Theme: Measuring Animal Welfare
Keynote address: Making sense of animal welfare measures (Marian Dawkins)
Assessing welfare
Assessing the wellbeing and quality of life in companion animals (Kevin Stafford)
Common metrics for diverse welfare frameworks (Lindsay Matthews)
Context matters
Which comes first- the animals, the media or the public expectation? (Deb Kelly)
Animal welfare in disasters (Ian Dacre)
Ecological inclusion: animal welfare and the total environment (Rod Bennison)
Sensitivities
New techniques for pain recognition: What are the applications, where are the limits (Craig Johnson)
Practical analgesia for livestock husbandry: the role of topical anaesthesia (Meredith Shiel)
Layer hen welfare: a challenging and complex issue (David Witcombe)
A dog's life
Improving canine welfare by characterising the perfect pet dog for Australia (Pauleen Bennett)
Improving the welfare of the racing greyhound - A GRV perspective (Linda Beer)
Optimising welfare in dog training classes (Gaile Perry)
Theme: Making Sustainable Improvements in Animal Welfare
Keynote address: Making sustainable improvements in animal welfare (Judy Macarthur Clark)
Pest Animals
New research into fertility control in pest species (Tony Peacock)
Animal welfare and pest control: where are we at (Cheryl O'Connor)
Developments in research
Developing national guidelines to protect the wellbeing of animals used for scientific purposes (Elizabeth Grant)
Putting research into practice: the importance of research in context (Marian Dawkins)
Aquatic animal welfare
Fish welfare: the crossroads of science, ethics and comparative veterinary medicine (Matt Landos)
Animal welfare and aquaculture (Paul Hardy-Smith)
Wildlife
The welfare of translocated vulnerable native animals in Australia (Ken Richardson)
Game Council NSW Code of Practice for hunters - a case study (Tony English)
Livestock transportation
Livestock export standards (Peter Thornber)
Land transport of livestock poster (Kevin de Witte)
Research priorities
New Australia research into livestock transportation (Drewe Ferguson)
Research in a flash: CSIRO animal welfare research (Andrew Fisher)
Animal welfare research priorities (Paul Hemsworth)
Research in a flash: Centre for animal welfare and Ethics priorities (Clive Phillips)
Priorities in animal welfare for the Australian dairy industry (Bridget Peachey)
Welfare research priorities for the Australian pork industry (Pat Mitchell)
Egg industry research priorities (Jacqueline Baptista)
Animals and entertainment
Zoos and animal welfare (Andrew Tribe)
Improving animal welfare outcomes for horses and cattle used in rodeo competitions in Australia (John Osborne)
Henry the sea lion (Deb Kelly)
What factors affect perceptions of animal welfare? (Teresa Collins)
Animal welfare in developing countries
Animal welfare issues and perspectives in developing countries (Abdul Rahman)
Animal welfare concept in India: perception and reality? (Ashok Rathore)
Theme: The International Scene
Animal welfare and the European Union (Andrea Gavinelli)
