Dr Maria Vilain Rørvang
@drmariarorvang.bsky.social
PhD, Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).
Studying how animals perceive their world 🐽 Fan of noses
Ass. Coms officer International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE)
(she/her) 🇩🇰🇸🇪
https://mariavilainrorvang.wordpress.com
Studying how animals perceive their world 🐽 Fan of noses
Ass. Coms officer International Society of Applied Ethology (ISAE)
(she/her) 🇩🇰🇸🇪
https://mariavilainrorvang.wordpress.com
@johannastenfelt.bsky.social presented her PhD work on the judgement bias task in the context of odour conditioning in #horses 🐴 Fantastic pitch and poster design!
#isae2025
#smellslikewelfare
#proudsupervisor
#isae2025
#smellslikewelfare
#proudsupervisor
August 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
@johannastenfelt.bsky.social presented her PhD work on the judgement bias task in the context of odour conditioning in #horses 🐴 Fantastic pitch and poster design!
#isae2025
#smellslikewelfare
#proudsupervisor
#isae2025
#smellslikewelfare
#proudsupervisor
#isae2025 has come to an end and what a fantastic conference it was! Already reminiscing. Our group was well represented and I’m so proud of the early career researcher I’m lucky enough to work with. Thank you all for a lovely time 🙌🏼
#appliedanimalbehaviour
#appliedanimalbehaviour
August 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
#isae2025 has come to an end and what a fantastic conference it was! Already reminiscing. Our group was well represented and I’m so proud of the early career researcher I’m lucky enough to work with. Thank you all for a lovely time 🙌🏼
#appliedanimalbehaviour
#appliedanimalbehaviour
The #isae2025 abstract acceptance letters are out which means; time for this year’s “AI generated appetisers” from our group!
First one up is led by @johannastenfelt.bsky.social and from project #smellslikewelfare enjoy 🙏🏻
First one up is led by @johannastenfelt.bsky.social and from project #smellslikewelfare enjoy 🙏🏻
May 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The #isae2025 abstract acceptance letters are out which means; time for this year’s “AI generated appetisers” from our group!
First one up is led by @johannastenfelt.bsky.social and from project #smellslikewelfare enjoy 🙏🏻
First one up is led by @johannastenfelt.bsky.social and from project #smellslikewelfare enjoy 🙏🏻
This week was a big week in #smellslikewelfare @johannastenfelt.bsky.social skilfully presented her half-time seminar marking the halfway point of her PhD and an extremely #proudsupervisor moment
Congratulations Johanna! 🥳
Congratulations Johanna! 🥳
April 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This week was a big week in #smellslikewelfare @johannastenfelt.bsky.social skilfully presented her half-time seminar marking the halfway point of her PhD and an extremely #proudsupervisor moment
Congratulations Johanna! 🥳
Congratulations Johanna! 🥳
The other, equally as important, side of science - prepping the barn with cameras to monitor #cowbehaviour in relation to light in the barn (daylight and artificial light) 💡🐮 Cables, dust, duct tape, strips, poo, more cables and a bit of luck then we should be up an running. #cattlevision
March 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The other, equally as important, side of science - prepping the barn with cameras to monitor #cowbehaviour in relation to light in the barn (daylight and artificial light) 💡🐮 Cables, dust, duct tape, strips, poo, more cables and a bit of luck then we should be up an running. #cattlevision
After a week in France 🇫🇷 it’s time to return back home. These last few days have been packed but I’m so grateful to everyone who took time to meet me and discuss collaboration. I have learned a ton about #brainimaging and #neuroscience which will be super helpful as we start up #Smellwell 🐷🧠
March 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
