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Welcome to the 50th Congress of ISAE In 1966, following the ‘game-changing’ publication of Animal Machines in 1964 and the Brambell Report in 1965, a small group of veterinarians began a Society for Veterinary Ethology in Edinburgh. They hosted their first meeting in the University of Edinburgh’s Hume Tower, George Square on June 4th 1966, with a symposium where four scientific presentations were delivered. Fifty years on we are delighted to welcome the Society back to Edinburgh for the International Congress. Edinburgh last played host to the Congress in 1991, for the 25th Anniversary, where the name was changed to reflect the increase in scientists other than veterinarians who belonged to the society and so it became the International Society for Applied Ethology. This was also the first year that the organisers took the brave step of moving from a single session to two parallel sessions to accommodate the number of submissions. By 2016 the number of papers submitted to the meeting has increased a hundred-fold from that initial symposium, and we are honoured to be hosting the largest ISAE Congress ever. In this our 50th year, we want to both look back and reflect on how far we have come, and reach forward to embrace new opportunities, new disciplines and new challenges that face applied ethology. We have borrowed from the words of Isaac Newton in setting the theme of this Congress: ‘if I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants’. This perfectly encompasses our acknowledgement of the work of ‘giants’ in the field and our attempts to ‘see further’ from the vantage point of their scientific insights. We have chosen, as one of our most influential giants, the work of the great ethologist Nico Tinbergen, and have framed three Congress sessions around his seminal questions in animal behaviour. However, the application part of our name is also very important, as is our ability to respond and move with the times to provide relevant support to animal welfare and other grand challenges facing our world. So we have also developed sessions on trade-offs between animal welfare, applied ethology and other issues such as sustainability and environmental management; and the emerging field of positive welfare where applied ethology has much to offer. For those of us who have spent years of a research career watching videos, or measuring things by hand, the development of automation or novel technology represents an exciting advance in the types of research questions we can now ask, and so we also have a session, ‘Novel Techniques’, full of new developments to move our field forward. We are really pleased that so many of you want to come to Edinburgh this summer to visit our beautiful city and enjoy the Congress. However, this has meant, with 50% more abstracts submitted than to any other Congress, that the number of people wanting oral presentations has vastly exceeded the number of talks we can include in the programme. To accommodate Applied ethology 2016 7 so much excellent research in applied ethology, we have borrowed from successful trials at other Congresses: each morning of the programme we will have a period when there will be three parallel sessions of talks; we have included in the programme short oral presentations of 5 minutes to allow more opportunities for oral presentations; and we have included again the possibility for poster presenters to make an additional video poster presentation to increase the visibility of their work. We hope that all these developments will mean that all presenters will get the opportunity to talk about their work at this great annual meeting of scientists, students and professionals in applied ethology. A very warm welcome to Edinburgh this summer, and we look forward to the enduring ISAE traditions of scientific excellence in presentations, passion and new insights in discussions, and of course great dancing at the congress banquet. Fàilte gu Alba Cathy Dwyer, Marie Haskell and Victoria Sandilands 8 Applied ethology 2016 Acknowledgements ISAE was jointly organised by: • SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) • University of Edinburgh • World Animal Protection Scientific Committee Marie Haskell (Chair), Alistair Lawrence, Cathy Dwyer, Kenny Rutherford, Tamsin Coombs, Laura Dixon, Rick D’Eath, Fritha Langford, Pol Llonch, Jill Mackay, Malcolm Mitchell, Carol Thompson, Victoria Sandilands, Simon Turner, Francoise Wemelsfelder Organising Committee Cathy Dwyer (Chair), Natalie Waran, Mike Appleby, Marie Haskell, Fritha Langford, Victoria Sandilands, Simon Turner, Laura Dixon Social Committee Cathy Dwyer, Kenny Rutherford, Fritha Langford, Jill Mackay, Susan Jarvis, Tamsin Coombs, Leonor Valente, Irene Camerlink Social Media Lauren Robinson, Fritha Langford Ethics committee Anna Olsson (Chair), Portugal Marie Jose Hotzel, Brazil Alexandra Whittaker, Australia Francois Martin, USA Franck Peron, France Francesco De Giorgio, The Netherlands Technical support University of Edinburgh, SRUC Professional conference organisers: Zibrant http://www.zibrant.com/ Applied ethology 2016 9 Referees Michael Appleby Jenny Gibbons Ruth Newberry Gareth Arnott Derek Haley Christine Nicol Lucy Asher Moira Harris Birte Nielsen Emma Baxter Marie Haskell Tomas Norton Ngaio Beausoleil Suzanne Held Cheryl O’Connor Harry Blokhuis Paul Hemsworth Ed Pajor Alain Boissy Mette Herskin Elizabeth Paul Xavier Boivin Sarah Ison Carol Petherick Liesbeth Bolhuis Susan Jarvis Fiona Rioja-Lang Laura Boyle Per Jensen Bas Rodenburg Bjaarne Braastad Margit Jensen Jeffrey Rushen Stephanie Buijs Linda Keeling Kenny Rutherford Oliver Burman Jenna Kiddie Mark Rutter Andy Butterworth Ute Knierim Victoria Sandilands Irene Camerlink Paul Koene Lars Schrader Sylvie Cloutier Fritha Langford Karin Schütz Michael Cockram Alistair Lawrence Janice Siegford Melanie Connor Caroline Lee Lynne Sneddon Jonathon Cooper Tina Leeb Mairi Stewart Valerie Courboulay Pol Llonch Joe Stookey Rick D’Eath Jill Mackay Mhairi Sutherland Antoni Dalmau Maja Makagon Janet Talling Ingrid De Jong Xavier Manteca Carol Thompson Suzanne Desire Jeremy Marchant Forde Cassandra Tucker Laura Dixon Jessica Martin Simon Turner Rebecca Doyle Lindsay Matthews Anna Valros Cathy Dwyer Dorothy McKeegan Heleen Van De Weerd Bernadette Earley Rebecca Meagher Antonio Velarde Sandra Edwards Michael Mendl Morris Villarroel Marisa Erasmus Stefano Messori Eberhard Von Borell Hans Erhard Susanne Millman Marina Von Keyserlingk Inma Estevez Daniel Mills Susanne Waiblinger Emma Fabrega Michela Minero Natalie Waran Mark Farnworth Malcolm Mitchell Daniel Weary Bjorn Forkman David Morton Francoise Wemelsfelder Francisco Galindo Lene Munksgaard Christoph Winckler Hanno Wuerbel 10 Applied ethology 2016 Note of support following Japanese earthquake In April 2016 a series of strong earthquakes occurred in Kumamoto in the Kyushu Region of Japan. It is estimated that at least 49 people were killed and more than 3000 people injured. Tokai University was also severely affected, and three students lost their lives. As a result, members of the International Society of Applied Ethology from the region have been unable to attend ISAE 2016. Some authors have chosen to withdraw their abstracts, whereas others have retained their abstracts within the proceedings but cannot accompany their poster. The ISAE General Council and the ISAE 2016 Organisation Committee ask you to join us in extending our deepest sympathies to those affected by the tragedy, and wish the region a speedy and safe recovery. Applied ethology 2016 11 12 Applied ethology 2016 Applied ethology 2016 13 14 Applied ethology 2016 Applied ethology 2016 15 16 Applied ethology 2016 Maps University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Halls and surrounds. JMCC, South Hall and accommodation