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Projects - dr. LE (Laura) Webb
- Predicting disease in veal calves based on resilience theory, using sensors and intelligent algorithms.
- Understanding the link between feeding patterns and welfare in grower-finisher pigs.
- Cow-calf contact in pasture-based dairy systems.
- Identifying and validating indactors of positive emotion in pigs.
- Bring cohesion to the European efforts into positive animal welfare research.
- Identify valid animal-based indicators of positive affect in farm animals.
- Affect balance as a measure of long-term animal welfare.
- Investigate cognition and emotion in insects.
- Impact of agroforestry on dairy cattle welfare.
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Cowtact: How does prolonged cow-calf contact from birth to weaning impact dairy calf and cow welfare
PhD project by Sarah McPherson. This project assesses the impact and feasibility of an innovative, more natural manner of raising dairy calves. We... -
ClearFarm
This project will design a software platform to provide animal welfare information. It will help producers to optimize the production process and... -
Continuous welfare assessment: using feeding patterns to monitor the welfare of growing-finishing pigs
PhD project by Jacinta Bus. Animal welfare is a dynamic process and differs between individuals housed in the same environment. Continuous monitoring... -
Biomarkers of happiness and stress in dairy cattle
PhD project by Louise Kremer. Animal welfare depends on their emotional experiences. Current methods to assess emotions in cows are still lacking...