Tune in virtually
The symposium will be live on Zoom and participants can join for the whole day or drop in during topics that interest them.
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Presentations
9:00 Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
9:05 CCSAW Updates
Cows
9:15 Pain control for the castration of newborn bull calves by elastration by Mariah Crevier
We investigate pain control stratgeies for calves castrated by elastration prior to one week of age.
9:35 Attitudes and professional values of veterinarians and veterinary students towards positive welfare states for dairy cattle by Dr. Michael Brunt
We will show how positive attitudes and positive professional values exist in the veterinary community towards positive welfare for dairy cows, although members of that community are uncertain of a veterinarian’s ability to influence change to current practices.
9:55 Compost-bedded pack barn management in Ontario: Enhancing animal welfare by Dr. Angie Wilson
We explore best management practices for compost-bedded pack (CBP) barns: an emerging alternative housing system for dairy cattle that offers potential advantages for cattle welfare, health and productivity, and social acceptability.
10:15 Factors Influencing Ontario dairy veterinarians’ management and care of down dairy cattle by John Brindle
We present a cross-sectional study aimed to assess what management practices veterinarians recommended for down dairy cows in Ontario, and to identify factors influencing producers’ adoption of optimal care protocols.
10:35 Break and Posters
Poultry
11:05 Pecking block preferences in enriched cage laying hens: Stimulating natural foraging behaviours by Nithucha Chandran
We investigate which pecking blocks, a form of edible enrichment, hens prefer to use, so as to increase their welfare via the opportunity to display natural foraging behaviours and potentially reduced injurious feather pecking.
11:25 Preference for different pecking blocks offered as pair-wise comparisons in White and Brown-feathered laying hens by Tunmise Faith Ehigbor
We present on hens’ relative preferences for different pecking blocks, and how the time of day and strain differences affect this preference: information that can be used to promote hen welfare through meeting their foraging and nutritional needs.
11:45 The development of perching behaviour in a commercial pullet aviary by Josiah Mullet-Koop
We explore the development of highly motivated perching behaviour in pullets, to help to inform guidelines on perch provision during early life.
12:05 Laying hens under stress did not exhibit increase feather pecking when provided access to a synbiotic by Anna Naim
We examine the potential positive effects of synbiotics on poultry health and behaviour, by investigating whether laying hens can differentiate between synbiotic-supplemented and unsupplemented water, preferences for synbiotics, and whether they cause behavioural changes (e.g., reduced feather pecking).
12:25 Lunch and Posters
Presentation on CCSAW Activities
Companion Animals
14:05 Can I touch you? The effect of choice on dog behaviour during human-dog interactions by Amir Sarrafchi
We investigate whether it matters that dogs involved in therapeutic settings commonly experience human touch interactions where they lack control.
14:25 Exploring fear in client-owned dogs: Insights from behavioural testing, owner surveys and biomarker validation by Rachel Strassburger
We investigate canine fear behaviour during a novel human test in relation to owner fear survey scores, canine biomarkers (serum 5-HT, 5-HIAA, and fecal IgA), and demographic information of client-owned dogs receiving a standardized diet.
14:45 Using Canadian data and community partnership to understand and improve animal healthcare in underserved communities by Dr. Quinn Rausch
We share results from a national survey of animal healthcare service providers, to discuss regional trends in outreach and service provision, so setting the groundwork for evidence-based solutions to addressing animal welfare and care service gaps.
15:05 Break and Posters
15:35 Exploring the use of the Human-Animal Interaction Scale (HAIS) for companion rabbit owners: A mixed methods survey by Carol Tinga
We investigate the Human-Animal Interaction Scale (as used for cats and dogs) as a tool for quantifying owner-companion rabbit interactions for rabbits with free-roam time.
Horses
16:05 Identifying risk facts for conflict behaviours in Canadian riding lesson horses by Caleigh Copelin
We investigate risk factors for ‘conflict behaviours’ in riding lesson horses, with a view to identifying management practices that will safeguard the welfare of these horses, increase rider safety, and promote social license to operate for the Canadian horse industry.
Mice
16:25 Swipe left, swipe right and she found her Mr. Right: Cage quality affects male mouse attractiveness to females by Prathipa Anandarajan
We investigate whether well-resourced, ‘enriched’ housing conditions makes males more attractive to females: something that could facilitate captive breeding success as well as enhancing animal welfare
Keynote address
16:35 It’s me, hi: The many faces of One Welfare by Dr. Courtney Graham
17:05 Closing remarks and prizes
18:00 Drinks and treats at the Bullring
