Increase pasture use: Steps to success
Use of pasture can provide many benefits for dairy farmers across the globe. See this article featuring research conducted by UBC’s Animal Welfare Program Alumna Dr. Anne-Marieke Smid: https://www.dairyglobal.net/Nutrition/Articles/2020/8/Increase-pasture-use-Steps-to-success-628733E/
Individual variability in response to social stress in dairy heifers
Congratulations to Emeline Nogues for publishing her first paper with the Animal Welfare Program, together with PhD candidate Benjamin Lecorps, in Animals! The paper, ‘Individual variability in response to social stress in dairy heifers’, examined whether it is better to engage or avoid social interactions when mixed with older cows. Mixing unfamiliar animals (or regrouping) […]
Public and producer attitudes: working together to maintain social licence
Professor Dan Weary’s Presentation at the 2020 Dairy Research Foundation’s Online Symposium: Public and producer attitudes: working together to maintain social licence Dan Weary is a Professor at The University of British Columbia. In 1997 Dan co-founded UBC’s Animal Welfare Program and co-directs this active research group. Dan’s research focuses on developing behavioral measures for […]
Aug 12-13: The Future of Youngstock Management Symposium
All are welcome to attend the The Future of Youngstock Management Symposium, organized by the University of Sidney, the University of British Columbia and AgResearch, taking place August 12 & 13. The event is free to all and featuring speakers from around the world. Email futureyoungstocksymposium@gmail.com for more information.
Review: scientific evidence of emotional distress during CO2 exposure in rodents
Dr. Lucia Amendola, Post-Doctoral Researcher and Dr. Dan Weary have recently published a review in the journal Translational Psychiatry, reviewing scientific evidence of emotional distress during CO2 exposure. World-wide, most rodents that are used for scientific purposes are killed with carbon dioxide (CO2), but for years debate has swirled regarding the humaneness of this agent. The review, […]