Australian Primary Industries Animal Welfare Research Snapshots 2022
Students and Early-Career Scientists presented short summaries of Australian Livestock Welfare research
30th November 2022
via ZOOM Webinar
30th November 2022
via ZOOM Webinar
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RECORDED PRESENTATIONS
Session 1 From 0.00:00
Session 2 from 1.04:35
Session 3 from 2.02:44
RECORDED PRESENTATIONS
Session 1 From 0.00:00
Session 2 from 1.04:35
Session 3 from 2.02:44
WELCOME - Prof Alan Tilbrook, Chair NAWRDES (UQ)
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SESSION 1 - Chair Assoc Prof Teresa Collins (Murdoch Univ)
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Session 2 – Chair: Dr Edward Narayan
(Univ Queensland)
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Session 3 – Chair: Dr Megan Verdon
(Univ Tasmania)
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Australian Primary Industries Animal Welfare Research Snapshots 2021
Students and Early-Career Scientists presented short summaries of Australian Livestock Welfare research
30th November 2021
Download the recording of the seminar
HERE
30th November 2021
Download the recording of the seminar
HERE
Time stamps for presentations are given below
PROGRAM
WELCOME - Prof Alan Tilbrook, Chair NAWRDES (UQ) From 0.04.55
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SESSION 1 - Chair Prof Alan Tilbrook (Uni Qld)
Ms Bonnie Mayes PhD Candidate – UNE From 0.06.42 - Welfare outcomes of varying stocking density of sheep housed in intensive conditions Dr Kelsey Pool – UWA From 0.16.17 - Cognition and lamb survival: a role for melatonin? Mr Luoyang Ding PhD Candidate – UWA From 0.30.15 - Genetics of temperament and sheep production Mr Andrew Reid PhD Candidate – CSU From 0.39.35 - A comparison of influence on sheep heart rate: Dog vs. Drone Dr Jaime Manning – CQU From 0.53.52 - The use of on-animal sensors for the early health and predation detection of sheep Ms Emily Grant PhD Candidate – Murdoch Uni From 1.08.16 - Are wormy sheep worried? A behavioural assessment of sheep with gastrointestinal parasites |
Session 2 – Chair: Prof Andrew Fisher (AWSC, Uni Mel)
Ms Sandra Ospina PhD Candidate – TIA From 1.33.02 - Pasture-based dairy cow and calf suckling system Ms Laura Field PhD Candidate - AWSC, Uni Mel 'From 1.41.07 - Social enrichment in the rearing environment and its effects on behavioural development in dairy heifers Ms Megan Hayes PhD Candidate - AWSC, Uni Mel From 1.50.22 - Effects of early life experiences on pigs' responses to isolation stress Ms Sarah Mac PhD Candidate – Uni Syd From 2.01.09 - Evaluating behaviour, weight, and cortisol levels of beef calves when weaned by abrupt and fence line methods Dr Jessica Monk - UNE & CSIRO From 2.11.57 - Benchmarking welfare in pasture-based beef cattle Dr Emma Dunston Clarke – Murdoch Uni From 2.26.55 - Enrichment for feedlot cattle Ms Farrah Preston PhD Candidate - Uni Adel From 2.43.57 - Animal behaviour as an indicator of lairage stress in beef cattle Ms Anita Chang PhD Candidate – CQU From 2.52.23 - The use of sensors to detect calving in Northern Australia |
Session 3 – Chair: Assoc Prof Teresa Collins (Murdoch Uni)
Ms Natarsha Williams PhD Candidate - AWSC, Uni Mel From 3.12.35 - What are the triggers, challenges, attitudes, and behaviours that contribute to poor welfare of livestock? Dr Caitlin Pfeiffer (Uni Melb) on behalf of Dr Melanie Smith – USYD From 3.22.20 - Impact of the Black Summer bushfires on livestock health, welfare and meat quality. Ms Maxine Rice PhD Candidate - AWSC, Uni Mel From 3.38.02 - What causes smothering in commercial free-range laying hens? Mr Huw Nolan PhD Candidate – UNE From 3.46.00 - The impact of education on perceptions of hen welfare Dr Emma Dunston Clarke – Murdoch Uni From 3.58.06 - Welfare monitoring of sheep and cattle during live export Dr David Beatty NAWRDES Industry Champion (MLA) From 4.13.26 - Closing remarks |
Projects which were presented in conjunction with our 2019 Forum
AWI Smart Tags: Carolina Diaz, Program Manager Agri-Technology, Australian Wool Innovation EMAIL
Meloxicam for cow and heifer spaying: Emma Dunston-Clarke, Murdoch University EMAIL
Why are we still talking about pain in livestock and where do we go from here?: Dominique Van der Saag, Research Fellow Univ Sydney. EMAIL
Can we use sound and gas bubbles to measure pain in animals?: Ivan Maksymov, ARC Future Fellow, Swinburne Univ Tech. EMAIL
Pain Relief Guide: Cattle Council of Australia EMAIL
Cattle Council of Australia is acutely aware of the importance of animal welfare to the operations of grass-fed cattle producers. Appropriate use of pain relief when subjecting cattle to necessary but aversive procedures is fundamental to achieving higher credentials around the care of the cattle under producers’ care.
Only recently have pain-relief compounds been registered for use by lay (i.e., non-vet) handlers of cattle in Australia. Anecdotally, and according to recent surveys, on-farm uptake of these compounds has been exponential; nevertheless, there is also evidence of a need for more clarity around the availability, correct use and indicative costs of these compounds. For this reason, Cattle Council has worked with Australian Cattle Veterinarians to develop this handy Guide to the use of pain relief in the grass-fed cattle sector. With support from Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Animal Health Australia, the guide is now being widely distributed as a reference document for the sector. It will be updated periodically as circumstances change. Cattle Council continues to work with MLA in the pursuit of options for the replacement of aversive procedures.
Only recently have pain-relief compounds been registered for use by lay (i.e., non-vet) handlers of cattle in Australia. Anecdotally, and according to recent surveys, on-farm uptake of these compounds has been exponential; nevertheless, there is also evidence of a need for more clarity around the availability, correct use and indicative costs of these compounds. For this reason, Cattle Council has worked with Australian Cattle Veterinarians to develop this handy Guide to the use of pain relief in the grass-fed cattle sector. With support from Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Animal Health Australia, the guide is now being widely distributed as a reference document for the sector. It will be updated periodically as circumstances change. Cattle Council continues to work with MLA in the pursuit of options for the replacement of aversive procedures.