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Join us for our next Synergy Webinar on Animal Welfare, by
@affect-evo.bsky.social, @liftcostaction.bsky.social & COST IMPROVE!
“Animal happiness" with Ass. Prof. Laura Webb.
📅 Date & Time: 15 October 2025 | 16:00 CEST
🔗 Registration link: forms.gle/jxHjULq5UrQ9...
@affect-evo.bsky.social, @liftcostaction.bsky.social & COST IMPROVE!
“Animal happiness" with Ass. Prof. Laura Webb.
📅 Date & Time: 15 October 2025 | 16:00 CEST
🔗 Registration link: forms.gle/jxHjULq5UrQ9...
October 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join us for our next Synergy Webinar on Animal Welfare, by
@affect-evo.bsky.social, @liftcostaction.bsky.social & COST IMPROVE!
“Animal happiness" with Ass. Prof. Laura Webb.
📅 Date & Time: 15 October 2025 | 16:00 CEST
🔗 Registration link: forms.gle/jxHjULq5UrQ9...
@affect-evo.bsky.social, @liftcostaction.bsky.social & COST IMPROVE!
“Animal happiness" with Ass. Prof. Laura Webb.
📅 Date & Time: 15 October 2025 | 16:00 CEST
🔗 Registration link: forms.gle/jxHjULq5UrQ9...
I wholeheartedly recommend having a sow feeder at floor level. Piglets of 14 days old are eating themselves fat without my effort. 6kg at 2 wk old. Some simple changes can make huge differences for weaning pigs.
July 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I wholeheartedly recommend having a sow feeder at floor level. Piglets of 14 days old are eating themselves fat without my effort. 6kg at 2 wk old. Some simple changes can make huge differences for weaning pigs.
The GxE trial has now officially started! Pigs in all colours and patterns :) No boring research here the coming year.
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The GxE trial has now officially started! Pigs in all colours and patterns :) No boring research here the coming year.
Applied Animal Behaviour Science now also accepts Short Communications and Perspective articles. Do note the submission guidelines. See the editorial authors.elsevier.com/a/1l2fUcF2Ow...
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June 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Applied Animal Behaviour Science now also accepts Short Communications and Perspective articles. Do note the submission guidelines. See the editorial authors.elsevier.com/a/1l2fUcF2Ow...
Looking for internship student who would like to learn about pig behaviour and cognition. When: July-August 2025, Where: Warschau, Poland
May 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Looking for internship student who would like to learn about pig behaviour and cognition. When: July-August 2025, Where: Warschau, Poland
The ESPHM conference in Bern this year focuses on the 5 Freedoms for pigs #5freedoms #esphm
May 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The ESPHM conference in Bern this year focuses on the 5 Freedoms for pigs #5freedoms #esphm
Are bullies smarter? Link between pig cognition and aggressive behaviour studied through social networks. Congrats to Lucy Oldham for another paper published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cognitive and non-cognitive factors predict pigs’ positions in an aggression social network - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Cognitive and non-cognitive factors predict pigs’ positions in an aggression social network
www.nature.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Are bullies smarter? Link between pig cognition and aggressive behaviour studied through social networks. Congrats to Lucy Oldham for another paper published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Prof Ilan Halachmi gave a dynamic presentation on recent developments in PLF at the regional EAAP in Krakow @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Prof Ilan Halachmi gave a dynamic presentation on recent developments in PLF at the regional EAAP in Krakow @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social
Opening speech by EAAP president Joël Bérard at the regional EAAP in Krakow, showing the importance of the society for researchers and industry #eaap @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Opening speech by EAAP president Joël Bérard at the regional EAAP in Krakow, showing the importance of the society for researchers and industry #eaap @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social
The regional EAAP meeting in Krakow is kicked off with an inspiring plenary by Prof Chris Knight. @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The regional EAAP meeting in Krakow is kicked off with an inspiring plenary by Prof Chris Knight. @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social
Proud to see how a large-scale innovative farm is actively improving pig welfare through research and own initiatives #pigfarm #pigplay #animalwelfare
April 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Proud to see how a large-scale innovative farm is actively improving pig welfare through research and own initiatives #pigfarm #pigplay #animalwelfare
Regrouping multiple litters while using the 50+ years of research on pig aggression. Little fighting and few hours later they all sleep together 😊
April 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Regrouping multiple litters while using the 50+ years of research on pig aggression. Little fighting and few hours later they all sleep together 😊
The science on visual abilities of pigs is definitely age dependent. Luckily she still has her snout.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The science on visual abilities of pigs is definitely age dependent. Luckily she still has her snout.
