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NCCC 209 Bioethics Committee Annual Report, 2010-2011
Minutes from the Annual Meeting
The annual meeting was convened by teleconference on August 17, 2011 at 12:00 EDT by Paul Thompson. Participants were Paul Thompson, Michigan State (Chair); David Benfield, Ohio State (Adminstrator); Richard Reynnells, USDA; Candace Croney, Ohio State; Bob Dailey, Western U.; Julie Fagan, Rutgers U.; Ray Stricklin, U. Maryland, and Janice Swanson, Michigan State.

Activities and functions of the committee were reviewed by Paul Thompson and Richard Reynnells. Brief station reports from those on the line indicated quite a bit of activity relating to teaching, publication and outreach at each of the institutions involved in the call. Specific details are reflected in the written summary of activities that follows the minutes of the meeting. Collective activities include another successful Bioethics Symposium at the Am. Soc. of Animal Science meetings, and the first year of activity on a USDA Challenge Grant (C. Croney, P.I.) that is developing curriculum materials relating to animal ethics.

Following these reports, the Committee engaged in a brief discussion on planning a Bioethics Symposium for next years ASAS meeting. It was decided to revisit the question of teaching animal ethics, and also incorporating some discussion of animal law. Candace Croney and Julie Fagan will take the lead on putting together a symposium suggestion, with additional support and input from Janice Swanson. Bob Dailey noted that there is interest within the Journal of Animal Science to publish materials relating to animal bioethics and to teaching.

Additional planning for the coming year focused on the fact that NIH and NSF are now requiring ethics training for grantees. Ray Stricklin agreed to take the lead on exploring possibilities for a grant, and Paul Thompson agreed to help with that activity. Ray will convene another conference call to discuss this possibility in the future.

Elections for officers were held. According to procedure Jose Perata should accede to the position of chair. Candace Croney was elected as vice-chair, and agreed to assist in duties of the chair during the coming year. Julie Fagan was elected as secretary and will also assist in planning for and convening next years meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:00 pm EDT by Paul Thompson.

NCCC 209 Bioethics Committee Reports, 2010-2011
University of Alaska Anchorage, Raymond Anthony reports the following:
" Two peer-reviewed publications
" One book chapter
" Served on AVMA Panel on Euthanasia as Ethicist  Guidelines to be published later in 2011.
" Book chapter in progress titled, "Laboratory Animal Welfare and Ethics," American College of Laboratory Medicine, Elsevier.
" Two more articles forthcoming.
" Three invited colloquia including in Seoul, Korea and at the annual AVMA congress in St. Louis.
" Fourconference presentations, including at two international venues.
" Three grant projects, including USDA multi-year challenge grant and NSF grant.
Ohio State University, Candace Croney reports the following:
" Was awarded and began work as PI on a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant developing bioethics teaching modules and resources: Candace Croney (PI), Linda Lord (Co-PI), Raymond Anthony (Co-PI), Ray Stricklin (CO-PI), Janice Siegford (Co-PI), Janice Swanson (Co-PI) and Gary Varner (Co-PI). Development of an integrated curriculum for animal bioethics: teaching farm animal welfare, agricultural environmental ethics, and rural societal issues based on a cross-disciplinary pedagogy. Source: USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant ($433,697).
" In addition a referred journal article, I had 16 abstracts/proceedings on ethics of animal agriculture, welfare and policy
" I gave 15 invited presentations on ethics of animal agriculture, welfare and policy including two international presentations.
" Janice Swanson, Ray Anthony, Gary Varner, Ray Stricklin and I all participated in a panel on animal ag ethics at the Ag Food and Human Values conference in June 2011.
" Co-chaired the technical research advisory committee (TRAC) of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board; co-chaired writing of the species standards keeping in mind animals welfare and other socio-ethical considerations.
" Co-organized and hosted OSU Animal Welfare symposium
" Chaired the ASAS/ADSA bioethics committee; proposed, organized and moderated the annual bioethics symposium.
" Facilitated NCCC 209 Bioethics committee activities although I had technically rotated off the committee.
West Virginia University, Robert Dailey
Dr. Dailey continues to teach a course in values and ethics for agriculture food and fiber production. The course is a writing intensive course with 100 students enrolled this past spring. That course will be offered in the spring. In addition, he will again teach an honors section to a small group of non-agricultural majors this fall. He presented a lecture on agricultural bioethics to three separate county extension meetings in their home counties, which were open to the public. He will continue that series and present to a different set of counties this winter. Two speakers were brought to campus to speak primarily to agricultural faculty and students; Dr. Joe Regenstein of Cornell University, Department of Food Science spoke on the topic Why I Love Factory Farming and Dr. Jeff Goodwin of Colorado State University spoke on ethical issues associated with agricultural youth.
Iowa State University, Anna Johnson reports the following projects:
" Johnson, A. K., T. Fangman, R. Edler, L. A. Karriker and K. J. Stalder. Validation of willingness to approach in the nursery pig.
o MS Student Ms. S. Weimer
o Expected completion date May 2012
" Johnson, A. K. S. Millman, K. Stalder, J. Coetzee, and L. Karriker. 2011. Developing validated and objective industry-ready tools to assess joint pain manifestation and lameness in the sow.
o PhD student Dr. M. Pairis
o MS student Ms. C. Mohling
o Expected completion date for project 2015
" Johnson, A. K., M. J. Ritter, S. Niekamp and J. J. McGlone. 2011. Bedding and boarding requirements for the finisher pig at marketing over winter and summer months.
o MS student Ms. R. Davies
o Expected completion date 2013
" Johnson, A. K., J. Siegford, T. Weber, J. Patience and N. Gabler. 2011. Novel approach tests and Human approach tests for control and residual feed intake pigs.
o MS student (TBD)
o Expected completion date 2014
University of Minnesota, Yuzhi Li
Modern swine production is shaped by societal needs. Societal concerns about animal welfare have resulted in some confinement housing systems, such as gestation stalls, being banned in several states of the United States. Consequently, alternatives to confinement housing systems have emerged rapidly during the last decade. Studies at the University of Minnesota focused on reducing piglet mortality and developing management strategies to improve performance and welfare of swine in loose housing systems. Results have been extensively disseminated through presentations and publications. During this reporting period, we attended the National Animal Science Annual Meeting, Midwestern Animal Science Annual Meeting, the ISAE North America Regional Meeting, the ISAE International Meeting, the Iowa Pork Congress, the 71st Minnesota Nutrition Conference.

