Farm animal welfare, why should it matter to livestock producers?

By Scott Parry
Updated June 22 2018 - 7:08am, first published June 21 2018 - 9:00am
Scott Parry from NorthWest Vets Coonamble, Walgett, Lightning Ridge, says producers know good animal welfare promotes better performance.
Scott Parry from NorthWest Vets Coonamble, Walgett, Lightning Ridge, says producers know good animal welfare promotes better performance.

Earlier this month I was able to attend the Annual Expert Forum on Farm Animal Wellbeing in Sydney as a guest of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health. The theme for this year's forum was "Animal welfare standards for international trade". As a field veterinarian who deals with livestock producers and their animals every day of my working life, it gave me pause to ask the question: why should farm animal welfare matter to you, the producer?

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