Modern chickens descended from the Red Jungle Fowl, a ground dwelling and ground nesting bird. (Note: If you missed our past blog about the evolution from Red Jungle Fowl to…
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Today, nearly 90% of the 68 billion broiler chickens produced annually are a strain of Cornish Rock cross, a fast growing and highly efficient broiler chicken. The fast growing, conventionally…
Over the past two years, Global Animal Partnership has helped fund the largest ever research study examining the welfare of different strains of broiler chickens. In this comprehensive study completed…
Global Animal Partnership (G.A.P.) prides itself on being at the forefront of animal welfare, and we are excited to announce that we’re creating a farmed salmon welfare standard! With this…
G.A.P. is excited to announce the formation of our international Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). Though G.A.P. has always worked closely with the scientific community, we felt it was imperative to…
Mr. Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring this year. Anyone else think he might have been wrong? Many of G.A.P.’s partner farms and ranches are located in geographies that experience…
I don’t know if it’s the same where you are, but my goodness, has the weather been crazy the last few weeks! With all the snow, rain, ice, and cold…
Ever wonder what a real G.A.P.-certified farm looks like? Depending on where the information comes from, farming is painted in either an exceptionally negative or exceptionally positive light. You’ve probably…
The G.A.P. Standards give you peace of mind about the final moments. If you have been following our Program you know that the G.A.P. welfare standards cover how animals are...
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– Krysta Morrissey Ph.D. G.A.P. Senior Farm Animal Welfare Specialist Why Isn’t It Simple? Global Animal Partnership sets standards that support continuous improvement of farm animal welfare. Those standards clearly define “farm…
