Purdue University

"Challenges and Advances in Poultry Welfare"

• Speaker – Dr. Marisa Erasmus
• Location – CRTN 1042
• Time – 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Worldwide, the production and industrialization of poultry meat and eggs are increasing to meet the continually growing global demand for food. Concurrently, there is increased focus on agricultural sustainability and increasing public interest in animal welfare. Public interest has, in part, lead to changes in poultry housing and management, which impact agricultural sustainability and animal welfare. The resulting changes in housing and management lead to both poultry welfare challenges and opportunities. Some of these challenges, such as heat stress and disease are not new, but are becoming increasingly problematic as world production and climate change, while other challenges related to evolving housing systems, such as parasites and abnormal behavior, present new management challenges.  Recent advances in technology and animal welfare science show great promise for monitoring and identifying poultry welfare challenges. In this presentation, the main welfare issues of poultry will be discussed as well as examples of how current research is addressing these issues using various technological approaches. Implications for the future of poultry welfare will also be discussed.

"Unlocking the Difference: Increasing Access and Building Capacity to Ensure Innovative Solutions to Emerging Animal Well-Being Challenges"

• Location – The Courtyard Marriott in Lafayette, IN
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February 20^th, 2019 - Consumer Demand for Poultry Products with Animal Welfare Labels

• Dr. Jayson Lusk, Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
• Location/time – CRTN 1042, 4-5:30pm
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March 6^th, 2019 - Through Rose-Colored Glasses: How Perception Shapes Evaluation of Wellbeing

• Dr. Debra Hickman, IU School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
• Location/time – Lynn G167, 4-5:30pm
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March 20^th, 2019 - The Science Behind Human-Animal Bonds

• Dr. Monique Udell, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• Location/time – Lynn G167, 4-5:30pm
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April 10^th, 2019 - Staying Good While Playing God - Ethics of Farm Animal Breeding

• Dr. Peter Sandoe, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Location/time – CRTN 1042, 4-5:30pm
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April 11^th, 2019 - Developments and Tensions in the Idea of Animal Welfare

• Dr. Peter Sandoe, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Location/time – MJIS 1001, 3:30-5pm
• Presented by Purdue Lectures in Ethics, Policy, and Science
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September 26^th, 2018 – Human Contact and Animal Welfare

• Dr. Paul Hemsworth, University of Melbourne, Australia
• Location/time – CRTN 1042, 4-5:30pm
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October 3^rd, 2018 – The Why and How of Assessing Pain and Suffering in Animals 

• Dr. Dan Weary, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Location/time – CRTN 1042, 4-5:30pm
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November 7^th, 2018 – Engineering Approaches to Solving Animal Welfare Issues

• Dr. Angela Green-Miller, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL

• Location/time – CRTN 1042, 4-5:30pm
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December 5^th, 2018 – Advancements in Swine Welfare

• Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

• Location/time – CRTN 1042, 4-5:30pm
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