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News 2 - 15 September 2021
Cross-sectoral
Animal welfare, pain measured to improve quality of life (Stock Journal)
Vets warn that proposed EU antibiotics rule puts animal health at risk (The Pig Site O/S)
Lawsuits Over ‘Misleading’ Food Labels Surge as Groups Cite Lax U.S. Oversight (NYT O/S)
Cattle in beef & dairy production
What’s behind Twiggy Forrest’s ‘No pain, No fear’ beef slaughter process? (Beef Central)
3D-printed Wagyu “looks just like the real thing” – what do you think? (Beef Central)
Welfare of milking cows needs priority (Irish Farmers Journal O/S)
Using sexed semen and genetic technologies to improve dairy and beef herds (Farming Connect O/S)
Sexed semen lab at Moorepark to open in November (Irish Farmers Journal O/S)
Halter plans to start selling its high-tech cow collars to Canterbury farmers after raising $32 million (Stuff NZ O/S)
Pigs in pork production
Dr Temple Grandin: "Covid-19 was a disaster for the pork industry" (Pig Progress O/S)
New CRC-P to solve the curly problem of pigs tails (CRC Assn)
Welfare: Enabler of animal performance (Pig Progress O/S)
Reducing the stress of weaning: is pre-weaning socialisation of piglets a strategy to consider? (Pig 333 O/S)
Pigs on the move: Self-driving pig houses (Pig Progress O/S)
Chloe Shorten: The pig industry must embrace its high welfare standards (The Press and Journal O/S)
PETA Says Hats Off to … Hormel? (PETA O/S)
There Must Be A Way -The outlook for the British pig industry continues to deteriorate (Pig World O/S)
Food industry proposes ‘Covid recovery visa’ after warnings of surplus pig cull (The Guardian O/S)
Poultry in meat & egg production
Can gene editing fix the male layer chick dilemma? (Watt Poultry O/S)
Consultation on procurement of cage-free processed eggs (Poultry World O/S)
Painful fractures: Large eggs push small hens to the breaking point, study finds, (PLoS ONE)
How poultry-specific LED lighting can benefit broiler and laying hen performance (Poultry Network O/S)
Is cage-free egg demand really increasing? (Watt Poultry O/S)
Chicken sold in Dutch supermarkets to lead a ‘better life’ by 2023: ‘This is a big step towards better animal welfare’ (Food Navigator O/S)
CP Foods revs up cage-free production (Poultry World O/S)
Sheep in meat & wool production
More certified non-mulesed fine Merino wool required (Sheep Central)
Strong market signals needed for non-mulesed wool (Sheep Central)
Animals in transit & at slaughter
Our moral dilemma (Pakistan Observer O/S)
Animals in aquaculture
Woolworths concerned by claims salmon certification scheme ‘may not be fit for purpose’ (The Guardian)
ASC ramps up fish welfare agenda (The Fish Site O/S)
Alt seafood: an analyst’s perspective (The Fish Site O/S)
Landing salmon: can Tasmania clean up the industry by bringing it onshore? (The Guardian)
Animals in research & teaching
What does a Culture of Care look like? Lessons learnt from a workshop survey. (Nature)
In major win for animals, Mexico bans animal testing for cosmetics (HSUS O/S)
Animals in racing & sport
From racehorse to therapy horse: pioneering study into welfare of horses who help people (Univ Bristol O/S)
World Horse Welfare says they are 'shocked' at how retired racehorses are treated after the airing of BBC Panorama programme (News & Star O/S)
Animals in zoos, aquaria & the wild
Pigging out Inside Taronga Zoo (Stuff NZ O/S)
Goulburn Shooters, Fishers and Farmers president slams proposed animal welfare reforms (Goulburn Post)
Bristol fairgrounds banned from giving goldfish as prizes (BBC O/S)
Pets & companion animals
Pet theft: criminalisation isn’t the animal welfare boon the government promises (The Conversation O/S)
Five ways to help your dog live a longer, healthier life (The Conversation O/S)
What’s it like to be a horse? How to improve equine mental health (Horse & Hound O/S)
Podcasts & presentations
Effects of human interactions on domesticated animals: positive or negative? by Paul Hemsworth (FVAS UniMelb)
The Pig Edge Podcast - Highlights from WAFL 2021, the international welfare research conference (Teagasc O/S)
NZ Greyhound Welfare Manager says they've got a better system to be more transparent about dog deaths (Newstalk O/S)
Webinar: How to support equine mental wellbeing – Andrew McLean (World Horse Welfare O/S)
Policy
Strengthening animal welfare laws (Tasmanian Govt)
Revised UK welfare in transport measures come under fire (Poultry World O/S)
Private bill launched in UK to ban cages for laying hens (Farmers Weekly O/S)
Greens introduce new bill for transparency in greyhound racing industry (Independent Australia)
RSPCA urges government to safeguard animal welfare in New Zealand trade talks (The Grocer O/S)
Animal welfare is an election issue and voters must continue to speak out for animals says charity (CISION O/S)
Other/Publications
Animals farmed (The Guardian O/S)
Can an animal welfare argument jolt the government into tackling the labour crisis? (The Grocer O/S)
Expressions of interest sought for the Western Australian Government's inaugural Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (DPIRD WA)
Furmark® Launches: Game Changer For Fur Sector Guaranteeing Animal Welfare And Environmental Standards, Answering Critics (CISION O/S)
How a tree, a dog and a chimpanzee taught Jane Goodall to hold on to hope (ABC)
Lawsuits Over ‘Misleading’ Food Labels Surge as Groups Cite Lax U.S. Oversight (INTIMES O/S)
Nicholas Humphrey on why new UK Animal Welfare Bill risks dragging us into a pointless legal minefield (Daily Mail O/S)
Peter Singer Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize (NYT O/S)
Proceedings of the 54th Congress of the ISAE 2021 (ISAE)
Victorian rabbit farm under investigation following animal cruelty accusations (The Age)
International Society for Applied Ethology – Papers by Members – Broilers, Zebra Fish, Deer, Dairy Cows, Horses (ISAE)
Barreto, MO, Rey Planellas, S, Yang, Y, Phillips, C, Descovich, K. Emerging indicators of fish welfare in aquaculture. Rev Aquac. 2021; 00: 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12601
Hansen, M.F.; Baxter, E.M.;Rutherford, K.M.D.; Futro, A.; Smith,M.L; Smith, L.N. Towards Facial Expression Recognition for On-Farm Welfare Assessment in Pigs. Agriculture 2021, 11, 847. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11090847
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