Increasing animal agency: opening the door and see what the pigs do. All other days they left their piglets in the nest but today took them out. Natural socialization! #animalagency @liftcostaction.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Increasing animal agency: opening the door and see what the pigs do. All other days they left their piglets in the nest but today took them out. Natural socialization! #animalagency @liftcostaction.bsky.social
Happy pig of the day: introducing Dachspig, the pig in Dachshund shape 🐷🐶
March 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy pig of the day: introducing Dachspig, the pig in Dachshund shape 🐷🐶
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📰✨ Our Feature Paper of the Month! ✨📰
This month's highlight: "Positive Welfare and the Like: Distinct Views and a Proposed Framework" by Jean-Loup Rault and colleagues.
📖 Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fvet...
This month's highlight: "Positive Welfare and the Like: Distinct Views and a Proposed Framework" by Jean-Loup Rault and colleagues.
📖 Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fvet...
Frontiers | Positive Welfare and the Like: Distinct Views and a Proposed Framework
Positive welfare and related terms such as good welfare, happiness, and a good life are increasingly used in the animal welfare science literature. Overall, ...
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March 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
📰✨ Our Feature Paper of the Month! ✨📰
This month's highlight: "Positive Welfare and the Like: Distinct Views and a Proposed Framework" by Jean-Loup Rault and colleagues.
📖 Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fvet...
This month's highlight: "Positive Welfare and the Like: Distinct Views and a Proposed Framework" by Jean-Loup Rault and colleagues.
📖 Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fvet...
Our yak review is published 🎉🌏: Ethology at the roof of the World: A cross-language systematic review of the behaviour and welfare of yaks (Bos mutus and Bos grunniens). Full text at authors.elsevier.com/a/1kj1QcF20w...
March 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Our yak review is published 🎉🌏: Ethology at the roof of the World: A cross-language systematic review of the behaviour and welfare of yaks (Bos mutus and Bos grunniens). Full text at authors.elsevier.com/a/1kj1QcF20w...
No need for science: adult pigs play regularly if given the opportunity. Fact. @liftcostaction.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
No need for science: adult pigs play regularly if given the opportunity. Fact. @liftcostaction.bsky.social
Multiple-choice question when signing up for a webinar on Literature reviews... What is your top concern using AI, option 1:Risk of hallucinations 😳🤣
March 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Multiple-choice question when signing up for a webinar on Literature reviews... What is your top concern using AI, option 1:Risk of hallucinations 😳🤣
When your study animals read the protocol 😅
February 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
When your study animals read the protocol 😅
After 4 years as editor-in-chief I can start thinking of compiling a book with the most useful or funny comments of the reviewer-author "conversation" in the revision note 🤣 Here is one: "We are content with leaving this sentence in place". Certainly not the best response but it gave a good laugh!
February 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
After 4 years as editor-in-chief I can start thinking of compiling a book with the most useful or funny comments of the reviewer-author "conversation" in the revision note 🤣 Here is one: "We are content with leaving this sentence in place". Certainly not the best response but it gave a good laugh!
How it should be, in a 🐷 nest without being restrained in their movements or behaviour. Let's make positive animal welfare the norm. @liftcostaction.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How it should be, in a 🐷 nest without being restrained in their movements or behaviour. Let's make positive animal welfare the norm. @liftcostaction.bsky.social
Consensus on definition of Positive Animal Welfare bit.ly/4areBNM “Flourishing through positive mental states, resilience and competence”. Thanks to a great team effort @LIFTCostAction.bsky.social #PositiveAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
A consensus on the definition of positive animal welfare | Biology Letters
The concept of animal welfare is evolving due to progress in our scientific understanding of animal biology and changing societal expectations. Animal welfare science has been primarily concerned with minimizing suffering, but there is growing interest in ...
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January 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Consensus on definition of Positive Animal Welfare bit.ly/4areBNM “Flourishing through positive mental states, resilience and competence”. Thanks to a great team effort @LIFTCostAction.bsky.social #PositiveAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
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Excited to share our new definition of Positive Animal Welfare at next week live seminar! #PositiveAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
@LIFTCostAction.bsky.social
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📅 Thursday 23rd Jan
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January 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Excited to share our new definition of Positive Animal Welfare at next week live seminar! #PositiveAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
@LIFTCostAction.bsky.social
📅 Thursday 23rd Jan
⏰ 13h15 CET
@RSocPublishing cassyni.com/events/qGM3k...
@LIFTCostAction.bsky.social
📅 Thursday 23rd Jan
⏰ 13h15 CET
@RSocPublishing cassyni.com/events/qGM3k...