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The Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–205 (text)) is an American law that was signed into law by President Barack Obama in July 2010. It extends the filing period for unemployment benefits for Americans affected to the serious economic recession of 2007 until November 2010.
A captive bolt pistol (also known as a captive bolt gun, a cattle gun, a stunbolt gun, a bolt gun, a stun gun and a stunner) is a device used for the stunning of animals prior to slaughter. The goal of captive bolt stunning is to inflict a forceful strike on the forehead with the bolt in order to induce unconsciousness .
The use of captive bolt equipment and electrical stunning are approved methods of stunning sheep, goats, cattle and calves for consumption [17] - with the use of gas reserved for swine. [ 20 ] Until 2004, it was illegal to slaughter animals in sight of their conspecifics (members of the same species) because it was thought to cause them distress.
Last week the number of people filing for unemployment benefits was actually lower than it was the week before, which is a sign that layoffs could be slowing. In the week ending Feb. 27, initial ...
Dealing with a record federal deficit and unemployment rate has created a Catch-22 for Congress. The Senate is now battling whether to extend emergency unemployment benefits -- and add to the ...
Insects as feed are insect species used as animal feed, either for livestock, including aquaculture, or as pet food. As livestock feed production uses ~33% of the world's agricultural cropland use, insects might be able to supplement livestock feed. They can transform low-value organic wastes, are nutritious and have low environmental impacts.
Smithfield Foods hog CAFO, Unionville, Missouri, 2013. In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO) in which over 1,000 animal units are confined for over 45 days a year.
A feedlot or feed yard is a type of animal feeding operation (AFO) which is used in intensive animal farming, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter.