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AWP to co-host symposium on euthanasia
How can we tell if an animal’s death is a good one? UBC’s Animal Welfare Program is co-hosting a symposium on this topic at the Behaviour 2013 meeting to be held in Newcastle this August. The aim will be to review recent findings and discuss more effective ways of assessing and improving euthanasia methods.
PhD student, Gosia Zobel, starts project on the welfare of dairy goats
Much of the Animal Welfare Program’s work on dairy cattle has focused on how housing and management can be improved – now new work will begin addressing these issues for dairy goats! Although the dairy goat industry is thriving, almost no research has been done on goat welfare. Our new project, in collaboration with the […]
Benchmarking cow comfort on US dairy farms
Can the good example set by your peers help to motivate improved welfare on dairy farms? New work in the UBC Animal Welfare Program has been examining the use of benchmarking as a service for farmers and a vehicle for engagement on issues of cow comfort and lameness. A new paper, entitled “Benchmarking cow comfort on […]
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
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
There is a need for more science-based information about the problem of physiological and emotional stress experienced by dogs in shelter settings.
Dairy Cattle
Calves are social animals. Recent studies have found that the learning abilities calves gain from social interactions help them cope with challenges later in life.
Animals in Science
The issues of pain and distress in research animals, as well as the impacts of common laboratory procedures and standard husbandry practices concerns the general public and thoughtful researchers.
Public Views
An increasingly important aspect of animal welfare research and outreach is promoting dialogue between researchers, scientists, policy makers and the public – all with the view to improving the lives of animals.
New work on euthanasia highlighted in Nature
The latest research from UBC’s Animal Welfare Program on euthanasia of laboratory animals has been highlighted in an article in Nature. The article discuss how new research is helping to convince laboratories to switch to more humane methods of killing lab animals.