In its original form, a bill introduced last session would have banned the use of leghold traps in Vermont. Throughout that session, lawmakers dulled the bill until they arrived at a proposal to study ...

Feed is the single largest cost in most livestock operations, often accounting for 50-70% of total production expenses. At ...

Suggested Citation: "Laboratory Animal Management Practices." National Research Council. 2000. Strategies That Influence Cost Containment in Animal Research Facilities. Washington, DC: The National ...

A common bottlenose dolphin at Planète Sauvage, France. Study authors examined 200 years' worth of data on four marine mammal species including bottlenose dolphins. A new study provides compelling ...

Recently, the Agricultural Advisory Board of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food adopted best management practices for the state’s animal agriculture industries. The new animal care standards, ...

A number of mutilating procedures, such as dehorning in cattle and goats and beak trimming in laying hens, are common in farm animal husbandry systems in an attempt to prevent or solve problems, such ...