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Section Board for 'Animal Welfare' (74)

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Dr. Melanie L. Graham
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Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
Interests: animal behavior; primates; 3Rs; animal disease models; animal welfare; cell-based therapies; metabolic disease; surgery; transplantation
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Prof. Dr. Melissa Bateson
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Centre for Behaviour and Evolution & Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Interests: animal and human behavanimal and human behaviour; cognition; emotions; applications to antisocial behaviour; overeating and obesity and animal welfareiour; overeating and obesity and animal welfare
Dr. Cheryl Meehan
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AWARE Institute, 3212 NW Wilson Street, Portland, OR 97210-1249, USA
Interests: environmental enrichment; stereotypic behavior; zoo animal welfare; behavioral indicators of welfare; welfare epidemiology; elephant behavior; elephant management; zoo design; animal agency
Prof. Dr. Clive J. C. Phillips
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1. Curtin University Sustainable Policy (CUSP) Institute, Curtin University, Kent St., Bentley, Western Australia 6102, Australia
2. Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland and Foundation Director, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: animal welfare; animal ethics; captive animal management; heavy metals in animals
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Dr. Corrine Lutz
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Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, 8715 W. Military Drive, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA
Interests: animal behaviour and welfare; chimpanzees; monkeys; macaques
Dr. Kristine Coleman
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Division of Comparative Medicine, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR, USA
Interests: behavioral management; animal welfare; temperament; stress reactivity; macaques
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Prof. Dr. Marian Stamp Dawkins
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Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
Interests: animal welfare; poultry welfare; broiler chickens; automated assessment; animal consciousness; bird vision; commercial research
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Dr. Marco Dadda
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Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
Interests: lateralization; fish; cognition; asymmetry, side bias
Prof. Dr. Anna K. Johnson
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Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, 2356F Kildee Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: farm animal behavior and well-being
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Special Issue in Animals: Pig Transport 2016
Dr. Miriam Annika Vogt
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Interfaculty Biomedical Research Facility (IBF), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Interests: cognition; mice; behaviour
Prof. Dr. Vera Baumans
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Department of Animals, Science and Society, Division Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Interests: laboratory animals; welfare, behavior; housing; environmental enrichment
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Dr. Sylvia García-Belenguer
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Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: dogs; cats; behaviour; animal welfare; stress; comparative medicine: diseases in humans and animals; cognitive dysfunction; epilepsy; microbiota
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Dr. Paul Koene
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Animal Welfare, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen University & Research, De Elst 1, 6708 WD Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: animal behaviour; animal ecology; animal health and welfare; farm and captive animals
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Dr. Nadja Wielebnowski
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Oregon Zoo, Department of Conservation and Research & Portland State University, Dept. of Biology, Portland, OR, USA
Interests: zoo animal and wildlife; welfare; behavior; endocrinology; personality; noninvasive hormone monitoring; stress
Dr. Sabine Gebhardt-Henrich
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Center for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits (ZTHZ), Division of Animal Welfare, University of Bern, Burgerweg 22, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
Interests: laying hen; broiler; broiler breeder; free-range; keel bone; behavior; animal welfare; housing
Dr. Emma Fàbrega i Romans
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Animal Welfare Program, Institute for Food and Agriculture Research and Technology (IRTA), Monells, 17121 Girona, Spain
Interests: behavior; animal welfare; stress; pig; farming
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Prof. Dr. Cecilia Dall'Aglio
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy
Interests: adipokines; orexins; cannabinoids; immunohistochemical techniques; domestic animals; exocrine glands; genital tract; diets; metabolism
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Prof. Dr. Helmut Segner
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Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 122, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
Interests: environment/pollution/water quality effect on fish; fish disease; fish immunity; fish pathology; fish physiology; fish welfare; in vitro alternatives
Dr. Frank J.C.M Van Eerdenburg
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Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
Interests: welfare and behavior of cattle; estrus regulation and detection in cattle; housing and animal husbandry of cattle (and horses); welfare during transport
Prof. Dr. Kathleen R. Pritchett-Corning
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Office of Animal Resources, Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA
Interests: laboratory animal medicine
Dr. Federica Riva
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Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell'Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: immunology; microbiology; innate immunity
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Prof. Dr. Sang-Ho Moon
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Department of Bio-Convergence Science, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju 27478, Korea
Interests: laying hens; Hanwoo cattle; nutrition of small ruminants
Dr. Luis Antunes
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Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: laboratory animal sciences; animal welfare; anesthesiology
Dr. Rodrigo Morchón

Zoonotic Disease and One Health Group, Parasitology Section, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Salamanca (USAL), Salamanca, Spain
Interests: arthropods; insect vectors; vector-borne diseases; vector control; medical entomology; dirofilariosis; zoonosis; animal; human
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Dr. Manel Lopez-Bejar
