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NPPC responds to Safeway’s gestation-stall decision
Following Safeway’s announcement that it will require its pork suppliers to stop using gestation-sow stalls in the production process, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President R.C. Hunt, who is a pork producer from Wilson, N.C., offered this statement.
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NPB reacts to Burger King gestation-stall plans
The National Pork Board has released its reaction to Burger King's announcement that it will require its pork suppliers to provide pork only from systems that do not use gestation-sow stalls.
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NPPC responds to Burger King's gestation stall decision
Following Burger King's decision to require its pork suppliers to move toward eliminating gestation-sow stalls, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) released its own statement.
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Antibiotic use in pork production is overblown
Antibiotic use in food-animal production gets a lot of attention, but accuracy doesn’t always follow. To better determine the amount of antibiotics actually used in pork production, a team of researchers investigated the topic and found past estimates excessive.
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Veterinarians speak out on antibiotic use in animal agriculture
Nearly a week has passed since a federal judge in New York ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must start taking action on certain antibiotic usage in animal agriculture. As the dust clears, and evaluations have taken place, veterinarians associated with food-animal production are speaking up.
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Commentary: Spring fever spawns optimism
Whether it’s 60 F, 70 F or 80 F where you’re at it has been a wonderful stretch of warm, sunny spring-like days, It sure is hard to remember that it’s still winter. Yep, folks step a bit lighter, smile a bit more and naturally become more optimistic.
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AASV committees to meet March 10
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) committees will meet again this year on Saturday morning March 10 at the AASV Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo. All committee members are encouraged to attend.
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Panel established to review animal activists’ videos
Pork production has faced a rash of pressure from animal activists in recent weeks, the latest being an undercover video at an Iowa hog farm. In an effort to foster a balanced conversation about farm-animal care and to provide credible feedback, the Center for Food Integrity (CFI) has created an Animal Care Review panel.
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Pork groups respond to McDonald’s gestation-stall policy
McDonald's Corp. has announced that it will develop a plan to transition its pork supply away from farmers who use conventional gestation-sow stalls. Both the National Pork Board (NPB) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) offered a response.
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HSUS targets Seaboard, Prestage and Wal-Mart
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has released an undercover video taken at two swine systems near Goodwell, Okla.-- Seaboard Foods’ and Prestage Farms’ breeding and gestation facilities. HSUS also filed complaints with the U.S. Securities and Exchange and Federal Trade Commission involving statements on Seaboard’s website.
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns ‘downer’ slaughter law
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, ruled against a California law that bans the slaughter of all non-ambulatory animals. The case was known as National Meat Association v. Harris, and included all non-ambulatory livestock— but specifically addressed fatigued hogs.
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