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CAWS
2020-2021
VET.PURDUE.EDU/CAWS
CENTER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CAWS RESPONDS TO
COVID-19
CAWS faculty members
were interviewed this
year by media outlets
seeking perspective on the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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CAWS PROGRAMS &
PARTNERSHIPS
Faculty are taking their
research to more stakeholders
using online and hybrid
delivery methods.
We facilitate the well-being of animals using sound science and ethics to
investigate and promote the best animal care and management practices.
Despite challenges brought about by the global pandemic, the Center for Animal Welfare
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SUPPORTING OUR
Science (CAWS) had a productive 2020-21. In a time of considerable uncertainty, the Center PARTNERS
faculty responded to COVID-19 and the issues important to our diverse stakeholders.
Their work demonstrates the commitment we have to the Land-Grant Mission - which Collaboration in the animal
encompasses research, education, and extension programs - allows for the creation and welfare community means
dissemination of knowledge that improves the lives of not only citizens of Indiana, but also having strong partnerships
the nation and people around the globe. within Purdue, external
stakeholders, and other
Events that have unfolded during the COVID-19 pandemic have clearly illustrated the institutions looking to
inter-connections between animal, human, and environmental health and welfare, as well solve complex problems.
as the inter-dependence of people who work with animals in the food producing sectors
and those who depend on and are impacted by them. Nuances of broader human-animal
interactions and their implications for mental, physical, and socio-economic welfare have
also been revealed, emphasizing the need for a “One-Welfare” approach in considering
how to balance and optimize human and animal interests both during and outside times
of crisis. The ethical imperative to be intentional about considering, identifying, and
supporting marginalized and particularly vulnerable communities while also prioritizing
animal welfare must also be addressed. It is therefore critical to understand the challenges
of developing more integrative approaches and to explore scientific evidence that provides
insights that can inform responsive, agile practice and research prioritization.
As we look ahead, we know that we have an opportunity to make a significant impact on
the lives of animals and the lives of our stakeholders. Together, we can make a difference.
Candace Croney, PhD
Director, Center for Animal Welfare Science
Professor, Animal Behavior and Well-being
CAWS RESPONDS TO COVID-19
CAWS faculty provide insights and answers on how COVID-19 is impacting animal welfare.
Candace Croney, PhD “The Road from Farm to
Table” released by
• Plant closures prompt farmers to advertise hogs on Craigslist
Purdue Agricultural
• The Road from Farm to Table Communications, which
Dr. Jayson Lusk, depart-
• Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
ment head and distin-
• Managing your fur workers supporting your pets while working guished professor of
from home agricultural economics
significantly informed
Marisa Erasmus, PhD
with contributions by Dr.
• Animal sciences professor cautions against ‘panic buying’ chicks Candace Croney,
during the COVID-19 pandemic provided background
and insight into how
• Tempted to ‘Panic Buy’ Some Chicks? Read This First
COVID-19 impacted the
Jayson Lusk, PhD food supply chain and
animal welfare. Both
• The Road from Farm to Table faculty provided
• Blog posts by Dr. Jayson Lusk numerous follow-up
interviews with national
• Faculty invited to participate in Purdue COVID-19 Social Science news outlets.
Research Pop-Up Lab sessions
Maggie E. O’Haire, PhD IN FARM BUREAU
• Can your pet help you cope during social distancing? Science
says yes. The CAWS director spoke with
the Regional Managers of IN
• Purdue Experts on COVID-19 video Farm Bureau at the request of
their Livestock Development
Nicole Olynk Widmar, PhD Specialist on the topic of how
to effectively and sensitively
• We’re Talking About Toilet Paper & Meat Again (And We’ve communicate on animal wel-
Brought Some Consumer Data!) fare and ethics during the
pandemic in May 2020.
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OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO
ADVANCE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS CONCERNING ANIMAL CARE.
ONLINE
CERTIFICATION
COURSE
CAWS is working toward
development of a new online
certification course on animal
welfare. All interested
members will be able to
participate and benefit. The
focus will be on professionals
and stakeholders with limited
access to animal welfare
courses who may then better
serve IN and national
agriculture.
ONLINE SEMINARS
With the success of our online
symposium in 2021, we have
plans to continue our CAWS
Seminar Series with an online
component in order to make it ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
accessible to a larger Darrin Karcher’s successful Purdue Extension program, Shell Egg Academy (SEA) was held
audience. By transitioning to a
virtually on June 21-25, 2021. SEA is a learning experience and education opportunity for the
hybrid method we can build
community and provide egg production and processing industries. Welfare considerations in housing systems continues
valuable opportunites to to be a component of the curriculum.
interact with experts from
anywhere in the world.
