Australasia-Africa Region

2019 Regional Meeting

proceedings

2014 Regional Meeting

Download the program and abstract booklet below:

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Forward thinking - applying ethology to solve behaviour and welfare questions

University of Sydney, WP Young Seminar Room, Veterinary Science Conference Centre

29th October

Two keynote presentations were delivered on the day. Associate Professor Phil Taylor (Macquarie University) discussed the incorporation of pure ethology in applied research. Dr. Greg Cronin (University of Sydney) addressed the question ‘can non-confinement housing for the farrowing sow and her litter be successfully achieved in intensive pig production in Australia?’

The meeting was FREE for members and non-members. Lunch and tea/coffee was provided as well.
 

2013 ISAE Regional Meeting

On 31st October we held a regional meeting at AgReserach, Hamilton, NZ with the theme 'Future solutions for animal behaviour and welfare problems'.

The meeting was great fun and the abstract book is available for download here

PDFs of all oral presentations are available as follows: Mike Colombo, Gemma Worth, Maxine Rice, Sarah Talbot, Arnja Dale, Kevin Stafford, Min Yong, Mirijam Guesgen, Kate Littin, Else Verbeek, Sally Haynes, Clare Browne, Karen Mancera, Mark Farnworth, Anoma Arachchige, Ellen Jongman

Thanks again to all those who presented on the day, and to the AgResearch team for their help organising everything! 

March 2013 Regional newsletter

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2012 Regional meeting proceedings

Below is the link to a pdf of the 2012 regional meeting proceedings, including the abstracts of all presentations and posters:

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Archival Regional News & Notices

• Member Megan Jones from South Africa was awarded a UFAW grant to attend the 44th ISAE Congress, where she presented her work on striped mice and stereotypy. See here for more.
• An interesting RSPCA scientific seminar was held in Canberra on the topic "Animal welfare and ethics: from principles to practice", with input from regional and other ISAE members. See http://www.rspca.org.au/what-we-do/science-and-policies/science-seminars.html
• Congratulations to Professor Paul Hemsworth, long standing ISAE member and Director of the Animal Welfare Science Centre in Australia, who was awarded the St Michael's Medallion in 2011 from Melbourne's St Michael's Uniting Church. This award recognises work that assists the prevention of violence, trauma and destructiveness or promotes growth, health and well-being. Paul's research focusses on the behaviour of livestock and companion animals, especially the relationship between animals, and between animals and their handlers and the environment. See www.animalwelfare.net.au for more.
• CSIRO receives Australian Museum Eureka Prize. See here for further details. 

 

Here are some useful regional journals with regional and international applied ethology content: 

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Australian Veterinary Journal

Wildlife Research

Animal Welfare Science Centre, Australia

Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Massey University, New Zealand

Anthrozoology Research Group, Australia

Australia and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching, Australia

Royal Society Te Apārangi, New Zealand

Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Queensland, Australia

Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASSAB)

New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Animal Welfare Directorate

Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Animal Welfare

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Australia

New Zealand Three Rs Programme

Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research Centre at AgResearch

Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Unitec School of Natural Sciences

CSIRO Animal Welfare Research Group

Payam Noor University, Iran (for information on Animal Behaviour and Welfare course)

Charles Sturt University, Australia