Morris Sun Tribunal, 22 November 2013

Over the course of the last several years, animal welfare has become more and more of a hot topic amongst producers, animal industry professionals and consumers. Not only are there questions on how animals are handled and managed, but also how animals react to their environments. Understanding animal welfare, or how an animal interacts with its surroundings, has been the work of Dr. Yuzhi Li for the last 10 years. Li is an associate professor of swine behavior at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) in Morris. She has been studying the link between body functions and behavior as indicators of animal welfare in animals, pigs in particular. READ MORE