Changes in the way pigs are cared for and housed are being pushed as initiated by Tyson Food's recent letter sent out to hog farmers. Being the second largest processor of pork, chicken and beef worldwide there is much pressure put on them in terms of ensuring the humane treatment for animals being used for their products. Several suggestions have been made in order to improve hog conditions which also lead to the alleviation of any damage on the surrounding community.
The letter talks about several issues and topping the list is video monitoring. Placing video cameras throughout the farm can resolve issues concerning employees' following procedures properly. What can be addressed includes animal treatment and the assurance that protocols are being observed by employees in order to avoid disease's spread and the possibility of contamination too.
Another issue being raised concerns pain management and Tyson wrote in its letter that pain management for procedures like tail docking and castration should be provided for animals. However with the current scenario that no approved drugs are found for such pain management, Tyson suggests that farmers along with a trusted veterinarian discuss it along with its own corporate effort on research.
The issue by which Tyson was with a harder stand on is relative to the cessation of the use of manual blunt force euthanasia in killing piglets by some farms. Hog farmers can have several alternatives which are more humane. Improving the housing conditions of all animals are also being raised by Tyson. What it primarily seeks is for farmers to make sure that sows and piglets are room in such that they can move about freely.
Even when Tyson did not mention agricultural waste management in its letter, this is actually a significant part in hog farming where there are some rather easy means to reduce common waste management problems including foaming, sludge build-up, crusting as well as odors and flies commonly found where waste pits and waste lagoons are.
Using a natural product such as AgraSphere, for example, is an easy way for farmers to deal with the issues and even prevent them before they occur. This product contains no chemicals and relies instead on natural bacteria microbes to eat away at the waste solids, helping to liquefy waste. You simply toss these biodegradable spheres into your waste pit or lagoon and they immediately begin releasing microbes. In addition to preventing problems, the nutrient value of the waste is improved, which means it can be better utilized as a fertilizer for crops and this can certainly add some extra income to your farming operation.
The letter talks about several issues and topping the list is video monitoring. Placing video cameras throughout the farm can resolve issues concerning employees' following procedures properly. What can be addressed includes animal treatment and the assurance that protocols are being observed by employees in order to avoid disease's spread and the possibility of contamination too.
Another issue being raised concerns pain management and Tyson wrote in its letter that pain management for procedures like tail docking and castration should be provided for animals. However with the current scenario that no approved drugs are found for such pain management, Tyson suggests that farmers along with a trusted veterinarian discuss it along with its own corporate effort on research.
The issue by which Tyson was with a harder stand on is relative to the cessation of the use of manual blunt force euthanasia in killing piglets by some farms. Hog farmers can have several alternatives which are more humane. Improving the housing conditions of all animals are also being raised by Tyson. What it primarily seeks is for farmers to make sure that sows and piglets are room in such that they can move about freely.
Even when Tyson did not mention agricultural waste management in its letter, this is actually a significant part in hog farming where there are some rather easy means to reduce common waste management problems including foaming, sludge build-up, crusting as well as odors and flies commonly found where waste pits and waste lagoons are.
Using a natural product such as AgraSphere, for example, is an easy way for farmers to deal with the issues and even prevent them before they occur. This product contains no chemicals and relies instead on natural bacteria microbes to eat away at the waste solids, helping to liquefy waste. You simply toss these biodegradable spheres into your waste pit or lagoon and they immediately begin releasing microbes. In addition to preventing problems, the nutrient value of the waste is improved, which means it can be better utilized as a fertilizer for crops and this can certainly add some extra income to your farming operation.
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