Proceedings, Symposium on Swine Housing and Well-Being, P.O.R.K. Academy 2002, Kent Feeds
By: edited by Richard Reynnells
Contributors: Reynnells, Richard D; Pork Checkoff (Program); United States. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Plant and Animal Systems; Purdue University; Animal Welfare Information Center (U.S.)
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Agricultural Library, Animal Welfare Information Center
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Beltsville, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Sows -- Housing -- United States -- Congresses; Pork industry and trade -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Congresses; Swine -- Housing -- United States -- Public opinion -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Notes: "Co-sponsored by Pork Checkoff and the United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Plant and Animal Systems, Animal Well-Being Project funds administered by Purdue University."

"Proceedings ... June 5, 2002, Des Moines, Iowa"--Cover

Shipping list no.: 2003-0264-P

"May 2003."

Includes bibliographical references

Also available via Internet from the AWIC web site. Address as of 4/16/07: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/swineproceedings2002.pdf ; current access is available via PURL
Table of contents: title: session 1.; title: Stockmanship and training:; title: An A and five E's : training stockpeople to be maximizers of pig state-of-being -- Stanley E. Curtis ;; title: Ethical considerations of pork production -- W. Ray Stricklin ;; title: Availability of resources, models, and training programs -- Cynthia P. Smith -- (see Appendix F) ;; title: Overview of the evaluation of stockmanship -- Peter English -- session 2.; title: Practical sow housing system design:; title: Introduction -- Larry R. Miller ;; title: The crate -- John McGlone ;; title: Group housing of sows in small pens : advantages, disadvantages and recent research -- E.A. Pajor ;; title: Sow well-being in extensive gestating sow housing : outdoor and hoop barn systems -- M.S. Honeyman ;; title: Large group systems for gestating sows -- Rebecca Morrison -- session 3.; title: Consumer perspectives:; title: Introduction -- Lew Smith ;; title: USDA Process Certified Program-- James L. Riva