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Posts by Roi Mandel Briefer

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About Roi Mandel Briefer

The author has been working in the field of Animal Welfare Science for 10 years. He is currently working as an assistant professor at the Section for Animal Welfare and Disease Control, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Which is more harmful to animals – dairy or beef production? An animal welfare scientist explains the answer, and it might surprise you.

Which is more harmful to animals – dairy or beef production? An animal welfare scientist explains the answer, and it might surprise you.

Feb 22, 2023

In this guest blog, animal welfare scientist Dr. Roi Mandel Briefer explains how a recent study debunks the common misconception that raising cattle for meat is more harmful than raising them for dairy

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Not mentioned, beyond obliquely, is the fact that animal agriculture is responsible for the great majority of biodiversity loss. Until these articles get more honest,

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The latest State of the Climate Report is out. "Human activities, including energy use, food production, economic growth, and land-use change, continue to drive many

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