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Quality of Life in Designed Environments? ISAE2012 Proceedings of the 46th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology 31 July – 4 August 2012, Vienna, Austria Quality of life in designed environments? edited by: Susanne Waiblinger Christoph Winckler Anke Gutmann Applied ethology 2012: Quality of life in designed environments? ISAE2012 Proceedings of the 46th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology 31 July – 4 August 2012, Vienna, Austria Quality of life in designed environments? edited by: Susanne Waiblinger Christoph Winckler Anke Gutmann Wageningen Academic Publishers Buy a print copy of this book at www.WageningenAcademic.com/isae2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned. Nothing from this publication may be translated, reproduced, stored in a computerised system or published in any form or in any manner, including electronic, mechanical, reprographic or photographic, without prior written permission from the publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers P.O. Box 220 6700 AE Wageningen The Netherlands ISBN: 978-90-8686-204-7 www.WageningenAcademic.com e-ISBN: 978-90-8686-758-5 [email protected] DOI: 10.3921/978-90-8686-758-5 The individual contributions in this publication and any liabilities arising from them remain First published, 2012 the responsibility of the authors. The publisher is not responsible for possible © Wageningen Academic Publishers damages, which could be a result of content The Netherlands, 2012 derived from this publication. Welcome to the 46th Congress of the ISAE Being the home country of Konrad Lorenz, there is a long tradition for ethological research in Austria. Fostered by societal interest, the field of applied ethology and animal welfare science has gained importance during the last two decades and research divisions at both the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) have successfully been established. The 46th International Congress of the ISAE is now jointly organised by both institutions and we are especially happy to host it for the first time in Austria. Farm, lab and companion animals as well as wild animals in captivity have to cope with more or less confined conditions. The main topics of the congress therefore centre on the question of ‘Quality of Life in Designed Environments’. In this context, we found it relevant to emphasize on positive experiences and emotions. An animal’s quality of life does not only depend on the environmental conditions, but also on its experiences during ontogeny, genetic and epigenetic effects constituting the individual disposition to experience negative and positive emotions. Also the social environment - not only within the own species but also regarding the relationships with humans - can contribute to the affective state. Mutilations are still common procedures in animal husbandry and the management of pain associated with it or alternatives to changes in the phenotype receive more interest. Finally, the assessment of welfare and emotions remains a demanding task and innovative methods including cognitive and physiological approaches are being developed. As for previous congresses the number of submissions exceeded largely the number of slots for oral presentations. In order to draw more attention to the posters, we decided to include sessions with one-minute theatre presentations before the poster viewing sessions. We hope both authors of posters and all congress attendants will enjoy this new feature. On behalf of the Organising and Scientific Committee we would like to welcome all participants and wish you a fruitful scientific conference with interesting presentations and inspiring discussions. Susanne Waiblinger & Christoph Winckler Applied ethology 2012 VII Acknowledgements ISAE 2012 was jointly organized by • Institute of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare Department of Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health University of Veterinary Medicine, Vetmeduni Vienna • Division of Livestock Sciences Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU, Vienna Scientific committee: Susanne Waiblinger (chair) Christine Leeb Christoph Winckler (vice chair) Knut Niebuhr Christine Arhant Cornelia Rouha-Mülleder Johannes Baumgartner Claudia Schmied-Wagner Anke Gutmann Ines Windschnurer Organising committee Susanne Waiblinger (chair) Christine Leeb Christoph Winckler (vice chair) Daniela Kriebernig Anke Gutmann (secretary) Christina Pfeiffer Johannes Baumgartner Josef Troxler Ethics committee Ian Duncan (chair) Marie Jose Hötzel Don Lay Alexandra Whittaker Kristin Hagen Francois Martin Anna Olsson Technical support Christian Haberl Wilhelm Ziegler Daniela Kottik Professional conference organisers: Sophie Wagner at Mondial