Description:

RACE-Approved for 1.0 CE Credits, Course # 20-1113892

The lecture will cover the development of animal welfare as a scientific discipline in its own right over the last 60+ years. It will discuss the emergence of public concern over intensive livestock production and early publications that shaped the subject area. How did this concern spawn the welfare science field, how did it 'evolve', and how is it applied in the assessment of welfare in experimental studies and on farm.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will gain an understanding of the history of animal welfare science. They will learn how animal welfare is defined scientifically and how it is measured in experimental and commercial settings, and how the science may be integrated into animal protection legislation.

60 minutes lecture time.