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News 26 January - 9 February 2023

Cross-sectoral

Are we world-leading in animal welfare? Or just welfare-washed? (Stuff O/S)
RSPCA disappointed at post-Brexit progress on animal welfare (Agriland O/S)
Fur import ban could be dropped in the UK. Here’s which EU countries still support the industry (yahoo! News O/S)
Pastoral relief provided in wake of Kimberley floods (Government of Western Australia)
The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education Newsletter Feb 2023 Issue (JMICAWE O/S)
‘But he’s still eating’: experts warn against judging horses’ welfare based on food intake (Horse & Hound O/S)
How Scientists Are Using AI to Talk to Animals (Scientific American O/S)
Concerns Over the Well-Being of Sentient, Emotional Reptiles (Psychology Today O/S)
Animals Farmed: a leap in salmon deaths, superbug fears and the life of a Spanish shepherdess (Guardian O/S)

Cattle in beef & dairy production

“Pain relief won’t cut it” in European markets, press club told (Beef Central)
129 ‘neglected’ cattle seized from B.C. property where SPCA says dead cows also found (Globalnews O/S)
Small shipment of cattle heading for Cambodian charity (Beef Central)
Cattle futures weighed down by weakness in cash markets – CME (The Pig Site O/S)
Army airlift for hungry cattle (Australian Government Defence)
Hear from international expert on cattle (Gippsland Times)
RSPCA renews calls for calf roping ban after new study confirms high levels of animal distress (ABC)
New Zealand dairy manufacturer Fonterra bans bobby calf slaughter, but Australian arm rejects move (ABC)
Sustainability, animal welfare top concerns in Merck consumer study (Beef Magazine O/S)
Translating and Applying Genomic EPDs (Beef Magazine O/S)
How technology can boost dairy farming Smart agriculture (Farm Kenya O/S)
Do cows cause climate change?: FFGSC (Australian Rural & Regional News)

Pigs in pork production

USask awarded $5.2 million for livestock, forage research projects (National Hog Farmer O/S)
Switzerland has too many pigs, leading to animal welfare concerns (le News O/S)
How to apply biosecurity basics in swine farms (Pig Progress O/S)
What is the impact of heat stress on breeding herds’ farrowing rate? (Pig Progress O/S)
Link between pigs’ tails and health not so straightforward (Pig Progress O/S)
Ireland in midst of 'pig crisis' as pandemic pets now abandoned (Irish Examiner O/S)
How do we improve technology adoption in the swine industry? (National Hog Farmer O/S)

Poultry in meat & egg production

The Humane League Works To Free Factory Farm Animals From Horrid Conditions (Forbes O/S)
Cumberland introduces Scout robot to promote poultry health and performance (Agrinews O/S)
Slowing broiler growth with nutritional interventions (Poultry World O/S)
6 things poultry producers can do to cut antibiotics further (Farmers Weekly O/S)
Free-range egg producers in the UK face labelling changes (Poultry World O/S)
Activists fail to acknowledge HPAI, cage-free logistics (Watt Poultry O/S)

Sheep in meat & wool production

Supermarkets urged to dissociate from animal welfare benchmark (Sheep Central)
Finding your own approach to a non-mulesed sheep flock (Sheep Central)
Sheep and humans have more in common when it comes to sharing stress, study finds (ABC)

Animals in transit & at slaughter

Negotiators make breakthrough in Northern Irish protocol dispute (Guardian O/S)
Canada isn't doing enough to protect horses flown to Japan for slaughter, advocates say (CBC O/S)
Brackish water reduces tilapia transport stress (The Fish Site O/S)

Animals in aquaculture and wild caught

Push to add fish, crustaceans, cephalopods to South Australia's animal welfare act (ABC)
NGO threatens UK government with legal action over salmon farming’s environmental impact (SeafoodSource O/S)
Malaysian retailer introduces comprehensive fish health and welfare policy (The Fish Site O/S)
ASC urged to renege on relaxation of sea lice threshold (The Fish Site O/S)
Farmed salmon - unethical and plagued by parasites (Salisbury Journal O/S)
The Blue Food Innovation Summit is back! (Fish Farmer Magazine O/S)
A new tool for assessing the nutrient levels of farmed fish (The Fish Site O/S)

Animals in research & teaching

Bovine TB cattle vaccine field trials move to next phase (Farmers Weekly O/S)
A career devoted to caring for lab animals (Understanding Animal Research O/S)
Japan remains global laggard in fight against live animal testing (The Japan Times O/S)

Animals in racing, sports & work

Enhanced veterinary protocols for 2023 Grand National (British Horseracing Authority O/S)
Call for bio-economic modeling to balance industry and horse needs within racing (Horsetalk NZ O/S)
How targeted parasite control can help horses – and the planet (Horsetalk NZ O/S)
Going The Way Of The Greyhounds? (Paulick Report O/S)

Animals in zoos, aquaria & the wild

How tourist attractions are keeping animals cool during the Queensland heatwave (ABC)
How Zoos Benefit Society And The Animals They Protect (Forbes O/S)

Pets & companion animals

Flat-nosed dogs and folded-ear cats to be phased out in NL (Dutchnews O/S)
Dogs may detect respiratory disease (Agupdate O/S)
Playtime is purr-fect for your cat’s welfare (The University of Adelaide)

Podcasts & presentations

Concerns over animal welfare standards in UK Free Trade deal (ABC Radio)
What will it take for consumers to accept lab-grown meat? (Marketplace O/S)

