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Vet Ethics: Meet the meat you can eat when you’re not eating meat

June 30, 2018July 9, 2018adminLeave a Comment

You may have heard recently that France has legislated to prevent foods which are not animal-based from being labelled as meat, cheese, or milk. This new amendment to French law also prohibits using qualifiers with those words, such as vegetable sausage or soy cheese. The change was initiated by MP and cattle farmer Jean-Baptiste Moreau. […]

ESSAY: The Importance of Reducing Stocking Density to Improve Broiler Welfare

August 14, 2012September 27, 2012adminLeave a Comment

Introduction As global meat consumption continues to rise and consumers show ever more interest in the origin of their food, maintenance of the welfare of production animals has never before been so important (Decuypere et al., 2010). Of all the production animals, broiler chickens are the most intensively farmed, often to the detriment of their […]