Gestation Sow Housing Webinar Series on Welfare
The FASS Scientific Advisory Committee on Animal Care and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) are collaborating on a dynamic webinar series for participants to learn about current and emerging issues in animal welfare.
4 May 2012
2 minute read
By: The webinar format provides an efficient forum to share information on a broad array of topics. Each webinar in the series will feature experts in specific topic areas of farm animal care.
Times and Locations
The first webinar is entitled “Gestation Sow Housing“ and has been scheduled to take place on Friday, May 11, 2012.
Gestation Sow Housing
Friday, May 11, 2012
1:00 - 2:30pm CDT
Registration
Registration is free, however, you must be registered to attend.
Space is limited.
Programme
Welcome and Introductions
Dr John McGlone
Texas Tech University
FASS Animal Care Committee, Chair
Gestation and Farrowing Crates and Pens
Dr Ken Stalder
Iowa State University
Options For Group Housing of Sows
Dr Yuzhi Li
University of Minnesota
Scientific Comparison of Gestation Housing Systems
Dr Gail Golab
American Veterinary Medical Association
Space Needs For Group-Housed Sows
Janeen Salak-Johnson
University of Illinois
Lameness and Injuries Among Gestating Sows
Dr Anna Butters-Johnson
Iowa State University
Genotypes for Group Housing
Dr Craig Lewis
PIC Geneticist
Options for the Future – Ways to Move Forward
Dr John McGlone
Texas Tech University
