The scientific programme of ISAE2023 below is subject to change until oral presenters have registered to the congress and paid the registration fee. Due to this, the organising committee reserves the right to make relevant changes in the programme.
8:30 - 17:30 | DCCAF pre-congress workshop on Farm Animal Welfare - Duetto Hall |
9:00 - 17:00 | LIFT: Lifting Farm Animal Lives – Laying the Foundations for Positive Animal Welfare - Allegro Hall |
9:00 - 17:00 | LIFT - Bolero I Hall |
9:00 - 16:00 | Council Meeting - Andante Hall |
08:00-09:00 |
Registration (the desk remains open through the day) | |
Grande Hall | ||
09:00-09:15 | Opening Ceremony | |
09:15-09:30 | On EDIA matters | |
09:30-10:15 |
Wood-Gush-Memorial Lecture Found in translation: Ode an die Freude Chair: Mark Rutter, Harper Adams University |
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10:15-10:45 | Coffee break in the lobby | |
10:45-13:00 |
Miscellaneous Section (Ruminants) |
PLF and Other New Techniques for Measuring Animal Behaviour Chair: Bas Rodenburg, Animals in Science and Society, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University |
10:45-11:00 |
Social ranking and personality modulate learning in cows managed in automatic milking systems Francesca Johansen, Queens University Belfast |
Associations between salivary biomarkers, and respiratory health status and activity level measured by PLF sensors in pigs Heng-Lun Ko, Department of Animal and Food Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona |
11:00-11:15 |
Spontaneous head-related behaviours three weeks after caustic paste disbudding in dairy calves Alycia Drwencke, Center for Animal Welfare, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis |
Computer vision as a means to determine optimal sampling interval for feeding behaviour duration of finisher pigs Mona Lilian Vestbjerg Larsen, Section of Behaviour, Stress and Welfare, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark |
11:15-11:30 |
Cow-calf contact rearing in pasture-based dairy production – Farmer’s motivations and experiences Susanne Waiblinger, Institute of Animal Welfare Science, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna |
What is that smell? Development of a scale to assess pigs’ immediate behavioural reaction to novel odours Rebecca Grut, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) |
11:30-11:45 |
Pair-housed dairy calves may show more social adjustment shortly after weaning compared to individually-housed calves Beth Ventura, Department of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln |
A critical note on meal criteria in growing-finishing pigs: behaviour between feeder visits Jacinta Bus, Animal Production Systems group, Wageningen University & Research |
11:45-12:00 |
Development and responsiveness of a grimace scale for pain assessment in Angus beef calves Mostafa Farghal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. |
Sow activity patterns elaborated from computer vision data are associated with piglet growth in early lactation Océane Girardie, INRAE |
12:00-12:15 |
Validation of a health-related quality of life tool for respiratory disease in dairy calves Marie Haskell, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh |
Individual and pen level behavior as early indicator of post-weaning diarrhea in newly-weaned piglets Vivian Witjes, Farm Animal Health, Department Population Health Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
12:15-12:30 |
Blood in milk as a result of injurious social behaviour in horned dairy cows: exploration of herd incidences and prevention opportunities Asja Ebinghaus, University of Kassel, Farm Animal Behaviour and Husbandry Section |
Social networks in pigs based on computer vision: impacts of proximity definitions Clémence Orsini, Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands |
12:30-12:45 |
Towards a deeper understanding of whether goats understand photos as referential depictions of conspecifics Jan Langbein, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Behavioural Physiology, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany |
Computer vision system to identify lameness in sows Tauana Maria De Paula, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science of University of São Paulo |
12:45-13:00 |
Evaluating the consistency of dairy goat kids’ responses to two methods of assessing fearfulness Holly Vickery, University of Reading |
Vision-AI for animal welfare: automatic detection of sheep lameness analysing face, gait and motion from video Marwa Mahmoud, University of Glasgow |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch / Student Lunch in restaurant Merineitsi | |
14:00-15:30 | Human-Animal Interactions (Ruminants) Chair: Beth Ventura, Department of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln Grande Hall |
Behaviours as Indicators of Positive Welfare (Pigs) Chair: Heleen van de Weerd, Cerebrus Associates Bolero Hall |
14:00-14:15 |
Effects of tactile stimulation and application of umbilical disinfectant on preweaned beef calves’s reactivity to human handling: Preliminary results Victor Brusin, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada |
The drinking fountain: Do pigs donate food to conspecifics? Jean-Loup Rault, Institute of Animal Welfare Science, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna |
