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Striking a Balance in Animal Production
2013-01-18 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The need for agriculture to maintain the public's support of animal production practices while at the same time provide enough food for the world will be examined by experts at Purdue University and the US Department of Agriculture.
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Trading Giants Sign Agreement on Animal Disease Zoning
2013-01-17 22:54:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Government of Canada Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Wednesday that Canada and the United States intend to recognize each other’s zoning measures during highly contagious foreign animal disease outbreaks. Although foreign animal disease outbreaks are very rare in North America, this arrangement will help to minimize trade disruptions while still preventing the spread of disease, should an outbreak occur. read more
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02.27: Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures
2013-01-15 02:38:00| Powells Books Events Calendar
In Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures (Crown), science writer Virginia Morell takes us on a dazzling odyssey into the inner worlds of animals. With 30 years of experience covering the sciences, Morell uses her formidable gifts as a storyteller to transport us to field sites and laboratories around the world, introducing us to pioneering animal-cognition researchers and their surprisingly intelligent and sensitive subjects. She probes the moral and ethical dilemmas of recognizing that even "lesser animals" have cognitive abilities such as memory, feelings, personality, and self-awareness — traits that many in the 20th century felt were unique to human beings.
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Animal Disease Traceability Rule Nearly Locked In
2013-01-11 18:42:00| Beef
With its publication in the Jan. 9 Federal Register, its simply a matter of counting the days until USDAs revamped and repurposed animal disease traceability rule becomes final. Now that it has been published, the rule becomes effective March 11, 2013. read more
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Statewide Resource Established for Farm Animal Care
2013-01-10 17:42:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Iowa Farm Animal Care Coalition A first-of-its kind effort to provide a centralized resource where Iowans can receive information about appropriate farm animal care was announced today in Des Moines by a unique coalition of farmers, animal well-being experts, veterinarians and industry leaders. The Iowa Farm Animal Care Coalition (IFAC) is designed to answer Iowans’ questions about farm animal care and assist farmers in farm animal care resources to help ensure all Iowa farm animals benefit from the latest science-based animal care standards. read more
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