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Workshops
Workshop 1:Welfare of riding horses
Organisers/moderators: Frank O. Ödberg and Marc Pierard
During the first 30 min of the workshop a short illustrated survey of the horse welfare problems explained in
the two first abstracts (housing and schooling) will be presented. During the next 30 min people from the
horse industry will be given the opportunity to react to this and to explain which strategy they suggest in
order to improve the horse welfare situation. We are therefore setting up a “responding” panel. After the
panel’s first reactions, workshop participants will be encouraged to join the discussion during the remaining
45 min.
Workshop 2: Assesment of zoo animal welfare
Organiser/moderator: Paul Koene
The workshop is introduced (30 min maximum) by the moderator who introduces the problem of assessment
of zoo animal welfare shortly (5-10 min) and the other members of the discussion panel (Jose Kok of
Ouwehand Zoo and Ros Clubb from the RSPCA). Jose and Ros as experts in the theme of interest present
present their different points of view (10 min each). A secretary will take notes during the entire event. The
moderator will open the session for questions and discussion between the workshop participants and the
panel (60 min). Finally, the outline of an article is made, that documents the current status and future of
assessment of zoo animal welfare, based on the workshop contributions and discussion (30 min maximum).
Workshop 3: Do extensive production systems provide high welfare for the animals in those
systems?
Organiser: Cathy Dwyer, Moderator: Pete Goddard
Pete Goddard gives an introduction (total 25 min) to the topic and illustrates potential welfare conflicts (5
mins). Beata Kupiec presents the consumers’ view of welfare in extensive systems and impact of markets to
affect animal welfare (10 mins). Kate Phillips presents the farmers’ point of view and constraints to welfare
provision in extensive systems (10 mins). Open discussion between workshop participants and panel follows
during 60 mins. Notes are taken of the entire discussion by Cath Milne. A summary of the final conclusions
to questions proposed in an abstract and outline of article documenting current status and future of
controversy about welfare in extensive production systems.
Workshop 4: Reliability of scoring cow lameness
Organiser/moderator: Annelies Van Nuffel
A general introduction on the automatic system to measure cow gait variables and presentation of the
Welfare Quality 3-point scale will be given by Annelies van Nuffel (5 min). Margot Sprenger continues with
an explanation on categorical versus continuous scoring and presentation of the continuous scale (10 min).
Then, there is a 10 min training of the scoring system based on a first set of videos. There is a short résumé
and participants are grouped for participation in a short experiment (part 1). At 15h00 there is a short break
of 5 minutes, followed by a second experiment (part 2). The workshop ends at 15h45 after a 15 min
discussion.
Workshop 5: The effect of feed measurements to overcome current and future problems on
farm level with implementation of animal welfare legislation
Organiser/moderator: Arno van der Aa
After a short introduction of the moderator, Jens Hoffmann will talk about prevention of footpad burns by
using clay minerals (10 mins). The 2nd speaker is Teun Veldkamp; he will speak about reduction of
ammonia levels within animal farms as result of feed measurements (e.g. low protein diets, probiotic
inclusion, effects of clay minerals) in about 10 min. After a short summary and statements in a discussion of
an hour a number of sub questions will be covered. Each sub question is introduced with 1 or 2 slides about
independent, published research, to get the discussion going and to see whether new ideas come up as well.
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