Proceedings of the 52nd Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology: Ethology for health and welfare

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The main theme of the Congress, 'Ethology for Health and Welfare', was chosen to reflect the prominence that applied ethology has in the field of animal welfare and to encourage the development of applied ethology in studies to promote animal health. The location of this year's Congress within the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island has provided the focus on veterinary aspects of ethology and welfare. Applied ethology continues to develop and expand, and we have showcased recent developments in play behaviour and other key topics.  Read more... Abstract: The main theme of the Congress, 'Ethology for Health and Welfare', was chosen to reflect the prominence that applied ethology has in the field of animal welfare and to encourage the development of applied ethology in studies to promote animal health. The location of this year's Congress within the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island has provided the focus on veterinary aspects of ethology and welfare. Applied ethology continues to develop and expand, and we have showcased recent developments in play behaviour and other key topics Content: Intro Welcome Acknowledgements Reviewers Sponsors Campus maps General information Social program Scientific program Table of contents Abstracts Wood Gush Memorial Lecture The other-minds problem in other species Stevan Harnad Session 01. Cognition and emotions Oral presentations Cognitive evaluation of predictability and controllability and implications for animal welfare Caroline Lee and Dana Campbell Understanding the bidirectional relationship of emotional and cognitive systems to measure affective state in the animal Sebastian McBride. Evaluation of sheep anticipatory behaviour and lateralisation by means of fNIRS techniqueMatteo Chincarini1, Lina Qiu2, Michela Minero3, Elisabetta Canali3, Clara Palestrini3, Nicola Ferri4, Lorenzo Spinelli2, Alessandro Torricelli2,5, Melania Giammarco1 and Giorgio Vignola1 Assessing differential attention to simultaneous negative and positive video stimuli in sheep: moving toward attention bias Camille M.C. Raoult1,2 and Lorenz Gygax3 Session 02. Equine behaviour and welfare Oral presentations An acoustic indicator of positive emotions in horses? Mathilde Stomp, Maël Leroux, Marjorie Cellier, Séverine Henry, Alban Lemasson and Martine HausbergerSleep vs no sleep equine nocturnal behavior and its implications for equine welfare Linda Greening Shelter-seeking behaviour in domestic donkeys and horses in a temperate climate Britta Osthaus1, Leanne Proops2, Sarah Long3, Nikki Bell3, Kristin Hayday3 and Faith Burden3 Social referencing in the domestic horse Christian Nawroth1, Marie-Sophie Single2 and Anne Schrimpf3 Poster presentations. Irish Traveller horse owners' recognise the importance of natural behaviour to the welfare of horsesMarie Rowland1,2, Melanie Connor1 and Tamsin Coombs1 What a horse needs: examining Canadian equine industry participants' perceptions of welfare Lindsay Nakonechny1,2, Cordelie Dubois1,2, Emilie Derisoud3 and Katrina Merkies1,2 Equine heart rate variability measures: are they stable from day to day and during different activities? Laurie McDuffee1, Mary McNiven1, Molly Mills1 and William Montelpare2 Session 03. Putting ethology into practice Oral presentations. Crossing the divide between academic research and practical application of ethology on commercial livestock and poultry farmsTemple Grandin Integrating ethology into actual practice on Canadian farms Jacqueline Wepruk Balancing outcome-based measures and resource-based measures in broiler welfare policies: the NGO perspective Monica List A global perspective on environmental enrichment for pigs: how far have we come? Heleen Van De Weerd Establishing science-based standards for the care and welfare of dogs in US commercial breeding facilities Candace Croney and Traci Shreyer.