Latest News From Animal Welfare

In celebration of Ag Day and Ag Month, the agricultural organizations in Kansas partnered together to launch a virtual tour of a dairy farm

A Pennsylvania dairy producer works hard to keep cows comfortable during winter weather.

Several cows have been killed and others have been injured after a barn roof partially collapsed at a central New York dairy farm.

Just because your farm is located well off the beaten path, far from the madding crowd, don’t assume you can’t be the victim of an undercover animal rights activist whose sole purpose is to create an animal abuse video.

The beef checkoff recently released an updated Veal Quality Assurance (VQA) program which can be found on the recently updated www.VealFarm.com.

Talks on mastitis, residue avoidance and pain management will also be featured.

Feeding the next generation of dairy cows a little more often could be beneficial to long-term production.

Complex study design and intense marketing make evaluation difficult

Pam Fretwell, host of Consumer Ag Connection, spoke with Steve Meyer, Paragon Economics, about animal welfare/rights activists and how big of an impact they have on the industry.

When it comes to fresh cow health, an ounce of prevention can result in pounds more milk, fewer displaced abomasums (DAs) and less culling. A drop of blood is all that’s needed.

California’s Chuck and Mark Ahlem have taken their cow-care culture to a whole new level—not just for their dairies but dozens of others too

It could be among the first of many corporate animal care policies to come.

The residues reported by Reuters represent only one part of USDA’s inspection program, says Zoetis veterinarian.

“In two years, she’s become the de facto issues management coordinator for the entire animal protein industry.” -- Kay Johnson Smith, Animal Agriculture Alliance.

A man in western Wisconsin has been sentenced to probation on animal abuse charges after 26 cows were found dead on his farm.

In a study completed this year, stockmanship training produced about 1,800 pounds more milk per lactation.

The activist, according to farm employees, participated in the alleged abuse.

Jim Mulhern: A commitment to humane care is not only good for dairy cows but for consumers and dairy farmers as well.

Although it was first discovered in pigs, the virus is far more common in cattle.

The move sends a clear message to consumers that the program is not being implemented selectively.

Report quantifies the results of more than 12,000 dairy farm evaluations conducted during the previous three years.

Dairy Today's Dollars and Sense panelists give tips on and discuss the importance of cow comfort.

Dairy Today's Dollars and Sense panelists give tips on and discuss the importance of cow comfort.

Dairy Today's Dollars and Sense panelists give tips on and discuss the importance of cow comfort.

Dairy Today's Dollars and Sense panelists give tips on and discuss the importance of cow comfort.

Dairy Today's Dollars and Sense panelists give tips on and discuss the importance of cow comfort.

Compost bedded pack barns help Kentucky dairy producers maximize production and increase cow longevity.

The video has prompted the dairy to fire all employees and halt milking operations.

During winter, virus reproduces in the insect that transmits it.

AABP Guidelines offer information on current castration and dehorning practices that emphasize cattle welfare.

Dairymen should be cognizant of daily management practices that impact beef and dairy products reaching the public’s dinner plate.

A California company that makes hoof care products plans to build a $2 million plant in Idaho's dairy region in the south-central part of the state.

New University of Georgia scientist to research heat stress on dairy cattle on Tifton Campus.

An Idaho dairy industry group said Tuesday it didn't intend to deny media access to dairies when it mailed a letter to about 500 members urging them to turn down interview and tour requests.

How they suggest dairies respond “for protection” of their industry.

An Idaho dairy industry group has sent a letter to all its members urging them to deny media requests for tours and on-farm interviews.

The hundreds of thousands of farms that supply the global food company with its dairy, meat, poultry and eggs will have to comply with tighter animal welfare standards.

Charity Navigator issues "donor advisory" for HSUS.

Leading nonprofit evaluation firm revokes rating in response to multimillion-dollar settlement in circus animal dispute.

Research suggests buddy system helps dairy calves develop.

Have your standards for bull calf care risen with the prices paid for them? Economics aside, proper care is imperative from an ethical standpoint.

What should you do to reduce heat stress in your cows through nutrition?

What is your view on animal welfare? It all may depend on where your “window” is.

Lameness affects animal welfare, health, production and reproduction. Knowing the potential causes and how to prevent those will yield multiple benefits to dairy producers.

Lameness problems can become so common that they don’t appear to be issues to the farmer.

An advanced surfactant now helps copper ions penetrate and adhere to the horn.

Idaho's law punishing those who secretly film agricultural operations doesn't limit free speech because the First Amendment right does not exempt trespassing on private property, state attorneys argued.

Think you’re getting the same value from different fat sources?

“Livestock producers should be on the lookout for increased incidences of hoof problems and internal parasites,” says David Fernandez, livestock specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Spring conditions have put the 2013 stored crop at increased risk.