Liv Baker: Translocation stress in Stephens’ kangaroo rats
Liv Baker’s PhD dissertation studied the effects of translocation on kangaroo rats, and how stressors during translocation can compromise the animals’ ability to cope.
Killing them softly – new research shows a better way for euthanizing laboratory fish
A new study just published on the open access journal PLoS ONE shows how practices in research laboratories can be made more animal friendly.
A little privacy please?
A new study has found that dairy cows seek privacy when giving birth. Cows are typically moved to a ‘maternity area’ when they due to calve, but until now there has been little information available about what this area should look like from the cow’s perspective. Researchers created a pen that allowed cows to choose […]
Graduate research explores emotional depth of calves
A study led by Heather Neave, the first to use a cognitive bias test to address the emotional response to pain in non-human species, found calves showed signs of pessimism after having their horns removed.
2013 Stratton Lecture in Animal Welfare
The 2013 Stratton Lecture in Animal Welfare was given October 29 by Chris Draper, Programs Manager, Captive Wildlife/Science, for London- based Born Free Foundation, http://www.bornfree.org.uk/. The subject of the talk was “Captivity, Conservation and the Welfare of Wild Animals”. The Stratton Lecture is an annual public talk hosted by the UBC Animal Welfare Program and […]
World Organisation for Animal Health developing global animal welfare standards
The Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health is developing global animal welfare standards based on 10 “General Principles for the welfare of animals in production systems”. David Fraser and Julie Huzzey of the UBC Animal Welfare Program led the writing of a major review paper giving the scientific background to the General Principles. The paper […]
New protocol for automated measures of lying behaviour
Measures of lying behaviour can be used to track the early onset of illness and provide insight into how comfortable the environment is for the animals; research at the UBC’s AWP has shown that cows that stand up for longer are at a higher risk of becoming lame, and once they are lame, they lie […]
Wildlife groups find common ground
Research conducted by UBC’s Sara Dubois found the majority of those surveyed believe habitat loss and pollution are the biggest threats to wildlife.
Reviews of Preclinical Animal Research: The Need for More Ethical Practice
Dr Avey talk poster_Nov 15.2013
AWP student wins scholarship to present research results in China
As part of her PhD research, AWP student Gosia Zobel has been investigating the use of automated measures to help in the early identification of sick dairy goats. Gosia received a highly competitive travel scholarship from the organizers of the World Conference on Animal Production to present her results in Beijing last week (October 15 […]