Research

Livestock Welfare INSIGHTS

RESEARCH - Beef

Following are research extension articles that relate to beef:

• Livestock Welfare INSIGHTS - Jun 08
  • Customized calf care, researchers are developing innovative ways to test for calf illness
  • Cutting back on routine pain, U of S researcher works to make routine procedures both animal & handler friendly
• Calf nose clip eases weaning - Oct 07
• Effects of pre-haul management & transport
  duration on beef calf performance & welfare Dec 06
• Objective Measurement of Pain & Fear in Cattle Using Infrared, Poster - Jun 06
• Nitric Oxide Gas is an Effective Anti-Viral Agent in a Bovine Inoculation Model, Poster - May 06
• Stocking Density & Livestock Transport, Reconciling recommended practices with reality - Feb 05
• Downer Benchmarking Project
• Humane Transportation of 'Downers' - Oxymoron or Acceptable Practice
• The Animal's Voice - An article on Dr. Nigel Cook's research on non-invasive ways to measure animal stress (pdf)
• The Dehorning Debate
• The Benefits of Low Stress Handling
• Pain Management in Farmed Animals
• Humane Handling and Transportation of Unfit Livestock

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