Cecilie Kobek-Kjeldager

Postdoc in animal science with a special interest in behaviour and stressbiology on farm, during transport and at the slaughter house,

[Cecilie Kobek-Kjeldager @CKjeldager]

🚛🐷 Our study on within-journey lairage in weaner pigs — the first of its kind — was presented at #ISAE2025 by @KarenThodberg !
with @HerskinMette, @LeslieFoldager, Line Jensen, Marianne Kaiser
@BSW_anivet #PigTransport @appliedethology @Husdyrforskning

[Animal Welfare_The Journal @AW_TheJournal]

🔍 This recent study reviewed emergency handling of overturned pig transport vehicles in Denmark using a #OneWelfare approach, highlighting key challenges in coordination, #animalwelfare, and responder safety.

🔗 Read the article: https://t.co/3QUc146jt6

#AnimalWelfareScience

[Cecilie Kobek-Kjeldager @CKjeldager]

Are we prepared if an animal transport vehicles overturns? 🚚 We have mapped out the emergency response in Denmark. #EmergencyPreparedness,
@kirstin_vet, @HerskinMette, @AW_TheJournal,
@BSW_anivet, @OneWelfare
https://t.co/5JRdjNvsZ5

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Anja Riber, @KarenThodberg, Marleen van der Heide & @KaitlinWur41228, report for @fvmdk on #BroilerBreeder🐓. Giving roughage and insoluble fibre to these birds - which conventionally are food restricted, can aid welfare but will probably not solve hunger.
https://t.co/N1fCVi8ZsV

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Latest Ministry report published last week on animal welfare in Danish production: figures from checks and sanctions in 2022. https://t.co/3vLmFrwwsD

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and heard about the specific context of how #behaviour and #animalwelfare are considered within a Danish zoo management system from @GivskudZoo.

[Animal behaviour, stress and welfare - AU @BSW_anivet]

At @husdyrforskning we take pride in contributing knowledge to the public debate. This week it is @kongsted_hanne who highlights figures from her ongoing work concerning sow mortality – a metric that is also very relevant for us @BSW_anivet. https://t.co/nqWyGeNuwA

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💡⏰
Job alert - deadline 9th June.
3 tenure track positions in our sister research groups, @Husdyrforskning @AarhusUni in
1) #Veterinary #Immunology,
2) #Metabolomics in Animal Nutrition and Health
3) Nitrogen Utilization in #Ruminants,
come join us!

https://t.co/KamRnUKwi7

[Animal behaviour, stress and welfare - AU @BSW_anivet]

Lots to read and think about here for those interested in current perspectives on animal consciousness.

[Cecilie Kobek-Kjeldager @CKjeldager]

Vi glæder os til at dele vores forskning og passion for dyr og deres velfærd. Ses vi?

[Animal behaviour, stress and welfare - AU @BSW_anivet]

Vi gør klar til at indtage @Naturmodet i Hirtshals d. 23.-25. maj 2024! 🌿 Kom og snur med på vores lykkehjul og udfordr din viden om dyr i menneskers varetægt. Ses vi der? 🐾 #Dyrevelfærd #DyrOgMennesker @dkforsk

[Cecilie Kobek-Kjeldager @CKjeldager]

Excited to see my colleague @mathildecoutant featured in a Danish newspaper! 📰 She's diving into research on bioacoustics and animal welfare. Together, we're aiming to enhance our project on catching of hens for transport with her expertise. 🐔 #AnimalWelfare @BSW_anivet

[Animal behaviour, stress and welfare - AU @BSW_anivet]

Hvad grynter grisen over? @mathildecoutant fra @BSW_anivet undersøger, hvad dyrene egentlig siger til os @dkforsk #bioacoustics #AnimalWelfare https://t.co/ol2vVIqfGl

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Engaging roundtable discussion with current and former @BSW_anivet members (+honorary member @MetteVaarst) at cow-calf-contact event in Thünen. Plenty of valuable insights shared, though it seems we left with more questions than answers - so there is still plenty of work for us

[Cecilie Kobek-Kjeldager @CKjeldager]

Thanks for sharing our recent work @appliedethology

[ISAE @appliedethology]

#NewResearchAlert
"Behaviour of cull sows during transport to slaughter – Effects of journey duration, a stationary period and temperature" by Kobek-Kjeldager et al.
Get the article here: https://t.co/QasKMdnnh3

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Exciting collab: Vanggaard Staldmontage & BSW hosted a H2020 PPILOW workshop in Brønderslev! 🐷 Gathering 23 participants from 4 countries, Mon & Tues saw lively exchanges on hut design, marketing, and sales channels in organic pig farming. #PPILOW #OrganicFarming

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@HSAofficial mentorship program partners up researchers with students. @CKjeldager was paired with Nigerian vet Farhan Ridor writing his successful HSA grant. Now, he is delving into the awareness of and barriers to animal welfare within transport.
https://t.co/WnGaaIW5Q3

[Mette S. Herskin @HerskinMette]

Tak til de gode folk fra KulturDebatHus Søttrup, Vesthimmerland, for det fine arrangement i anledning af #ForskningensDøgn og til alle fremmødte for god debat og gode input om dagens emne: #dyrevelfærd under transport. @bsw_anivet @TechSci_AU @dkforsk @forskdk #BestilEnForsker

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Data quality is essential and the data collection process is a major factor. This can be improved by for example not stressing the animals more than necessary to avoid bias, and by using technology with already designed collection schemes to avoid human errors @mEATqualityEU

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We will be pilot testing our new microphone to record vocalisations of end-of-lay hens during manual catching for transport. Wish us good luck🤞 @RasmussenSigga, Mathilde Coutant and @CKjeldager #AnimalWelfare

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Vi skriver om vores seneste forskning i søers velfærd under transport og i ventefolden på slagteriet i @maskinbladet samt giver praktiske anbefalinger til at håndtere udfordringerne. @MetteHerskin @KarenThodberg @CKjeldager @Husdyrforskning @TechSci_AU https://t.co/XROAHwuwQ1

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How do you interpret animal discomfort? A range of answers from the @PIGWEB_H2020 community. @BSW_anivet members and @irtacat and @_SLU colleagues are performing a concept analysis to shed light on this emotional state often experienced in animals kept for research and production