Policy

Animal welfare laws to be bolstered to improve cruelty case prosecutions in SA (ABC)
Hunters and animal rights protestors clash over amendments to Spain’s pet protection laws (Euronews O/S)
Portugal’s pet protection law is under threat. Here’s what’s being done about it (Euronews O/S)
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals Act (AWI O/S)
Spain animal laws: Pet shops to close and dog owners to be trained under proposed changes (inews O/S)

Other/Publications

Cullen, B.; Li, Z.; Talukder, S.; Cheng, L.; Jongman, E.C. Development of Thresholds to Predict Grazing Behaviour of Dairy Cows from Motion Sensor Data and Application in a Pasture-Based Automatic Milking System. Dairy 2023, 4, 124-136. https://doi.org/10.3390/dairy4010009
England ZA, Maggard HL, Fisher AD, Roadknight NW and Pempek JA (2023). Condition of bob veal calves on arrival at an abattoir in Ohio. Animal Welfare, 32, e7, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1017/awf.2022.8
Sandøe, P., Corr, S., Lund, T., & Forkman, B. (2019). Aggregating animal welfare indicators: Can it be done in a transparent and ethically robust way? Animal Welfare, 28(1), 67-76. doi:10.7120/09627286.28.1.067
England, Z., Maggard, H., Fisher, A., Roadknight, N., & Pempek, J. (2023). Condition of bob veal calves on arrival at an abattoir in Ohio. Animal Welfare, 32, E7. doi:10.1017/awf.2022.8
McDermott, P.; McKevitt, A.; Santos, F.H.; Hanlon, A.J. Farmers Views on the Implementation of On-Farm Emergency Slaughter for the Management of Acutely Injured Cattle in Ireland. Animals 2023, 13, 450. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030450
Hernandez RO, Romero MH and Sanchez JA (2023) Assessment of slaughterhouse-based measures as animal welfare indicators in fattening pigs. Front. Anim. Sci. 4:1064933. doi: 10.3389/fanim.2023.1064933
Phillip J. Greenwell, Lisa M. Riley, Ricardo Lemos de Figueiredo, James E. Brereton, Andrew Mooney and Paul E. Rose (2023). The Societal Value of the Modern Zoo: A Commentary on How Zoos Can Positively Impact on Human Populations Locally and Globally, Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 4(1):53-69 | doi:10.3390/jzbg4010006
Dawkins, Marian Stamp. "Farm animal welfare: Beyond “natural” behavior." Science 379.6630 (2023): 326-328. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ade5437
‘t Hart, B.A., Laman, J.D., Kap, Y.S. (2023). An Unexpected Symbiosis of Animal Welfare and Clinical Relevance in a Refined Nonhuman Primate Model of Human Autoimmune Disease. In: Robinson, L.M., Weiss, A. (eds) Nonhuman Primate Welfare. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82708-3_25
Masters David G., Blache Dominique, Lockwood Amy L., Maloney Shane K., Norman Hayley C., Refshauge Gordon, Hancock Serina N. (2023) Shelter and shade for grazing sheep: implications for animal welfare and production and for landscape health. Animal Production Science , -. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN22225
Sumner, C., Bolduc, N., & Von Keyserlingk, M. (2023). Using focus groups with dairy cattle veterinarians to explore learning about calf welfare. Animal Welfare, 32, E6. doi:10.1017/awf.2022.7
Flint, Hannah E., Megan Atkinson, James Lush, Alysia B. G. Hunt, and Tammie King. 2023. "Long-Lasting Chews Elicit Positive Emotional States in Dogs during Short Periods of Social Isolation" Animals 13, no. 4: 552. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13040552

Conferences, Seminars & Events

Calf Management: The New Frontiers. 9 February 2023 9 – 12pm AEST (Dairy Australia)
Rethinking Methane from Animal Agriculture with Dr Frank Mitloehner. 10 February 2023 5.30 – 9.00pm AEDT. Warrnambool, Victoria (EventBrite)
Mooving cows: An innovative tool for practicing cow-handling skills with Dr. Jennifer Van Os of Wisconsin University. 15 February 2023 12:30pm EST. (Zoom or in person)
International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) 14 – 19 February 2023, Melbourne (Details)
evokeAG. 21 – 22 February 2023, Adelaide. (evokeAG)
RSPCA Animal Welfare Seminar 2023. Quit horsing around: Advancing horse welfare in Australia. Wednesday 22 – 23 February 2023. Online. (RSPCA)
AWRN Workshop on Animal Welfare and Sustainability. 22 February 2023 2pm GMT (Bristol)
AWP25 Webinars “Achieving Change for Wild Animals” March 6 2023 12 pm PT (Commences 7.00am AEDT 7^th March 2023 (UBC)
Postgraduate Workshop on Comparative Animal Law, submission deadline March 15 2023, 25 – 26 May 2023 (University of Kent)
AWP25 Webinars “Achieving Change in Research” 6^th April 2023 12 pm PDT (Commences 5.00am AEDT 7^th April 2023) (UBC)
International Society for Anthrozoology 2023 Conference, June 15^th – 18^th, Edinburgh, UK (Details TBA)
UFAW Animal Welfare Conference, 20^th – 21^st June 2023 – Online (Details TBA)
International Society for Applied Ethology, Congress. 1^st – 5^th August, 2023, Tallinn, Estonia (ISAE)
Behaviour 2023.14^th – 20^th August 2023, Univ Bielefeld, Germany. (Behaviour2023)

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