Article 54HHG US producers 'in tears' at having to cull livestock on their farms

US producers 'in tears' at having to cull livestock on their farms

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Sophie Kevany
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With slaughterhouse capacity in crisis due to Covid-19, one farmer believes he has developed a more humane way of depopulating' animals

As traumatised US farmers continue to cull their animals in response to the slaughterhouse crisis, an Iowan pig producer has developed an on-farm method which he believes is quicker and more humane than other available options.

The coronavirus crisis has hit US meat plants particularly hard. As a result there is a lack of slaughter capacity, and farmers are being forced to cull or depopulate" their animals on-farm.

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