UBC Animal Welfare

Tweets from the Animal Welfare Graduate Program, part of @ubcLFS at University of British Columbia (@UBC)

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Read the paper here: https://t.co/OQLXUphQAJ

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New UBC AWP study reveals potential sampling biases in dog cognition studies similar to hand-touch training, where older, less reward-responsive dogs with inexperienced owners are more likely to be excluded—potentially skewing findings toward motivated, well-trained dogs.

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New paper from UBC AWP: “Vocal changes as indicators of pain in harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina)” by Amelia MacRae, Joanna Makowska & David Fraser.

Check out the paper here: https://t.co/gGsiVDCQLq

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Join us next Wednesday, January 29th at 12 pm in MCML 180 and welcome Christiana Bratiotis from UBC's School of Social Work! Her presentation is titled "Animal Hoarding: A One Welfare Approach".

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Congratulations to Elizabeth Russell for earning the Graduate Student Service Award! Elizabeth is a PhD candidate at the AWP.

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New research from @camilamcavalli, Chris Dunnett & Nicole Fenwick @BC_SPCA found 72% of dog training businesses in BC, Canada use reward-based methods only. Learn more about the characteristics of dog training companies in BC: https://t.co/aa5GJ57Nli #ubcAWPcompanion

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Happy New Year from the UBC AWP!

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Happy Holidays from the UBC AWP! ⛄️🌲

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AWP Professor Nina von Keyserlingk recently led a graduate course on Animal Welfare at the Universidad de la Republica in Uruguay. From left to right: Drs German Antunez and Carolina Fiol Lepera, Nina and Mette Bouman.
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How do university students perceive the potential use of antimicrobial peptides in farm animals?
Check out new research by @AmaliaUrloiu, Barsha Shah, @jill__hendricks, @KatieKoralesky, Daniel Weary and @adamjshriver to find out! (https://t.co/zwP4Jbuh5X)

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Join us in contributing to valuable research—Please be aware that interacting with this post (such as liking or commenting) may publicly associate you with this study.

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Are you a dog breeder in Canada? Researchers at UBC are conducting an online anonymous survey to learn more about breeding practices, management styles, and dog housing that takes just 30 minutes.
https://t.co/vT1ucf5U8h or scan the QR code.
Please share with fellow breeders!

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How are animals used for cancer research care for? Listen to AWP alumni @michaelwbrunt discuss the current and future direction of this contentious topic here: https://t.co/K3OmyMXJDy

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Maria Chen: Though rats are highly social creatures, Beastie did not get along with other rats. As he was very friendly to humans I kept him as a single rat. He loved making nests from recycled paper, sampling gourmet foods, and listening to relaxing music.

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Here are more UBC AWP stories to wrap up Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week:

Katie Koralesky: Finn and I love to spend time outside and explore BC.

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Oceania Kreutzer: This is my kitty Alice, she's a ragdoll that I adopted this year! She is very special and is an emotional support animal for my partner. She is one of the sweetest, most attention demanding, kibble loving cats I know ❤️

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"Public attitude toward and perceptions of dairy cattle welfare in cow-calf management systems differing in type of social and maternal contact" by Lara V. Sirovica, Caroline Ritter, Jillian Hendricks, Daniel M. Weary, Sumeet Gulati, and Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk

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A UBC AWP's paper is among the 100 most cited papers published in Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) since the beginning of 2020, according to the Web of Science!

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"Invited review: The welfare of dairy cattle housed in tiestalls compared to less-restrictive housing types: A systematic review" by Annabelle Beaver, Daniel M. Weary & Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk

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A UBC AWP's paper is among the 100 most cited papers published in Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) since the beginning of 2020, according to the Web of Science!

Visit American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) on LinkedIn, X/Twitter, or Facebook!