14:15-14:30 |
Indication of social buffering in disbudded calves Katarína Bučková, Iowa State University |
Variation in physical contact between pigs Piero Seddaiu, Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology Polish Academy of Sciences |
14:30-14:45 |
Examining fear responses during artificial insemination in dairy cattle Jennifer Heinsius, Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada |
Effect of light intensity on behavioural welfare indicators in growing-finishing pigs Alice Scaillierez, Animal Production Systems group, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands |
14:45-15:00 |
A comparison of industry and public perceptions of dairy cow handling scenarios Jennifer Van Os, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Auditory laterality in pigs and the emotional valence hypothesis Charlotte Goursot, Institute of Behavioural Physiology, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf; Institute of Animal Welfare Science, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna |
15:00-15:15 |
Tactile stimulation reduces the heart rate of newborn Nellore calves subjected to handling procedures Mateus Paranhos Da Costa, São Paulo State University, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences |
Assessment of lying down behaviour in temporarily crated lactating sows Gudrun Illmann, Department of Ethology, Institute of Animal Science, Czech Republic |
15:15-15:30 |
Fear of humans or fear of isolation - The role of conspecifics in behavioural testing in sheep Leigh Atkinson, Animal Welfare Science Centre, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia |
Can we promote positive welfare in pigs through play behaviour? Karolina Steinerova, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
15:30-15:50 | Poster presentations in oral format | Poster presentations in oral format |
15:50-16:15 | Coffee break in the lobby | |
16:15-18:00 |
Human Animal Interactions Chair: Sebastian McBride, Aberystwyth University |
PLF and Other New Techniques for Measuring Animal Behaviour |
16:15-16:30 |
Owner's recognition of sentience improves welfare of donkeys in challenging working environment Syed Saad Ul Hassan Bukhari, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong |
Contact to their own calf slightly alters the activity patterns of dairy cows, but has no influence on their rhythmicity Marie Schneider, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Institute of Organic Farming,Germany |
16:30-16:45 |
Early human contact and fear of novelty and humans in piglets Lauren Hemsworth, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne |
Baby's firsts: Onset of feed intake and rumination in milk-fed dairy calves Blair Downey, Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
16:45-17:00 |
A long-term positive human-animal relationship does not improve pigs’ response to an LPS immune challenge Océane Schmitt, Institute of Animal Welfare Science, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna |
Machine learning algorithms can be used to predict disease in preweaned dairy calves Rielle Perttu, University of Minnesota |
17:00-17:15 |
Early-life positive human contact causes quicker stabilisation of piglet behaviour following weaning Katelyn Tomas, Centre for Animal Science, QAAFI and School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Australia |
Food neophobia test explains variation in feeding behavior and performance during the milk-feeding and post-weaning periods in dairy calves Megan Woodrum Setser, University of Kentucky |
17:15-17:30 |
Sows fear of human is transmitted to their weaned piglets and impacts piglets behaviour in a spatial memory test Celine Tallet, INRAE |
Effects of bovine respiratory disease on dairy calves’ position within a social network Katie Gingerich, University of Florida |
17:30-17:45 |
Assessment of health and welfare of Asian Elephant in Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) situations in India Kafil Hussain, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu) |
The validation of an alert based on changes in milk feeding behaviour to identify calves at-risk for diarrhea Melissa Cantor, The Pennsylvania State University, Animal Science |
17:45-18:00 |
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The effect of early intervention using a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug on diarrhea severity and feeding behaviour in dairy calves Allison Welk, University of Guelph, Population Medicine |
18:15-19:00 | Student Meet & Greet in Valuutabaar | |
19:00-21:00 | Welcome reception in the lobby area |
9:00-9:45 | Plenary Talk Having a friend close-by: social preference in piglets and its relevance at weaning Dr. Irene Camerlink, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Grande Hall |
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09:50-11:20 | Human-Animal Interactions (Companion animals) Chair: Jean-Loup Rault, Institute of Animal Welfare Science, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna Grande Hall |
Behaviours as Indicators of Positive Welfare (Ruminants) Chair: Jan Langbein, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Institute of Behavioural Physiology, Bolero Hall |
09:50-10:05 |
Using silent video footage to assess the objective and subjective difficulty of the interpretation of dog emotions by members of the public Jana Muschinski, Dogs Trust |
Nursing behaviour of dairy cows in different cow-calf-contact conditions Emma Hvidtfeldt Jensen, Section of Behaviour, Stress and Welfare, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark |
10:05-10:20 |
Relation between healthy test-persons’ immediate physiological responses during different intensities of contact with a dog Lene Høeg Fuglsang-Damgaard, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark |
Do dairy cows change lying location according to the audibility of music and does music affect milk yield? Frank Tuyttens, Animal Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Melle |
10:20-10:35 |
Do nonlinear phenomena in puppy whines signal distress to human listeners? Mathilde Massenet, ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab, ENES/CRNL, University of Saint-Etienne |
Daily behaviours of calves raised in a cow-driven cow-calf-contact system Laura Whalin, Norwegian Veterinary Institute |
10:35-10:50 |
Comparing quantitative and impression-based measures of the immediate reaction of nursing home residents to dog visits Karen Thodberg, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University |
Visual judgement bias of dairy cows housed with or without their calves Heather Neave, Section of Behaviour, Stress and Welfare, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark |
10:50-11:05 |
Understanding feline feelings: An investigation of cat owners’ perceptions of cat behavior Lauren Powell, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania |
Social interactions and play behaviour of dairy calves in a cow-calf contact system on pasture Romane Gillet, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Institute of Organic Farming, Germany |
11:05-11:20 |
Acoustic parameters of rock cavy’s (Kerodon rupestris) whistle as an ecological indicator of anthropic impact on a threatened habitat Sérgio Nogueira-Filho, State University of Santa Cruz |
Welfare assessment of working horses and their owners perceive: The case of South Darfur state, Sudan Saber Yagoub, Animal Welfare Center, Nyala, Sudan |
11:20-11:45 | Coffee break in the lobby | |
11:45-13:00 | Miscellaneous Section (Pigs) Chair: Jeremy Marchant, United States Department of Agriculture, ARS, LBRU Grande Hall |
Laboratory Animal Behaviour Chair: Anna Olsson, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto Bolero Hall |
11:45-12:00 |
Novel behavioural test in piglets using a laser pointer: a pilot study Ruan Daros, Graduate Program in Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil |
Using Chronic Unpredictable Stress to investigate ‘inactive-but-awake’ behaviour as a welfare indicator in laboratory rats Lauren Young, University of Guelph, Integrative Biology |
12:00-12:15 |
The importance of carefully selecting vocalization parameters to quantify pain and stress in piglets Mathilde Coutant, Section of Behaviour, Stress and Welfare, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark |
Rat handling practices: what do rats want? Carly O'malley, Charles River |
12:15-12:30 |
Veterinary functional music enhances variations in diurnal salivary cortisol concentrations in farm pigs Juliana Zapata Cardona, Grupo de Investigación QUIRON, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Antioquia |
Rat ultrasonic vocalisations during the “tickling” procedure are individually consistent and unaffected by previous intraspecific play experience Marek Špinka, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague |
12:30-12:45 |
Do barren lives make pigs’ time go by more slowly than enriched ones? Kristina Kull, Institute of Livestock Sciences, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna |
Feel good songs: playback of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalisations induces a positive affective state and increases play in juvenile male Wistar rats Tayla Hammond, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) |
12:45-13:00 |
Using behaviour to detect gastric ulcers in pigs Stephanie Buijs, Agrifood and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) |
Emotional contagion in collateral and separated pens exposed to social challenge Raúl David Guevara, AWEC Advisors S.L. |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch / Eating with Ethologists in restaurant Merineitsi | |
14:00-15:45 | Behaviours as Indicators of Positive Welfare (Poultry) Chair: Oluwaseun Iyasere, Department of Animal Physiology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria; Animal Husbandry Systems and Ethology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Grande Hall |
Companion Animal Behaviour Chair: Karen Thodberg, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University |
14:00-14:15 |
Optimistic chickens? How environmental complexity impacts slow-growing broiler chickens in a social-pair judgment bias test Marconi Italo Lourenco Da Silva, Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (FMVZ), São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Brazil |
Unwanted Scratching Behavior in Cats: Influence of Management Strategies and Cat and Owner Characteristics Alissa Cisneros, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas |
