Animal Welfare

Animal Health & Veterinary

Legislation would establish standards for ‘downed’ pigs

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would require a joint report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that tracks pathogens associated with nonambulatory, or “downed,” pigs.

Regulatory Updates

Save Our Bacon Act aims to counteract Proposition 12

Introduced by Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson on July 23, the Save Our Bacon Act “would alleviate this overregulation by prohibiting state and local governments from interfering with the production of livestock in other states.”

Animal Welfare

Pork state legislators say Proposition 12 harms pigs

House Agriculture Committee hears how the California law was 'drafted by people who have no experience' in working with livestock.

Regulatory Updates

Proposition 12 ‘like a wrecking ball’ to small restaurants

Latino Restaurant Association leader tells House Agriculture Committee the law placed economic pressure on restaurants that were already operating on “razor-thin margins.”

Animal Welfare

Democratic senators urge ag committee to protect Proposition 12

The move comes after the Trump administration sued California and Gov. Gavin Newsom over the state’s animal housing laws, claiming that they are contributing to high egg prices.

Antibiotic-free Production

US poultry industry shows improvements in antibiotic stewardship

Research supported by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) quantifies the U.S. poultry industry’s on-farm antibiotic use.

Legal News

Supreme Court declines to hear Proposition 12 challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case brought by the Iowa Pork Producers Association challenging California’s Proposition 12.

Animal Welfare

SMART Broiler: Improved welfare means better margins

Better animal welfare can result in improvements in feed conversion, antibiotic use and more.

Business & Markets

Bill that takes aim at Proposition 12 introduced in US Senate

The Food Security and Farm Protection Act, co-sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Joni Ernst (Iowa) and Roger Marshall (Kansas), would prohibit any state or local government from interfering with commerce and agricultural practices in another state outside their jurisdiction.

Animal Health & Veterinary

Feedlot shade improves daily gain in cattle, study finds

Feed intake remained unchanged while growth performance improved in a recent Australian study of feedlot shade structures.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Pork producers disappointed in farm bill failure to address Prop 12

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) said it was disappointed after the release of Senate Democrats’ 2024 Farm Bill text by the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan).

Animal Welfare

How Burnbrae Farms aims to overcome activist challenges

Burnbrae Farms CEO Margaret Hudson explains how the company is dealing with an active campaign from an animal activist group.

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