9th International Conference on the
Welfare Assessment of Animals at Farm Level (WAFL)

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Friday 30 August 2024 – Afternoon, 14:00
Session 3. Welfare of farm animals at end of life (culling/euthanasia, transport and slaughter)
Chair: Sørensen / Chou
Session Type: Theme session

Theatre Session

14:00
Plenary 3. The welfare of cull sows
InvitedM. S. Herskin
14:40
Insights into monitoring livestock on the move.
T. Collins, E. Dunston-Clarke, E. Schoonens, R. O’Reilly, E. Taylor, L. Pannier, A. Barnes
14:50
Animal based measures of consciousness in improper stunned lambs
M. Comin, G. Sala, S. Barbieri, M. Minero, E. Dalla Costa
15:00
Sheep Fatigue During Transport: Recognising Biases and Developing Methods of Identifying a Poorly Understood Welfare Problem
K. Colitti, M. Mitchell, F. Langford
15:10
Associations between on-truck monitor by sensors and Welfare Quality assessment during unloading and at the slaughterhouse in pigs
H. L. Ko, P. Fuentes Pardo, F. Jimenez Caparros, X. Manteca, P. Llonch
15:15
Unplanned culling and mortality in group housed sows – effects of housing and management
A. Wallenbeck, H. Carlzen, E. Karlsson, L. M. Backeman Hannius, R. Westin
15:20
The behavioural response of large swine to electrode attachment for on-farm euthanasia by one-step electrocution
C. Cole, S. Parker, M. Denicourt, C. Klopfenstein, Y. Seddon
15:25
Assessment of fitness for slaughter in dairy herds – A questionnaire survey among dairy farmers in Denmark
M. K. Poulsen

Poster Session

03.09
Can a new design of transport crate improve the welfare of poultry during transport?
V. A. Lima, J. F. Gurgel, D. G. Pinheiro, N. A. F. Machado, J. A. D. Barbosa-Filho
03.10
Changes over time in physiological responses of steers after long distance transportation
A. Tozawa
03.11
Bruises characterization in beef cattle through innovative forensic techniques
M. Del Campo, G. Brito, H. Rodríguez Almada, C. Negreira, G. Cortela, M. Rodríguez, F. Garagorry, M. Echenique, D. Centurión, S. Urbina, J. M. Soares De Lima