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News 26 January - 9 February 2023
Cross-sectoral
Are we world-leading in animal welfare? Or just welfare-washed? (Stuff O/S)RSPCA disappointed at post-Brexit progress on animal welfare (Agriland O/S)Fur import ban could be dropped in the UK. Here’s which EU countries still support the industry (yahoo! News O/S)Pastoral relief provided in wake of Kimberley floods (Government of Western Australia)The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education Newsletter Feb 2023 Issue (JMICAWE O/S)‘But he’s still eating’: experts warn against judging horses’ welfare based on food intake (Horse & Hound O/S)How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals (Scientific American O/S)Concerns Over the Well-Being of Sentient, Emotional Reptiles (Psychology Today O/S)Animals Farmed: a leap in salmon deaths, superbug fears and the life of a Spanish shepherdess (Guardian O/S)
Cattle in beef & dairy production
“Pain relief won’t cut it” in European markets, press club told (Beef Central)129 ‘neglected’ cattle seized from B.C. property where SPCA says dead cows also found (Globalnews O/S)Small shipment of cattle heading for Cambodian charity (Beef Central)Cattle futures weighed down by weakness in cash markets – CME (The Pig Site O/S)Army airlift for hungry cattle (Australian Government Defence)Hear from international expert on cattle (Gippsland Times)RSPCA renews calls for calf roping ban after new study confirms high levels of animal distress (ABC)New Zealand dairy manufacturer Fonterra bans bobby calf slaughter, but Australian arm rejects move (ABC)Sustainability, animal welfare top concerns in Merck consumer study (Beef Magazine O/S)Translating and Applying Genomic EPDs (Beef Magazine O/S)How technology can boost dairy farming Smart agriculture (Farm Kenya O/S)Do cows cause climate change?: FFGSC (Australian Rural & Regional News)
Pigs in pork production
USask awarded $5.2 million for livestock, forage research projects (National Hog Farmer O/S)Switzerland has too many pigs, leading to animal welfare concerns (le News O/S)How to apply biosecurity basics in swine farms (Pig Progress O/S)What is the impact of heat stress on breeding herds’ farrowing rate? (Pig Progress O/S)Link between pigs’ tails and health not so straightforward (Pig Progress O/S)Ireland in midst of 'pig crisis' as pandemic pets now abandoned (Irish Examiner O/S)How do we improve technology adoption in the swine industry? (National Hog Farmer O/S)
Poultry in meat & egg production
The Humane League Works To Free Factory Farm Animals From Horrid Conditions (Forbes O/S)Cumberland introduces Scout robot to promote poultry health and performance (Agrinews O/S)Slowing broiler growth with nutritional interventions (Poultry World O/S)6 things poultry producers can do to cut antibiotics further (Farmers Weekly O/S)Free-range egg producers in the UK face labelling changes (Poultry World O/S)Activists fail to acknowledge HPAI, cage-free logistics (Watt Poultry O/S) ...
