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| Future vet wins national swine scholarship
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State University animal science student and aspiring veterinarian has been honored with one of four national scholarships from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC).
Sophomore Aimee Campbell was awarded $2,500 for her essay on sow gestation housing. Campbell, from Commerce Township in Oakland County, has always wanted to be a veterinarian. Introduced to animal agriculture at MSU, Campbell learned about sow gestation housing through coursework and research and decided to enter the competition.
Her essay, “Animal Rights Versus Animal Welfare,” lays out ways to measure animal welfare in sow housing such as minimizing aggression, maintaining a consistent environment, ensuring access to food and water and reducing animal exposure to injury, disease and hazards.
Campbell concludes the swine industry must work to inform consumers about animal welfare practices and that animal welfare specialists employed by swine boards and universities can help dispel some of the misinformation.
Campbell is employed in the laboratories of MSU animal scientists Jose Cibelli and Michael Orth. She is also a member of the Pre-Veterinary Medical Association and Phi Beta Delta honor society.
NPPC administers the annual Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship Program sponsored by CME. The program is designed to reward talented and thoughtful students who intend to pursue careers in the pork industry and serve as future industry leaders.
Farm Credit Services names new board member
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Farm Credit Services of Mid-America (FCS) recently named David Hahn of Columbus, Ohio, to serve on its board of directors.
FCS is an $11-billion ag lending coop |
| 4/18/2007 |
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