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Welfare Image Consumer Acceptance Push to “Veganism” What’s Next?? Euthanasia Techniques

Welfare Image Consumer Acceptance Push to “Veganism” What’s Next?? Euthanasia Techniques. Tim Loula, DVM Swine Vet Center Saint Peter, Minnesota U.S.A. The Other Side of the Story. Issues with outdoor / “free range” production. Growth Energy – What we Believe.

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Welfare Image Consumer Acceptance Push to “Veganism” What’s Next?? Euthanasia Techniques

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  1. WelfareImageConsumer AcceptancePush to “Veganism”What’s Next??Euthanasia Techniques Tim Loula, DVM Swine Vet Center Saint Peter, Minnesota U.S.A.

  2. The Other Side of the Story • Issues with outdoor / “free range” production

  3. Growth Energy – What we Believe

  4. Growth Energy – What We Are Doing

  5. Danish outdoor pigs • Salmonella

  6. Newsweek: May 12, 2008

  7. Parasites • We don’t deworm 98% of our clients’ pigs • Not necessary • Outdoor/hoop barn • You’ll need to deworm these pigs

  8. Roundworms

  9. Mange mite

  10. Toxoplasmosis – Exposure to cats

  11. Mosquitoes, Flies • Insect-borne diseases

  12. Erysipelas • Power ventilation solid sided

  13. Trichinosis • Rodent control

  14. SIV • Highly pathogenic Avian Influenza • Exposure to birds

  15. Minnesota poultry: SIV Free • All indoor as of 20+ years ago • Positive flocks are quarantined to slaughter

  16. Non-environmentally controlled buildings • Poor FE • Poor ADG • Poor use of the world’s food supply

  17. Sows fighting

  18. P.K.

  19. Sows fighting

  20. Sows fighting

  21. Summary • We not only have to BE good… we have to LOOK good and practice “welfare-friendly” production.

  22. PQA Plus • Site Assessment • Hormel by Dec 31, 2009 • Swift • Excel • Smithfield • Other packers to follow? New era has begun

  23. Nobody said it would be easy.

  24. WelfareImageConsumer AcceptancePush to “Veganism”What’s Next??Euthanasia Techniques Tim Loula, DVM Swine Vet Center Saint Peter, Minnesota U.S.A.

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