Prioritizing animal health and welfare
Improving the health, comfort and care, and well-being of animals.
Animal health and welfare practices are a top priority for farmers, ranchers and veterinarians who care for animals every day. Sharing their stories and collaborating with stakeholders to improve animal health and welfare practices helps build consumer trust in food and farming and the food supply chain.
Animal vaccines benefit animals, people, and the environment
Vaccines are the first line of defense against animal disease. Combined with quality nutrition and biosecurity practices, animal vaccines help fight disease, build herd immunity, and lessen the duration of illness, resulting in improved animal health and welfare. They also provide benefits to people and the environment. Healthier animals produce more protein to feed a growing world population and less emissions, while requiring fewer resources to grow. Learn more about how animal vaccines are crucial to support the health of animals, people, and the environment.
Farm Animal Well-Being is Important to Meat & Seafood Consumers
Animal welfare practices are a high priority for consumers when putting meat & seafood in the grocery cart. According to the latest Merck Animal Health Consumer Omnibus survey, 65% of consumers consider transparency information about farm animal health and welfare practices extremely/very valuable1 – almost as valuable as nutrition information (69%). The survey also found that consumer interest in knowing more about how meat or seafood was raised, handled and transported increased in the last year. Farm-to-table traceability & smart animal health technology to monitor animal health positively impact consumer confidence.
Merck Animal Health has hosted the Advancing Animal Welfare Together Symposium annually since 2017 as part of our Unconditional commitment to animal health and welfare.
The symposium brings together renowned animal welfare experts and thought leaders from food animal producers, academics, processing and retail to address the importance of understanding practices essential to animal health and welfare today – and the advancements possible in the future. The symposium initiates the exploration of important topics at every step from farm to table, new partnerships are formed, and we can find new ways to advance animal health and welfare in agriculture together through open discussions.
Caring for Animals & Creating Trust Videos
At Merck Animal Health, we are proud to support and share the stories of farmers, ranchers and veterinarians dedicated to caring for animals. By facilitating greater understanding of how food is grown and raised, including why farm animal welfare is important, we help increase transparency and bridge the gap between farm and table.
The future looks bright.
The youngest generation on customer farms speaks to the legacies built by generations that came before them and how they hope to take their dairies and animal welfare in agriculture to the next level.
The generational commitment of farmers and ranchers to feed the world.
It takes a team of many people in a variety of roles to care for livestock animals and flocks to deliver nutritious, wholesome products. Learn how each individual plays a role to ensure healthy animals and healthy products.
Putting animals first.
See how Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch and Cattle Empire continuously improve animal health and welfare and take a preventative and proactive approach to livestock and flock health.
Committed to family, community, and cattle welfare.
Hear from the Cattle Empire team as they share their passion for raising high-quality beef using innovative technology to improve sustainability on their farm.
Industry-Leading Animal Welfare Programs
Our customers are facing animal health and production challenges that are more complex and evolving faster than ever. That’s why we are committed to providing resources and programs to help tackle these challenges impacting beef cattle, dairy cattle, and fish.
Cattle Care365
Animal handling training and resources for beef cattle caretakers to keep their livestock safe, productive and healthy. Inspiring a culture of care throughout the beef cattle community each day, every day, 365 days a year.
Employee training and resources for dairy animal caretakers from handling newborn calves to moving cows to the parlor. Since 2012, Merck Animal Health has collaborated with the industry to provide this important resource.
The latest animal handling training from Merck Animal Health. Aqua Care365 includes employee training to ensure everyone working with fish has an understanding of normal fish behavior and can handle and treat fish with the best quality care.