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Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Veterinary Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: welfare; heat stress; environmental health; temperature
Prof. Dr. Lindsay Matthews
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1. Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2. Lindsay Matthews & Associates Research International,Viale Mario Torinese 38, Scerne di Pineto, 64025 Teramo, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; livestock behaviour; animal motivation
Dr. Johnny Roughan

Comparative Biology Centre, The Medical School University of Newcastle, upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
Interests: pain; analgesia; rat; mouse; mice; rabbit; anaesthesia; meloxicam; carprofen; buprenorphine; self-administration; behaviour; automated behaviour analysis
Dr. Janeen L. Salak-Johnson
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1. Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61259, USA
2. Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Interests: stress and environmental physiology; sow housing; maternal-fetal interaction; prenatal stress; and effects of the environment on immune status; behavior; and well-being of swine and other livestock
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Dr. Emily D. Dolan

Director of Applied Research, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY 10018, USA
Interests: design and implementation of animal welfare studies and analyses
Dr. Antoni Dalmau Bueno
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Institut de Recerca I Technologia Agroalimentaries, Caldes de Montbui, Spain
Interests: animal welfare program
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Prof. Dr. Cathy Dwyer
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Animal & Veterinary Sciences, SRUC, Roslin Institute Building, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
Interests: mother-offspring interactions; offspring survival and development; animal welfare; animal behaviour; sheep welfare; welfare assessment techniques
Dr. Penny Hawkins
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Animals in Science Department, RSPCA, Wilberforce Way, Southwater, West Sussex RH13 9RS, UK
Interests: ethical review and the refinement of animal care and use to reduce suffering and improve welfare
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Dr. Elbert Lambooij
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Retired from Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: stress physiology; pain assessment; electronic identification; transport; handling; stunning; euthanasia; welfare
Dr. Luigi Faucitano
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke R & D Centre, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada
Interests: animal production; animal physiology; meat quality; animal husbandry; meat science; animal welfare
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Dr. Ngaio Beausoleil
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Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Interests: animal welfare; welfare assessment; pain; breathlessness; dyspnoea; wildlife welfare; animal behaviour; conservation welfare
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Dr. Elodie F. Briefer
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Behavioural Ecology Group, Section for Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: animal emotions; acoustic communication; animal cognition; vocal expression of emotions; ungulate behaviour; animal welfare
Dr. Rachel Casey
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Canine Behaviour and Research Department, Dogs Trust, London, UK
Interests: companion animal; dog; cat; horse; welfare; behaviour; epidemiology; cohort study; training; personality
Dr. Cecilie Marie Mejdell
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Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Department of Animal Health and Food Safety, PO Box 750 Sentrum, 0106 Oslo, Norway
Interests: animal welfare (in general); husbandry practices; thermoregulation; horse welfare; dairy calf welfare; suckling systems; welfare at slaughter; animal ethics; animal welfare legislation
Prof. Dr. Paul Mills
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School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: transdermal drug delivery; pulmonary therapeutics and the control of inflammation; wildlife ecology and therapeutics
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Prof. Dr. Genaro C. Miranda-de la Lama
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Department of Animal Production & Food Science, Agri-Food Institute of Aragon (IA2), University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; human-animal relationships; meat quality; slaughter stress; transport stress; social behaviour; farm animals
Prof. Dr. Temple Grandin
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Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: transport; handling; stress; welfare; environmental enrichment; stunning; behavior; slaughter; temperament; ethology
Dr. Angelo Peli
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1. Department of Veterinary Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
2. Service for animal Welfare in the University Teaching and Scientific Facilities, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; veterinary legislation; ethics; animal used for experimental purposes; animal health (ruminants)
Prof. Dr. Jan-Bas Prins
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Laboratory Animal Science, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
Interests: welfare of laboratory rodents; indicators and assessment
Dr. E. Tobias Krause
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Institute Animal Welfare and Animal Husbandry, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, 29223 Celle, Germany
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; behavioural ecology; poultry; avian olfaction; early developmental conditions
Prof. Dr. Lars Lewejohann
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1. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Head of Unit Animal Protection and Laboratory Animal Science, Diedersdorfer Weg 1 Building 6, 12277 Berlin, Germany
2. Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
Interests: laboratory animal science; animal welfare; animal behavior
Dr. Silvana Mattiello
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Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; small ruminants; cattle; milk; wildlife conservation
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Dr. Cecilia Mugnai
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Department of Veterinary Science, University of Turin, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy
Interests: livestock; biodiversity; alternative housing systems; animal welfare; product quality
Prof. Dr. Maria Caria
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Department of Agricultural Science, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: precision livestock farming; animal welfare; milking management; milking systems; wearable technologies; mechanization of livestock farms; ergonomic and safety issues; energy and environmental sustainability of dairy farms; smart glasses for augmented reality; logistics of milk collection
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Dr. Janice Siegford
