Valentin Brunet

@umrherbivores.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-phase.bsky.social

Medical training in dairy heifers – A pilot study Training is used in various species to reduce fear responses, ease handling, and improve welfare. This pilot study aimed to (1) design a positive rein…

🐄 Excited to share a study I contributed to on training dairy heifers using positive reinforcement!
We looked at how they learn and how it affects their behaviour and welfare — and the results are really promising 💡
📄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Care4Dairy mobile app is now available! 🐮 We have produced guides to good and best practice for the welfare of dairy cattle on farms, aimed at farmers, vets, advisers and veterinary inspectors.

Google playstore: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
App store: apps.apple.com/us/app/care4...

Happy to have contributed to the EU Reference Centre for Ruminants & Equines Welfare (EURCAW) for more than 2 years 🔥 If you want to see all the welfare issues we are working on, please visit www.eurcaw-ruminants-equines.eu
Time to move on and start a new research project on cattle welfare! 🐄

Hi, thank you for the starter pack! 🐄🐟

Still finding it hard to reconnect with everyone from Twitter (X) so here’s an attempt at finding all animal behaviourists, ethologists, behavioural ecologists etc, working with animal behaviour. Just pop a comment and I’ll add you to the list - let’s reconnect 😃
#appliedethology
go.bsky.app/8oJ3A8E

Hi Maria, is it possible to add me on the list please? Thank you 😊