14:15-14:30 |
Do laying hens perceive a difference between enriched cages and deep litter pens? Katarina Pichova, Centre of Biosciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia |
Domestic Cat Chronobiology: Diurnal, Lunar and Seasonal Rhythms Janko Skok, University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Animal Science |
14:30-14:45 |
Probiotic supplement induces optimism in laying hen chicks Louise Hedlund, Linköping University |
The effect of altering the microbiome on aspects of equine sleep and emotional state and cognitive performance Sebastian Mcbride, Aberystwyth University |
14:45-15:00 |
Play stimulation in commercial hatchery hatched chicks as a potential buffering mechanism for early stress Enya Van Poucke, Linköping University |
Does personality influence cognitive and emotional behaviours in dogs? Else Verbeek, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
15:00-15:15 |
Affect (anxiety) in broiler chickens is impacted by strain, body weight, and environmental complexity Alexandra Ulans, School of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA |
The Effects of Weeklong Fostering on Shelter Dog Welfare Lisa Gunter, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, USA |
15:15-15:30 |
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Cultural perspectives as central to dog rescue: Insights from interviews with Indian animal shelter staff and Canadian rescuers who import dogs Alexandra Protopopova, Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia |
15:30-15:45 |
Unflappable: Wing Flapping of Aviary-Housed Laying Hens Following Spatial Restriction Janice Siegford, Michigan State University, Animal Sciences |
Investigating Inter-Observer Agreement and the Effectiveness of the Temperament Test using a Dog Socialization and Training Program Parizad Baria-Unwalla, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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15:45-16:05 | Poster presentations in oral format | Poster presentations in oral format |
16:05-16:30 | Coffee break in the lobby | |
16:30-19:00 | Workshops | |
16:30-17:30 |
How to overcome our challenges? Stimulating collaboration between ethologists and animal welfare scientists from different world regions Emeline Nogues, Animal Welfare Program, The University of British Columbia Bianca Vandresen, Animal Welfare Program, The University of British Columbia Grande Hall |
The challenges of animal-centred farming Fleur Hoorweg, Researcher Animal Health and Welfare, Wageningen Livestock Research Bolero Hall |
17:30-19:00 |
The Cumulative Pain Framework: how to use it to measure suffering in animals Wladimir Alonso, welfarefootprint.org Cynthia Schuck-Paim, Center for Welfare Metrics
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Designing an Undergraduate Animal Science Course Using Kolb’s Cycle of Experiential Learning Melissa Elischer, Michigan State University Extension Bolero Hall |
20:00 - 23:00 | Medieval dinner at restaurant Olde Hansa (optional), no transport organized, a nice walk through the old town. Find the route here! |
09:00-09:45 | Plenary Talk Survival of the tamest - rewinding domestication of chickens Prof. Per Jensen, Linköping University, Sweden Grande Hall |
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09:50-11:05 |
Linking Behaviour and Genetics Chair: Per Jensen, Linköping University, Sweden |
Abnormal Animal Behaviour Chair: Gudrun Illmann, Department of Ethology, Institute of Animal Science, Czech Republic Bolero Hall |
09:50-10:05 |
Play ontogeny in young chickens is affected by domestication Rebecca Oscarsson, Linköping University, Sweden |
The incidence of tail biting in pigs reared under commercial conditions in Australia Rutu Galea, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne |
10:05-10:20 |
Association between thyroid stimulating hormone receptor gene and fear behaviour in FUNAAB Alpha broiler chickens Samuel Durosaro, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta |
Performance in a reversal learning task predicts the outcome of aggressive interactions in pigs Victoria Lee, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) |
10:20-10:35 |
Genetic influences on the use of resources in cage-free housing of laying hens Sabine G. Gebhardt-Henrich, ZTHZ, Division of Animal Welfare, University of Bern |
Are re-directed oral behaviours associated with gastric ulcers in pigs? Laura C Salazar, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) |
10:35-10:50 |
Under pressure - Effects of early social mixing and genetic line on agonistic interactions and skin wounds in young sows in a paired interaction test after weaning of their first litter Linda Marie Backeman Hannius, Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
Exploring the effects of dietary amino acids levels on the social behaviour of pigs Eleanor Hewett, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) |
10:50-11:05 |
Does coat color in Holstein heifers predict behavioral and physiological reactivity? Joanna Platzer, Department of Animal Sciences, Virginia Tech, United States of America |
Effects of provision of softwood planks on behaviour and performance of growing pigs Ayoola Oluyemi, Department of Animal Science, University of Ibadan and Institute of Drug Research and Development Afe Babalola University |
