Welfare Assessment and Enhancement

Friday, 10 July 2009 13:30 - 15:00, Meeting Room 1 & 2

Chair Ian Colditz   
Can the weaning stress of dairy calves be reduced by weaning later?
  • Anne Marie de Passille, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
Preference of dairy cows: indoors vs. pasture
  • Gemma L Charlton, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, United Kingdom
Voluntary use of showers: effects on behaviour and physiology of dairy cattle in summer
  • Amélie L Legrand, United Kingdom
Rubber covering for pens with fully slatted floor to improve welfare in finishing cattle
  • Katharina L Graunke, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Dairy cattle prefer shade over sprinklers in summer: effects on behaviour and physiology
  • Karin E Schütz, AgResearch Ltd, New Zealand
Behavioural changes associated with lameness in sows
  • Anna Valros, Research Centre for Animal Welfare, Department of Production Animal Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland