EU's Measures for Safe Meat Production
The European Union has a comprehensive system of legislation to assure the safe production of meat, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Veal Production In The UK
With an increasing awareness of where food comes from, Charlotte Johnston, TheMeatSite junior editor, unravels the consumer concerns surrounding veal production in the UK.

NIAA Solutions 2010
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA), which was held on 17 to 19 March 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri. The theme of the conference was One Health: Implications for Animal Agriculture.

Antimicrobial Usage and Bacterial Resistance in the UK: 2007
The amount of antimicrobials sold per tonne of live weight of animal slaughtered for food in the UK has fallen from 80g in 2004 to 60g in 2007. This is one of the findings in Overview of Antimicrobial Usage and Bacterial Resistance in Selected Human...

Impacts of Increasing Meat Consumption
Continuing along the existing global trajectory of increasing meat and dairy consumption is likely to lead to further agricultural intensification of both crop yields and farm animal production systems plus, in the case of the ‘western high meat’ diet,...

ISU Animal Industry Report - 2010
The Iowa State University annual report of the research activities that relate to the animal agriculture industries - Beef, Dairy, Equine, Poultry, Sheep, Swine and companion animal industries in the state of Iowa - combines research reports from faculty...

Handling and Transport of Pigs - A Report to the Industry
This article by Penny Lawlis, Humane Standards Officer at OMAFRA, provides tips on improvement of transport of pigs from the producers' perspective as well as that of the pig's.

Studies Step up Battle Against Illegal Growth Promoters
Due to the economic benefits that can be gained from the use of illegal growth promoters in beef cattle, their illegal administration continues, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Using Pigs to Grow Tomatoes with Biogas
An innovative eco-friendly pig farm of the future is the dream of a Danish pig farmer, Soren Hansen and the concept of a PhD architecture student, Nee Rentz Petersen, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Risk Assessment of Animal Welfare during Stunning and Slaughter
Different conditions on farms, in fields, at abattoirs, in the laboratory and in emergencies can determine the choice of methods for stunning and killing of animals, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris Harris. Produced for the European Food Safety...

The Science Behind Fish Welfare and Food Safety
It is well known that the welfare of farmed fish can have dramatic affects on food quality, but, the relationship between farmed fish and food safety is yet to be fully understood, writes Adam Anson, TheMeatSite.

Effects of Temperature and Transportation Distances on Pork Quality
Factors beyond the farm gate can affect the quality pork product, among them temperature and time in transport. This study, by Ray Hansen (Iowa State University) and Kelly and Nina Biensen (Eden Natural State Center) examines how these factors affect...

MHS Meets Changes over the Year
The last year has seen a shake up in the management and organisation of the Meat Hygiene Services in the UK, writes TheMeatSite senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Welfare of Farmed Animals at Slaughter or Killing
The second report by the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) dealing with the Welfare of Farmed Animals at Slaughter or Killing deals specifically with animals with white meat, namely meat chickens (broilers), laying hens, turkeys, ducks, geese, gamebirds...

Slaughter, Processing, and Sales Guidelines for Small-scale Producers
The inspection status of a poultry slaughter establishment determines where the poultry products can be distributed and sold - this is one of the main focuses of a new report from Iowa State University on poultry slaughter, processing and sales guidelines...