Guest lecture on livestock and ethics given for NMBU course

Today I have given a guest lecture for NMBU in their course HET203 "Husdyrvelferd" , titled "Husdyrproduksjon og etiske problemstillinger", via Teams. Some 10 students attended in a room at NMBU, Ås. 

Two meetings, a guest lecture and a work lunch

Today I have had two meetings, and a work lunch related to our committee work on the ph.d. project on the topic of progress.

I also gave a guest lecture for Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), on the topic "Om etikk og bruk av dyr i husdyrproduksjonen" (on ethics and the use of animals in livestock production". Some 20 students attended the digital Zoom lecture, which was also recorded for later use. The lecture was given in the course "Dyrevelferd" (animal welfare, course code HET-203-1).

25 attending 5th Minding Animals research seminar, at NMBU; predator/mother talk given

The 5th research seminar of Minding Animals Norway, "Mor og barn i dyreriket - menneskenes interaksjon" [Mother and child in the animal kingdom - humans´ interaction] took place at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) at Ås outside Oslo today. The program lasted for some 4 hours, and included my talk "Mor og barn-relasjoner hos ulv og andre rovpattedyr, og hvordan disse (ikke) tas hensyn til" [Mother and child relations among wolves and other carnivore mammals, and how these are (not) being respected]. The research seminar was organized by August Torp and Benedicte Brun, with some input from me.

Some 25 people were present.

5th Minding Animals research seminar to be held in Ås

At the recent board meeting of Minding Animals Norway (MAN), it was decided MAN´s 5th research seminar, which will be held Saturday December 5th, will be held in Ås, not in Oslo as said earlier. The seminar will take place at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, in  association with Minding Animals NMBU.

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Board meeting of Minding Animals Norway chaired

Minding Animals Norway board meeting chaired; date and place of GM, research seminar

Minding Animals NMBU established - first local branch of MAN

Minding Animals NMBU, at Norwegian University of Life Sciences, was established in a meeting held May 27th. This is the first local branch of Minding Animals Norway.

Included in prospective research network - animal welfare for pigs and hens

I have agreed to be part of a prospective research network, with the name "COST GroupHouseNet", which will if funded conduct networking activities involving knowledge dissemination etc. in the study of animal welfare for pigs and hens. The application is initiated by the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and involves researchers representing 17 institutions in 15 European countries.