ANS305

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ANS305

• January 10/2001
• Dr. Adroaldo J. Zanella

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Students attending MSU/Applied Animal Behavior
Course
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Enrollment 1997-2000
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Enrollment 1997-2001
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Applied Animal Behavior Research in the UK and
USA

• British Society for Animal Science/1998 22/227
  papers (9.69)
• American Society of Animal Science/1998 21/1482
  papers (1.4)

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Animal Welfare Research in the UK and USA

• British Society for Animal Science/1998 19/227
  papers (8.3)
• American Society of Animal Science/1998 13/1482
  papers (0.8)

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Recent developments in the USA

• McDonalds
• United Egg Producers
• Humane Society of the United States
• USDA-ARS welfare positions
• Very good carrier opportunities

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Goal of the teaching program

• To develop the students ability to integrate
  their professional training with the growing need
  to assess the impact of current and new
  technologies on indicators of animal welfare.

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Syllabus

• Lectures are followed by demonstrations
• A) Collection of behavioral data and analysis
• B) Behavioral and physiological indicators of
  poor welfare
• C) Welfare assessment case studies
• http//www.msu.edu/course/ans/305/ANS305.html

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Books

• Required
• Animal Welfare (Applebly Hughes)
• Additional readings (not required)
• Stress and Animal Welfare (Broom Johnson)
• Measuring Behavior (Martin Bateson)
• Farm Animal Behaviour and Welfare (Fraser Broom)

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Practical work (laboratory)

• Social Behavior
• Maternal investment
• Behavioral and physiological indicators of pain
  (lameness)
• Human animal interaction
• Learning

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Class projects

• 1997 Welfare indicators
• 1998 Maternal investment
• 1999 Human animal interactions
• 2000 Human animal interactions
• 2001 Procedures that cause pain and distress

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Evaluation

• Weekly lab. reports
• Objectives
• Critical evaluation
• Papers
• Seminars January 26,1215 March 22, 700
  PM April 20, 1215 PM
• KBS lab. participation and report
• Class discussion and presentation

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Evaluation

• Mid-term exam
• Behavioral techniques
• Final exam
• Quiz 1 and 2
• Project
• Project proposal (individual)
• Paper (individual)
• Poster (group)
• Oral presentation (group)