We bring stakeholders together

The Strategy hosts an annual Forum which brings together Australia's providers of Animal Welfare RD&E along with industry funders, animal welfare groups and Government representatives. ​

2019 Forum

The 9th Annual Forum will be held at the University of Melbourne on Wednesday 6th November. Full details on speakers, venue, accomodation options and registration can be found HERE

2018

Hosted by the University of Melbourne, the 8th NAWRDES Forum focused on Natural behaviours, environmental enrichment and animal
welfare. 
Presentations:

• 1-5 Tilbrook, Schütz, Gray, Coleman, McMonnies
• 6-8 Schütz, Campbell, Taylor
• 9-11 Morrison, Lee, Hemsworth

Audio PPT presentations:

• Introduction - Tilbrook
• Importance of natural behaviour - Schutz
• Animal ethics - Gray
• Public & consumer views - Coleman
• Connecting R&D to the community - McMonnies
• Satisfying natural behaviour in dairy cows - Schutz
• Satisfying natural behaviour in laying hens - Campbell
• Satisfying natural behaviour in meat chickens - Taylor
• A higher perspective on natural behaviours and enrichments for farm animals - Hemsworth

2017

The 7th NAWRDES Forum took place at the University of Melbourne and followed a theme of remote monitoring of animal welfare and animal behaviour.
Presentations:

• Introduction - Tilbrook
• On-farm Welfare Assessment in the Australian Pork Industry – from research to practice - Louden
• Global Animal Partnership 5-Step® Animal Welfare Rating Program - O'Brien
• Why remote monitoring? Integration with on-farm animal and resource measures - Jongman
• Introduction to Precision Livestock Farming
  Using multi-functional technology to reduce costs and create value for the farmer - Norton
• Remote monitoring in Australian Livestock industries Creating value from technology - Lomax
• ASKBILL: enhancing sheep
  wellbeing and productivity - Kahn
• Applying proximity sensors to monitor beef cattle social behaviour as an indicator of animal welfare - Patison
• EU-PLF 
  Bright Farm by Precision Livestock Farming - Norton
  
  

2016

Hosted by Agriculture Victoria at the Attwood facility, the 6th NAWRDES Forum addressed sectoral priorities for animal welfare RD&E.
Presentations:

• Introduction - Tilbrook
• Animal Welfare in Victoria,  Drivers Future challenges Role of government - Milne
• Progressing farm animal welfare across the livestock industries - Tensen
• Animal Welfare, Eating Quality & The Supply – Value Chain - Rutley
• ​Dairy Health & Welfare - Fonterra - Archer
• Welfare Priorities, APL - Mitchell
• Dairy Industry RD&E
  Future directions and priorities, DA - Condron
• Emerging trends and priorities for the red meat industries, MLA - Rothwell

Report:
NAWRDES 2016 Forum Report

2015

The 5th NAWRDES Forum was hosted by Agriculture Victoria at Attwood and focused on emerging animal welfare issues, industry responses. RD&E capability and animal welfare policy drivers.
Presentations:

• AWSC priorities and challenges - AWI, APL, AECL, RIRDC, MLA, AMPC, DA, LiveCorp, CSIRO, CSU, Uni Sydney, UNE, Murdoch, UQ, AWSC

2014

Hosted by the University of Sydney, the 4th NAWRDES Forum addressed emerging animal welfare issues, extension and public attitudes to livestock welfare. 
Presentations:

• Monitoring public attitudes - Coleman
• Novel markers of pain in animals - White
• NAWRDES Project Register - Skuse

•  Animal Welfare R,D&E: Pig industry update - D'Souza
• AECL Hen Welfare RD&E - Jackson
• AMPC Red meat, off farm welfare issues, priorities and projects - McNicholl
• MLA Red meat, on farm, welfare issues, priorities and projects - Rothwell
• RIRDC Chicken Meat Program - Kite
• AWI Current & Emerging Welfare Priorities & Key Projects - Lindon
• DA Dairy Industry RD&E - Condron
• An agricultural innovation systems approach – what does it offer Primary Industry Animal Welfare RD&E? - Nettle
• Getting to the meat of the matter - Social & economic issues in animal welfare in Australia's livestock industries - Bray

2013

The 3rd NAWRDES Forum, hosted by SARDI in Adelaide workshopped potential cross-sectoral projects to identify priorities for co-investment. 
Presentations:

• Identifying and integrating measures of animal welfare that meet the needs of animals and society - Hemsworth
• ​Development of a public attitude monitoring scheme - Rohlf
• Getting to the Meat of the Matter: Social & Economic Issues in Animal Welfare in Australia’s Livestock Industries - Ankeny
• Identified issues - Pre-Forum - Skuse
• NAWRDES Project development process - D'Souza
• Animal welfare RD&E areas identified for potential co-investment ​

​Report:
​NAWRDES 2013 Forum Report

2012

• Hosted by CSIRO in Brisbane, the 2nd NAWRDES Forum considered capability gaps in animal welfare RD&E and potential areas of cross-sectoral investment in priority areas.
  

Presentations:

• Welcome & overview - Sheridan
• Summary of Emerging Issues and Potential Projects - Kroker

​Report:
NAWRDES 2012 Forum Report

2011

The 1st NAWRDES Forum was hosted by Agriculture Victoria at Attwood and aimed to identify priorities for Animal Welfare that are of National importance, have cross sectoral significance and deliver strong collaboration between RD&E providers.
Presentations:

• Overview of the National Primary Industries RD&E Framework - Kefford
• Animal Welfare Assessment - Colditz
• Research investor view, Priorities and opportunities - D'Souza
• The need for animal welfare RD&E - Edge
• Welfare priorities - a provider's view - Phillips
• Public attitudes, social science and community - Coleman

Report:
​​NAWRDES 2011 Forum Report