ANS305
January 10/2001
Dr. Adroaldo J. Zanella
Students attending MSU/Applied
Animal Behavior Course
40
Females
Males
Total
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Enrollment 1997-2000
4%
23%
30%
Sophmores
Juniors
Seniors
Freshmen
43%
Enrollment 1997-2001
70
70
Animal Science
60
Zoology
50
Prevet
40
Microbiology
30
20
10
0
Interior design
15
9
2
1
1
Students enrollment by majors (19972000)
Agribusiness
Management
Physiology
Veterinary technology
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%)
14
12
10
8
BSAS
6
ADSAASAS
4
2
0
Pigs
Dairy
cows
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%)
16
14
12
10
BSAS
8
6
ADSAASAS
4
2
0
Pigs
Dairy
cows
Recent developments in the USA
 McDonalds
 United Egg Producers
 Humane Society of the United States
 USDA-ARS welfare positions
– Very good carrier opportunities
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.
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
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)
Practical work (laboratory)
 Social Behavior
 Maternal investment
 Behavioral and physiological indicators of
pain (lameness)
 Human animal interaction
 Learning
Class projects
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1997
1998
1999
2000
 2001
Welfare indicators
Maternal investment
Human animal interactions
Human animal interactions
Procedures that cause pain and distress
Evaluation
 Weekly lab. reports
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Objectives
Critical evaluation
Papers
Seminars
January 26,12:15;
March 22, 7:00 PM
April 20, 12:15 PM
 KBS lab. participation and report
 Class discussion and presentation
Evaluation
 Mid-term exam
– Behavioral techniques
 Final exam
 Quiz 1 and 2
 Project
– Project proposal (individual)
– Paper (individual)
– Poster (group)
– Oral presentation (group)