ISBCW 2016: Fifth International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare
This page contains Angus Media's exclusive coverage of the Fifth International Sympsium on Beef Cattle Welfare. Click on a story title below to access the summary for that presentation.
• Summary of Past Welfare Symposia, Joe Stookey, professor of animal behavior, University of Saskatchewan; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Canadian Cattle Welfare Research Update, Ed Pajor, professor of animal behavior and welfare, University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Investigating New Weaning Strategies, Bernadette Earley, researcher with Ireland’s Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Ireland; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Long-distance Transportation, Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, researcher at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• The Right Driver, Ron Gill, extension livestock specialist, Texas A&M University; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Flooring Effects on Welfare and Performance, Bernadette Earley, principal research officer for the Animal and Bioscience Research Department at the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc) Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Center; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Field Metrics for Packing Plants and Feedlots, Temple Grandin, professor of livestock behavior and welfare, Colorado State University; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• The Value of Good Stockmanship,Temple Grandin, professor of livestock behavior and welfare, Colorado State University professor; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• OIE/ISO Animal Welfare Update, Gary Egrie, farm animal welfare coordinator for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• What's Normal? Ed Pajor, professor of animal behavior and welfare at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Preconditioning Impacts Health and Welfare, Brad White, professor of production medicine at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and interim director of the Beef Cattle Institute; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Liver Abscess Control and Prevention, Kelly Lechtenberg, owner and veterinarian of Midwest Veterinary Services and Central States Research Centre in Oakland, Neb.; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Come to Terms, Mike Apley, Kansas State University veterinarian; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Welfare Concerns at Packing Plants, Mike Siemens, head of welfare and animal husbandry, Cargill; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Heavy Considerations, Wade Nichols, technical services manager for Merck Animal Health; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Religious Slaughter Requirements Explained, Joe Regenstein, professor emeritus of food science at Cornell University and head of the Cornell Kosher and Halal Food Initiative; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Bruising During Transport, Tiffany Lee, veterinarian and researcher, Kansas State University; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Managing Maternal Separation, Joe Stookey, professor of animal behavior in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Tips for Loading, Unloading Cattle, Ron Gill, extension livestock specialist, Texas A&M; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Fatigued Cattle Syndrome, Jacob Hagenmeier, veterinarian and doctoral student at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Feedlot Lameness, Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, researcher at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Novel Interventions for Bovine Respiratory Disease, Jeff Carroll, research leader in livestock issues research for USDA ARS, Lubbock, Texas; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Pain Management, Mike Kleinhenz, veterinarian and research graduate assistant, College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• New Mitigation Option for Heat Stress, Jeff Carroll, research leader in livestock issues research for USDA ARS, Lubbock, Texas; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Body Condition Score Considerations for Beef Cattle Welfare, Bob Larson, professor of clinical sciences, Kansas State University; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
• Dealing with Compromised Cattle, Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, researcher, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; summary by Kasey Brown, senior associate editor
• Ruminal Acidosis as an Animal Welfare Issue — Control and Prevention, Kelly Lechtenberg, veterinarian and researcher, Midwest Veterinary Services and Central States Research Centre, Oakland, Neb.; summary by Troy Smith, field editor
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