In the news: “What people really think about farms”
An article in Hoard’s Dairyman, “What people really think about farms”, talking about the ‘ideal dairy farm’ work that was featured in our most recent UBC Dairy Research Report. Click here to view the article.
Marina von Keyserlingk and Daniel Weary win first ever Boehringer-Ingelheim Ruminant Well-being Award, presented at 2016 World Buiatrics Congress, Dublin, Ireland
https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/press-release/marina-von-keyserlingk-and-daniel-weary-win-first-ruminant-well-being-award
UBC Dairy Research Centre Featured in Ubyssey Video
Editors from UBC’s student newspaper, The Ubyssey, visited the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre last month. They took some great video footage of our student researchers in action, and interviewed PhD candidate Tracy Burnett (Applied Animal Biology) on how the work we do impacts the lives of dairy animals, and benefits Canadian dairy farmers. […]
Canadian Dairy Producers Benefit from UBC Dairy Welfare Research
Milk Producer recently featured an article highlighting how the Canadian dairy industry has benefitted from UBC welfare research. More information found in the Applied Science section on page 40: http://www.travelpress.com/subscription/IDEA/151215_050115_MP/
Social housing reduces neophobia in dairy calves
Check out our latest paper “Complex social housing reduces food neophobia in dairy calves,” recently published in the Journal of Dairy Science and authored by PhD student Joao Henrique Cardoso Costa, colleague Rua Daros and professors Nina von Keyserlingk and Dan Weary. Calves showed reduced responses to novel foods when housed with other calves and […]
“The Ticking Clock: Addressing Farm Animal Welfare in Emerging Countries”
Over the last decade many emerging economies, and in particular Brazil, have established themselves as major players in global food animal production. A new paper, co-authored by our own Nina von Keyserlingk and published in the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, examines the state of farm animal welfare in these countries.
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New research published on attitudes to pasture access for dairy cows
A paper co-authored by the AWP’s Cathy Schuppli, Nina von Keyserlingk, and Dan Weary has been recently published in the J. of Animal Science. The paper, entitled “Access to Pasture for Dairy Cows: Responses from an Online Engagement,” examined the perceptions of Canadian and American participants on the importance of pasture access for dairy cows, and […]
UBC Dairy participates in Agassiz Fall Fair
Last weekend, our students at the UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre celebrated the 110th Agassiz Fall Fair and 66th Corn Festival in Agassiz by entering the annual parade – this year, our float had the theme “MOOlti-COW-tural” to highlight the diversity of students from many different countries that are studying here!
Improving dairy cattle welfare in Chile
Dr. Pilar Sepúlveda-Varas, supervised by Dr. Nina von Keyserlingk, Professor in the Animal Welfare Program, successfully defended her Doctor of Veterinary Sciences in Chile.
Social ‘pain’ of separation versus physical pain from dehorning for dairy calves
Paper published in PLoS ONE asseses emotional response of dairy calves after separation from the dam.