OSU Sheep Team

Steve Boyles, OSU Extension Beef Specialist

Livestock producers, medical researchers, pet owners and others who practice Animal Husbandry are continually questioned about the care they provide their animals. Certain groups may be targeting Ohio in regards to the elimination of gestation stalls for sows, veal crates and cages for layers through legislation or a ballot initiative. Livestock producers, teachers, students and their parents need to be informed about current livestock animal care policies.

The following links go to a Q & A fact sheet and a flyer the OLC (Ohio Livestock Coalition) hopes to have posted at all Fairs this year. These pieces were both provided by Sandy Kuhn at OLC and are housed on the OSU Beef Team website. They are well done and you might find them useful as questions are asked about why we do what we do in the livestock industry. As questions and concerns arise, OLC will be developing additional “fact based” materials for reference: http://beef.osu.edu/AnCare/AnimalQA.pdf and http://beef.osu.edu/AnCare/ManageStand.pdf