Planned activities in 2012: We will continue working on improving welfare of swine in alternative housing systems. In particular, we will focus on improving welfare of individual gestating sow in group-housing systems. Results will be disseminated through publications in journals, magazines, newspapers, and website such as the Pig Information Gateway (PIG) of the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence (USPCE). PARCIPANTS: Yuzhi Li, Christina E. Phillips (graduate student), Lee J. Johnston, Jon E. Anderson.
Western University of Health Sciences, Jose (Txema) Peralta
" Course Leader, Veterinary Issues course (CVM 6040 & CVM 6140), years 1 & 2, Veterinary training program
" Distinguished Scholar, National Academies of Practice, Veterinary Medicine Academy
" Member, Continuing Education Committee, Society for Veterinary Medical Ethics
" Member, Scientific Advisory Board for the Michelson Prize & Grants in Reproductive Biology, Found Animals Foundation
" Member, American Veterinary Medical Association Model Animal Welfare Curriculum Planning Group
" Content Expert on Animal Welfare, European Food Safety Association
" Founding Member, American College of Animal Welfare
" Member, Scientific Committee, Humane Farm Animal Care
Cornell University, Joe Regenstein reports on his in interactions with the European Animal Welfare Scientific Community:
This past year I have become heavily involved in issues of religious slaughter around the world. A lot of time has been spent trying to sort out the scientific information available, especially from Europe, and how relevant it is to the issue of stunned versus unstunned slaughter. Unfortunately, a great deal of the research appears to many people to be highly flawed. I have twice asked major European animal welfare researchers (people we all know) how the religious slaughter was done and have been told I dont know. If one only studies the worst case facility and report the worst results (e.g., it took up to 240 seconds to unconsciousness) is this considered valid or ethical science, or working on an agenda? Promotion of an agenda is not, by definition, science. These comparisons use the worst case to create one side of a comparison, which is then generalized to all religious slaughter.

