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Rachel Carson and Ruth Harrison Conference

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and Ruth Harrison’s Animal Machines changed the way people understand how our modern world can affect the lives of animals. Now, about 50 years after the publication of these two books, a conference will be held to ask what progress we have made in addressing the challenges laid out by these […]

Dairy calves benefit from access to forage early in life

Dairy calves are typically not provided forage in the first few months of life, in part because some farmers and scientists believe that this will slow intake of other solid feeds. New research from UBC’s Animal Welfare Program has now shown that access to forage early in life helps calves make the transition to the […]

Lameness in US dairy herds

The latest lameness research from UBC’s Animal Welfare Program was published in the January 2013 issue of the Journal of Dairy Science. The paper, entitled “Herd-level risk factors for lameness in US freestall herds”, illustrates the association between management and lameness in high producing cows housed in two regions of the U.S. Use of deep […]

Wildlife

Wildlife

Human activities often have profound if unintended effects on these animals, and these impacts are an important area of concern to many British Columbians.

Companion Animals

Companion Animals

There is a need for more science-based information about the problem of physiological and emotional stress experienced by dogs in shelter settings.