Darrin Karcher, PhD / Department of Animal Sciences joined the CAWS Steering Committee in 2020
PROMOTING
RESOURCES
ONLINE VISITOR • 77.94% of that traffic
Dr. Marisa Erasmus, an The online resource will help came from the US,
assistant professor and advance poultry welfare and
DATA (2020) the rest from 72 other
extension specialist is disseminate science-based countries on every
collaborating with the information to guide poultry continent, not including
• 1815 people visited the
new Poultry Extension welfare decisions in practice. Antarctica.
CAWS website 2579
Collaborative (PEC) which All major poultry species that • Within the US, 33.7% of
times and looked at 6603
consists of faculty from are commercially produced traffic was from Indiana
pages for an average of
Purdue University, Virginia are covered. with the rest coming
2 min & 36 seconds per
Tech, University of Georgia, from every other state,
visit.
and University of Maryland. except Montana.
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SUPPORTING OUR PARTNERS
CAWS continues to support and promote the work of Purdue researchers and extension specialists. We are fortunate to add five
new faculty to our roster of collaborators in 2020-21. Each of these new members will be featured on the CAWS website in the
coming year. As we expand our researcher base, we can continue to grow our industry partnerships.
NEW FACULTY GENETICS & ANIMAL
WELFARE
Luiz F. Brito, PhD The addition of new faculty
Assistant Professor working in the area of
Animal Sciences genetics provides CAWS with
- Quantitative Genetics and an opportunity to help
Genomics develop new genetic tools
to improve animal welfare.
Betty Feng, PhD >>> Brito’s research focuses on the
Assistant Professor
definition of novel phenotypes and Brito
Food Science Feng
genomic tools to enable successful
implementation of genomic
selection for improved animal
Kari J. Ekenstedt, DVM, PhD welfare and overall resilience in
Assistant Professor livestock while maintaining or
Basic Medical Sciences increasing productive efficiency. This
- Companion Animal Genetics includes genetic selection for
thermal tolerance, temperament,
health issues, and adaptation in
Greg Fraley, PhD precision livestock farms. Brito’s
Terry and Sandra Tucker group works across livestock species
Family Endowed Chair of and integrate multiple data sources,
Poultry Science including large-scale phenotypic
Animal Sciences datasets from precision livestock Ekenstedt Fraley
- Poultry neuroendocrinology farms and multiomic datasets. The
and welfare >>> Fraley specializes in how
genetic progress obtained from
environmental changes can alter
genetic selection for more robust
brain chemistry and gene expression
and resilient animals is cumulative
Robert M. Stwalley III, PhD that regulates feeding, growth and
over generations, and therefore, their
Agricultural & Biological reproduction, specifically in regards
work has a great impact in livestock
Engineering to poultry.
welfare.
- Thermodynamics, energy
analysis, and heat transfer
>>> Ekenstedt's research group
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ONE WELFARE: WHAT HAS COV ID-19
2021 TAUGHT US ABOUT BALANCING HUMAN
AND ANIMAL INTERESTS?
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Keynote Presentation:
Keynote Presentation: “Prioritizing Human Health and Welfare During COVID-19”
“Adversity, Social Inequalities, and Multispecies Families: Heather Fowler, VMD, MPH, PhD, DACVPM, National Pork Board
Lessons Learned from COVID-19”
Jennifer Applebaum, MS, University of Florida COVID-19 Effects on Livestock Production: A One Welfare
Issue
Disease Detection Canines: A One Health Approach Laura Boyle, PhD, Animal Welfare Teagasc Animal and Grassland
Cynthia Otto, DVM, PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Research and Innovation Centre
Veterinary Medicine
Industry Panel & Discussion
Pandemic Puppies: New Spotlight On Old Problems - Angela Baysinger, DVM, MS, Merck Animal Health
Lee Niel, PhD, University of Guelph - Karen Christensen, PhD, Tyson Foods
- Heather Fowler, VMD, MPH, PhD, DACVPM,
US Demand and Supply for Dogs: Implications for Canine
National Pork Board
Welfare
Roger Haston, PhD, The Institute for Animals The Road from Farm to Table and Views on Where We Are
Now
Jayson Lusk, PhD, Purdue University
SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO 14 INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING OUR PROGRAM.
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The 2021 CAWS Symposium STAKEHOLDERS SCHOLARSHIPS
was held virtually May 19-20.
