Acknowledgements Book of abstracts - Publicaties - Vlaanderen.be
Acknowledgements Book of abstracts - Publicaties - Vlaanderen.be
Acknowledgements Book of abstracts - Publicaties - Vlaanderen.be
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Friday 12, Septem<strong>be</strong>r 2008 (cont.)<br />
10h15-10h45 C<strong>of</strong>fee break<br />
10h45-12h30 Oral presentations in session 5 Development and improvement <strong>of</strong> welfare<br />
assessment protocols - Chair: Linda Keeling (Aula)<br />
10h45 Validation <strong>of</strong> an animal needs index, using test theory - Tuomas Herva<br />
11h00 Overall assessment <strong>of</strong> cow welfare - strategy followed in Welfare Quality® -<br />
Raphaëlle Botreau<br />
11h15 The development <strong>of</strong> qualitative <strong>be</strong>haviour assessment as an on-farm welfare<br />
inspection tool - Francoise Wemelsfelder<br />
11h30 Cowel: a decision support system for welfare scoring <strong>of</strong> new husbandry systems for<br />
dairy cattle - Nanda Ursinus<br />
11h45 On-farm welfare assessment in cattle. Quo vadis - Ute Knierim<br />
12h00 Evaluation <strong>of</strong> a prototype welfare monitoring system for sows and piglets (Welfare<br />
Quality® project) - Kamara Scott<br />
12h15 Cage design effects on ammonia levels in laying hen houses: an epidemiological<br />
approach - Joy Mench<br />
12h30-14h00 Lunch & Posters (detailed poster topics see p189 –p197)<br />
14h00-15h45 Workshops (see p17)<br />
Workshop 1 The welfare <strong>of</strong> riding horses - Frank Öd<strong>be</strong>rg (Aula)<br />
Workshop 2 Assessment <strong>of</strong> zoo animal welfare - Paul Koene (Het Pand)<br />
Workshop 3 Do extensive production systems provide high welfare for the animals<br />
in those systems? – Pete Goddard (Het Pand)<br />
Workshop 4 Reliability <strong>of</strong> categorical versus continuous scoring <strong>of</strong> welfare<br />
indicators - Annelies van Nuffel (Het Pand)<br />
Workshop 5 The effect <strong>of</strong> feed measurements to overcome current and future<br />
problems on farm level with implementation <strong>of</strong> animal welfare<br />
legislation – Arno van der Aa (Het Pand)<br />
16h00-17h00 Oral presentations in session 6 Free topics - Chair: Elisa<strong>be</strong>tta Canali (Aula)<br />
16h00 Assessment <strong>of</strong> pain perception in double muscled Belgian Blue cows following<br />
delivery per vias naturales versus caesarean section - Iris Kolkman<br />
16u15 Postnatal piglet survival indicators in conventional and alternative farrowing<br />
systems - Emma Baxter<br />
16h30 Asymmetry in grazing <strong>be</strong>haviour in groups <strong>of</strong> feral, riding and pr<strong>of</strong>essional sport<br />
horses - Paul Koene<br />
16h45 Effect <strong>of</strong> cross-wise perch designs on perch use in laying hens - Ester Struelens<br />
17h00-18h30 Poster session (detailed poster topics see p189 –p197) combined with <strong>be</strong>er<br />
reception (Aula)<br />
19h30-24h00 Congress dinner (Het Pand)<br />
Join your colleagues for the congress dinner in the wonderful medieval<br />
surroundings <strong>of</strong> 'Het Pand'. This 13th century Dominican monastery, located on<br />
the banks <strong>of</strong> the river Leie in the heart <strong>of</strong> the historical centre <strong>of</strong> Ghent, guarantees<br />
an enjoyable evening in a magnificent scenery.<br />
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