Mette S. Herskin

Welcome to our newest LINK member, Dr Kate Creutzinger, from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Vermont, USA.

🔗Interested in joining our LINKs Scheme? Visit: ow.ly/oyRP50W01p5

#AnimalWelfare

‪First study of pig behaviour and potential welfare hazards in assembly barns presented yesterday at #ISAE2025 by Karen Thodberg. Thank you to everybody involved in this large project, especially to Cecilie Kobek-Kjeldager for taking the lead on assembly barns - papers are on the way. @au.dk

The GOAT @goatswhostare.bsky.social sharing some inspiring and fascinating insights on how to more cleverly understand the clever inner lives of livestock in opening this morning’s @applied-ethology.bsky.social #ISAE2025 session

Webinar on welfare of animals kept for fur production BackgroundEFSA will present its newly published scientific opinion  on the welfare of American mink, red and Arctic foxes, raccoon dog, and chinchilla kept for fur production. This contains the most u...

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Webinar on welfare of beef cattle BackgroundIn this webinar, EFSA will present its recently published scientific opinion on the welfare of beef cattle. This opinion provides the most up-to-date scientific research on the effects of ho...

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Webinar on welfare of animals kept for fur production. @efsa.europa.eu Register now! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we... Webinar on welfare of animals kept for fur production | EFSA

Webinar on welfare of beef cattle @efsa.europa.eu Register now! www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/we... Webinar on welfare of beef cattle | EFSA

📢 New from @efsa.europa.eu: Scientific Opinion on the welfare of animals farmed for fur.
🦦 Mink | 🦊 Foxes | 🦝 Raccoon dogs | 🐹 Chinchillas

Read more: 👉 europa.eu/!WFYn9F & infographic 👉 europa.eu/!R6RPhg

#AnimalWelfare #EFSA #FurFarming

See our new infographic on #Welfare of #BeefCattle 🐂
#EFSA_EU just released. What to focus on to improve their welfare. 📊 europa.eu/!TnBJmy

📘 Full opinion → europa.eu/!3bp96m

#BeefCattle #AnimalWelfare #EFSA_EU

Welfare of beef cattle on farm Welfare of beef cattle on farm

🐮 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞

Our scientists have reviewed the latest evidence and provided recommendations to improve it, focusing on housing, diet, and overall wellbeing.

Learn more with our infographic and full opinion ⤵️

europa.eu/!TnBJmy

#OneHealth #AnimalWelfare | @efsa-animals.bsky.social

🐄 Just published!🐄 EFSA releases a scientific opinion & technical report on beef cattle welfare in the EU. Welfare risks, best practices & system-level insight — all in one place. 🔗 europa.eu/!TtY4bY

#AnimalWelfare #BeefCattle #EFSA_EU

📢 The final programme for the 76th EAAP Annual Meeting in Innsbruck is now available!

🚀Get ready for cutting-edge science, networking opportunities, and inspiring discussions.

📍 Innsbruck, Austria
📅 25th –29th August 2025

🔗 Check out the full programme here eaap2025.org/Final_Progra...

🐮 The meeting will also showcase Austria’s unique livestock farming systems — blending tradition and innovation.

🌟 Don’t miss this opportunity to exchange knowledge, meet colleagues from around the world, and experience Innsbruck’s culture and beauty.

🔍 NEW REVIEW provides a rapid systematic overview of the use of camera traps in ecological studies, with a focus on wildlife welfare.

🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/tr4U50WlNN7

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

📢 Femke Delanglez and Frank Tuyttens, recipients of an HSA Research Grant, have published the findings of their HSA-supported project in the UFAW journal, Animal Welfare.

🔗 Read the study here: ow.ly/7Mzv50Wl015

🔗 Learn more about Femke and Frank's research and HSA Grants here: ow.ly/YGc650Wl016

🔍 NEW STUDY assesses transport container modifications designed to improve welfare for end-of-lay hens and reduce strain on catchers during the loading process.

🔗 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1017/awf....

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

A graphic with a blue banner at the top containing white, line-drawn images of a buffalo, dog, bird, fish, mouse and chicken and the UFAW logo. A photograph of two young calves standing in a grassy field with blurred adult cattle in the background under a sunny sky. The text reads: Efficacy of pain management for cattle castration: A systematic review and meta-analysis. By Emeline Nogues, Jane Stojkov, Biljana Jonoska Stojkova, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk, Daniel M. Weary.

