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August 19, 2018

USSEC RAPCO provide professionals with swine welfare education

The IGP Institute hosts participants from South and Central America for a swine welfare training

"I think using animals for food is an ethical thing to do, but we've got to do it right. We've got to give those animals a decent life and we've got to give them a painless death. We owe the animal respect," says Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University.
 
Participants listened to Dinah Peebles, director of national certification
programs for the Pork Checkoff at the National Pork Board,
discuss total quality assurance and pork quality assurance.
Image credit: IGP KSU

Dr Grandin, a famous consultant to the livestock industry on animal behaviour has helped pave the way for courses like the one held this week at the IGP Institute. The US Soybean Export Council joined with the IGP Institute to host the Regional Agriculture Production Course (RAPCO) on Swine Welfare. This training was held August 14-16, 2018 at the IGP Institute.


Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.
 

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