HOT TOPIC: Beyond the box, animal welfare in pig and poultry confinement systems

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This session will consider the consequences of current use of confinement in animal agriculture, with specific emphasis on the pig and poultry sectors. The complex ethical and welfare issues around the use of both these and available alternative systems, along with other associated 'One Health One Welfare' elements, will be explored with the audience invited to join the debate.

Learning Outcomes
Investigate lessons from current systems, with a focus on the one-health and one-welfare approach.
To understand what confinement is currently used in commercial pig systems and the reasons behind this
To understand what alternatives are available are the potential advantages and disadvantages to their implementation
Increasing understanding of latest knowledge of key welfare challenges faced by animals in close confinement systems
Gaining further understanding of welfare assessment approaches and their limitations 
Consider how disease control and production efficiencies can impact on welfare outcomes
Chairperson: Anna Judson, Senior Vice President - BVA
Speakers: Toby Allcock, Chair - Pig Veterinary Society Welfare Sub-Group
Julia Wrathall, Applied animal welfare scientist and independent animal welfare consultant
Michael Clark, Clinical Associate Professor of Poultry Medicine & Agribusiness - School of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, University of Nottingham

14 Nov 2024
14:45 - 16:00
BVA Congress

Presented at London Vet Show 2024

Please note this session is not RACE-approved but you can still earn a CPD certificate