Articles Tagged with ''Oscar Mayer''

Clockwise from front: Monique Pairis-Garcia, Larry Sadler, Magnus Campler, Justin Kieffer and Amanda Young at OSU’s Swine Facility in Columbus, Ohio
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Bringing science to sow housing

A team of Ohio State researchers, led by Monique Pairis-Garcia and funded by Kraft Heinz, aims to solve the problem of aggression in sow group housing — and make the transition an easier one for producers, processors and the sows themselves.
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Andy Hanacek
November 17, 2016
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The pork industry’s decision to convert to sow housing in recent years had been driven predominantly ethical concerns, but scientific research may yet help producers transition more easily to group housing and handle the new set of challenges it brings.


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University of Wisconsin River falls teaching farm
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Oscar Mayer, UW-River Falls: partners in animal care

The unique collaboration between Oscar Mayer and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls takes animal handling and welfare to another level.
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Andy Hanacek
July 2, 2014
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When Oscar Mayer began consulting with Dr. Kurt Vogel, assistant professor of livestock welfare and behavior at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF), on animal care and welfare initiatives a couple years ago, little did anyone know where the road would ultimately lead for the two parties.
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