Welfare Assessment and Enhancement

Thursday, 9 July 2009 14:10 - 15:00, Meeting Room 1 & 2

Chair Natalie K Waran Unitec Institute of TechnologyNew Zealand
Insulin and prolactin secretion are boosted within a few hours after parturition in ewes selected for calm temperament
  • Samantha L Bickell, The University of Western Australia, Australia
Measurement of feeding motivation in sheep: effects of food restriction
  • Else Verbeek, University of Waikato and Animal Behaviour and Welfare, AgResearch, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton, New Zealand., New Zealand
Maternal behaviour in ewes when their offspring experienced stress and pain
  • Sophie Hild, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science,department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences,P.O. Box 8146, 0033 Dep., Oslo, Norway, France
Effects of previous handling on responses of dairy calves during painful procedures
  • Mairi Stewart, AgResearch Ltd, New Zealand