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A review on the use of electric devices to modify animal behaviour and the impact on animal welfare

A review on the use of electric devices to modify animal behaviour and the impact on animal welfare

Opinion of the Panel on Animal health and welfare of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment: A review on the use of electric devices to modify animal behaviour and the impact on animal welfare.  https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2474441/Mejdell_2017_Are.pdf?sequence=2 Background: Animals have a strong aversion to electric shocks. Various types of electric equipment are used to modify […]

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New PLF publication by Teagasc

New PLF publication by Teagasc

New PLF publication by Teagasc (www.teagasc.ie) The effect of dairy cow breed on milk production, cow traffic and milking characteristics in a pasture-based automatic milking system. J Shortall, C Foley, RD Sleator, B O’Brien – Livestock Science, 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2018.01.002 Highlights ·         No differences observed between breeds for milking frequency or interval. ·        […]

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OPEN POST DOC POSITION

OPEN POST DOC POSITION

The Royal Veterinary College (informally the RVC)  is seeking a postdoctoral scientist (candidate must be from UK or EU) in animal welfare and precision livestock farming to work on a collaborative project with broiler chickens for a 15 month period with an immediate start. The focus will be on robot-bird interaction, welfare assessment and integration […]