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Article: Beef cattle welfare symposium set.(News Watch)
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- Feedstuffs
- Article date:
- February 18, 2008
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Animal welfare is one of the fastest-growing concerns among consumers throughout the country, according to Dr. Dan Thomson, Kansas State University veterinarian and expert on the impact of beef cattle production practices on cattle well-being and health. Therefore, the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State will conduct an International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare May 28-30 on campus. "The symposium is designed to provide a venue in which all stakeholders in beef cattle production can meet and discuss the ...