11:05-11:30 | Coffee break in the lobby | |
11:30-13:00 | Behaviours as Indicators of Positive Welfare Chair: David Arney, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences Grande Hall |
PLF and Other New Techniques for Measuring Animal Behaviour |
11:30-11:45 |
The effects of amount of peat bedding on horses’ recumbency and sleep-like-behavior - Preliminary results Heli Suomala, Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki and Equine Information Center, Finland |
Computer vision to measure 3D kinematics in dairy cows: evaluating variability in ease of movement in free-stalls Adrien Kroese, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
11:45-12:00 |
Intraspecific social behavior in donkeys (Equus asinus): Circadian distribution and characterization Miina Lõoke, University of Padova |
Effects of cow reproductive status, parity and lactation stage on behaviour and heavy breathing indications of a commercial accelerometer during hot weather conditions Lisette Leliveld, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan |
12:00-12:15 |
Diversity and novelty in environmental enrichment increases enrichment use in juvenile American mink (Neovison vison) Gabrielle Clark, Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University |
Binary classification of dairy cow behaviour using vision transformers Luke Byrne, Strathclyde University |
12:15-12:30 |
Does environmental enrichment impact the behaviour and welfare of bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)? Agnese Crisante, Department of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln |
Automatic detection of atypical head lunge movements of dairy cows in free-stall cubicles using accelerometers and machine learning Stijn Brouwers, Centre for Proper Housing of Ruminants and Pigs, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Switzerland |
12:30-12:45 |
Play behavior as a positive welfare indicator for farmed paca (Cuniculus paca) Selene Nogueira, State University of Santa Cruz |
Developing an easy-to-use mobile application for weight and health assessment in dairy cattle: could AI help? Oleksiy Guzhva, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Biosystems and Technology |
12:45-13:00 |
Successive Negative Contrast: An Appropriate Approach to Measure Affective State in Dogs? Anna Olsson, i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Portugal |
Automatic behavior assessment of young bulls in pen using machine vision technology Agathe Cheype, Institut de l'élevage, France |
13:00-14:00 | Lunch / Table Topics in restaurant Merineitsi | |
14:00-15:30 | Miscellaneous Section (Pigs) Chair: Lauren Hemsworth, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne Grande Hall |
PLF and Other New Techniques for Measuring Animal Behaviour Chair: Janice Siegford, Michigan State University, Animal Sciences |
14:00-14:15 |
An analysis of livestock welfare investigations in extensive farming systems in Victoria Natarsha Williams, Animal Welfare Science Centre, University of Melbourne |
The relationship between reticulorumen pH and feeding behaviour of finishing steers fed a high-concentrate ration Rachael Coon, Center for Animal Welfare, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis |
14:15-14:30 |
The history of animal welfare and its connection to ethics Jes Lynning Harfeld, Department of Culture and Learning, Aalborg University |
An ecologically meaningful multi-choice system to assess animal wanting Lorenz Gygax, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Life Sciences, Albrecht Daniel Thaer Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Animal Husbandry and Ethology, Germany |
14:30-14:45 |
One welfare? Animal welfare views regarding conservation translocations Karmel Ritson, Estonian University of Life Sciences |
The effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug on the distance travelled by reindeer in the wilderness after castration Hanna Nurmi, Research Centre for Animal Welfare, Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki |
14:45-15:00 |
The effects of a molasses block enrichment on behavior and welfare of sows post-mixing Jeremy Marchant, United States Department of Agriculture, ARS, LBRU |
Piling characteristics of individual laying hens in small experimental flocks Ariane Stratmann, Center for proper housing: poultry and rabbits (ZTHZ), Division of Animal Welfare, VPH Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland |
15:00-15:15 |
Effects of sow grouping practices on piglet development and behaviour in relation to prenatal stress Karen F. Mancera, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon |
The individual assessment of responses of laying hens to a human stimulus and a novel object in relation to piling behaviour Maxine Rice, Animal Welfare Science Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Australia |
15:15-15:30 |
Effects of Sow Grouping Practices on Mixing Aggression and Productivity Jennifer Brown, Prairie Swine Centre Inc., Canada |
Walking well or waddling: automated assessment of broiler leg health Malou Van Der Sluis, Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University & Research |
15:30-15:50 | Poster presentations in oral format | Poster presentations in oral format |