After a week in France 🇫🇷 it’s time to return back home. These last few days have been packed but I’m so grateful to everyone who took time to meet me and discuss collaboration. I have learned a ton about #brainimaging and #neuroscience which will be super helpful as we start up #Smellwell 🐷🧠
Last week we contributed two invited talks at the Norwegian animal welfare conference #velferdskonferansen in Steinkjer 🇳🇴
It was a pleasure to meet everyone and to discuss animal welfare from a lot of different angles 🐃🐷🦦🐟🐓🐐
#animalwelfare
It was a pleasure to meet everyone and to discuss animal welfare from a lot of different angles 🐃🐷🦦🐟🐓🐐
#animalwelfare
March 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Last week we contributed two invited talks at the Norwegian animal welfare conference #velferdskonferansen in Steinkjer 🇳🇴
It was a pleasure to meet everyone and to discuss animal welfare from a lot of different angles 🐃🐷🦦🐟🐓🐐
#animalwelfare
It was a pleasure to meet everyone and to discuss animal welfare from a lot of different angles 🐃🐷🦦🐟🐓🐐
#animalwelfare
Last week we attended the yearly meeting in the #stepuphorizon project in Serbia 🇷🇸 It was some really engaging and interesting days and the project is developing really well! Honoured to be part of this and to pull the #animalwelfare side of things 🐷🐮🐔🐑🌱
Read more about STEP-UP: horizon-stepup.eu
Read more about STEP-UP: horizon-stepup.eu
March 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Last week we attended the yearly meeting in the #stepuphorizon project in Serbia 🇷🇸 It was some really engaging and interesting days and the project is developing really well! Honoured to be part of this and to pull the #animalwelfare side of things 🐷🐮🐔🐑🌱
Read more about STEP-UP: horizon-stepup.eu
Read more about STEP-UP: horizon-stepup.eu
Next #ISAE2025 took the efforts of three academics and four different #ai tools in order to get something meaningful 🐷 Here’s the progress from nonsense to something cute:
#pigbrushes #pigbehaviour
#pigbrushes #pigbehaviour
February 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Next #ISAE2025 took the efforts of three academics and four different #ai tools in order to get something meaningful 🐷 Here’s the progress from nonsense to something cute:
#pigbrushes #pigbehaviour
#pigbrushes #pigbehaviour
Next AI generated image based on the abstracts we submitted to #ISAE2025. Another one based on #smellthis but lead by my fantastic colleague Alex Guzhva so this one has both #pigolfaction 🐽 and #AI
February 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Next AI generated image based on the abstracts we submitted to #ISAE2025. Another one based on #smellthis but lead by my fantastic colleague Alex Guzhva so this one has both #pigolfaction 🐽 and #AI
Submission deadline for #ISAE2025 abstracts has passed and while we wait for reviewer comments, here comes the line-up of AI generated images based on the abstracts. 1st in line:
#smellthis
#pigolfaction 🐽
@birtenielsen.bsky.social
@rebeccagrut.bsky.social
@johannastenfelt.bsky.social
Et al
#smellthis
#pigolfaction 🐽
@birtenielsen.bsky.social
@rebeccagrut.bsky.social
@johannastenfelt.bsky.social
Et al
February 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Submission deadline for #ISAE2025 abstracts has passed and while we wait for reviewer comments, here comes the line-up of AI generated images based on the abstracts. 1st in line:
#smellthis
#pigolfaction 🐽
@birtenielsen.bsky.social
@rebeccagrut.bsky.social
@johannastenfelt.bsky.social
Et al
#smellthis
#pigolfaction 🐽
@birtenielsen.bsky.social
@rebeccagrut.bsky.social
@johannastenfelt.bsky.social
Et al
Saturday pleasures 🙏🏻☀️❄️
Highly recommend sheep-cuddles and forest bath for #stressrelieve
#sheeplove
#forestbath
Highly recommend sheep-cuddles and forest bath for #stressrelieve
#sheeplove
#forestbath
February 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Saturday pleasures 🙏🏻☀️❄️
Highly recommend sheep-cuddles and forest bath for #stressrelieve
#sheeplove
#forestbath
Highly recommend sheep-cuddles and forest bath for #stressrelieve
#sheeplove
#forestbath
New paper out today in Frontiers in Animal Science, lead by Dr Stuhlträger.