It looks like in the coming year I will continue to need to focus on these issues. Two key needs are: one, a set of written minimum standards for describing all forms of slaughter in enough detail so it is reproducible in various countries and second, identification of the good religious slaughter plants and moving the critical research into those plants. My systematic criticisms of some of the major European documents on both religious and secular slaughter have been written up and a preliminary report made public. A much more detailed final report is in progress. Dr. Croney has asked me to prepare a case study around this material, which Dr. Cherney has agreed to help me with for potential inclusion into our animal welfare course along with making it available to others.
Utah State University, Robert H. Schmidt
Activities included in 2010-2011 include the continued teaching of ENVS 3600, "Living With Wildlife." There is considerable discussion in this course regarding the ethics of human interactions with wild and feral animals. Controversial topics include gray wolf management, hunting and trapping, and wildlife use in research and teaching. All of the 100+ students are required to complete a state Hunter Education course.
University of Saskatchewan, Joseph Stookey
Plan for the Future: We will be hosting the 3rd International Beef Cattle Welfare Symposium in Saskatoon on June 5-7, 2012. The 2012 3rd International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare will be looking at critical issues from all angles of the beef supply chain including: social concerns, production, environment, transportation, processing, marketing, trade regulations and legislation. The depth, knowledge and experience of the experts participating in this Symposium will provide all attendees with the opportunity to learn about the newest findings, network with industry leaders and fellow attendees, and engage in constructive dialogue on the current and emerging beef cattle welfare issues. We are just launching the web site that is still under construction, but you can read more about the symposium, the program, the speakers, etc. by going to: http://www.beefwelfare2012.ca/
Michigan State University, Janice Swanson and Paul B. Thompson
" Jointly have a U.S. Department of Agriculture/CSREES. Social Sustainability in Egg Production, (Co. P.I.s with Joy Mench, UC-Davis) $400,000, funded Aug. 2007.
" Janice Swanson taught the animal science senior capstone course.
" Paul Thompson taught a graduate seminar on the different between humans and other animals.
" Paul Thompson started a project on biosensors for animal disease control collaborating with: Evangelyn C. Alocilja, John Baker, Jennifer Buckley, Lawrence M. Busch, Dan Buskirk, Robert Clarke, Dan Grooms, Steven L. Halstead, Steve Holcombe, Monica List, John Monberg, John V. Stone, Marvin Stone, Kyle Powys-Whyte, Christopher Wolf.
" Paul Thompson presented After the Animal: Posthumanism and the Habit of Hunting, Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA, March 11, 2011.
Texas A&M, Gary Varner
Here at Texas A&M, I am participating in the three year USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant for curriculum development, the chief PI for which is Candace Croney. Under this grant, a team of faculty from several universities (including The Ohio State University, The University of Alaska, The University of Maryland-College Park, Michigan State University, and Texas A&M University) is developing curricula for incorporating modules on animal bioethics into various classes, including but not limited to animal science classes, for free, web-based distribution. In the last year, the co-PIs conducted several telephone conferences for organizational and planning purposes, plus a three day in-person meeting for initial module development. That meeting was in conjunction with a joint meeting of the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, and the Association for the Study of Food and Society in Missoula Montana, where members of the grant team made a 90 minute panel presentation on the project.


NCCC209 Bioethics Publications, 2010-2011
" Anthony, R. "Laboratory Animal Welfare and Ethics," in American College of Laboratory Medicine, Elsevier, in progress.
" Anthony, R. In Press. "Building a Sustainable Future for Animal Agriculture: An Environmental Virtue Ethic of Care Approach within the Philosophy of Technology " Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics Special Supplement on Sustainable Food Production and Ethics.
" AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia 2011. Forthcoming (From AVMA Panel, R. Anthony ethicist).
" Bennett, R. and P. Thompson, Economics, in Animal Welfare 2nd Ed. M.C. Appleby, J. A. Mench, I A. S. Olsson and B. O. Hughes, eds. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: 2011, CAB International, pp. 279-290.
" Bruskotter, J., E. Tolman, S. Enzler, and R. Schmidt. 2010. Gray wolves not out of the woods yet. Science 327:30-31 Bruskotter, J., E. Tolman, S. Enzler, and R. Schmidt. 2010. Are gray wolves endangered in the northern Rocky Mountains? A role for social science in endangered species listing determinations. Bioscience 60:941-948.
" Croney, C. and Anthony, R. 2011. Ruminating conscientiously: Scientific and socio-ethical challenges for the US dairy industry Journal of Dairy Science, 94 (2): 539-546
" Croney, C.C. and R. Anthony. 2011. Invited review: Ruminating consciously: Scientific and socio-ethical challenges for the US dairy industries. (94) 2: 539-546.
" Heleski, C., and Anthony, R. Forthcoming. "Science alone is not always enough: The importance of ethical assessment for a more comprehensive view of equine welfare. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research.
" Holt, P.S., R. H. Davies, J. Dewulf, R. K. Gast, J. K. Huwe, D. R. Jones, D. Waltman, and K. R. Willian The impact of different housing systems on egg safety and quality. Poult. Sci. 2011 90: 251-262.
" Lay, D. C., Jr., R. M. Fulton, P. Y. Hester, D. M. Karcher, J. B. Kjaer, J. A. Mench, B. A. Mullens, R. C. Newberry, C. J. Nicol, N. P. OSullivan, and R. E. Porter. Hen welfare in different housing systems. Poult. Sci. 2011 90: 278-294.
" Li, Y. Z., and L. H. Wang. 2011. Effects of previous housing systems on agonist behaviors of growing pigs at mixing. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 132: 20-26,
" Li, Y. Z., S. K. Baidoo, L. J. Johnston and J. E. Anderson. 2011. Effects of tryptophan supple-mentation on aggression among group-housed gestating sows. J. Anim. Sci. 89: 1899-1907.
" Phillips, C. E., Y. Z. Li, J. E. Anderson, L. J. Johnston, G. C. Shurson, J. Deen, and C. Farmer. 2011. Association of sow fear with prolactin and cortisol concentrations pre- and post-farrowing. National ASAS 7/12/2011, New Orleans.
" Phillips, C. E., Y. Z. Li, J. E. Anderson, L. J. Johnston, G. C. Shurson, and J. Deen. 2011. Association of sow fear, parity and season with piglet mortality in loose farrowing systems. Midwest ASAS 3/14/2011, Des Moines, IA.
" Schmidt, R. 2011. Do fish feel pain? Animal Welfare Institute Quarterly 60(1):27.
" Serpell, J.A., Coppinger, R., Peralta, J.M., Fine, A.H. Welfare Considerations in Therapy and Assistance Animals, in Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy, Second Edition: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice (2nd Edition), A.H. Fine, Ed., 2010.
" Sumner, D. A., H. Gow, D. Hayes, W. Matthews, B. Norwood, J. T. Rosen-Molina, and W. Thurman Economic and market issues on the sustainability of egg production in the United States: Analysis of alternative production systems. Poult. Sci. 2011 90: 229-240.
" Swanson, J. C., J. A. Mench, and P. B. Thompson. IntroductionThe Socially Sustainable Egg Production project. Poult. Sci. 2011 90: 227-228.
" Swanson, J. C., Y. Lee, P. B. Thompson, R. Bawden, and J. A. Mench. Integration: Valuing stakeholder input in setting priorities for socially sustainable egg production. Poult. Sci. 2011 90: 2110-2121
" Thompson, P. B., Animal Ethics and Public Expectations: The North American Outlook, Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 37(2010): 13-21.
" Thompson, P. B., Ethical and Practical Implications of Food Animal Agriculture, in Proceedings: Sustaining Animal Agriculture: Balancing Bioethical, Economic and Social Issues, R. Reynnells, and L. M. Chimenti, eds., Washington, DC/Ames, IA, 2010: USDA and Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, pp. 49; 288-294.
" Thompson, P. B., Why Using Genetics to Address Welfare May Not Be a Good Idea, Poult. Sci. 89(2010): 814-821.
" Thompson, P. B., M. Appleby, L. Busch, L. Kalof, M. Miele, B. F. Norwood, and E. Pajor. Values and public acceptability dimensions of sustainable egg production. Poult. Sci. 2011 90: 2097-2109.
" Whyte, K. P. and P. B. Thompson, A Role for Ethical Analysis in Social Research on Agrifood and Environmental Standards, Journal of Rural Social Sciences 25(3), 2010: 79-98.
" Xin, H., R. S. Gates, A. R. Green, F. M. Mitloehner, P. A. Moore, Jr., and C. M. Wathes. Environmental impacts and sustainability of egg production systems. Poult. Sci. 2011 90: 263-277.

