This was the first time that Canada played host to the educational event that continues to shed an international spotlight on beef cattle welfare and the future of the beef cattle industry.
"Based on the event's registration numbers and the overwhelmingly positive feedback from our speakers and participants, we've accomplished our goal of informing a wide range of people about the current and emerging welfare issues that face the beef cattle industry around the world," says Dr. Joseph Stookey, chair of the 2012 symposium.
The symposium attracted registrants from all across Canada as well as the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Brazil, Finland, and Mexico. While more than 130 participants travelled to Saskatoon for the event, over 300 registered for the symposium's live webcasts and recorded podcasts.
Dr. Temple Grandin of Colorado State University, Dr. David Fraser of the University of British Columbia and Dr. Hans Coetzee of Iowa State University were among the symposium's 18 speakers who offered global insights on a variety of topics including pain management, animal welfare, animal behaviour and bovine health management.
The next symposium will be held in 2014 at a location yet to be determined. Since the first International Symposium on Beef Cattle was held in 2008 at Kansas State University, the event's popularity has continued to grow worldwide. For more information, visit www.beefwelfare2012.ca.
"Based on the event's registration numbers and the overwhelmingly positive feedback from our speakers and participants, we've accomplished our goal of informing a wide range of people about the current and emerging welfare issues that face the beef cattle industry around the world," says Dr. Joseph Stookey, chair of the 2012 symposium.
The symposium attracted registrants from all across Canada as well as the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Brazil, Finland, and Mexico. While more than 130 participants travelled to Saskatoon for the event, over 300 registered for the symposium's live webcasts and recorded podcasts.
Dr. Temple Grandin of Colorado State University, Dr. David Fraser of the University of British Columbia and Dr. Hans Coetzee of Iowa State University were among the symposium's 18 speakers who offered global insights on a variety of topics including pain management, animal welfare, animal behaviour and bovine health management.
The next symposium will be held in 2014 at a location yet to be determined. Since the first International Symposium on Beef Cattle was held in 2008 at Kansas State University, the event's popularity has continued to grow worldwide. For more information, visit www.beefwelfare2012.ca.
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