Over 100 delegates from 10 countries participated in the 11th Boehringer Ingelheim Expert Forum on Farm Animal Well-Being, held in Australia for the first time. Understanding what truly constitutes well-being and then ensuring it is properly measured is key to driving improvements in well-being of farm livestock, according to the international group of experts who met in Sydney.
The focus of this year’s event was the intersection between animal well-being and international trade; the discussion centred not only on how to recognise and measure well-being, but also on how this relates to introducing standards in a global market where appetite and capacity for change is highly variable.
Because farm animal
well-being works.
11th Expert Forum on Farm Animal Well-being, Sydney (Australia), 2018
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ProceedingsDownload document
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What’s the future for farm animal well-being?Download document
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Improving Farm Animal Well-being: the drivers and barriersDownload document
Lectures:
A meeting at the crossroads of animal welfare and international trade
Prof. Andrew Fisher
The University of Melbourne, Australia
History of welfare, where we are and where we need to get to: the challenges of different values and practices globally.
Looking on the bright side of life: Positive emotions and why they matter
Prof. Nat Waran
Eastern Institute of Technology, Te Aho a Maui, Napier, New Zealand
Challenge of accessing the subjective experience of the animal and why positive emotions are important for farm animals.
Public attitudes and perceptions towards farm animal welfare
Prof. Grahame Coleman
University of Melbourne, Australia
How do community concerns and behaviours impact on animal welfare and the livestock industry’s social licence to practice?
Do the benefits of pain management extend beyond the animal? The Canadian experience.
Prof. John Campbell
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Do the benefits of pain management extend beyond the animal? The Canadian experience.
Web of influence: using social media to build trust and shape attitudes to animal wellbeing
Sue Hardman
Hardman Communications, Australia
What role does social media play in shaping future attitudes to animal welfare?
For the love of meat
Richard Norton
Meat and Livestock Australia
The Australian red meat industries: a leader in welfare or follower of consumer demand?
Developing welfare standards: beyond borders
Dr. Leisha Hewitt
Livestock Welfare, Tasmania, Australia
Why is there a need to develop welfare standards that extend beyond country borders and across species?
Standardizing animal welfare metrics in a global dairy market
Dr. Lindsay Burton
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, New Zealand
Perspectives from Fonterra, a global dairy nutrition company.
Current state of farm animals’ welfare in Asia
Dr. Sara Platto
Jianghan University, China
The current Asian livestock production systems shall become more sustainable by improving animal welfare and preventive medicine.
Animal welfare, sustainability and the customer
James Whittaker
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd
Coles, a national supermarket retailer, shares their journey with today’s supermarket customer.
Which welfare indicators for live export journeys?
Dr. Teresa Collins
Murdoch University, Australia
Research into the development of animal welfare indicators for livestock.
Do cows think grass tastes good?
Dr. David Beggs
University of Melbourne, Australia
How can veterinary practitioners play an active role in improving farm animal well-being?
Live export: rare insights into a veterinarian’s role
Dr. Holly Ludeman and Dr. Renee Willis
Harmony Agriculture and Food Co. and Murdoch University, Australia
A conversation on matching commercial expectations with maximising performance outcomes and welfare.