AWP students present their research at the ADSA annual meeting
Animal Welfare Program students gave 7 presentations at the American Dairy Science Association meeting in Cincinnati this past week. Pictured here are some of our students with Dan Weary and some friends from the UBC’s dairy reproduction research group and Alumni of the Animal Welfare Program.
UBC Dairy Education and Research Center Open House: July 20, 2019
The UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre is world renowned for its innovative dairy research. With our research we aim to improve the lives of dairy cows in practical ways. We also study how to optimize dairy cattle reproduction on farms. Did you know that calves can be optimistic as well as pessimistic? And that […]
New APBI 496 Applied Biology Practicum in India now accepting applications
Gain hands-on experience with sanctuary sloth bears and elephants near Agra, India with a month-long placement at Wildlife SOS in Winter Term 2 (Jan 2020) in this 6 credit course. Adjunct Professor Dr. Sara Dubois is accepting applications open through end of June 2019. For more information and to access the application, head to the […]
Animal Welfare Program hosts national meeting
Prof. David Fraser and graduate student Devon Wilson hosted a national meeting in Vancouver on April 30-May 1. The meeting brought together 17 experts on the marketing of dairy calves — animals that are born on dairy farms but are then sold to other farms that raise them for slaughter. The meeting included dairy farmers, […]
2019 Stratton Lecture presentations available
With generous support from the Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada the 2019 Stratton Lecuture featured a panel of speakers discussing future directions in the field with researchers in laboratory, companion, and farm animal welfare. The lecture featured Dr. Joanna Makowska, Dr. Diego Moya, and Dr. Charlotte Winder. The full 2-hour lecture is available online, and […]
In the news: Dr. Makowska publishes article on providing separate cages to mice in laboratories
The findings of the study by Dr. Makowask and her team have generated lots of media attention! See the links below for reports by UBC and CTV: https://news.ubc.ca/2019/04/23/good-mousekeeping-en-suite-bathroom-makes-for-happier-mice/ https://review.bellmedia.ca/view/208463829
Dr. Cathy Schuppli recorded a webinar for the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
Dr Cathy Schuppli, Clinical Assistant Professor and a Clinical Veterinarian at UBC’s Animal Care Services, recorded a webinar titled “Superstar Rats Teach Empathy to Researchers” for the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. She discussed a creative method to foster a culture of empathy with new animal researchers entering an institution. Check […]
AWP alumnus Leanne McConnachie shares her research findings with “The Scrivener”
To see her article, follow this link.
AWP in the News: Dairy Herd Management Reports on a recent study investigating competitive behaviour of cattle at the water trough
To see the report, follow this link!