15:50-16:15 | Coffee break in the lobby | |
16:15-17:30 | Behaviours as Indicators of Positive Welfare (Livestock) Chair: Jeremy Marchant, United States Department of Agriculture, ARS, LBRU Grande Hall |
Laboratory Animal Behaviour/Fish Behavior Chair: Birte Nielsen, RISE Research Institute of Sweden Bolero Hall |
16:15-16:30 |
Effects of enriched environment on behaviour, growth and health of goat kids before weaning Marianne Berthelot, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses), France |
Effect of simulated road transport on the behaviour and welfare of largemouth bass Yifei Yang, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Australia |
16:30-16:45 |
Genetic and environmental influences on the assessment of positive experiences in laying hens Manja Zupan Šemrov, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Animal Science |
The effects of environmental enrichment on behaviour and welfare of juvenile Atlantic Salmon Pamela Prentice, Faculty of Natural Science, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, United Kingdom |
16:45-17:00 |
Use of qualitative behavioural assessment to investigate affective states of housed dairy cows under different environmental conditions Alison Russell, The University of Nottingham |
Conventional laboratory housing reduces sociability in mice which is predicted by life-long poor welfare Lindsey Kitchenham, University of Guelph, Integrative Biology |
17:00-17:15 |
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Depressed, dysphoric or merely stressed: Do conventional laboratory cages induce affective disorders in mice? Aileen Maclellan, University of Guelph, Integrative Biology |
17:15-17:30 |
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Automated monitoring of animal behaviour in infectious disease studies: a case study with sheep infected with Toxoplasma gondii Harmen Doekes, Animal Breeding and Genomics, Wageningen University & Research |
17:40-18:40 | Annual General Meeting (Grande Hall) | |
20:00 - 23:30 | Festive evening in the Seaplane Harbour (optional). Information about transport under subsection Festive Dinner |
09:00-09:45 |
Plenary Talk Improved animal welfare and valid animal-based research: what are the links? Prof. Georgia Mason, University of Guelph, Canada Grande Hall |
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09:50-11:35 | Miscellaneous Section Chair: Linda Greening, Hartpury University Grande Hall |
Abnormal Animal Behaviour Chair: Bjorn Forkman, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen Bolero Hall |
09:50-10:05 |
Feather fault bars and clinical welfare indicators for female broiler breeder pullets under qualitative feed restriction Fernanda Tahamtani, Animalia, Norwegian Meat and Poultry Research Centre, Oslo |
Can tail lesion status of pigs at the end of the finishing period be predicted on arrival? Anna Valros, Research Centre for Animal Welfare, Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki |
10:05-10:20 |
Shining light on laying hen cognition: the effect of light during incubation depends on task and hybrid Maëva Manet, Animals in Science and Society, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University |
Flow direction matters: hatchery-reared Coho Salmon develop less otolith deformities in tanks with alternating water flow direction Leigh Gaffney, University of Victoria, Department of Biology |
10:20-10:35 |
Play behaviour, fear responses and walking ability of conventional and organic broilers Sigga Rasmussen,Section of Behaviour, Stress and Welfare, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Tjele |
Light intensity during early life influences plumage condition of pullets Kaitlin Wurtz, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark |
10:35-10:50 |
Whoa, No-Go: Evidence consistent with model-based strategy use in horses during an inhibitory control task Louise Evans, School of Animal, Rural & Environmental Science, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom |
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10:50-11:05 |
Pain state alters the response of lambs in an emotional reactivity test Danila Marini, Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Australia |
Does weaning age and litter sex-ratio affect the copulatory success of male European mink (Mustela lutreola)? Kairi Kiik, University of Tartu, Estonia |
11:05-11:20 |
A scenario study to understand the climatic cost of impaired welfare on dairy sheep using a deterministic modelling approach Lydia Lanzoni, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo |
Do European mink show preference for conspecific scents during breeding season? Andrea Marin, University of Navarra |
11:20-11:35 |
Individual differences in aggressive behaviours initiated by sheep in a competitive feeding environment Bonnie Mayes, University of New England |
Development of abnormal oral behaviors in dairy cattle in the first 6 months of life Isabelle McDonald-Gilmartin, Center for Animal Welfare, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis |
11:35-12:00 | Hearty Farewell Coffee break in the lobby | |
12:00-13:00 | Closing ceremony (Grande Hall) | |
14:00 | Tallinn City Tour (optional) |
Information about Scientific- and Tourist excursions here