dcws background information
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DCWS Background Information. Animal welfare is a complex issue Growing concern for animal agriculture Symposium an opportunity to highlight Canada as a leader in dairy welfare research and education DCWS will be targeted towards: Dairy Producers Veterinarians International Researchers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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DCWS Background Information
• Animal welfare is a complex issue• Growing concern for animal agriculture• Symposium an opportunity to highlight
Canada as a leader in dairy welfare research and education
• DCWS will be targeted towards: – Dairy Producers– Veterinarians– International Researchers– Equipment and Animal Health Industry Personnel– Students
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DCWS Agenda• 3 day symposium• A variety of nationally and internationally
recognized speakers• Submitted oral and poster presentations
on new innovative research• Hands on demonstrations on a variety of
welfare issues• Interactive approach• Live Webinar available
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DCWS Topics• Assessment and Guidelines for
dairy cattle welfare
• Public awareness of dairy cattle welfare
• Welfare related to dairy calf feeding, housing and health
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DCWS Topics• Welfare implications of dairy
cattle housing management• Welfare implications of dairy
cattle feeding management• Management of lameness and
other health problems for dairy cattle welfare
• Detection and management of pain in dairy cattle
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DCWS Location• Delta Hotel in Guelph
• OMAFRA -1 Stone Road• Clinical Skills Building
– Univ. of Guelph
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DCWS Organizing Committee
• Ken Leslie -University of Guelph• Trevor DeVries - University of Guelph• Amy Stanton - University of Guelph• Derek Haley - University of Guelph• Neil Anderson - OMAFRA• Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk - UBC• Dan Weary - UBC• Ian Rumbles - CanWest DHI• Brian Lang - OMAFRA• Harold House - OMAFRA• Penny Lawlis - OMAFRA• Tina Widowski - Campbell Centre for the
Study of Animal Welfare
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DCWS Partners
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Contact Us• Email:
• Website: to be launched by Nov 30, 2011 www.dairycattlewelfaresymposium.ca
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