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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The United Nations General Assembly declares February 11th as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Women and girls continue to lead innovation and produce ground-breaking research around the world, despite being underrepresented in science and research. We are very fortunate to have so many #womeninscience as part of the Applied Animal Biology program…
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Dr. Anne-Marieke Smid Alumni Profile
Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program I conducted my Master’s thesis in collaboration with AWP as a Masters student at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. I really enjoyed working in this group and in the UBC farm environment, so it was the perfect…
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Dr. Katy Proudfoot Alumni Profile
Associate Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island and Director of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island What was your experience in the Animal Welfare Program? I graduated from the Animal Welfare Program with my MSc in 2008 and PhD in 2013 with a…
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Dr. Beth Ventura Alumni Profile
Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program? I was first attracted to the Animal Welfare Program because of its world-class reputation as a leader in animal welfare science and because of the chance to work with outstanding scientists in this field.…
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Sophie Neveux, agr. Alumni Profile
Animal Welfare and Milk Quality Advisor at Agropur in Saint-Hubert, Quebec What brought you to the Animal Welfare Program?I had the opportunity to work on dairy farms prior to completing my B.Sc. and realized that dairy producers need the input from various professionals. It is a team effort. In addition, many of the improvements that…
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Individual differences in rat sensitivity to carbon dioxide
Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr. Lucia Amendola, PhD student Anna Ratuski, and Dr. Dan Weary have recently published an article in PloS One on the individual differences in rat sensitivity to CO2. While CO2 is commonly used for rodent euthanasia, this gas elicits negative emotions in rats, but the negative experience is different between individuals. Authors found…
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Dr. Nina von Keyserlingk elected as a new Director on the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare (NFAHW) Council Board
Congratulations to Dr. Nina von Keyserlingk for being elected as a new Director on the National Farmed AnimalHealth and Welfare (NFAHW) Council Board! The NFAHW Council provides advice on topics of importance to animal agriculture to the FPT Regulatory ADMs ofAgriculture Committee and all other stakeholders. NFAHW Council is a national organization that brings togetherindustry,…
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Pessimistic individuals more vulnerable to depressive-like states after hot-iron disbudding
Disbudding dairy calves is a common but painful procedure to prevent horn growth. Even when controlling for the immediate, intra-operative pain, post-operative pain can last for days after the procedure. Anhedonia, the reduced ability to experience pleasure, is associated with low mood in humans. In the current study, UBC researchers report the first evidence of…
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Seminar: Use of therapy dogs as part of special education classrooms
Are you curious about therapy dogs as part of special education classrooms? Sasha Protopopova, NSERC/BC SPCA Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare, will be giving a free 3-hour seminar in coordination with the Applied Behavior Analysis Center’s ABACLive Cambridge Center Series on Thursday, October 1, 2020. With increasing parental demand and interest in adding therapy dogs…
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AWP awarded CFI John R. Evans Leaders Fund for Equipment and Infrastructure
Dr. Alexandra (Sasha) Protopopova, recently announced NSERC IRC Chair in Animal Welfare, has been awarded funding from the Government of Canada, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) invests in research infrastructure at institutions across Canada. Sasha will be establishing a laboratory for human-animal interaction and companion animal welfare. Congratulations to Sasha,…