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.
2020 Forum
You are invited to virtually attend the 10th NAWRDES Forum on DECEMBER 2nd which, this year, has a focus on pain and utilising inter-disciplinary learnings to mitigate and/or eliminate.
The event will be Chaired by Prof Alan Tilbrook (QAAFI), Prof Mark Hutchinson (University of Adelaide) and Dr Alison Small (CSIRO) and will be presented in 3 sessions with ample time for discussion.
1. Fundamental pain science
2. Societal, ethical and practical challenges and opportunities
3. Industry developments
Speakers include:
• Prof Lorimer Moseley (UniSA)
• Dr Meredith Craigie (Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA)
• Dr Alison Small (CSIRO)
• Prof Rachel Ankeny (University of Adelaide)
• Prof Wendy Umberger (University of Adelaide)
• Dr Ruth Davis (Redcap Solutions)
• Dr Hans Coetzee (Kansas State University)
• Dr Jeremy Marchant-Forde (USDA)
• Dr Ellen Jongman (AWSC, University of Melbourne)
• Dr Michael Laurence (MLA)
A full program together with instructions on how to join the webinar will be sent out closer to the event.
In the meantime, please register your interest in attending by clicking the button below and please feel free to share with your contacts.
The event will be Chaired by Prof Alan Tilbrook (QAAFI), Prof Mark Hutchinson (University of Adelaide) and Dr Alison Small (CSIRO) and will be presented in 3 sessions with ample time for discussion.
1. Fundamental pain science
2. Societal, ethical and practical challenges and opportunities
3. Industry developments
Speakers include:
• Prof Lorimer Moseley (UniSA)
• Dr Meredith Craigie (Faculty of Pain Medicine, ANZCA)
• Dr Alison Small (CSIRO)
• Prof Rachel Ankeny (University of Adelaide)
• Prof Wendy Umberger (University of Adelaide)
• Dr Ruth Davis (Redcap Solutions)
• Dr Hans Coetzee (Kansas State University)
• Dr Jeremy Marchant-Forde (USDA)
• Dr Ellen Jongman (AWSC, University of Melbourne)
• Dr Michael Laurence (MLA)
A full program together with instructions on how to join the webinar will be sent out closer to the event.
In the meantime, please register your interest in attending by clicking the button below and please feel free to share with your contacts.
2019 Forum and Priorities Workshop
The 9th Annual Forum was held at the University of Melbourne on Wednesday 6th November. The Forum explored the topic of Driving Change.
Professor Gabriele Bammer (ANU) delivered the keynote presentation: Integrating scientific outcomes into effective mechanisms to get change PDF
Presentation Handout - PDF AUDIO PPT
Speaker Profiles; PDF
Presentations:
Alan Tilbrook - Introduction; PDF AUDIO PPT
Lauren Hemsworth - Monitoring public attitudes to livestock industries and livestock welfare; PDF AUDIO PPT
Caroline Lee - Virtual herding for cattle and sheep; PDF AUDIO PPT
David Miller - Remote sensing methodologies to monitor sheep welfare on farm; PDF AUDIO PPT
Cheryl McCarthy - Novel detection of chicken welfare using machine vision; PDF AUDIO PPT
Rob Hewitt - The practical application of young pig euthanasia – facilitation of a “good death”; PDF AUDIO PPT
Emily King - Lifetime Ewe Management Program – changing practice; PDF AUDIO PPT
John Penry - Pathways for male dairy calves – where does this sit on the RD&E spectrum?; PDF AUDIO PPT
Pauline Brightling - Lessons learnt in delivering effective programs to change practice; PDF AUDIO PPT
The NAWRDES Committee convened a Workshop on Thursday 7th November. The aims of the workshop, which was held at the University of Melbourne, were to:
Alan Tilbrook - Overview of The Animal Welfare Collaborative; PDF
Animal Welfare Priorities 2020 - 2022:
Australian Eggs Limited; PDF
Australian Meat Processor Corporation; PDF
Australian Pork Limited: PDF
Australian Wool Innovation; PDF
Dairy Australia; PDF
LiveCorp; PDF
Meat and Livestock Australia; PDF
PoultryHub; PDF
RSPCA Australia; PDF
Participants at the workshop considered the relevance of the RD&E Themes which guide the Strategy's activities. To assist in this process 3 expert researchers were asked to briefly address Novel approaches using learnings from other fields of research, Gaps and Cross-sectoral opportunities relating to each Theme:
Presentations:
Drewe Ferguson, CSIRO (delivered by Andrew Fisher, AWSC, Univ. Melbourne)
Animal Welfare Assessment; Pain Assessment & Management; Management, Housing & Husbandry and Transport, Euthanasia & Slaughter Impacts - PDF
Lauren Hemsworth, AWSC, Univ. Melbourne
Attitudinal Effects on the Welfare of Livestock throughout the Value Chain - PDF
Ruth Nettle, – Rural Innovation Research Group, Univ Melbourne
Education, Training & Extension - PDF
Professor Gabriele Bammer (ANU) delivered the keynote presentation: Integrating scientific outcomes into effective mechanisms to get change PDF
Presentation Handout - PDF AUDIO PPT
Speaker Profiles; PDF
Presentations:
Alan Tilbrook - Introduction; PDF AUDIO PPT
Lauren Hemsworth - Monitoring public attitudes to livestock industries and livestock welfare; PDF AUDIO PPT
Caroline Lee - Virtual herding for cattle and sheep; PDF AUDIO PPT
David Miller - Remote sensing methodologies to monitor sheep welfare on farm; PDF AUDIO PPT
Cheryl McCarthy - Novel detection of chicken welfare using machine vision; PDF AUDIO PPT
Rob Hewitt - The practical application of young pig euthanasia – facilitation of a “good death”; PDF AUDIO PPT
Emily King - Lifetime Ewe Management Program – changing practice; PDF AUDIO PPT
John Penry - Pathways for male dairy calves – where does this sit on the RD&E spectrum?; PDF AUDIO PPT
Pauline Brightling - Lessons learnt in delivering effective programs to change practice; PDF AUDIO PPT
The NAWRDES Committee convened a Workshop on Thursday 7th November. The aims of the workshop, which was held at the University of Melbourne, were to:
- consider cross-sectoral RD&E Funding Opportunities in the Livestock Sector and
- determine relevant Themes to guide the facilitation of RD&E by the Strategy
Alan Tilbrook - Overview of The Animal Welfare Collaborative; PDF
Animal Welfare Priorities 2020 - 2022:
Australian Eggs Limited; PDF
Australian Meat Processor Corporation; PDF
Australian Pork Limited: PDF
Australian Wool Innovation; PDF
Dairy Australia; PDF
LiveCorp; PDF
Meat and Livestock Australia; PDF
PoultryHub; PDF
RSPCA Australia; PDF
Participants at the workshop considered the relevance of the RD&E Themes which guide the Strategy's activities. To assist in this process 3 expert researchers were asked to briefly address Novel approaches using learnings from other fields of research, Gaps and Cross-sectoral opportunities relating to each Theme:
Presentations:
Drewe Ferguson, CSIRO (delivered by Andrew Fisher, AWSC, Univ. Melbourne)
Animal Welfare Assessment; Pain Assessment & Management; Management, Housing & Husbandry and Transport, Euthanasia & Slaughter Impacts - PDF
Lauren Hemsworth, AWSC, Univ. Melbourne
Attitudinal Effects on the Welfare of Livestock throughout the Value Chain - PDF
Ruth Nettle, – Rural Innovation Research Group, Univ Melbourne
Education, Training & Extension - PDF