UBC Animal Welfare
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Tweets from the Animal Welfare Graduate Program, part of @ubcLFS at University of British Columbia (@UBC) https://t.co/jVfOWoFFvV
Vancouver, BC
Joined October 2009
New paper from UBC AWP: “Vocal changes as indicators of pain in harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina)” by Amelia MacRae, Joanna Makowska & David Fraser. Check out the paper here:
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Join us next Wednesday, January 29th at 12 pm in MCML 180 and welcome Christiana Bratiotis from UBC's School of Social Work! Her presentation is titled "Animal Hoarding: A One Welfare Approach".
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Congratulations to Elizabeth Russell for earning the Graduate Student Service Award! Elizabeth is a PhD candidate at the AWP.
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New research from @camilamcavalli, Chris Dunnett & Nicole Fenwick @BC_SPCA found 72% of dog training businesses in BC, Canada use reward-based methods only. Learn more about the characteristics of dog training companies in BC: #ubcAWPcompanion
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AWP Professor Nina von Keyserlingk recently led a graduate course on Animal Welfare at the Universidad de la Republica in Uruguay. From left to right: Drs German Antunez and Carolina Fiol Lepera, Nina and Mette Bouman. @prodbovinos_fvet_udelar
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How do university students perceive the potential use of antimicrobial peptides in farm animals? Check out new research by @AmaliaUrloiu, Barsha Shah, @jill__hendricks, @KatieKoralesky, Daniel Weary and @adamjshriver to find out! (
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Join us in contributing to valuable research—Please be aware that interacting with this post (such as liking or commenting) may publicly associate you with this study.
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How are animals used for cancer research care for? Listen to AWP alumni @michaelwbrunt discuss the current and future direction of this contentious topic here:
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Maria Chen: Though rats are highly social creatures, Beastie did not get along with other rats. As he was very friendly to humans I kept him as a single rat. He loved making nests from recycled paper, sampling gourmet foods, and listening to relaxing music.
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"Public attitude toward and perceptions of dairy cattle welfare in cow-calf management systems differing in type of social and maternal contact" by Lara V. Sirovica, Caroline Ritter, Jillian Hendricks, Daniel M. Weary, Sumeet Gulati, and Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk
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"Invited review: The welfare of dairy cattle housed in tiestalls compared to less-restrictive housing types: A systematic review" by Annabelle Beaver, Daniel M. Weary & Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk
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