Extension and Engagement - Publications & Events

Extension Papers, Handouts and Other Publications

 
Animal welfare and animal rights: Ethics, science and explanations (purdue.edu) (Erasmus)
Factors Affecting Perceptions of Animal Welfare in Developing Countries (purdue.edu) (Croney)
Farm Animal Welfare: Audits and Certification Programs (purdue.edu) (Karcher, Erasmus)
Gut Feelings: How Probiotics May Improve Animal Welfare (purdue.edu)(Erasmus)

  
Animal Welfare Extension Publications

Organized by category (Food animals/Non-Food animals) then by species

Food Animals 

Cows

• Animal Well-being: Cattle (Erasmus)
• How can the dairy industry communicate more effectively on animal welfare? (Croney)

Goats

• Animal Well-Being Goats (purdue.edu) (Erasmus)

Pigs

• Animal Well-being: Pigs (purdue.edu) (Erasmus)

Poultry

• Animal Well-being: Poultry (Erasmus) 
• An Explanation of Damaging Pecking Behavior in Poultry and Captive Birds (Dong, Karcher, and Erasmus)
• Poultry Capture & Handling (Karcher)

Non-Food Animals 

Cats

• Enhancing the welfare of caged cats through environmental management: The importance of routine and cage environment (purdue.edu)
• Exotic Feline Enrichment (purdue.edu) (Erasmus)
• Caged cats — Importance of routine and cage environment (purdue.edu) (Croney) 

 
Dogs

• Assessing Kennel Dog Welfare (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Brucella canis: Emerging zoonotic disease? Implications for commercial breeding kennels and public health (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Promoting the Welfare of Kenneled Dogs: Environmental Considerations (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Promoting the Welfare of Kenneled Dogs: Space Allocations and Exercise (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Effects of Flooring on Animal Health and Well-Being: Implications for Kenneled Dogs (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS): Implications for canine welfare and management (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Factors that impact dog selection and welfare (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Implications of weaning age for dog welfare (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• The role of caretaker interactions in environmental enrichment for kenneled dogs (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Temperature Requirements for Dogs (purdue.edu) (Croney)
• Welfare Implications of Dental Health in Commercial Breeding Dogs (purdue.edu) (Croney)

Horses

• Animal Well-Being: Horses (Erasmus)
• Assessing Health and Well-Being of Horses (purdue.edu) (Brady)

Events & Workshops

Each year the Center for Animal Welfare Science hosts a symposium in May.  

2021 

One Welfare:  What has COVID-19 taught us about balancing human and animal interests?

2020 

Postponed due to Covid-19

2019

• 2019 Center for Animal Welfare Science Conference Proceedings

2018

2017

Presentations from the 2017 CAWS Symposium and Canine Welfare Science Forum

2016

The second annual CAWS Symposium was held May 19, 2016, and focused on current welfare challenges and strategies to address them in pets, food animals and laboratory animals.  Speakers from academia and industry were featured, including talks by Dr. Ed Pajor, University of Calgary, who gave the keynote address on improving animal welfare and Dr. Andrew Luescher, Purdue Professor Emeritus, who spoke on the psychological suffering of dogs in a human environment.

There were 135 in attendance for the day long symposium which included, in addition to the talks, graduate student poster presentations and a Q and A session by an Animal Welfare panel comprised of specialists from Cargill, AbbVie Research and Development, and the Humane Society of the United States.

2015

On May 21, CAWS welcomed 140 attendees from seven different universities, as well as industry personnel affiliated with the companion, laboratory and food animal industries, along with private practice veterinarians, legislative aides, and media representatives. Topics included public perceptions of agricultural animal welfare, ethics, the role of animal welfare in biomedical research, and current issues in companion animal welfare science.  A major highlight of the program was the corporate panel on animal welfare which included representatives from McDonald's, Cargill and Merck.  Academic speakers included Bernie Rollin, Colorado State University, Joe Garner, Stanford University, James Serpell, University of Pennsylvania, Chris Wolf and Janice Swanson, Michigan State University, Alan Beck and Bill Muir.  The program was sponsored by AgSeed, Merck, Elanco and Dean Foods.  Winners of the CAWS poster competition judged by representatives from MARS Petcare and Cargill included Elizabeth Byrd, Agricultural Economics, Carissa McCray, Agricultural Economics and Shankar Yadav, Comparative Pathobiology.

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