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December 18, 2013
Key concepts driving farm animal care progress for producers
Seven ideas that matter:- A look at several key questions and concepts driving farm animal care progress for livestock producers and their industry It may be the dog days of summer but in the world of farm animal care it’s also a time when new ideas and fresh progress are heating up. Here’s a rundown …
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December 16, 2013
Taking farm animal care management to a new level
Meristem Land & Science – Farm Animal Care It was a year of “transformative” change. And the fuel was ideas – from producers, their industries and the broad spectrum of the farm animal care community. Farm animal welfare as an area of management focus grabbed attention like never before. New Codes of Practice, new assessment …
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December 16, 2013
Pain issue an opportunity for proactive industry response
By: Meristem Land & Science: Farm Animal Care Waiting for more research alone isn’t the answer, says Dr. Ed Pajor It’s seems every few months there are more case studies that emerge on why agriculture needs to become more proactive in managing animal welfare issues. The recent W5 investigative report, “Behind the barn door,” is …
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December 16, 2013
Perspective on pain:- Understanding and anticipating the changes needed
By:- Meristem Land & Science – Farm Animal Care There’s no reason for delay in taking charge of the pain issue, says Dr. Ed Pajor of the University of Calgary. “If you think about some of the other issues that we’ve been dealing with in the farm animal community, such as gestation stalls, they are …
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