What's New
Putting Animal Welfare into Practice - OAC Public Lecture
March 5, 2007
The OAC Public Lecture Series continues on Wednesday, March 7, when Prof.
Tina Widowski, Director of the Colonel K.L. Campbell Centre for the Study of
Animal Welfare (CSAW) at the University of Guelph discusses ongoing efforts
to promote animal welfare.
Founded in 1989 as a unique academic forum, CSAW includes faculty from
various disciplines across the University, including animal and poultry
science, veterinary medicine, psychology, and philosophy. Overall, the
centre's goal is to improve animal welfare through discussion, research and
education.
According to Widowski, Guelph scientists have been tackling important animal
welfare problems for decades, with research ranging from fundamental
questions about what animals feel and think to more practical issues such as
managing pain or designing animal housing. In this lecture, she will
highlight how the work of CSAW's Associated Faculty continues to promote
the welfare of farm, laboratory and companion animals.
Putting Animal Welfare into Practice
Wednesday, March 7
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Lifetime Learning Centre, OVC 1714
University of Guelph
This event is open to the public: there is no charge for admission. OVC Lifetime Learning Centre is located just off Gordon Street between College Avenue and Stone Road: access via McGilvary Road. Parking is available directly adjacent to the building; there is no charge for parking after 5:00 p.m.
A campus map is available at: http://www.uoguelph.ca/campus/map/
About the Speaker:
Prof. Tina Widowski joined holds MSc and PhD degrees in Animal Science from
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and conducted post-doctoral
research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She first joined the
University of Guelph in 1990, accepting the role of Associate Director
of CSAW in 1994, and assuming a faculty position in the Department of Animal
and Poultry Science in 1998.
Widowski's current research focuses on how housing and management practices
affect the physiology, behaviour and welfare of farm animals - pigs, poultry
and cattle. She received a Distinguished Professor Teaching Award from the
University of Guelph Faculty Association in 2005 and was named director of
CSAW in January of 2007.
About the Series:
The OAC Public Lecture Series features distinguished speakers on topical issues related to agriculture, food, the environment and rural communities in Canada and around the world. The series promotes better understanding of the challenges and opportunities of rapid change and global connectivity. Developed with support from the alumni and friends of OAC, these lectures are provided free of charge for the University community and the public.
The Winter/Spring 2007 program brochure is now available on-line: http://www.oac.uoguelph.ca/news/lecture.cfm
For more information:
Paula Conley
OAC Dean's Office
University of Guelph
phone: 519 824 4120 ext 56513
email: pconley@uoguelph.ca
