Breeding Focus 2016
Improving Welfare
topics and speakers
- “How can we measure welfare of animals on farms?” Andrew Fisher (University of Melbourne)
- “Breeding for improved welfare in pigs” Susanne Hermesch (AGBU)
- “Breeding sows better suited to group housing” Kim Bunter (AGBU)
- “Farming dinosaurs: the unique welfare challenges of farming crocodilians” Sally Isberg (Centre for Crocodile Research)
- “Breeding polled in cattle Australia” Natalie Connors (AGBU)
- “Breeding for welfare traits in dairy cattle” Jennie Price (DEDTJR) and Mary Abdelsayed (Holstein Australia)
- “Livestock breeding and welfare– reflections on ethical issues” Imke Tammen (University of Sydney)
- “Improving the temperament of Australian cattle and implications for animal welfare” Sam Walkom (AGBU)
- “Selection for immune competence in beef breeding programs” Sonja Dominik and Brad Hine (CSIRO Agriculture and Food)
- “Genomic prediction for footrot in sheep” Cecilia Esquivelzeta-Rabell, Kim Bunter, Daniel Brown (AGBU) and Mark Ferguson (NZ Merino)
- “Breeding for breech strike resistance in Merino sheep” Jen Smith (CSIRO Agriculture and Food)
Multiple species - Think outside the box - Focus on interaction