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Human–Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence
This report summarizes many aspects of human-wildlife interaction and conflict, including factors that contribute to conflict, approaches that mitigate conflict, and present day trends and debates on how to go about peaceful coexistence, as will be necessary in the context of changing community compositions.
More DetailsA Plan to Accelerate the City of Berkeley’s Transition to Plant-Based Foods
This document is correspondence from a Councilmember and Mayor of the City of Berkeley regarding a resolution that would accelerate the city’s transition to plant-based procurement.
More DetailsU.S. Federal Policy on Animal Welfare at the time of Slaughter
This code outlines the legally required methods and guidelines of slaughter.
More DetailsResponsible Antibiotic Use Labeling and Consumers’ Willingness to Buy and Pay for Fluid Milk
1,000 randomly selected phone numbers were called to conduct a survey asking whether people would be willing to buy milk labeled as “responsible antibiotic use”. 48.5% of respondents said they would purchase this milk rather than conventional or organic milk.
More DetailsThe ‘Sustainability Gap’ of US Broiler Chicken Production: Trade-offs Between Welfare, Land Use and Consumption
The authors calculated the land use and demographics of the chickens that would be required if the United States continued to consume 20 million metric tons of chicken meat annually, but switched to slower growing breeds with outdoor or pasture management.
More DetailsKentucky Statute regarding Cattle and Bison Treatment
This Kentucky law adds welfare standards to Kentucky’s existing farmed animal welfare code specifically for cattle and bison raised for meat or veal.
More DetailsAcoustic Environment of Aquaculture Net-Pens Varies with Feeding Status of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Acoustic studies of salmon farm net-pen (floating cages) shows these salmon communicate at a peak sound level of 400 Hz and surface sounds decreased at 3 meters below the surface. Importantly, salmon make different involuntary sounds when they are hungry compared to when they are satiated.
More DetailsCharacterization and Management of Interaction Risks Between Livestock and Wild Ungulates on Outdoor Pig Farms in Spain
This study (a) monitored the interaction between farmed pigs and wild ungulates (mammals with hooves) on 45 pig farms in Spain, and (b) developed a risk mitigation protocol. The study found that most interaction points were at shared water sources, such as ponds, and the risk of interaction was 6.9%, which the authors deemed as low. The risk of interaction at other points in the farming facility was 8.9%.
More DetailsCombined Threats of Climate Change and Land Use to Boreal Protected Areas with Red-listed Forest Species in Finland
The study extracted spatial data on protected areas to examine the negative effects of habitat fragmentation and climate change in Finland.
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Impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on Local Communities
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Animals in Transport
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