🔍 NEW STUDY assesses the efficacy of post-operative pain management for cattle castration, comparing outcomes with and without multimodal analgesia (local anaesthetic alone, or in combination with a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).

🔗 Read the full study here: ow.ly/lfAR50Wip97

#AnimalWelfare

📣 The EVCBMAW 2025 programme is now live! 🐾

The European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare will take place in Helsinki from 17–19 September 2025.

🌐 View the full programme: evcbmaw.org

🚨 Early bird registration closes on 21st June!

🔍 NEW STUDY examines the use of mechanical rump pushers in a UK cattle slaughter plant.

🔗 Read the full article here: ow.ly/jyhH50W8qKA

#AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare

Thank you, @animal-welfare.bsky.social, for sharing our paper!

🔍 NEW STUDY surveyed Official Veterinarians in the UK & Ireland to assess job satisfaction & perceptions of #animalwelfare at slaughter. Findings highlight challenges such as workplace isolation, ethical dilemmas, & conflicts with food business operators.

🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🎙️ Klas Abelson will speak in Session 2: How to communicate animal welfare.

Don’t miss the chance to hear from leading voices in animal research and communication.

More info: www.eara.eu/eara-confere...

Applied Animal Behaviour Science now also accepts Short Communications and Perspective articles. Do note the submission guidelines. See the editorial authors.elsevier.com/a/1l2fUcF2Ow...

Smågrisenes stop på vejen ud af Danmark – hvad ved vi egentligt?

🔍 SAMLESTALDE - hvad ved vi om praksis og evt betydning for dyrevelfærd?

I DVT gennemgår Camilla Apel Svejstrup og jeg den eksisterende viden om brugen af samlestalde til eksport af grise fra Danmark (dvt.ddd.dk/bladarkiv/20...). Artiklen er baseret på data fra 2 danske samlestalde.

EVCBMAW 2025 is coming! 18-19.9. Helsinki
🐾Animal welfare, ethics & law AND Behavioural veterinary medicine
➡️On both congress days!
🌞 3 plenaries
👩‍🏫 Study Day 17 Sept (€100 for nonresidents)
🍸Welcome Reception (free)
🍽️ Congress Dinner (extra fee)
✅ Early bird until 21 June!
evcbmaw.org
#EVCBMAW2025

Undervisning uden skærme: “Luften var fortættet af opmærksomhed” Professor Peter Dahler-Larsen er træt af at skulle kæmpe mod diverse onlineaktiviteter om de studerendes opmærksomhed. Nu indgår han kontrakter med de studerende om at slukke netforbindelsen og gemme ...

📚 Skærmfri undervisning er ikke bare nostalgi – det virker.
Peter Dahler-Larsen, professor i statskundskab, oplevede en markant forbedring i opmærksomhed og nærvær, da han fjernede skærme fra undervisningen.
Læs artiklen i Forskerforum: dm.dk/forskerforum...

Tenure track assistant professor/Associate professors positions in veterinary medicine - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University

6 (!!!!) tenure track or Associate Prof jobs across fields in #veterinary medicine at my current workplace @au.dk
Denmark. Come join! Deadline August details in link....
anivet.au.dk/en/about-the...
#Blusci #VetSci

📢 Meet Eva Read, one of the keynote speakers at the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2025!

Don’t miss out on hearing Eva's talk! Register to attend the online conference here: www.ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/...

#AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience #UFAW2025

📢 Have you registered yet for the 2025 HSA conference?

Join us in person or online for two days of expert-led presentations and discussion:

📍Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum & Online
📆 21-22 October 2025

🔗Register or submit an abstract here: hsa.org.uk/conf2025

Animal welfare: part of the solution, not part of the problem in the move toward achieving sustainable development in animal agriculture Ethical concerns about the welfare of animals and the ambition to understand how animals experience their situation are key drivers in animal welfare resea

🐄🌱 Animal welfare is part of the solution—not the problem.

Understanding how animals experience their lives is essential to addressing today’s global challenges.
🔬 Research has integrated welfare into farm practices, but its link to sustainability is still too weak.