Initiatives that improve quality of pasture in terms of animal nutrition and health of land or that help farmers achieve welfare-based certifications are the aim of a grant series being offered by FACT.
Animal welfare and environmental group, Compassion in World Farming, is concerned about the threat of species extinction globally, claiming “unsustainable” livestock production is a cause.
US food service firm Aramark has agreed to work with its suppliers to eliminate the use of hormones and feed additives that it says are harmful to animals, including recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST), zilpaterol hydrochloride and ractopamine.
Restriction of antibiotic usage for disease treatment ranked lower by consumers than access to fresh, clean feed
The initial results of a ground-breaking survey, which set out for the first time to assess views on beef cattle welfare in the US, shows there is more accord than previously thought between beef producers and consumers.