC) the animal rights nonprofit “promoting the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl,” filed a lawsuit…
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Scientific Advances in Animal Agriculture
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The humane standards of care of animals are constantly changing, as informed by scientific advances. Animal agriculture, in particular, has been evolving for decades. Livestock housing techniques, like other husbandry…
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West Virginia Proposes Standards of Care for Livestock and Poultry
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West Virginia has taken the first step in joining a number of states that have adopted regulations governing the standards of care farmers must provide to livestock in their care…
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What Did Avian Flu Mean to You?
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This week is the most important to the turkey producers of America, when many will enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with family and friends dining on turkey and all the accoutrements…
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The Power of Avian Influenza
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The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that was first identified in the US in December 2014, has spread from wild birds and backyard flocks to chicken and turkey commercial flocks…
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How cage-free can harm animals
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Fortune magazine published an article describing “How the Humane Society convinced nearly 100 food companies to take their animals out of cages.” This is why that is not…
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Egg Producers – Avoid FDA Scrutiny
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Since 2011, FDA has issued at least 21 warning letters notifying egg producers that they have violated regulations governing the safety of shell eggs. Failure to comply with these regulations…
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Infectious Diseases In Animals And Humans – What Is Your Legal Risk?
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Approximately 1500 pathogenic organisms exist on the planet (that we know of), of which a majority (75%) are transmissible from animals to humans (or visa versa). Some of historic significance…
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