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UNDERGRADUATE ANIMAL WELFARE JUDGING TEAM REPRESENTS UBC IN 2018 ASSESSMENT CONTEST AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Congratulations to the UBC Animal Welfare Judging Team coached by PhD students Ruan Daros, Katie Mills, and Laura Whalin. The team placed 5th out of 19 teams in the undergraduate division of the 18th annual Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging/Assessment Contest at Colorado State University (November 16-18, 2018). Students representing UBC included Jenilee Bader, Stefani Cruickshank, Katie Harris, Jessica Meng, Brynn […]
The Guardian publishes an article on tie stalls in the dairy industry
Click here to an article which cites Nina Von Keyserlingk on the use of tie stalls in the dairy industry.
CBC reports on our recent cattle personality study
Click here for a link to the article titled, “How a P.E.I. dairy farmer can tell what his cattle’s outlook on life is”
Nina von Keyserlingk receives 2018 Hans Sigrist Prize
On December 1, 2018 at the annual University of Bern Academic Ceremonies, Nina von Keyserlingk was presented with the Hans Sigrist prize. The Prize citation reads: Professor Marina von Keyserlingk of the The University of British Columbia, is the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare at the Faculty of Land and […]
Cow personality testing study in the News
PhD student Benjamin Lecorps was recently interviewed by CTV on his recent study investigating cow personality. To see the article, click here.
Masters student opportunity for qualified applicant beginning January, 2019
A Master’s student position is available starting in January, 2019. Minimum qualifications: First class degree in animal biology, conservation, zoology or related field Experience in applied research For more information click here.
In the News: Use and perceptions of on-farm emergency slaughter in British Columbia
The Progressive Dairyman recently published an article written by PhD Student Katie Koralesky. Use and perceptions of on-farm emergency slaughter in British Columbia
In the news: “Give a Cow a Brush, and Watch It Scratch That Itch”
A study out of the Animal Welfare Program was highlighted in an article in The New York Times titled “ Give a Cow a Brush and Watch it Scratch That Itch”. The article reports on work recently published in Biology Letters investigating the motivation of dairy cows to access a mechanical brush. Click here to view the […]
New Course for 2018 Winter Term: Animal Welfare and the Ethics of Laboratory Animal Use
New Course for 2018 Winter Term APBI 490-201 Animal Welfare & the Ethics of Laboratory Animal Use