Animal Welfare

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• Dr. Tom Noffsinger, Nebraska veterinarian and cattle handling expert, suggests some actions that we can take to improve our cattle handling practices. 

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• Temple Grandin, world renowned cattle handling expert, offers her thoughts on how to effectively create a cattle welfare scorecard for your operation.

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• Dan Thomson, World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Beef Cattle & Animal Welfare Chair, provides encouragement for the 97.5% of Americans who eat meat.

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• Dino Giacomazzi, California dairyman, has accepted the responsibility of engaging in social media to reach, inform and educate consumers about the dairy industry
• Visit Dino at http://dinogiacomazzi.com/

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• Dr. Luther Tweeten, Ohio State University Professor Emeritus in Agricultural Economics, analyzes the economic ramifications of animal rights policy
• Research paper
  

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• Susan Carter, USDA, leads a discussion on horse slaughter with Idaho State Police Brand Inspector Larry Hahurst and Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the United States

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• Should we as an industry be willing to negotiate with the Humane Society of the United States? The producers of Colorado explain their thoughts
• Are consumers still willing in these economic times to pay for premium beef brands?

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• Philip Lobo, Animal Agriculture Alliance, provides perspectives on Proposition 2 passing in the state of California and what implications it may have for the rest of us in animal agriculture

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• What effects will the current economic crisis have on your ability to secure credit when you need it?
• How do consumers feel about animal welfare and what attributes are they willing to pay more for in the grocery and restaurant?