Scottish Agricultural College-Animal Behaviour and Welfare Team

1. Scottish Agricultural College-Animal Behaviour and Welfare Team Emily Ullerich

2. Scottish Agricultural College Mission: �To enhance the rural economy and environment.� Partnership with University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow Center for rural policy, teaching, research, and consulting

3. Three Campuses Ayr Aberdeen Edinburgh

4. Bush Estate-Edingburgh 1,013 hectares (2,500 acres) 1,100 Hill ewes, 700 upland ewes, 200 suckler cows, 120 sows with finishing capabilities Also contains arable cropland and woodlands

5. Kirkton and Auchtertyre Farms-West Highlands 2,200 hectares (5,436 acres) Livestock focus: Hill sheep Also contains native woodlands, lowland and hill paths 18 Strathfillan Wigwams

6. Avian Science Research Centre-Ayr Facilities for: Breeding Laying Hatching Growing Processing Investigating ways of fulfilling the�Five Freedoms�while maintaining commercially viable systems�

7. Crichton Royal Farm - Dumfries 252 hectares (622 acres) Innovative and ahead of times 1907 milking machine 1925 silo erected to store silage Home of dairy research at SAC

8. Research Food Supply Chains Environmental Management Animal Health Animal Welfare Agricultural Systems Rural Policy Whole systems/multidisciplinary approach to agricultural research

9. Animal Behaviour & Welfare Team Common interest: Understanding behavioral development in animals Developing �scientifically valid, practical and reliable methods of welfare assessment.� Accomplish this by: Improving the understanding of the biological basis of animal welfare Developing genetic or management solutions to welfare problems Creating scientifically valid and practical methods of assessing animal welfare Developing approaches to integrate animal welfare with other issues or concerns

10. General Areas of Research Genetically improving adaptations of animals to production environments Maternal behavior and its impact on the later welfare of offspring Genetics of animal aggression Development of welfare assessments Welfare of dairy cows in organic and non-organic production systems

11. Team Members Professor Alistair Lawrence Dr. Rick D-Eath Dr. Francoise Wemelsfelder Dr. Simon Turner Dr. Marie Haskell Dr. Colin Morgan Dr. Christine Moinard Dr. Kenny Rutherford

12. Team Members (cont.) Dr. Fritha Langford Dr. Malcolm Mitchell Dr. Susan Jarvis Dr. Cathy Dwyer Dr. Emma Baxter Dr. Victoria Sandilands

13. Team members we will meet! Professor Alistair Lawrence Dr. Marie Haskell Dr. Cathy Dwyer Dr. Malcolm Mitchell Dr. Francoise Wemelsfelder Dr. Victoria Sandilands

14. Professor Alistair Lawrence Head of Animal Behaviour and Welfare Team Welfare Interest: Implication of stereotypic behavior Impact of intensive farming on welfare

15. Dr. Marie Haskell Research Interests: Animal motivation, cognition and learning Use of behavioral temperament to assess welfare on farms Recent Projects: Effect of continuous housing on cow health and behavior Welfare of organic vs. non-organic dairy cows Effects of dairy cattle breeding patterns on cow temperament Feed-barrier design and dairy cow behavior

16. Dr. Cathy Dwyer Research Interests: Maternal behavior Off-spring development Recent Projects: Consequences of a difficult birth for the health and welfare of cattle and sheep Impact of early nutrition on behavioral development and stress in sheep Potential of selectively breeding for improved lamb vigor

17. Dr. Malcolm Mitchell Research Interests: Animal stress Transportation Helped define ranges and limits for common stressors experienced during transportation and day to day life Advises Defra and others on concerns related to animal transportation

18. Dr. Francoise Wemelsfelder Interested in animals as �sentient beings� Developed Qualitative Behavior Assessment (QBA) for study of subjective experience in animals Also involved in social science research

19. Dr. Victoria Sandilands Research Interests: Poultry welfare and production Housing and management of poultry in a manner sensitive to birds yet sustainable in UK agriculture

20. Funding Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Scottish Government European Union

21. Consulting Offers consulting services in: Farm business Veterinary Environmental Diversification Much, much more >375 consultants, technicians, and support staff 24 offices 8 veterinary disease surveillance centers >12,000 customers worldwide

22. Resources BBSRC:bioscience for the future. Web. 2 April 2010. <http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/home/home.aspx> � Defra:Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Web. 2 April 2010. <http://www.defra.gov.uk> � Dollars 2 Pounds. 4 April 2010. Web. 4 April 2010. <http://www.dollars2pounds.com> � �Francoise Wemelsfelder.� Schumacher College. Web. 2 April 2010. <http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/teachers/francoise-wemelsfelder> � �Hectares to Acres Conversion.� Metric-Conversions.org. 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 4 April 2010. <http://www.metric-conversions.org/area/hectares-to-acres.htm?arg=220> � Scottish Agricultural College, 21 Sept. 2009. Web 2 Apr. 2010 <http://www.sac.ac.uk> Wigwam Holidays�. www.WigwamHolidays.org. Web. 2 April 2010. <http://www.wigwamholidays.com/Strathfillan_Wigwam_Village>