Programme 19th – 20th June, 2024
All times are given in Central European Time (CET).
The Zoom link for the workshop will be shared via email to those who have registered after registration has closed (15th June).
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19th June 2024 (Day 1)
| Time | Talks | Chair | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:50-10:00 | Workshop Introduction: Dr Alan McElligott | ||
| 10:00-11:00 | Plenary: Dr B. Helen Beattie Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Aotearoa (VAWA), New Zealand Farm animal welfare: ‘Wickedness’ and why it stymies progress | Matt Parker | https://www.vawa.co.nz/ https://caringfarmers.nl/ |
| 11:00-11:15 | Nathalie Cornée Overton, UK Understanding the influence of research within policy using Overton | Alan McElligott | https://www.overton.io/ request-a-trial/ |
| 11:15-11:30 | Farhana Chowdhury1, Rowe, C.1, Evans, E.2 & Araujo-Soares, V.3 1Newcastle University, UK; 2Durham University, UK; 3Heidelberg University, Germany Human behaviour change for mouse welfare | Matt Parker | |
| 11:30-11:45 | Kelly Forsythe & Hecht, L. Wild Animal Initiative, UK Funding animal welfare science on neglected species | Alan McElligott | https://www.wildanimal initiative.org/subscribe https://peerj.com/ articles/17149/ |
| 11:45-12:00 | Elena Nalon & Ajuda, I. Eurogroup for Animals, Belgium EU politics and animal welfare research: How do they fit? | Elodie Briefer | https://www.awish-project.eu/networking/ https://www.awish-project.eu /expert-panel-register/ |
| 12:45-13:45 | Plenary: Dr Leopoldo Stuardo World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) WOAH’s animal welfare commitment: From science to standard | Tamara Tadich | https://www.woah.org/en/ what-we-do/standards/ standard-setting-process/ https://www.frontiersin.org/ articles/10.3389/feduc.2024. 1215522/full https://www.woah.org/app/ uploads/2024/01/en-woah-visionpaperanimalwelfare.pdf #:~:text=Improved% 20animal%20welfare%20 contributes%20to%20a%20 more%20sustainable,water %20%28SDG14%29%2C% 20fostering%20responsible %20consumption%20and% 20production%20%28SDG12 %29 |
| 13:45-14:00 | Buddhamas Pralle Kriengwatana1, Hirskyj-Douglas, I.2, Iyasere,O.3,4, French, F.5, Jalali, A.6, Kleinberger, R.7, Mott, R.8, Nager, R.2; Penacchio, O.9, Potvin, D.10, Sabet, S. S.11, Sobukola, O.4, Spencer, K.12, Spierings, M.13 & Wells, D.14 1KU Leuven, Belgium; 2University of Glasgow, UK; 3Humbolt Universität zu Berlin, Germany; 4Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria; 5London Metropolitan University, UK; 6Preventative Veterinary Care, Iran; 7Northeastern University, USA; 8Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, UK; 9Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 10University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; 11University of Guilan, Iran; 12University of St Andrews, UK; 13Leiden University, the Netherlands; 14Queen’s University Belfast, UK Acoustic enrichment interest group: A network to synchronise research and explore the use of sounds for animal health and welfare | Elodie Briefer | https://animalacousticenrich ment.wordpress.com/ https://royalsocietypublishing .org/doi/full/10.1098/ rspb.2021.0774 https://royalsocietypublishing .org/doi/full/10.1098/rsif .2019.0225 |
| 14:00 -14:15 | Sarah Wolfensohn University of Surrey, UK; DEFRA Animal Welfare Committee, UK Understand and improve welfare by using the Animal Welfare Assessment Grid (AWAG) | Tamara Tadich | https://www.who.int/health-topics /one-health#tab=tab_1 |
| 14:00 -14:15 | Jessica Cait1, Avey, M. T. 2 & Mason, G. J.1 1University of Guelph, Canada; 2Canadian Council on AnimalCare From scientific evidence to guideline recommendation: How can animal welfare science learn from human medicine? | Xin Huo | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Katarína Bučková1, Moravcsíková, Á2,3 & Šárová, R.2 1Iowa State University, USA; 2Institute of Animal Science Prague, Czech Republic; 3Czech University of Life Sciences Effect of pair-housing on dairy calf welfare and performance (a systematic review) | Matt Parker | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Plenary: Dr Dennis Bahati Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) Evidence based approach in enhancing Animal Welfare within Africa | Xin Huo | https://www.anaw.org/ https://journals.sagepub. com/doi/10.1177/0023677 2221129976 |
20th June 2024 (Day 2)
| Talks | Chair | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00-11:00 | Plenary: Prof Lynne Sneddon University of Gothenburg, Sweden Impact of science in improving aquatic animal welfare | Hannah Mumby | https://www.eurogroupfor animals.org/library/ european-public- perceptions-fish-welfare https://www.nature.com/ articles/s41598-019-45464 -w https://journals.sagepub. com/doi/10.1177/0023 6772231198733 https://www.sciencedirect. com/science/article/abs/pii/ S0168159124001370 https://www.youtube.com /watchtchsi=X3zlLab_s6cZ Lj9Y&v=HqIiGp3wsOU &feature= youtu.be https://www.gu.se/en/ research/aquatic-animal-welfare-aaw |
