animal welfare News
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When shopping for meat, the more you know the better
Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI) is providing shoppers with a new level of transparency about how farm animals are raised by now offering beef, pork and chicken certified under 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating system (bit.ly/fawOft). The rating system is the signature program of Global Animal Partnership, a nonprofit organization that facilitates and encourages continuous improvement in animal ...
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Reference: goat stable in the Netherlands
JH Automatic bedding distribution system in a goat stable in the Netherlands. This farmer has expanded his existing goat stable with another one, to a total of 1.200 goats. He has chosen to install a JH system consisting of two robots – one for each stable – and one central filling station, a JH Bale Opener, where both robots collect straw. Due to national animal welfare regulations ...
By JH Agro A/S
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Whole foods adopts transparent animal welfare ratings
What Do You Stand For? by Jillian Wilson Martin This summer I’ll celebrate a decade of being vegetarian (yeah, I’m getting old). Being a veggie isn’t always easy, and I can’t say I haven’t cheated on occasion (for some reason, I really craved buffalo wings when I first started), but year after year the cause has stayed important to me. But this post isn’t ...
By 3BL Media
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Lake Harvest Kariba Challenge Donates to CharitiesIn
In August 2018, the Lake Harvest Kariba Challenge saw over 1,000 runners gather in Kariba to run the 10km & 20km race. The event was a resounding success held in conjunction with Harare Round Table One and we are pleased to advise that we donated to the following charities : Kariba Animal Welfare Fund Trust (KAWFT) $9,123 Tony Waite Organization $5,000 Greendale Senior Citizens Trust ...
By Lake Harvest
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Soil Association Organic Fortnight 2009 Organic values on a budget
This year’s Soil Association Organic Fortnight (5-20 September 2009) will focus on why organic products offer great value for both your wallet and for the planet. [1] As thrifty shoppers look to make every pound go further, the benefits of going organic on a budget stretch far beyond great-tasting, additive-free food and drink. Organic is first choice for consumers who want products which ...
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Find Dacs at Ippe 2019
The patented Corona Inlet fan provides precise mixing of incoming air with warm room air, thereby maintaining a perfect in-house climate. Trademarks are: Perfect air distribution and even temperatures. Constant flow of oxygen rich air in the bird zone. Mixing of incoming air with warm room air. Significant reductions in heat consumption Dry litter and high animal welfare. COP value ...
By DACS A/S
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Farmer Boy Ag annual customer appreciation day
On the 12th December our distributor Farmer Boy Ag based in Pennsylvania USA held their annual customer appreciation day. Both Mike Button & Anthony Harman representing Potters were joined by over 500 current & potential customers of Farmer Boy Ag. During the day there were several presentations, two of which were by Mike Button and Dr Brenda Cole from the HFAC jointly presenting papers ...
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Jones-Hamilton Announces PAACO Sponsorship
Jones-Hamilton Agricultural Division has become a training level sponsor of the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) for 2022 – 2023. Support of the PAACO Poultry Welfare Auditor Training program is another way Jones-Hamilton demonstrates a commitment to animal welfare and sustainability in poultry production. “Not only ...
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Happy Cows at EuroTier in Hanover
Ecopneus, Ideaplast and AgriglobalServices launched an innovation dedicated to animal welfare that combines high level performance, quality, and sustainability, made of recycled and recyclable materials. The “CowShoes” in recycled and recyclable material are born from the encounter between the science of animal husbandry and the expertise of the footwear industry, which aims to ...
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Measuring how farm animals `feel`
The aim is to reduce stress and pain in livestock and increase not only their wellbeing but also their productivity. “With increased public concern about the welfare of animals, and consumers seeking ‘animal welfare-friendly’ products, Australia’s livestock industries are focused on improving farming practices to meet changing expectations,” CSIRO scientist Dr ...
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Troutlodge achieves enhanced welfare certification
High welfare standards are important, not just for consumer trust and transparency, but because we believe it is the right thing to do. To lead forward in animal welfare, we aim to keep our processes up to date to meet the latest welfare standards. The RSPCA Assured label is designated by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for the enhancement of welfare standards ...
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Meet Lallemand Animal Nutrition at Eurotier, Hall 16, Booth C04
From November 11-14, Hannover will once again host the world’s leading trade fair for animal production. Lallemand Animal Nutrition will be pleased to welcome visitors in Hall 16, Booth C04, to share its range of solutions and services aimed at helping animal producers express the full potential of their animals in a natural way. Today, beyond productivity, animal welfare is becoming a ...
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ASC Responds to Fish Welfare Report
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has today responded to a report about animal welfare standards in the aquaculture industry. The ASC standards include a number of requirements for animal welfare. By choosing seafood with the ASC logo, consumers reward environmentally and socially responsible farmers who are required to treat their animals, as well as their staff and their neighbours and the ...
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Dr. Trevor DeVries receives Lallemand Animal Nutrition Award for Scientific Excellence in Dairy Nutrition
The American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) and Lallemand Animal Nutrition are pleased to announce Dr. Trevor DeVries as the 2014 recipient of the Lallemand Animal Nutrition Award for Scientific Excellence in Dairy Nutrition. The award was presented on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, during the awards ceremony at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. The Lallemand Animal ...
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Farm bill takes aim at state animal welfare laws
The future of state laws that regulate everything from the size of a hen's cage to the safe consumption of Gulf oysters may be at stake as farm bill negotiators work to resolve a long-simmering fight between agriculture and animal welfare interests. The House Agriculture Committee added language to its version of the farm bill earlier this year that says a state cannot impose certain ...
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Dairy farmers call for stronger trespass penalties
DISTRESSED farmers are urging state and federal lawmakers to crack down on bullying against regional communities amid safety fears sparked by vegan protests across Australia. Peak dairy farmer group Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) has called for all state governments to beef up trespass laws to include imprisonment and a minimum fine equal to the cost of police intervention. “It is ...
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USPOULTRY’s Live Production and Welfare Seminar Highlighted Animal Welfare Practices and New Equipment Technology
“Whenever birds are handled for any reason, including vaccinations, treatments and movement to new facilities or to processing, handling should be accomplished in such a manner as to avoid injuries. Abuse of the animals is not tolerated under any circumstances,” stressed Dr. Sam Christenberry, poultry technical services manager, Phibro Animal Health, while addressing attendees at ...
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Internet of Things – Improving Animal Welfare and Reducing Use of Water
It’s been a buzz word for some time now; the internet of things (IoT), which sees the adoption of technologies including sensor-controlled rooms for growing lettuces, cows connected to the internet to improve milk, and even bees receiving a boost from automated heaters. A report by Beecham Research, as detailed in The Guardian, examines how the use of IoT has real potential to cut costs ...
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Containing animal disease outbreaks: agriculture MEPs endorse deal with Council
Measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever, informally agreed by MEPs and the Council in June 2015, were backed by the Agriculture Committee on Tuesday. The draft EU law, on diseases that are transmissible among animals and potentially to humans too, will put more emphasis on prevention and help keep pace with scientific progress. "The ...
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EP wants animal cloning ban extended to offspring and imports
Parliament beefed up the Commission’s initial proposal to ban animal cloning to include the cloning of all farm animals, their descendants and products derived from them, including imports into the EU, in a vote on Tuesday. "The technique of cloning is not fully mature, and in fact, no further progress has been made with it. The mortality rate remains equally high. Many of the animals ...
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