The review considers the visual abilities of farmed ungulates (🐷🐴🐄🐑🐐) and how photoperiod ⏰, illumination 💡, and colour 🌈 affects their housing and welfare.
doi.org/10.3389/fani...
#ungulate #vision #farmanimalwelfare
The review considers the visual abilities of farmed ungulates (🐷🐴🐄🐑🐐) and how photoperiod ⏰, illumination 💡, and colour 🌈 affects their housing and welfare.
doi.org/10.3389/fani...
#ungulate #vision #farmanimalwelfare
January 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
New paper out today in Frontiers in Animal Science, lead by Dr Stuhlträger.
The review considers the visual abilities of farmed ungulates (🐷🐴🐄🐑🐐) and how photoperiod ⏰, illumination 💡, and colour 🌈 affects their housing and welfare.
doi.org/10.3389/fani...
#ungulate #vision #farmanimalwelfare
The review considers the visual abilities of farmed ungulates (🐷🐴🐄🐑🐐) and how photoperiod ⏰, illumination 💡, and colour 🌈 affects their housing and welfare.
doi.org/10.3389/fani...
#ungulate #vision #farmanimalwelfare
Last week, Verna Vilppula defended her MSc thesis. Another very #proudsupervisor moment 🤩 Vernas thesis project was about how housing environment and training principles impact horses success in an object choice task 🐴
#equitationscience
#horselearning
#horsewelfare
#equitationscience
#horselearning
#horsewelfare
January 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Last week, Verna Vilppula defended her MSc thesis. Another very #proudsupervisor moment 🤩 Vernas thesis project was about how housing environment and training principles impact horses success in an object choice task 🐴
#equitationscience
#horselearning
#horsewelfare
#equitationscience
#horselearning
#horsewelfare
📝
#ISAE2025 30 days until abstract submission deadline!
Submit your abstracts now through (deadline 15 February 2025): lnkd.in/egBs9F3d
#ISAE2025
#appliedethology
#ISAE2025 30 days until abstract submission deadline!
Submit your abstracts now through (deadline 15 February 2025): lnkd.in/egBs9F3d
#ISAE2025
#appliedethology
January 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
📝
#ISAE2025 30 days until abstract submission deadline!
Submit your abstracts now through (deadline 15 February 2025): lnkd.in/egBs9F3d
#ISAE2025
#appliedethology
#ISAE2025 30 days until abstract submission deadline!
Submit your abstracts now through (deadline 15 February 2025): lnkd.in/egBs9F3d
#ISAE2025
#appliedethology
At least once a year try something you’ve never tried before - it sparks creativity I promise 🪴
First challenge of 2025 - working with clay // pottery
#creativity #academiclife
#claywork #pottery
First challenge of 2025 - working with clay // pottery
#creativity #academiclife
#claywork #pottery
January 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
At least once a year try something you’ve never tried before - it sparks creativity I promise 🪴
First challenge of 2025 - working with clay // pottery
#creativity #academiclife
#claywork #pottery
First challenge of 2025 - working with clay // pottery
#creativity #academiclife
#claywork #pottery
It’s officially the period between Christmas and New Year’s where I’ve no clue which day of the week it is, what time it is or what’s on the to-do
- and it’s fantastic 💫🎄🎉🎈
In the photos: Sigur the #icelandichorse in the winter forest of Denmark🇩🇰
#holidayseason
#scientistsvacaytoo
- and it’s fantastic 💫🎄🎉🎈
In the photos: Sigur the #icelandichorse in the winter forest of Denmark🇩🇰
#holidayseason
#scientistsvacaytoo
December 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
It’s officially the period between Christmas and New Year’s where I’ve no clue which day of the week it is, what time it is or what’s on the to-do
- and it’s fantastic 💫🎄🎉🎈
In the photos: Sigur the #icelandichorse in the winter forest of Denmark🇩🇰
#holidayseason
#scientistsvacaytoo
- and it’s fantastic 💫🎄🎉🎈
In the photos: Sigur the #icelandichorse in the winter forest of Denmark🇩🇰
#holidayseason
#scientistsvacaytoo
Really cool talk on teaching queer and feminist perspectives in biology to first-year undergraduates. Impressive teaching exercises and ideas 👏🏼 by Kate Otter.
