The Humane Society of the US (HSUS) and Farm Sanctuary have filed a lawsuit in New Jersey to ban livestock practices such as castration without anesthesia, sow gestation stalls and tail docking in cattle.
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Ghent University to Investigate M. hyo
A major 4-year project has been announced by researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Ghent University. This work aims to clarify the epidemiology and etiology of swine infections caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae .
Reminder: Boehringer Ingelheim Funds PRRS Research Awards
Boehringer Ingelheim is again offering $75,000 to fund the annual Advancement in PRRS Research Award.
Reminder: Theriogenologists call for Research Abstracts
The Society of Theriogenology and the American College of Theriogenologists are issuing a call for research abstracts to be presented at the Annual Conference in Monterey, California, August 7-11, 2007.
International PRRS Symposium Held in Chicago
The 2006 International PRRS Symposium was recently held in Chicago with approximately 200 attendees.
Industry Representatives Discuss Swine Surveillance
Representatives from the National Pork Board, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, and allied organizations met with USDA Veterinary Services staff and the leadership of the USDA’s National Surveillance Unit at the NPB offices in Des Moines, IA to discuss the development of a swine surveillance program.
Video Enhances Farmer and Neighbor Relations
A DVD produced by The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers targets improving relationships between farmers and their neighbors by explaining how to responsibly and successfully grow livestock operations.
7th Annual Safepork Meeting to be held in Verona, Italy
The organizing committee has announced that the 7th International Symposium on the epidemiology and control of foodborne pathogens in pork will be held May 9 – 11, 2007 in Verona, Italy.
Impact of Feed Prices on British Pig Industry
This article from the British Pig Executive (BPEX) evaluates the impact of the recent rise in the price of feed grains in Europe on the UK pig industry.
Factsheet Discusses Sow Housing Options
A Pork Information Gateway factsheet, authored by Jay Harmon, Iowa State University, and Donald Levis, The Ohio State University, discusses housing needs for gestating sows and describes a variety of facility designs that meet those needs.