GroupHouseNet MC meeting attended in Belgrade

Today, in Belgrade, Serbia, I have attended the 3rd Management Committee meeting of the COST action "Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens" (GroupHouseNet). Some 22 countries were represented at the meeting.

Management Committee meeting for COST action GroupHouseNet in Belgrade attended

Yesterday I attended the second Management Committee meeting of the COST-action "GroupHouseNet" (Synergy for preventing damaging behavior in group housed pigs and chickens, CA15134), in Belgrade, Serbia. After the 8 hour meeting we had a social dinner, with Serbian food and music.

Webpage for COST action GroupHouseNet

Here is the COST page with info about the research network "Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens (GroupHouseNet)" (COST Action CA15134). The network also has its own webpage, at http://www.grouphousenet.eu.

COST involvement (GroupHouseNet) - WG5; Stakeholder and End-User Forum

Early in March, at the first Management Committee meeting of COST action CA 15134, "Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens" (GroupHouseNet) (see previous posts), it was (according to the minutes) formalized that I am a member of the action´s Work Group 5 "Dissemination and exploitation", and of the "Stakeholder and End-User Forum".

Appointed substitute member of Management Committee of COST-action "GroupHouseNet"

I have this week been appointed as substitute member for Norway in the Management Committee of COST* Action CA 15134, "Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens (GroupHouseNet). The appointment was made by Research Council of Norway´s COST-action coordinator.

* European Cooperation in Science and Technology

Here is the COST Action´s homepage. So far 19 countries has joined the Action, after accepting the Memorandum of Understanding. I am listed as a substitute member of the Management Committee here, along with all the others.

COST-action "GroupHouseNet" approved; to operate 2016-2019

The COST-action "GroupHouseNet", a research network (acronym for "Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens"), has been funded. The network will coordinate research on various measures that can improve animal welfare for pigs and poultry in animal husbandry.

I have been involved in the application, and will now likely become one of the members of the COST-action´s Management Committee, which will consist of up to two members from each participating COST country. The network will be in operation for some 4 years, 2016-2019.

COST is short for European Cooperation in Science and Technology.

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.