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UFAW Conference: Recent advances in animal welfare science Vll

This webinar on the Animal welfare is a wide area of study that seeks to
provide advice and solutions for issues arising out of our own care, as well as those
related to interactions with the animals in both captivity and wilderness. The
seventh in the series of one day conferences on Recent developments in animal
welfare science is being held by the Universal Fund for Animal Welfare, part of its
continued commitment to improving animal welfare with improved scientific
understanding of animals' needs and how they can be addressed.

The following are the Speakers,

Elske de Haas, BT Rodenburg and FA Tuyttens (Utrecht University, The Netherlands

and ILVO, Belgium). Ranging behaviour in organic layers and broilers and the
relationship with welfare.

Laura Kubasiewicz, J Rodrigues, SL Norris, TL Watson, K Rickards, N Bell, A Judge,

Z Raw, and F Burden (The Donkey Sanctuary, UK). The Welfare Aggregation and
Guidance (WAG) tool: A new method to summarise global welfare assessment data
for equids.

Chanakarn Wongsaengchan, RG Nager, DJ McCafferty and DEF McKeegan

(University of Glasgow, UK). Surface temperature reveals magnitude of restraint
stressor, sex differences and lateralization in rats.

Irene Camerlink (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland). The importance of micro-

expressions in animals’ social interactions.

Adrian Smith, E Lilley, RE Clutton, KEA Hansen and T Brattelid (Norecopa,

Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Western Norway University of Applied
Sciences, Norway and University of Edinburgh and RSPCA, UK). Improving animal
welfare and scientific quality: Guidelines for planning animal studies.

Adrian Smith, E Lilley, RE Clutton, KEA Hansen and T Brattelid (Norecopa,

Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Western Norway University of Applied
Sciences, Norway and University of Edinburgh and RSPCA, UK) Wrkshop:
Improving animal welfare and scientific quality: Guidelines for planning animal
studies.

Colline Poirier, H Adriaensen, H Siddle, D Chesneau, C Porte, F Cornilleau, A

Boissy, L Calandreau and M Keller (Newcastle University, UK and INRA Nouzilly
and Theix, France). Neuroimaging assessment of chronic stress in sheep.

Joshua Woodward, EL Buckland, REP Da Costa, JK Murray and RA Casey (Dogs

Trust, UK). Owner-reported behaviour of rehomed dogs in the first 14 days of
adoption.

Dayane Teixeira, L Boyle and DE Hidalgo (Universidad de O´Higgins and Pontificia

Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile and TEAGASC, Ireland). Skin temperature of
slaughter pigs with tail lesions.

Dan O’Neill, H Craven, D Brodbelt, D Church and J Hedley (RVC, UK). What’s up
Doc? – Exposing pet rabbit welfare issues using Vet Compass veterinary clinical
records.

The concept of "animal welfare" includes the physical health, the emotional
state and the behaviors of the animals. The welfare of animals kept in facility where
they can grow is important for ethical reasons. Also, ensuring the best standards of
animal welfare is a must for modern management in order to fulfil their educational
and conservation roles. The importance of animal welfare for modern management
has been recognized, among others. This code includes the principle that all actions
carried out on an animal should have as their ultimate goal the conservation of the
species without compromising the animal's welfare.

In summary then, Ensuring good welfare is about more than ensuring good
health. Animal welfare is about the quality of animals' lives: their feelings. It is now
widely agreed, although it is not yet possible to prove absolutely, that many species
are sentient - they have the capacity to feel pain and distress, they can suffer and,
conversely, be aware of pleasant feelings - and that this matters morally. Science
informs, motivates and facilitates advances in animal welfare by providing a strong
evidence base for changing attitudes and practices, and by creating practical and
effective solutions to welfare problems.

UFAW promotes and supports a scientific approach aimed at finding ways to

gain insight into what matters to animals, assessing their welfare and improving the
quality of their lives through practical developments in all aspects of their care.
Change for the better depends on knowledge, understanding and practical solutions.
UFAW believes that good science can inform, motivate and facilitate that change
whether through developments in legislation, professional ‘best practice’ or the
actions of other organizations and individuals.
 In promoting and supporting this scientific approach to improving welfare,
UFAW's work is wide-ranging and undertaken with many other organizations and
individuals - enlisting and informing the energies of animal keepers, scientists,
veterinarians, lawyers and others who care about animals.