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Regenstein, Joe (jmr9@cornell.edu)- Cornell University
Crooker, Brian (crook001@umn.edu) - University of Minnesota
Li, Yuzhi (yuzhili@morris.umn.edu) - University of Minnesota
Thompson, Paul (thom@anr.msu.edu) - Michigan State University
Anthony, Raymond (rayanthon1@yahoo.fr), University of Alaska Anchorage
Croney, Candace (ccroneyWpurdue.edu) - Purdue University
Peralta, Jose (jperalta@westernu.edu) - Western University
Reynnells, Richard (reynells2@gmail.com) - retired USDA
Benfield, David (benfield.22osu.edu) - Ohio State University, Administrative Advisor

Brief Summary of Minutes

Meeting convened September 10, 2012 by conference call and called to order by chairman Jose Perlata.

Candace Croney gave a brief overview and history of the group.

Ray Strickland indicated need for new members of the group.

All agreed there is a need for a bioethics group. Need more input from bioethicists, many in group work with animal welfare and behavior. Agreed that committee should continue, AA will contact NCRA to request 1 year extension of project.

Possible program committee within Animal Science. Not an area to attract funding. Need advocate within USDA, lacking since retirement of Richard Reynells.

Most meetings of this group is by conference call and not face-to-face, this is a weakness.

Working on proposal for symposia, talking with Debra Sheely at USDA.

Project rewrite: Agreed to renew, need to systemically address issues in animal agriculture. Where are the gaps. Why is university not seeing need for bioethics? Animal boards need information to make scientific decisions on animal care and welfare. Students interested in animal welfare but some do not like bioethics. Best to introduce concept of bioethics in early years of curriculum in animal science or veterinary medicine to have impact.

So go for 1-year extension, Candace Cornyn as chair and Julie Eckinger as Secretary.

Writing committee: Ray Strickland, Candace Coryn, Julie Eckinger and Paul Thompson.

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Joe Regenstein, Cornell University<br /> <br /> This has been a fairly active year for working on religious slaughter issues. This included talks on the topic at a Halal Control meeting in Saudi Arabia, a Muslim community meeting outside of Paris and in Marseilles, an all-day meeting in London sponsored by the Muslim Council of Britain and meetings with the Shechita Board of the UK. In addition talks were given at the meetings of the American Meat Science Association, Poultry Science Association, Institute of Food Technologists, International Union of Food Science and Technology (Brazil) and a conference of Food Studies Associations. In addition the two national committees that I serve on, i.e., the FMI animal welfare technical committee and the American Veterinary Medicine Association humane slaughter committee have been making progress, the latter specifically including a document on religious slaughter.<br /> <br /> In addition the following articles have been published: <br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2011. Religion, Food Laws & Philosophical Food Choices. In: The Modern Compendium of Halal. Volume 1: The Essence of Halal. MDC Publisher Sdn Bhd: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pp. 114-130.<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. and C. E. Regenstein. 2011. Chapter 22: A Review of Kosher Laws with an Emphasis on Meat and Meat Products. In: Handbook of Meat and Meat Processing, <br /> Y. H. Hui (Ed.) Elsevier: Oxford, UK. p. 415-443.<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2011. Appendix I: A Discussion of Stunned and Non-stunned Slaughter. In: Handbook of Meat and Meat Processing, Y. H. Hui (Ed.) Elsevier: Oxford, UK. p. 944-957.<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2011. Expert Opinion on Considerations When Evaluating All Types of Slaughter: Mechanical, Electrical, Gas and Religious Slaughter and A Critical Scientific Review of Report 161: Ritual Slaughter and Animal Welfare (September, 2008); Report 398: Report on Restraining and Neck Cutting or Stunning and Neck Cutting in Pink Veal Calves (September, 2010) by the Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen UR; and the 2009 New Zealand Papers by Gibson et al. Preliminary Report. Prepared for the Netherlands Parliamentary Debate on Religious Slaughter. Issued by the Netherland Jewish Community. 49 pages.<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2011. Indonesia, the Largest Muslim Country in the World: Halal Food Regulations as a Guiding Force. In Life Culture of Muslim Families, International Symposium of Multicultural Human Ecology Center, Seoul National University, Dec. 13th, p. 33-61.<br /> <br /> Zivotofsky, A.Z, J.M. Regenstein, and D. Zivotofsky. 2012. The Development of a Religious Animal Welfare Code<br /> and its Relevance for Contemporary Civil Laws. Journal of Animal & Natural Resource Law 8:65-89.<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2012. The Prohibition of Eating Meat that was Removed from a Living Animal. In World Unity, Its no longer a dream! Ask Noah International, p. 18-19.<br /> N. Stitou, N. and H. Rezgui. 2012. The Muslim Consumer as the Key Player in Halal. ASIDCOM. H. Rezgui and J. Regenstein (English editors).<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M., K. Pufpaff, J.R. Stauffer, B. Wanner and M. Smith. 2012. Ultrasound, Ultra Solution? National Provisioner, April 09. (http://www.provisioneronline.com/articles/97862-ultrasound--ultra-solution-)<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2012. UK - The Politics of Religious Slaughter - How Science Can be Misused. Meat Trade News Daily, 8/12/12. www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk.<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2012. Argentina - Animal Welfare Expert Temple Grandin on Religious Slaughter. Meat Trade News Daily, 8/12/12. www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk.<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2012. The Politics of Religious Slaughter -- How Science Can be Misused: An Essay. Reciprocal Meat Conference Proceedings, American Meat Science Association. Fargo, ND.<br /> <br /> Regenstein, J.M. 2012. Kosher and Halal: Learning from Each Other. Proceedings of the First Halal Control Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<br /> <br /> <br /> Yuzhi Li (Assistant professor, Swine behavior and welfare; alternative swine housing systems) and Brian Crook (Professor, Nutritional Physiology of Ruminants), University of Minnesota<br /> <br /> 1. Dr. Brian Crooker taught a 3-credit course of Ethical conduct of animal research (AnSc/CMB/VMed 8134) to graduate students on St Paul campus each fall. <br /> 2. Yuzhi Li has been working on several research projects to improve swine well-being in different housing systems (see Publications). <br /> 3. Yuzhi Li is the domain editor of Animal behavior and welfare of the U.S. Pork Excellent Center Pork Information Gateway. Under this domain, some factsheets pertain to bioethics (such as Ethics and Pork Production) have been posted. <br /> 4. PQA Plus certification program. Faculty members of the swine group certify veterinaries and pork producers of PQA Plus certification by providing training workshops. The PQA program, designed by the National Pork Board, focuses on improving food safety and animal welfare in swine production. <br /> 5. Operating Main Street. Faculty members of the swine group are also voluntarily involved in the Operating Main Street program. The program provides speeches for public and consumers to understand pork safety and animal welfare issues in pork production. <br /> <br /> Publications: <br /> 1. Li, Y. Z., L. H. Wang, and L. J. Johnston. 