Congress & Events VIII Applied ethology 2012 Referees Michael Appleby Lindsay Matthews Christine Arhant Silvana Mattiello Johannes Baumgartner Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün Harry Blokhuis Suzanne Millman Xavier Boivin Michela Minero Oliver Burman Lene Munksgaard Andrew Butterworth Fabio Napolitano Elisabetta Canali Ruth Newberry Sylvie Cloutier Christine Nicol Mike Cockram Knut Niebuhr Anne-Marie de Passille Anna Olsson Giuseppe De Rosa Edmond Pajor Cathy Dwyer Carol Petherick Sandra Edwards Bas Rodenburg Hans Erhard Cornelia Rouha-Mülleder Björn Forkman Marko Ruis Martina Gerken Jeffrey Rushen Anke Gutmann Vicky Sandilands Lorenz Gygax Claudia Schmied-Wagner Kristin Hagen Barbara Schöning Laura Hänninen Lars Schrader Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek Heike Schulze Westerath Jörg Hartung Marek Špinka Veronika Heizmann Hans Spoolder Edna Hillmann Josef Troxler Gudrun Illmann Cassandra Tucker Margit Bak Jensen Anna Valros Linda Keeling Isabelle Veissier Nina Keil Antonio Velarde Ute Knierim Kathalijne Visser Jan Langbein Eberhard von Borell Christine Leeb Susanne Waiblinger Lena Lidfors Beat Wechsler Xavier Manteca Christoph Winckler Jeremy Marchant Forde Ines Windschnurer Applied ethology 2012 IX Sponsors X Applied ethology 2012 Applied ethology 2012 XI Pain free cows are happy productive cows XII Applied ABCdethology 2012 Pain free cows are happy productive cows ABCd Applied ethology 2012 XIII XIV Applied ethology 2012 Purina is Proud to Sponsor the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Applied Ethology Applied ethology 2012 XV XVI Applied ethology 2012 Map of Vienna Underground Lines Venue – Vetmeduni Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Wien Welcome Reception, Vienna City Hall, Rathausplatz 1, 1010 Wien Applied ethology 2012 XVII Map of Venue & Vicinity XVIII Applied ethology 2012 Campus vetmeduni Applied ethology 2012 XIX General Information Venue The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna) is located in the 21st district of Vienna. The address is Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria (no. 1 on the map). Official Language Official language of the meeting is English. Registration and Information Desk (Festsaalgebäude, ground floor) Opening hours: Tuesday, July 31 15:00 – 18:00 Wednesday, August 1 07:30 – 19:00 Thursday, August 2 08:00 – 13:30 Friday, August 3 08:00 – 16:30 Saturday, August 4 08:30 – 17:30 Email: [email protected] Phone: 0043-676-845880701 Name Badges Your name badge is your admission to the venues, the scientific sessions, poster sessions and to the lunch and coffee breaks. It should be worn at all times at the conference venue and at social events. Poster and Exhibition Area The poster and exhibition area will be in the Festsaalgebäude at Vetmeduni campus. We encourage you to visit the exhibition. Internet Access Wireless internet access is available free of charge using eduroam (www.eduroam.org). UserName: isae2012 Password: sAmTLcxa Coffee Breaks and Lunches Coffee and refreshments and lunch will be served at the Festsaalgebäude. Light refreshments will also be available in front of the lecture halls. XX Applied ethology 2012 Welcome Reception: Tuesday, July 31, 19:00 – 21:00 The welcome reception will take place at Vienna City Hall (no. 2 on the map). A buffet and drinks will be served. Vienna City Hall is located at the Wiener Ringstrasse, a circular road surrounding the City Center of Vienna and one of its main sights. The easiest way to go there is using public transport (tram line 1 & D to station Rathausplatz/Burgtheater, tram line 2 to station Stadiongasse/Parlament, or underground line U2 to station Rathaus). You’ll receive your entrance ticket with your registration documents or directly at Vienna City Hall. Excursions: Thursday, August 2, 13:30 – 19:00 (Please note that pre-registration is required.) All excursion buses will depart at the main entrance of Vetmeduni Vienna at 13:30. A Lunchbox is included. Conference Dinner: Friday, August 3, 19:00 – 23:00 (Please note that pre-registration is required.) The conference dinner will be held at Heuriger Wolff, a traditional Eastern-Austrian wine-tavern, where wine-growers serve the most recent year’s wine. Farewell Party: Saturday, August 4, 18:30 – open end The farewell party will take place in the Festsaalgebäude of Vetmeduni Vienna. A cold buffet and drinks will be served. Banking service, currency Euro (€) is the official currency in Austria. Exchange offices are available at the airport or at Stephansplatz in the City Center; the exchange offices are open approximately 6:00 – 23:00. There are plenty of cash dispensers (ATMs) in Vienna including one at Vetmeduni campus. Shopping in Vienna Most supermarkets and large stores
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