FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3/12/2004
CONTACT: Tania Banak, (608) 263-6914, banakt@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
FREE SEMINAR TO ADDRESS PRODUCTION ANIMAL WELL-BEING
MADISON - Understanding animal behavior can help farmers provide livestock with an environment that encourages top production levels.
Producers, veterinarians, and the interested public are invited to learn more about this issue during the third annual "Farm Animal Wellness Seminar," a free event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine on Saturday, April 3.
The seminar, sponsored by students in the School of Veterinary Medicine's Production Animal Medicine and Ethics Clubs, features experts in measuring and improving animal welfare.
Presenters include:
* Daniel Weary, a well-known expert in animal welfare from the University of British Columbia, will discuss his pioneering efforts to evaluate animal vocalizations and other behaviors as indicators of wellbeing;
* Ken Nordlund, a production medicine veterinarian at UW-Madison who is heavily involved in educating dairy farmers about environmental changes that can be made on the farm to improve production levels, will be talking about basic cow behavior, pen moves and stocking density.
* Neil Anderson, senior veterinary scientist and cattle health consultant for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, will address bovine behavior. He has developed a unique video-tracking system to better understand cow's needs.
* Karen Davis, of United Poultry Concerns, will discuss how knowing more about natural poultry behavior can lead to better care.
The program will be held at the School of Veterinary Medicine from 9:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m. The school is located at 2015 Linden Drive on the west end of the UW-Madison campus, just east of Walnut Street and south of Observatory Drive. Free parking is available in Lot 62, just north of the veterinary medicine building.
For details, contact the organizers at faws2004@yahoo.com. Pre-registration is required, even though the seminar is free, because a head count is needed for a free lunch. E-mail registration is preferred, but those without computer access can call the veterinary school's public relations office at (608) 263-6914 to register. Please be sure to provide your name, a way to contact you, and whether you are a veterinarian or a producer.
Continuing education credits will be offered for veterinarians.
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