Animal Agriculture: 2008 Farm Bill Issues

Becker, Geoffrey S. ; Johnson, Renée

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Agriculture;    Agricultural productivity;    Agricultural policies;    Protection of farm animals;   

RP-ID  :  RL33958
RP-ID  :  RL33958_2008Jul01

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses a number of animal-related provisions related to the 2008 farm bill.It includes background and specific provisions from the bill for each of the issues and options analyzed in the report: market competition and packer concentration, livestock mandatory price reporting, meat and poultry safety, country-of-origin labeling, animal identification for health protection, animal welfare, feed prices, disaster assistance, and environmental issues.The report also provides a summary comparison of previous farm bills with the 2008 provisions for selected issues.