NIFA Program Animal Well-Being

	Animal well-being is a complex issue. It involves philosophical, emotional, religious, political, and practical elements. NIFA's goal in addressing animal well-being is to provide America with abundant, safe, nutritious, and affordable food animal products, produced in ways that respect animals and the environment.
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In Focus Forum on unwanted horses held in Washington, DC in 2008 NIFA co-sponsored event on poultry production bioethics NIFA has supported cutting-edge animal well-being research for more than decade Symposium series addresses animal well-being issues		Funding Animal Production, Protection, SBIR Biofuels and Biobased Products, SBIR Marketing & Trade, SBIR

Selected Results and Impacts NIFA database lists agency-funded animal welfare-related projects NIFA funding has improved food animal well-being		Partners/Partnership Agricultural Research Service/USDA workshop on animal agriculture Animal advocates, industry, academia and agencies/animal welfare committee Animal advocates, industry, academia, and agencies/fact sheets Land-grant universities, animal industries, and Humane Society/education efforts
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Resources Animal Welfare Assessment Contest, Michigan State Livestock Behavior Research Unit, USDA-ARS/Purdue University Biosecurity for the Birds Brochures and Fact Sheets, USDA National Animal Interest Alliance American Egg Board Animal Agriculture Alliance		Events None
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Contacts Richard Reynnells - Primary Desiree Sari Abrams Gary B. Sherman Gary Jensen Mark A. Mirando Meryl Broussard Peter Brayton Peter Burfening Peter Johnson