| 11:00-11:15 | Ben Todhunter1,2 & Mark Ferguson3,4 1The NZ Merino Company Ltd, New Zealand; 2Cleardale Station Ltd., New Zealand; 3NeXtgen Agri International; 4Genesmith, New Zealand A genetic approach to reducing footrot prevalence in sheep | Kate Flay | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Luke Hecht1,2, Liedholm, S. E.1 & Elliott, V.1,3 1Wild Animal Initiative, UK; 2Durham University, UK; 3Smithsonian Institution, USA Optimizing population density for wild animals’ welfare | Hannah Mumby | https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/ news/new-study-suggests-culling-animals-who-dont-belong-can-be-flawed-nature-conservation -practice |
| 11:30-11:45 | Sarah Bonser-Blake Wild Welfare Bringing together animal welfare research and application to improve husbandry practices in zoological facilities through humane education | Kate Flay | https://wildwelfare.org/new- core-standard/ https://wildwelfare.org/ resources-elearn-programme/ |
| 11:45-12:00 | Siyao Shi & Legrand, A. Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) From research to impact for farm animal welfare: Examples from CIWF’s food business programme | Hannah Mumby | https://www.ciwf.org.uk/ https://www.compassionin foodbusiness.com/ https://www.compassionin foodbusiness.com/ourwork/ meet-the-team/yaoyao-shi/ref=honeysucklemag.com |
| 12:45-13:00 | Libby Syddall Nestera Global Could you make your animal welfare research more accessible and relevant? | Rebecca Parkes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ libby-syddall- a883341b9/?original_referer= |
| 13:00-13:15 | Alan G. McElligott1 & Elodie F. Briefer2 1City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; 2University of Copenhagen, Denmark Making goat welfare research impactful | Tamara Tadich | https://vimeo.com/473 797887/8b1867429e https://www.zed.fr/en/catal og/smart-as-a-goat https://www.alanmcelligott. co.uk/media-press https://www.cambridge.org/ core/journals/animal-welfare/article/abs/use-of-judgement-bias- to-assess-welfare-in-farm-livestock/B9B219E9EB3 9492C82F D3604763AD7EA https://www.sciencedirect. com/science/article/abs/ pii/S0149763420304735 https://phys.org/news/2014 -03-goats-clever-previously-thought.html |
| 13:15-13:30 | Oluwarore, K. O.1, Lukas Jasiūnas1, Qureshi, F.2 & Esparza, I.1 1Healthier Hens, 2Healthier Hens Kenya Building animal welfare knowledge and capacity through veterinary training on egg-laying hen welfare in Kenya | Rebecca Parkes | https://bestpracticehens.eu/ |
| 13:30-13:45 | T. Bas Rodenburg & Giersberg, M. F. Utrecht University, The Netherlands Enabling the transition to cage-free housing for laying hens worldwide | Tamara Tadich | https://doi.org/10.1016/j. psj.2021.101533 https://bestpracticehens. eu/ https://bestpracticehens. eu/materials/ https://globalfoodpartners. com/wpcontent/uploads/20 23/04/BP-ENSXAU-0419.pdf |
| 13:45-14:00 | Carolin Breitenbach, Larrateguy, M. V. & Phillips, W. Welttierschutzstiftung (WTS) Vets United Bridging the teaching gap: Making animal welfare education accessible with holistic teaching materials | Rebecca Parkes | https://www.frontiersin.org /articles/10.3389/fanim.2023 .1214889/full https://teaching-animal-welfare.org/ https://jvme.utpjournals. press/doi/ abs/10.3138/jvme.32.4.422 |
| 14:00-14:15 | Jo Hockenhull1, Hannelly, E.2, Madders, G.2 & Cameron, A.3 1University of Bristol; 2The British Horse Society; 3University of Nottingham Be horse aware: Thank you for not feeding other people’s horses | Matt Parker | bhs.org.uk/behorseaware https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=pKdCmvb53iY&ab _channel=TheBritishHorseSo ciety |
| 14:30-14:45 | Giulia Malerbi Aquatic Life Institute, Lewis & Clark Law School Advocating for a preemptive ban on octopus farming | Alan McElligott | https://law.lclark.edu/ centers/ animal_law_studies/ animal_law_clinics/aali/ https://food.ec.europa.eu/ animals/animal-welfare/ eu-animal-welfare-legislation /cat-and-dog-fur_en ali.fish/octopus-farming-ban https://food.ec.europa.eu/ system/files/202110/aw_ eval_revision_ roadmap_efsa.pdf |
| 14:45-15:00 | Emily Trunnell1, Jayne, K.2, Baines, J.2, Stoddart, G.2, Smith, R.3 & Jackson, T.4 1People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) US; 2PETA UK; 3Animal-Free Science Advocacy, Australia; 4New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society A global campaign to end the forced swim test | Matt Parker | https://journals.sagepub. com/doi/10.1177/026988 1116689260 |
| 15:00-16:00 | Plenary: Prof Georgia Mason University of Guelph, Canada How does animal welfare research change policy and practice, and how should it in the future? | Alan McElligott | https://link.springer.com/ article/10.1186/s12915-023-01793-x https://www.frontiersin.org/ journals/veterinary-science/ articles/10.3389/fvets.2019. 00382/full https://www.int-res.com/ abstracts/dao/ v94/n3/p255-257 https://www.cambridge.org /core/journals/animal-welfare/article/abs/why-is- there-no-simple- way-of-measuring-animalwelfare/1060C E7688514A291272232EB8 9E8849 https://link.springer.com/ article/10.1007/s42761 -022-00125-6 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/7/12/90 https://hbcforlife.org/ |