Tag Archive: animal welfare, Mary Battrell
Smithfield veterinarian aims to connect dots on animal welfare
Aug 14, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Smithfield veterinarian aims to connect dots on animal welfare
For Mary Battrell, DVM, a swine veterinarian for Smithfield Foods, animal welfare is the connection between animal health, well-being and performance; and optimizing that connection improves...What to do when emotions run high in a disease break
May 03, 2019Jennifer GrullonComments Off on What to do when emotions run high in a disease break
Any way you look at it, going through a disease break on a farm is difficult. “The pigs are easy; it’s the people that make things difficult.”