SRUC’s Animal Behaviour and Welfare Team are hosting a one day conference which will showcase some of their exciting and innovative research.
Event: New developments in
animal welfare research
Location: Roslin Institute
Building, Easter Bush Estate
Date: Friday 4 October
2013
Time: 9.30am – 3pm
The event will include presentations on topics
including:
Pig aggression: Can we, and
should we breed against this intractable problem?
A novel method of measuring
hunger motivation in feed restricted broiler breeders: implications and future
directions.
Mothers matter: how
management of farm animals during pregnancy affects the next generation
The Great Crate Debate:
Developments in free farrowing research and commercialisation
Promoting a duty of care
towards animals in children and young people
Genetics and animal welfare
Animal welfare and education
Also participating is the
Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education and the Roslin
Institute.
To book your place please contact Sheila Davidson at sheila.davidson@sruc.ac.uk. Please RSVP by Friday 27th September 2013.
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