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

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Saturday 31 August 2024 – Morning, 9:00
Session 5. The future of animal welfare: policy and science
Chair: Hötzel / Widowski
Session Type: Theme session

Theatre Session

9:00
Plenary 5. Quantifying Animal Welfare to Inform Policy
InvitedB. Fischer
9:40
Animal welfare science: views from the field
E. Read, A. Crump, G. Shreedhar, J. Birch
9:50
What should future animal farming look like?: reconciling the environmental and animal welfare implications of animal farming
P. Stevenson
10:00
Dairy quality assurance on an international scale: What do we know and where are we headed?
J. Saraceni, P. Lawlis, D. Renaud, B. Hampton-Phifer, E. Yeiser Stepp, E. Wynands, S. Roche
10:10
Towards Co-Produced Policy Frameworks to enhance animal health and welfare in organic, extensive and small-scale pig and poultry farming systems
M. Bassoli, J. Goracci, H. Pluschke, D. Werner, A. Zuliani
10:50
Current state of play of application of welfare assessment protocols in commercial practice: a literature review
I. De Jong, W. Ouweltjes, A. Strappini, G. Martin-Valls, H. L. Ko, P. Llonch, T. Paulovic, H. Spoolder
10:55
Current state of play of animal welfare assessment activities across the EU
G. Martín-Valls, H. L. Ko, I. De Jong, T. Paulovic, H. Spoolder, P. Llonch
11:00
The Value of Pig Welfare among Other Product Attributes in a Sample of Irish and UK Consumers
M. Harrison, K. O’Driscoll, N. O’Connell, S. Mccarthy

Poster Session

05.09
Investigating the welfare impacts of wind turbines and solar panels on grazing livestock
I. Blanco-Penedo, J. Álvarez-Rodríguez, Y. Mena, C. Palacios-Riocerezo
05.10
The legitimacy of industry-led dairy cattle welfare governance: A case study comparison of the United States and Canada
C. Kuo, D. M. Weary, M. A. G. Von Keyserlingk
05.11
How to take welfare into account in a multi-criteria assessment of new breeding practices or systems
V. Courboulay, Y. Rousselière
05.12
Improving animal welfare as a catalyst for just transition towards equitable, humane and sustainable food systems
A. Balzani, M. List
05.13
Improving welfare by sharing knowledge: the functioning of an EU Reference Centre for Animal Welfare
V. Brunet, H. Blokhuis, B. Staaf Larsson, S. D’albenzio, C. Winckler, J. Schenkenfelder, A. Hanlon, E. Sossidou, L. Tuominen, I. Veissier
05.14
Evaluating Animal Welfare at Farm Level: Innovations and Applications in the Minerva Foods Welfare Assessment Program
T. D. Borges, C. P. De Oliveira
05.15
Assessing the Environmental Impact of Animal Welfare Policy Changes on UK National Egg Production
O. Martinic, M. Hegwood, F. Gottardo, H. Bartlett
05.16
Farm animal welfare during climate crises: a OneWelfare perspective
I. Camerlink