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CLAY CENTER, Neb. (AP) - A federal livestock facility in Nebraska says it can resume new research after addressing all recommendations of an independent review of its animal care practices.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack halted research in March at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center near Clay Center until better animal welfare oversight procedures were put in place.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the center's director says it has addressed the recommendations in a report by a U.S. Department of Agriculture panel.
The five-member panel toured the center in March and found no evidence of animal mistreatment. But it said the center's animal welfare committee wasn't fulfilling its responsibilities to review and oversee research.
The center conducts scientific studies to help the livestock industry increase the quantity and quality of meat production.
© Associated Press
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