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Suzanne Held

Bristol Veterinary School (University of Bristol)
Participe à 4 sessions
My research addresses fundamental, welfare-relevant questions of animal behaviour and cognition.  I am interested in why domestic animals do what they do, and what implications this has for their welfare, health, productivity and management.
Currently active projects are on the effects of subclinical inflammation on behaviour, play behaviour as improving as well indicating welfare, and differentiation and validation of welfare indicators. (Read more)

Sessions auxquelles Suzanne Held participe

Mardi 3 Juillet, 2018

Fuseau horaire: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 heure 30 minutes
consciousnessbiologyplant synapsesplant neurobiologyevolutionproblem-solving

VIDEO OF PRESENTATION

11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
ConsciousnessPsychology
Caterpillarsmindevolutionary biologyhard problem

7:30 PM
8:30 PM
8:30 PM - 8:50 PM | 20 minutes

Pigs are very social and intelligent creatures, but modern agricultural practices are poorly aligned to their welfare and behavioural needs. This presentation will discuss the most pressing welfare problems in the ways that pigs are farmed, from the time they are born to the time they are slaughtered.