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Australian Primary Industries Animal Welfare Research Snapshots 2022 

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Students and Early-Career Scientists presented short summaries of  Australian Livestock Welfare research  
30th November 2022
via ZOOM Webinar
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2022 PROGRAM
 PRESENTATIONS

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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)​
SESSION 1 - Chair Assoc ​Prof Teresa Collins (Murdoch Univ)
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  • ​Dr Amy Tait, ECR – Univ New England
Live export research on stocking density, ammonia and bedding
  • Ms Ebony Schoonens, PhD candidate – Murdoch Univ
Early stages/ methods of new  land transport project 
  • Dr Emily Taylor, ECR - Murdoch Univ
The development of a tool to assess the welfare of lot fed cattle in Australia
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  • Ms Emily Dickson, PhD candidate - CSIRO / Univ New England
Enrichments for extensive beef cattle
Session 2 – Chair: Dr Edward Narayan
(Univ Queensland)
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  • Dr Hamideh Keshavarzi, ECR -  CSIRO 
Application of  sensors to study social networks in Merino sheep
  • Ms Charlotte Johnston PhD Candidate, Univ Adelaide 
Measures of acute and chronic pain in sheep following husbandry procedures
  • Ms Leigh Atkinson, PhD candidate, AWSC – Univ Melbourne​
Furthering our understanding of temperament in sheep
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  • Ms Gina Hantzopoulou, PhD Candidate – Univ Queensland 
Merino ewe welfare research
Session 3 – Chair: Dr Megan Verdon
(Univ Tasmania)
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  • Ms Veronika Vicic. PhD candidate – Charles Sturt Univ
The viability of dairy-beef in Australia
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  • Ms Shilpa Thakur, PhD Candidate - Univ Tasmania
Increasing the value and utilisation of surplus dairy calves
  • Ms Rutu Galea, PhD candidate,  AWSC – Univ Melbourne
Identifying non-genetic risk factors associated with tail biting in pigs at commercial farms in Australia
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  • Ms Maxine Rice, PhD Candidate, AWSC- Univ Melbourne 
Investigating the relationships between fear or curiosity and piling behaviour in laying hens

Australian Primary Industries Animal Welfare Research Snapshots 2021

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Students and Early-Career Scientists presented short summaries of  Australian Livestock Welfare research  
30th November 2021
Download the recording of the seminar
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Time stamps for presentations are given below
PROGRAM
WELCOME - Prof Alan Tilbrook, Chair NAWRDES (UQ)​ From 0.04.55
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
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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)
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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.
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