animal welfare

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• Should animal agriculture continue to have access to antibiotics?  This question and others was discussed by a wide range of stakeholders in the use of antibiotics in food animals under the leadership of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture.  A panel including representatives from poultry, beef, dairy and swine logged in to share thoughts and answer questions in this Q&A audio.
• Link to all presentations from NIAA's Antibiotic Use In Food Animals: A dialogue for a common purpose

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• The U.S. Farmer & Rancher Alliance worked to reach across the aisle with the recent 'Food Dialogues Town Hall Meeting'.  The nation wide conversation featured four locations and top agrimarketers, retailers and consumer advocates.  Today we share a few comments from the opening session in Washington, D.C.
• Link to the Food Dialogues Town Hall Meeting videos.

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• Colorado State's Dr. Temple Grandin believes handling procedures have improved dramatically over the past decade but harbors concern for the 10% of handlers that shouldn't be near animals.

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• Dr. Tom Noffsinger, Nebraska veterinarian and cattle handling expert, suggests some actions that we can take to improve our cattle handling practices.

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• Temple Grandin, world renowned cattle handling expert, offers her thoughts on how to effectively create a cattle welfare scorecard for your operation.

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• Dino Giacomazzi has accepted the responsibility of engaging in social media to reach, inform and educate consumers about the dairy industry
• Visit Dino at http://dinogiacomazzi.com/

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• Susan Carter, USDA, leads a discussion on horse slaughter with Idaho State Police Brand Inspector Larry Hahurst and Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the United States