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A selection of animal welfare news from around the worldbrought to you by O/S = Overseas source Send us your news! News 19 May - 1 June 2023 Cross-sectoral Learning Hub Series: New animal welfare modules (Agriland O/S)Researchers probe ear tag loss in cattle and sheep (Grampian Online O/S)Animal health, a prerequisite for animal welfare (Euractiv O/S)Animal Welfare: The benefits of Northern Arizona Animal Search and Rescue (Arizona Daily Sun O/S)Recap of 2023 Animal Care & Handling Conference (Meat + Poultry)Government delivers manifesto commitments on animal welfare (Gov UK O/S)Australia's animal health on show to the world (Farm Online)Government accused of being 'in turmoil' after dropping animal welfare bill (Farming UK O/S)Ministers accused of betrayal after animal welfare bill scrapped (BBC O/S)A Conversation with Animal Rights Pioneer Peter Singer (Nautilus O/S)Smart and Sustainable Livestock Houses Powered by IoT (IoT for All O/S) Cattle in beef & dairy production Dehorning cattle a dilemma for some breeders, but genetically polled on increase in national herd (ABC)How to eliminate costly transition cow diseases on your farm (Farmers Weekly O/S) Pigs in pork production Pork leader Margo Andrae calls out animal activist harassment (Sheep Central)US pork council applauds introduction of new Animal Health Bill (The Pig Site O/S)Animal activist poses as tradie to gain entry to pork industry office, claims CEO (ABC)Victorian parliament to hold inquiry into pig welfare following alleged abattoir break-ins (ABC)Woolworths ends alignment with controversial animal welfare benchmark (Beef Central) Poultry in meat & egg production Cage-free model egg farm and training centre to be built in China (Poultry World O/S)Key Welfare Indicators promote responsible poultry practices globally (Poultry World O/S)Third Press Release: Best Practices Hens, a project for alternative egg production systems, held its final conference in Brussels (Best Practice Hens O/S)World-first chicken meat research consortium forms (Grain Central O/S)Animal welfare groups lose court challenge over ‘Frankenchickens’ (The Guardian O/S) Sheep in meat & wool production Dealing with the fall-out from bad weather at lambing...