Environmental and Root Cause Analysis Case Study Template

• They slaughter 32,000 hogs per day (2,000 hogs an hour) and employees get infections from handling the guts so much

Hog slaughter and the slaughter of all livestock has been a controversial topic over the last few years. With many organizations out there against animal agriculture such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) there has been a constant push to find the most humane act of livestock harvest as possible while still maintaining excellent meat quality. Currently, there are four acceptable methods: chemical (Carbon Dioxide – CO2), mechanical (captive bolt), mechanical (gunshot), and electrical (electrical current). Currently, all four methods are approved for the slaughter of swine. None, however, are ideal and all have advantages and disadvantages in pork quality effects which leaves it up for discussion of which is the best system to use.

For the unit 6 assignment on case analysis, I will be conducting a case study on two clients.

We haven’t always endured the dramatic effect of these ghastly creatures. Around three hundred years ago the Spaniards, during their explorations introduced the hogs to Texas. The hogs were intended for sustenance and lard for the new settlers here in America. During the fight for Texas’s independence the hogs were left unattended and managed to escape their encasements. That being said, the hogs began reproducing at an alarming rate; now the feral hog

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In his article “Boss Hog: The Dark Side of America’s Top Pork Producer,” (Rolling Stone Magazine, December 14, 2006) Jeff Teitz reports that not only are millions upon millions of pigs being abused and slaughtered each year by America’s largest pork producer, but, in turn, the waste produced by those pigs is polluting, destroying, and even killing others. Teitz begins by revealing that Smithfield Foods, the world’s most profitable pork processor, killed 27 million hogs last year, which is roughly equivalent to the entire human populations of America’s thirty-two largest cities. As Teitz delves deeper into statistics, he explains that more fecal matter is produced from half a million pigs at one Smithfield subsidiary than the 1.5 million

This week, you are going to complete an Assignment in which you analyze two case studies. You will read each case and answer the questions included using the information you have gained from this course so far. Your answer should include an analysis of client strengths, possible interventions, and a reflection on the possible ethical issues and cultural influences as they might impact the case.

1) Complete summary of the case study that identifies the key problems and issues, provides background information, relevant facts, the solution employed, and the results achieved.

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The case looks at the effects of the plant to fishery habitats. Our infrastructure not only effects people but the animals and the environment around which it is built. These types of facilities are regulated on how they are built to ensure no harmful effects of the environment around them. These areas have to be protected while the facility is in service as well.

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Approximately 25% of the shipments to the plant arrive in farmer-owned trucks. These shipments vary in size from 50 to 200 hogs. The farmer’s scheduled delivery affects the overall hogs supply, and the plant is heavily dependent on the farmers schedule accuracy.

The Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) plans to do a full environmental impact study http://chippewa.com/news/local/environment/wisconsin-dnr-plans-full-environmental-study-on-huge-pig-farm/article_1f719157-b1aa-5a60-aa7b-e35a8a22d9ae.html

All of the badger data that was collected was put into the statistical analysis program ‘R’ were all of the analysis was performed (R Development Core Team 2013). Firstly, the data that was loaded into R was transformed into spatial data frames so that the correct X and Y coordinates could be used. A plot was then taken of the badger locations and a 100% MCP, 90% Kernel, and 50% Kernel were calculated (Fig 1). A kernelUD was then done to give the utilization distribution with an h-value of 21 for the 90% Kernel and 50% Kernel. The least-square cross validation (LSCV) method along with the ‘href’ function was used to get this h value as this gives the smallest isopleth that is continuous and give a reliable home range and all the areas within the home range remain connected. The LSCV and ‘href’ h-value was then used for the 50% kernel, the 50% kernel is used to determine the core areas of the home range. The areas for the three different home-ranges 100%, 90% and 50% could then be calculated using GArea in R.

* Intensive planning of daily shipment should be done (calculation of exact amount of goods to be shipped and arrangement of the goods)