2012. Sorting by parity to reduce aggression towards young sows in group-gestation housing systems. J. Anim. Sci. Published ahead of print. Aug. 2, 2012. doi:10.2527/jas.2011-4869. <br /> 2. Wang, L. H., Y. Z. Li, and L. J. Johnston. 2012. Effects of reduced nocturnal temperature on performance and behavior of nursery pigs. J. Integ. Ag. 11:101-108. <br /> 3. Li, Y. Z., J. E. Anderson, and L. J. Johnston. 2012. Animal-related factors associated with piglet mortality in a bedded, group-farrowing system. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 92:11-20. <br /> 4. Li, Y. Z., L. H. Wang, and L. J. Johnston. 2012. Effects of farrowing system on behavior and growth performance of growing-finishing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 90:1008-1014.<br /> 5. Phillips, C. E., Y. Z. Li, L. J. Johnston, A. E. Goplen, and G. C. Shurson. 2012. Technical note: A technique for ear vein catheterization in group-housed sows. J. Anim. Sci. 90:501-504.<br /> 6. Li, Y. Z., L. J. Johnston, S. K. Baidoo, C. E. Phillips, L. H. Wang, X. L. Xie, and G. C. Shurson. 2012. Effect of feeding DDGS diets on behaviors of gestating sows in different housing systems. Abstracts of ADSA/ASAS Joint Meeting 2012. p. 507 (Abstr W16) Available at: http://www.jtmtg.org/2012/abstracts/502.pdf <br /> <br /> Paul Thompson (Michigan State University)<br /> <br /> During the academic year, we undertook several projects to complete work on the social sustainability of egg production project, including two working meetings of the project team, during which drafts for lay summaries were completed and work on a research priorities paper was also undertaken. Here are my additional outputs for the academic year. <br /> <br /> Publications<br /> 1. B. E. Rollin and P. B. Thompson, Perspectives on Emergence of Contemporary Animal Agriculture in the Mid-twentieth Century: The Decline of Husbandry and the Rise of the Industrial Model, in Animal Welfare in Animal Agriculture: Husbandry Stewardship, and Sustainability in Animal Production, W.G. Pond, F. W. Bazer and B. E. Rollin, eds. Boca Raton, FL: 2012, CRC Press, pp. 3-12. <br /> 2. R. Bennett and P. Thompson, Economics, in Animal Welfare 2nd Ed. M.C. Appleby, J. A. Mench, I A. S. Olsson and B. O. Hughes, eds. Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: 2011, CAB International, pp. 279-290.<br /> 3. P. B. Thompson, The GMO Salmon Struggle, Science Progress Sept. 23, 2011, http://scienceprogress.org/2011/09/the-gmo-salmon-struggle/ <br /> <br /> <br /> Presentations<br /> 1. Animal Ethics and the Evolution of Standards for Laying Hens in the United States, Center for Animal Welfare, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AU, June 18, 2012. <br /> 2. Animal welfare and social sustainability, presentation in two sections of a business sustainability class at Portland State University, Dec. 5 and 7, 2011. <br /> <br /> Raymond Anthony (University of Alaska Anchorage)<br /> <br /> Invited Colloquia<br /> " Major Philosophical Approaches to Animal Ethics: A View Towards the Welfarist-Rights Debate. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, August 22, 2012. <br /> " Assessing the Merits of Animal Welfare Assessment Tools: A Philosophical Framework from Virtue Ethics and Narrative Ethics. Symposium on Bioethical Challenges in Education: New Challenges and Opportunities. 2012 ADSA-AMPA-ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Joint Annual Meeting, July 15-19, 2012.<br /> " Animal Welfare Utilitarianism and Contemporary Philosophical Animal Ethics. Hankuk Foreign Studies University, Seoul. Korea, May 9, 2012.<br /> " Why Korea Should be Concerned about Animal Welfare Ethics. Hankuk Foreign Studies University, Yongin, Korea, May 1, 2012.<br /> " Food and Us: Are We a We are What We Eat or We Eat What We are Food Culture? Pre-law and Humanities Forum, Hankuk Foreign Studies University, Seoul, Korea, April 30, 2012.<br /> " Food Ethics as More than Food Security: Why Asia Needs to Lead the Way in Discourses around Animal Welfare and Climate Change Conference on Agricultural Ethics in East Asian Perspective, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, March 1, 2012.<br /> " Panelist, Climate Changes: Alaska, the Arctic, and our Global Environment: Food Security and Wickedness in Alaska, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, February 23, 2012.<br /> " Taming Unruly Discourses: Meeting the Challenges of Food Security and Climate Change, Lessons from the Arctic, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, February 14, 2012.<br /> " Critical-Thinking Strategies and Virtue Ethics in Food and Agro-Biotechnology, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain, November 17-18, 2011.