ISAE UK and Irelandregional Meeting

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

ISAE UK and IrelandRegional Meeting

Tuesday 21 February 2012

Animal Welfare in an International Context: Research and Education

9:00 – 10:00 / Registration (coffee and tea available)
10:00 – 10:10 / Welcome (Dr David Llewellyn, Principal, Harper Adams)
10:10 – 11:00 / Keynote speaker:
Animal worldfare:Culture, communication and compassion worldwideDr Mike Appleby, Chief Scientific Adviser, Humane & Sustainable Agriculture WSPA
Chair: Mark Rutter
11:00 – 11:15 / General discussion: Animal welfare in an international context
11:15 – 12:30 / Oral Session 1: Animal Management and Welfare
Chair: Cathy Dwyer
11:15 – 11:30 / State–dependent learning: a welfare assessment tool to identify the effects of different diet regimes on hunger state in broiler breeders?
L.A. Buckley, V.S. Sandilands, P.M. Hocking, B.J. Tolkamp and D’Eath R.B. Harper Adams University College, SAC, Roslin Institute
11:30 – 11:45 / A study of the effect of flooring during pregnancy on the lying behaviour of gilts in farrowing crates. J.A. Calderón-Díaz, J. O’Doherty and L. Boyle, Teagasc, UniversityCollegeDublin
11:45 – 12:00 / When sheep behave baaa’d: The behaviour and welfare concerns associated with restraint fostering in the UK sheep farming industry. S.J. Ward, W. McCormick, G. Liste,R. Coleman, T. Smith, University of Northampton, University of Cambridge, University of Chester
12:00 – 12:15 / The effects of short-term separation on physiological parameters of dairy cattle: heart rates versus cortisol. K. McLennan, J. Littlemore, W. McCormick, MoultonCollege
12:15 – 12:30 / Post-release survival of rehabilitated wildlife. A. Kelly and A. Grogan, RSPCA
12:30 – 13:20
13:20 / Lunch
Good Farm Animal WelfareAwardsT.A. Jones, CIWF
13:30 – 14:30 / Oral Session 2: Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Chair: Moira Harris
13:30 – 13:45 / Using changes in behaviours and facial expressions of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) to identify pain after surgery. S. Richmond, M. Leach, S. Vick, H. Buchanan-Smith and P. Flecknell, SAC, University of Stirling, University of Newcastle
14:00 – 14:15 / Primiparous sow behaviour under social stress: mixing with older unfamiliar sows. S.H.Ison, K.M.D. Rutherford, R.D. Donald, S. Jarvis, S.K. Robson and A.B. Lawrence, SAC
14:15 – 14:30 / A short review of the terms individual differences, personality, temperament and behavioural syndrome in animal literature, and suggestions as to how to maintain uniformity across disciplines. J.R.D. MacKay and M.J. Haskell, SAC
14:30 – 14:45 / Pair-bonding and companion recognition in domestic donkeys, Equus asinus L.M.A. Murray, K. Byrne and R.B. D’Eath, University of Edinburgh, SAC
14:45 – 15:06 / Short oral papers
14:45 – 14:52 / The limitations in using conditioned place preference and aversion to assess animal welfare. L.M. Dixon, V.S. Sandilands, M. Bateson, S.Brocklehurst, B.J. Tolkamp and R.B. D’Eath, SAC, University of Newcastle, BioSS
14:52 – 14:59 / Effect of a magnesium rich marine extract on behaviour, salivary cortisol levels and skin lesions in growing pigs in response to mixing and an ‘out of feed’ event. D. Lemos Teixeira, K. O’Driscoll, D. O’Gorman, S. Taylor and L. Boyle, Teagasc, CelticSea Minerals
14:59 – 15:06 / Welfare of yearling dairy heifers out-wintered on wood chip or rubber surfaces compared to indoors on slats. L.A. Boyle, R.W. Huijser van Reenen, K. O’Driscoll, F.J.C.M. van Eerdenburg and F. Buckley, Teagasc, University of Utrecht
15:06 – 15:30 / Tea/coffee break
15:30 – 17:30 / Workshop: Animal Welfare Education
Prof Natalie Waran, and Dr Fritha Langford
Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education, R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, and SAC