Iowa State University
Animal Welfare Judging and AssessmentVDPAM 365. Cr. 1. Repeatable. F. Preparation for competition in the Intercollegiate Animal Welfare Judging Contest. Development of critical appraisal and oral communication skills in regard to animal welfare. Animal behavior, physiology, health and performance parameters, basic husbandry, housing and preventive care will be explored for select farmed, companion and exotic species. Optional field trips.
Contact: Dr. Suzanne Millman, smillman@iastate.edu
Domestic Animal Behavior and Well-beingAn S 336. Cr. 3. F.
Prereq: One course in physiology. Concern about the well-being of domesticated animals has increased dramatically in the United States and across many other industrialized countries. The issues involved are complex, and there is widespread disagreement both as to the extent of human responsibilities toward animals and how those responsibilities should be carried out. Although human ethical attitudes are an important part of the dialogue about animals in this course we will not deal directly with human values, but will instead attempt to look at the problem from the perspective of the animal. Who are animals? What can they experience? How can management practices and environments be modified to improve the well-being of animals? We will attempt to gain some basic skills and perspective in this course that can enable us to begin addressing these questions systematically.
Contact: Dr. Anna Johnson, johnsona@iastate.edu
Livestock Handling, Safety and WelfareAn S 190. Cr. 2. F.S.SS. Prereq: An S 101. Understanding of animal perception in order to develop best care practices involved in handling of livestock species. Intensive development of skills associated with handling and moving healthy and compromised livestock in respect to human and animal welfare. Integration of scientific and theoretical knowledge of biosecurity and animal-human interactions as it relates to livestock handling and movement.
The Ohio State University
Animal Welfare and Behavior in Livestock IndustriesANIMSCI 440. Cr. 3.
Prereq: 3140 (310) or 3140H (310H), or permission of instructor. The study of animal welfare and behavior and resulting influences on livestock production systems.
Contact: Jessica Pempek, pempek.4@osu.edu