<br /> " Subsistence Rights in a Time of Climate Challenge: An Alaskan Perspective, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain, November 16, 2011.<br /> " Agrarian Pragmatism for Food Ethics: A Framework for Ethical-Decision Making, Humanities Colloquium, Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea, August 3, 2011.<br /> " Ethics, The Moral Status of Individual Animals and Human Obligations: A Philosophical Primer, NSF REU Summer Program in Ecology and Physiological Ecology in Alaska, University of Alaska Anchorage, July 19, 2011"Veterinary Medical Ethics and Euthanasia: A Philosophers Primer," American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO, July 16-19, 2011.<br /> Conference Presentations<br /> " Animistic Pragmatism and Native Ways of Knowing: Adaptive Strategies for Responding to Environmental Change and Overcoming the Struggle for Food in the Arctic (presented by Colin Walker, PHIL 303 Research Assistant), 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Fairbanks, Alaska, 5-10 August, 2012.<br /> " "Animistic Pragmatism and Native Ways of Knowing: Adaptive Strategies for Responding to Environmental Change and Overcoming the Struggle for Food in the Arctic." 10th Congress of the European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics: Climate Change and Sustainable Development: Ethical Perspectives on Land Use and Food Production, Tübingen University, Germany, 30 May-2 June, 2012. <br /> " Panelist, Wide Reflective Equilibrium and the Ethics of Food Consumption. Food Ethics and the Problems of Motivation: A Cultural Dialogue. The Second Asian Association of World Historians Congress, Ewha Womens University, Seoul, April 26-28, 2012.<br /> Conference and Symposium Organizer<br /> " National Science Foundation Climate Ethics Works-In-Progress Workshop, University of Alaska Anchorage, September 2011. http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/nsfclimateethics/<br /> " Climate change and impacts on health, food security, and environmental and social justice: A public conversation, March 22, 2012. http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/podcasts/index.php?id=618<br /> " Environmental Justice: The Road Less Travelled, April 13, 2012. http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/podcasts/index.php?id=633<br /> <br /> Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Book Chapters<br /> " Anthony, R. 2012. "Taming the Unruly Side of Ethics: Overcoming Challenges of a Bottom-Up Approach to Ethics in the Areas of Climate Change and Food Security." Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. DOI 10.1007/s10806-011-9358-7.<br /> " Anthony, R. 2012. "Building a Sustainable Future for Animal Agriculture: An Environmental Virtue Ethic of Care Approach within the Philosophy of Technology " Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics Special Supplement on Sustainable Food Production and Ethics. Doi. 10.1007/s10806-010-9285-z.<br /> " Anthony, R., 2012. "The Ethics of Food for Tomorrow: On the Viability of Agrarianism, Author Meets Critics: Paul Thompson, The Agrarian Vision: Sustainability and Environmental Ethics?" Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. Doi 10.1007/s10806-011-9340-4.<br /> " Heleski, C., and Anthony, R. 2012. "Science Alone is not Always Enough: The Importance of Ethical Assessment for a More Comprehensive View of Equine Welfare. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 7 (3): 169-178.<br /> " Anthony, R., Hoanca, B., and Mock, K. 2012. "Biometric Authentication in the Digital Age: Rights, Risks and Responsibilities," In Ch. M Akrivopoulou and N. Garipidis (eds.) Human Rights and Risks in the Digital Era: Globalization and the Effects of Information Technologies, IGI Global Publishing.<br /> " Croney, C. and Anthony, R. 2011. Ruminating Conscientiously: Scientific and Socio-ethical Challenges for the US Dairy Industry. Journal of Dairy Science, 94 (2): 539-546.<br /> Other Publications<br /> " Anthony, R. June 2012. Review of Hakim, A. 2011. Understanding Morality. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, Teaching Philosophy, 35(3).<br /> " AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia. http://atwork.avma.org/2011/07/29/comment-period-on-updated-2011-euthanasia-guidelines-extended/ and http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/aug09/090801e.asp) <br /> Creative Activity/Grants<br /> " 2011 USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Foundational Grants Program An examination of argon gas for on-farm anesthesia and euthanasia of livestock  quantifying animal welfare, worker satisfaction, public attitudes and economic factors, in collaboration with Iowa State University <br /> " 2012-2013 Environmental Health Information Partnership (NLM/NIH), Exploring a Framework for Assessing the Moral Health of Anchorage, Alaska, through the lenses of Food and Health, and Environmental, Social, Economic Justice and Deliberative Ethics: A Pilot Project, $5000.