Congratulations to our graduating students
The Animal Welfare Program is excited to celebrate the graduation of several students! Maria Chen with her MSc and Katelyn Mills, Ben Lecorps and Thomas Ede with their PhD! In addition to these graduate students, several undergraduate students have actively been working with the program this year through undergraduate theses or directed studies. Congratulations! Alex […]
Using Realistic Evaluation to understand how interventions work on dairy farms
A new study by AWP researchers used Realistic Evaluation to understand how an intervention to help farmers modify and use standard operating procedures (SOP) for colostrum management worked in different contexts. Farmer reasoning about the purpose and utility of the SOP, plus how they used SOP resources, impacted intervention success. To facilitate change, interventions should […]
Dr. von Keyserlingk to discuss animal care practices in the upcoming Hoard’s Dairyman webinar
Hoard’s Dairyman‘s next monthly webinar will be Monday, June 14 at noon (Central time). Nina von Keyserlingk from the University of British Columbia will present “Reimagining the future of dairy – Maintaining our social license by improving animal welfare.” Many common practices on dairy farms are subject to criticism by consumers and other stakeholders. During […]
Public attitudes toward dairy farm practices and technology related to milk production
One modern approach to addressing animal welfare-related challenges in agricultural systems is through technological solutions (e.g. genetic modification, plant-based milk). New research by AWP researchers, published today in PLoS ONE (https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250850), evaluated public attitudes toward current approaches and technological alternatives to common welfare issues on dairy farms. While previous studies assess attitudes toward individual issues, […]
Dr. Ajmal Khan Alumni Profile
Ajmal Khan, PhD Senior Scientist – Animal Nutrition and Physiology at AgResearch Limited, New Zealand. What was your experience in the Animal Welfare Program? I am a Ruminant Nutritionist from Pakistan and I spent 5 years as a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the UBC AWP mainly working at UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre at Aggasiz […]
AWP students recognized at LFS Grad Student Conference
Congratulations to all presenters at the 2021 LFS Graduate Student Conference, showcasing the wide breadth of programs within the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. The Animal Welfare Program was pleased to see so many of our current students recognized among the winners: Poster Presentation Winners 1st Place: Kai von Kentzell, Investigation into owner-reported differences between foreign- […]
Dr. Ruan Daros Alumni Profile
Associate Professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná in Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program?I came to know the program through the long term collaboration between the AWP and LETA (Applied ethology and animal welfare lab at the Federal University of Santa Catarina – Brazil). What have you […]