Kurt D. Vogel PhD

Kurt D. Vogel PhD

Dr. Kurt D. Vogel is the director of the Humane Handling Institute and a professor of animal welfare and behavior at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. If you have any questions or comments, you can reach out to Dr. Vogel by email: kurt.vogel@uwrf.edu or phone: (715) 425-4704.

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State of the Industry 2019 | Animal Welfare

State of Animal Welfare 2019

Get back to the basics
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Kurt D. Vogel PhD
October 23, 2019
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The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Animal Welfare Lab's summary of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) humane handling regulatory activity from 2018 identified ineffective stunning as the most common cause of suspension.
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State of the Industry 2018

State of Animal Handling 2018

Targeting humane solutions: A look at animal welfare in the meat and poultry industry
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Kurt D. Vogel PhD
October 25, 2018
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From an animal welfare perspective, 2018 has been a relative continuation of the past few years. Many of the same challenges still exist, but many within the industry have made the choice to take the challenges head-on and find solutions that work for them.
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Farm to Plate

Data pinpoints need for a continued focus on stunning efficacy and management

A stunning issue: Assessing humane-handling enforcement actions and developing teachable moments for processors on stunning and handling of animals.
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Kurt D. Vogel PhD
June 13, 2018
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In 2016 and 2017, 107 and 104 humane handling enforcement actions were posted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Web site, respectively.
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