#asabwinter2024
#teachingbiology
#asabwinter2024
#teachingbiology
December 13, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Really cool talk on teaching queer and feminist perspectives in biology to first-year undergraduates. Impressive teaching exercises and ideas 👏🏼 by Kate Otter.
#asabwinter2024
#teachingbiology
#asabwinter2024
#teachingbiology
Global research shows that it takes non-native English speaking scientists 51% more time to write a paper! Barriers and biases in academia with respect to language. Thought-provoking plenary by Tatsuya Armano at #asabwinter2024 👏🏼
#biasesinscience #languagebarriers
#biasesinscience #languagebarriers
December 13, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Global research shows that it takes non-native English speaking scientists 51% more time to write a paper! Barriers and biases in academia with respect to language. Thought-provoking plenary by Tatsuya Armano at #asabwinter2024 👏🏼
#biasesinscience #languagebarriers
#biasesinscience #languagebarriers
So many beautiful posters at #asabwinter2024 - just look at this amazing artwork by the lead author Joanna Brebner 🎨🖌️ the implications of diverse sensory systems in scientific experimentation
#animalsenses #sensoryperception
#animalsenses #sensoryperception
December 12, 2024 at 4:51 PM
So many beautiful posters at #asabwinter2024 - just look at this amazing artwork by the lead author Joanna Brebner 🎨🖌️ the implications of diverse sensory systems in scientific experimentation
#animalsenses #sensoryperception
#animalsenses #sensoryperception
Second plenary of #asabwinter2024 on “Doing credible science – why would you care?” Great tips on making our work more robust and on
benefiting by using open science tools and practices.
By Antica Čulina.
benefiting by using open science tools and practices.
By Antica Čulina.
December 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Second plenary of #asabwinter2024 on “Doing credible science – why would you care?” Great tips on making our work more robust and on
benefiting by using open science tools and practices.
By Antica Čulina.
benefiting by using open science tools and practices.
By Antica Čulina.
Mate choice copying in females? Learning a new topic in an interesting talk by Arezo Shamsgovara at #asabwinter2024
#matechoice
#matechoice
December 12, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Mate choice copying in females? Learning a new topic in an interesting talk by Arezo Shamsgovara at #asabwinter2024
#matechoice
#matechoice
Wonderful talk on female bird song in Galapagos yellow wablers by Alper Yelimlieş
#asabwinter2024
@asab.org
#asabwinter2024
@asab.org
December 12, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Wonderful talk on female bird song in Galapagos yellow wablers by Alper Yelimlieş
#asabwinter2024
@asab.org
#asabwinter2024
@asab.org
First plenary of the #asabwinter2024 by Malin Ah-King about how perceptions of females have shifted over time in evolutionary science. Really interesting perspectives on gender biases.
#genderbiase #evolutionscience
#genderbiase #evolutionscience
December 12, 2024 at 10:36 AM
First plenary of the #asabwinter2024 by Malin Ah-King about how perceptions of females have shifted over time in evolutionary science. Really interesting perspectives on gender biases.
#genderbiase #evolutionscience
#genderbiase #evolutionscience
@rebeccagrut.bsky.social ’s poster is up at the #asabwinter2024😃 Stop by to learn about how to study #prosocial behaviour in laying hens 🐔🐣 Do hens help their friend get a treat?
#layinghens
#layinghens
December 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM
@rebeccagrut.bsky.social ’s poster is up at the #asabwinter2024😃 Stop by to learn about how to study #prosocial behaviour in laying hens 🐔🐣 Do hens help their friend get a treat?
#layinghens
#layinghens