Kurt D. Vogel PhD

Kurt D. Vogel PhD

Kurt Vogel, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Animal and Food Science Department at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He is also president of Vogel Livestock Solutions, a food animal welfare consulting company. If you have any questions or comments, contact Vogel by email: kurt.vogel@uwrf.edu or phone: (715) 425-4704.

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State of the Industry 2019 | Animal Welfare

State of Animal Welfare 2019

Get back to the basics
Kurtvogel
Kurt D. Vogel PhD
October 23, 2019
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The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Animal Welfare Lab's summary of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) humane handling regulatory activity from 2018 identified ineffective stunning as the most common cause of suspension.
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State of the Industry 2018

State of Animal Handling 2018

Targeting humane solutions: A look at animal welfare in the meat and poultry industry
Kurtvogel
Kurt D. Vogel PhD
October 25, 2018
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From an animal welfare perspective, 2018 has been a relative continuation of the past few years. Many of the same challenges still exist, but many within the industry have made the choice to take the challenges head-on and find solutions that work for them.
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Farm to Plate

Data pinpoints need for a continued focus on stunning efficacy and management

A stunning issue: Assessing humane-handling enforcement actions and developing teachable moments for processors on stunning and handling of animals.
Faith Baier Lucas Heimmermann Sara Odegard Kaleiah Schiller
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Kurt D. Vogel PhD
June 13, 2018
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In 2016 and 2017, 107 and 104 humane handling enforcement actions were posted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Web site, respectively.
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Building an animal-welfare board

Tips for developing an executive board to assist your company in guidance on humane-handling strategies.
Kurtvogel
Kurt D. Vogel PhD
April 9, 2015
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As more meat processors, retailers and restaurant companies begin to ponder their approach to handling the issues associated with animal welfare, the advisory board concept is becoming increasingly common to help decision makers get the information they need.
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Farm to Plate

Animal welfare, technology and time

Developing animal-welfare assurance programs is a process, but technology can help improve the results.
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Kurt D. Vogel PhD
October 6, 2014
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Humane handling and stunning audits have become a normal part of verification activities for quality assurance personnel at most North American slaughter establishments
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