Online breeding stock course begins Aug. 27
The breeding stock management course will focus on the technical aspects of the breeding, gestation and farrowing departments in a swine operation. Topics include the conditioning, care and management of gilts, sows and boars; breeding schedules; breeding methods; replacement strategies; and more.
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Sysco joins the no-gestation-stalls list
Joining the ranks of food companies that want pork suppliers to stop using gestation-sow stalls is Sysco, headquartered in Houston, Texas. With a 17.5 percent market share, Sysco is North America’s largest foodservice distributor.
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PIC implements imputation of selection candidates
PIC has continued acceleration of genetic improvement by successfully developing and routinely implementing imputation of 60K SNP genotypes for nucleus selection candidates.
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TrustHouse foodservice provider joins gestation-stall ban
On Thursday, another food company added its name to the growing list of those committing to eliminate gestation-sow stalls from its pork supply. TrustHouse Services Group, based in Charlotte, N.C., made the announcement in a joint forum with the Humane Society of the United States.
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HSUS and SumOfUs join to take on Tyson and gestation stalls
On Wednesday, the consumer advocacy organization SumOfUs joined forces with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to pressure Tyson Foods to eliminate the use of gestation-sow stalls from its pork supply chain. The effort included a petition involving 250,000 messages.
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Christensen Farms responds to MFA video
Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc. released a statement on Wednesday regarding an undercover video shot on one of its production sites by Mercy for Animals (MFA). “The Company is committed to utilizing best practices supported by scientific research to promote good individual animal health,” it said.
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MPPA supports Christensen Farms
“Minnesota Pork Producers Association (MPPA) and our members take seriously the ethical responsibility to provide pigs with proper care.” said Executive Director David Preisler, in response to an undercover video taken at a Christensen Farms' site.
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Animal Care Panel reviews MFA undercover video
The Animal Care Review Panel, a panel of animal well-being experts, created to analyze undercover video investigations at livestock farms has completed a review of a 4:14-minute video clip posted on the Internet on July 16. Here's their assessment.
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Gestation crate pressure builds; Costco buckles
The pork sector was abuzz late on Tuesday with hints of a Mercy for Animals (MFA) undercover video focusing on pork production, along with a campaign to pressure two major retailers to abandon pork suppliers that could be traced back to gestation-sow stalls.
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Sodexo sets 2022 for gestation-stall elimination
Sodexo Inc., an integrated food and facilities management firm serving North America, announced today that it will work with pork suppliers to phase out gestation-sow stalls from its supply chain by 2022.
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HSUS to sue six pork production companies
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) reports that it intends to sue a range of pork production companies, citing “unreported releases of hazardous pollutant ammonia” as the impetus for the legal action. However, peppered within its own news release are multiple references to gestation-sow stalls, adding a new dimension to its tactics against the housing system.
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