The two-day event explored ALABAMA A&M 14 scholarships were
In addition to 22 academic
the effects of COVID-19 on UNIVERSITY
institutions, the following provided to students from the
animal welfare, human health
organizations participated in GEOGE MASON following institutions:
and well-being. Experiences
and lessons learned about activities this year: UNIVERSITY • Alabama A&M University
managing animal welfare • George Mason University
during a human health crisis LOUISIANA STATE
• American Kennel Club
were discussed, incorporating UNIVERSITY • Louisiana State University
perspectives from farmers, • American Veterinary • Prairie View A&M
Medical Association PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
veterinarians, scientists, University
UNIVERSITY
and global food producers. • Arizona Farm Bureau • Tuskegee University
Implications for the US food TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
chain as well as those working • Cargill
with animals in other sectors • Chicago Zoological Society
were explored, along with PROGRAM SATISFACTION
lessons learned about the • Covance
practical, economic, and socio-
• Elanco Extremely satisfied - 72%
ethical considerations that are
Somewhat satisfied - 24%
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needed for immediate • Ethicon Endo-Surgery
implementation and improved
preparation in future. • Hill’s Pet Nutrition
PARTICIPANT COMMENTS
• IN State Board of Animal PARTICIPANTS
SPONSORSHIP Health “This was a phenomenal
Cargill generously provided
corporate sponsorship
for this year’s symposium
• KY Department of
Agriculture Animal Care
Advisory Board
30 symposium. All of the
speakers were excellent and
I enjoyed the variety of talks
STATES - from companion animals to
which allowed us to provide • Merck Animal Health livestock. The One Welfare
scholarships to attendees for
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• National Cattlemen’s Beef message was really well done
whom registration fees might
Association and has opened my eyes
have deterred participation.
to what else research in my
Two speakers graciously • National Pork Board area needs to include. The
donated back their honoraria COUNTRIES
• New Fashion Pork Covid-19 focus/relevance was
to provide additional
interesting as well. I learned
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assistance. The efforts to • Pet Friendly Services of a lot from this symposium.
ensure inclusive excellence Indiana Thank you to all of the
through outreach and support
• Petland Charities speakers and organizers!”
for new as well as established SCHOLARSHIPS
participants in animal welfare • Pinnacle Pet “I thought this remote
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science are intended to extend
symposium was very well
the theme of our 2019 • Tyson
done. Operated smoothly
symposium entitled, “ Building
• USDA with the opportunity for
Capacity to Advance Animal
UNIVERSITIES questions. Speakers were
Welfare Science”. That • Validus COUNTRIES outstanding.”
program was funded by a
grant from USDA NIFA, in • Veterinary United
collaboration with Tuskegee
Univ., North Carolina A&T
State, and the Univ. of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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BLOG POSTS BY FACULTY
JAYSON LUSK, PHD & NICOLE WIDMAR, PHD
Department Head/Distinguished Nicole Widmar, PhD (CAWS steering
Professor of Agricultural Economics committee member and Professor,
Jayson Lusk’s blog provided many Agricultural Economics) has a new series of
important insights this year as we weekly letters and articles, entitled
navigated the impacts of COVID-19 and Consumer Corner. In addition to being
the market. Several posts have specifically socially relevant, many of her posts build
addressed animal welfare issues. on her extensive research on consumer
perceptions of agriculture, providing Nicole Widmar, PhD
Visit https://jaysonlusk.com/. perspectives that are critical for informing
on animal welfare science. See a few
highlights from her blog and visit
https://agribusiness.purdue.edu/
consumer_corner/ to read more.
The following are a sample of publications by Center faculty that received high profile media, involved multiple
CAWS collaborators, or had high impact.
PROCEEDINGS JOURNAL AR T ICLES CONT.
• 2019 Center for Animal Welfare • A critical review of advancement
Science Conference Proceedings in scientific research on
food animal welfare-related
air pollution. https://www.
TECHNICAL REPORTS sciencedirect.com/science/
article/pii/S0304389420324584
• RP.2020-01 - Exploring demand (Ni, Erasmus, Croney)
for attributes of processed turkey
products: turkey bacon and • Laboratory Animal Welfare Meets
lunchmeat (Widmar, Erasmus, and Zuelly) Human Welfare: A Cross-Sectional
Study of Professional Quality
• OneWelfare.2020-01 - Public of Life, Including Compassion
awareness of the roles and Fatigue in Laboratory Animal
welfare of veterinarians (Widmar) Personnel. https://www.
frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/
fvets.2020.00114/full
EXTENSION PUBLICATION POPULAR PRESS ARTICLE (Brady, O’Haire, Gaskill)
• Animal welfare and animal How can the dairy industry • Large-Scale Phenotyping of
rights: Ethics, sciences and Livestock Welfare in Commercial
explanations (Erasmus) communicate more effectively
Production Systems: A New
on animal welfare? Frontier in Animal Breeding.
https://www.progressivedairy- https://www.frontiersin.
JOURNAL ARTICLES canada.com/topics/herd-health/ org/articles/10.3389/
• Changing Human Behavior to how-can-the-dairy-industry-communi- fgene.2020.00793/full
Improve Animal Welfare: A cate-more-effectively-on-animal-welfare (Brito, Schinckel)
Longitudinal Investigation of (Croney) • Acquisition of a Joystick
Training Laboratory Animal Operated Video Task by Pigs (Sus
Personnel about Heterospecific scrofa). https://www.frontiersin.
Play or “Rat Tickling”. org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631755
https://www.mdpi.com/2076- (Croney)
2615/10/8/1435
(Brady, O’Haire, Gaskill) V E T. P U R D U E . E D U / C A W S
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