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Animal Behavior and Welfare Group, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, 3270 C Anthony Hall, East Lansing, MI, USA
Interests: ethology; animal welfare; poultry (laying hens); pigs; and precision livestock farming
Prof. Dr. Maria José Hötzel
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Laboratório de Etologia Aplicada e Bem-Estar Animal, Departamento de Zootecnia e Desenvolvimento Rural, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-900, Brazil
Interests: applied behaviour and animal welfare; applied ethology; agroecology
Prof. Dr. Fabio Napolitano
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Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: applied animal behaviour; animal welfare assessment; acceptability of animal-based products
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Prof. Dr. Marcello Siniscalchi
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, Section of Animal Physiology and Behaviour, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70121 Bari, Italy
Interests: behavior; physiology; animal welfare; cognitive ethology; brain lateralization
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Prof. Dr. Christa Thöne-Reineke
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Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Berlin, Germany
Interests: animal welfare; animal behavior; laboratory animals and education
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Prof. Dr. Alan Tilbrook
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The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia
Interests: neuroendocrinology; endocrinology; animal welfare; animal science; stress; behavior; biomedical sciences; animal reproduction
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Dr. Stephanie Torrey
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Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: poultry; welfare; broiler; behaviour
Dr. Rebecca E. Nordquist
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Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Interests: animal welfare; animal models for human disease; behaviour in farm animals; neurobiology in farm animals
Dr. Mateus J. R. Paranhos Da Costa
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UNESP, Faculdade de Ciências Agrarias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Pesquisador CNPq, 14884–900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; animal production; poultry welfare; horses welfare; beef and dairy cattle welfare
Prof. Dr. Peter Sandøe
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1. Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
2. Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Interests: animal ethics; animal welfare; social science
Dr. Barbara Padalino
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Department of Agricultural and Food Science (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 50, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: equine internal and sports medicine; exercise physiology; horse behavior and welfare; equitation science; animal behavior and welfare; animal transport; human-animal interaction; animal welfare science
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Dr. Mark J. Prescott
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National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), London, UK
Interests: animal behaviour; animal ethics; animal welfare; primatology; research methods; 3Rs
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Prof. Dr. Éric Troncy
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal, 1500 des Vétérinaires, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 7C6, Canada
Interests: human-animal bond; animal pain; pain assessment and quantification; pain management; artificial intelligence; pharmacology
Dr. Simon Turner
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Animal & Veterinary Sciences, SRUC, Roslin Institute Building, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
Interests: pigs; social behaviour; Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Dr. Patricia V. Turner
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Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
Interests: diseases of laboratory animals; toxicologic pathology; research animal anesthesia; analgesia; euthanasia; animal welfare
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Dr. Antonio Velarde
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Institut de Recerca I Technologia Agroalimentaries, Caldes de Montbui, Spain
Interests: animal welfare; animal behavior; welfare at slaughter
Dr. Peter White
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Faculty of Science, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camden, Australia
Interests: animal welfare; pain mitigation; pain measurement and evaluation; pharmacology of analgesic drugs
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Prof. Dr. Sergio Ghidini
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Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, Parma 43126, Italy
Interests: meat inspection; meat science; slaughtering technique; animal welfare; hygiene; chemical contamination; post-mortem inspection; ante-mortem inspection
Prof. Dr. Harry J. Blokhuis
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Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7068, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: animal behaviour; animal welfare; welfare assessment; injurious pecking; sleep and rest in broilers
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Dr. Alison J. Hanlon
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School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland
Interests: animal welfare; policy; veterinary ethics, one welfare
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Prof. Dr. Craig Johnson
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Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
Interests: comparative analgesia; development of centrl pain pathways; mechanisms of anaesthesia
Prof. Dr. Andrew Knight
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Winchester Sparkford Road, Winchester, SO22 4NR, UK
Interests: animal welfare and ethics
Prof. Dr. John Madigan
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Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: disasters; welfare; equine; neonatal; neurology
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Prof. Dr. Alistair Lawrence
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1. SRUC, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3 JG, UK
2. The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
Interests: positive animal welfare; positive emotions; environmental enrichment; play behaviour; neural effects of environmental enrichment
Dr. Jim Webster
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AgResearch Ltd., Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
Interests: animal welfare; animal ethics; assurance; agriculture
Prof. Dr. Francoise Wemelsfelder
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Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Scotland's Rural College, West Mains Rd., Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
Interests: animal cognition; animal welfare; human-animal relationships; animal sentience; qualitative behaviour assessment
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