<br /> " 2010-2013 USDA Challenge Grant for "Development of an Integrated Curriculum for Animal Bioethics: Teaching farm animal welfare, agricultural environmental ethics, and rural societal issues based on a cross-disciplinary pedagogy," $433,697<br /> " 2010-2012 NSF, Arctic Social Sciences Program, $48,303<br /> " 2010-12 Aldirako Hezkuntza Berrikuntzarako Proiektuen Deialdia (Concocatoria de Proyectos de Innovacion Educativa 2010-12). "Democracia Agroalimentaria: Maíz Transgénico (Juego de Rol para la Toma de Decisiones sobre Biotecnología Agroalimentaria)/ Development and Trials of Teaching Tools (e.g., Multi-player Role Game) to Acquire Competence in Ethical, Social and Legal Aspects related to Modern Agrifood-Technologies," in collaboration with Derecho Constitucional e Historia del Pensamiento y de los Movimientos Sociales y Políticos, Universidad del Pais Vasco (University of the Basque Country)<br /> <br /> Selected Service Activities<br /> " European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics (EURSAFE), 2002-Present; Scientific Research Committee (2009), Session Chair (2009); Newsletter, Special Issues Editor, September (2011) http://www.eursafe.org/pdf/2011/EurSafeNews-Vol-13-No-3.pdf<br /> " IUCH (International Union for Circumpolar Health) Food Security Working Group, 2010-Present<br /> " American Veterinary Association Panel on Euthanasia, Panel on Humane Slaughter, and Animal Welfare Committee (ethicist), 2009-Present<br /> " Agriculture, Food and Human Values, 2007-Present; council member, 2009-Present<br /> " Center for Food Integrity, Animal Care Review Panel, 2011-Present (http://www.foodintegrity.org)<br /> <br /> Candace Croney (Purdue University)<br /> <br /> Conference Presentations <br /> 2012 Croney, C,. C. C. Croney*, W. R. Stricklin, and D. Scott. Challenges and opportunities in teaching agricultural animal bioethics. ASAS/ADSA Joint annual meeting. Phoenix, AZ.<br /> 2012 Croney, C. Scientific, educational and ethical challenges facing the dairy industry<br /> Ethical and political implications of current farm animal welfare decisions. North American Veterinary Conference. Orlando, FL.<br /> 2012 Croney, C. Ethical and political implications of current farm animal welfare decisions. North American Veterinary Conference. Orlando, FL.<br /> <br /> Referred publications<br /> Croney, C.C., M. Apley, J.L Capper, J.A Mench and S. Priest. 2012. Invited paper. The ethical food movement: what does it mean for the role of science and scientists in current debates about animal agriculture? J. Anim. Sci. 90(5):1570-82.<br /> <br /> Abstracts and Proceedings<br /> Croney, C. 2012. Scientific, educational and ethical challenges facing the dairy industry<br /> Ethical and political implications of current farm animal welfare decisions. North American Veterinary Conference. Orlando, FL.<br /> Croney, C. 2012. Ethical and political implications of current farm animal welfare decisions. North American Veterinary Conference. Orlando, FL.<br /> <br /> Jose Peralta (Western University)<br /> <br /> Conference Presentations <br /> Peralta, J.M., Ethical Aspects of the Review of Research Animal Care and Use Protocols, Animal Welfare Conference, CICUALES Network of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2011. <br /> Peralta, J.M., Overview of Cattle Behavior, Fifth Congress of the Argentinian Chapter of the Charles Louis Davis Foundation, Tandil, Argentina, October 2011. <br /> Peralta, J.M., Welfare Concerns of Dairy and Feedlot Cattle and their Impact on Animal Production, Fifth Congress of the Argentinian Chapter of the Charles Louis Davis Foundation, Tandil, Argentina, October 2011. <br /> Peralta, J.M., Constitution and Functioning of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees in the United States, II International Seminar and Workshop on the Science and Committees for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, CICUALES Network of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, August 2011. <br /> Peralta, J.M., Overview of Inspections to Laboratory Animal Facilities, II International Seminar and Workshop on the Science and Committees for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, CICUALES Network of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, August 2011. <br /> Peralta, J.M., Discussion of Selected Protocols and Conflicting Situations Presented to Animal Care and Use Committees, II International Seminar and Workshop on the Science and Committees for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, CICUALES Network of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, August 2011. <br /> Peralta, J.M., Regulatory and ethical aspects associated with the use of animals in experimentation, 2nd Conference on Public Health, Animal Welfare and Bioethics, Autonomous University of Colombia, Bogota (Colombia), August 2011. <br /> <br /> Abstracts and Proceedings<br /> Peralta, J.M., Declawing, Devoicing, Desexing, and Other Animal Issues, American Veterinary Medical Association National Convention, St. Louis MO, July 2011.

Publications

Publications were included as part of the Accomplishments Section.

Impact Statements

1. Provided scientific guidance for protocols and standards related to religious slaughter of animals for food.
2. Continue to be the premier group drafting guidelines for swine and poultry housing and to present this information for the education of producers, veterinarians and the lay public.

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