JenyunChou
@thepigobserver
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PhD, MSc, MA. Animal behaviour and welfare researcher specialising in pigs. Love work, running and good food. Enjoy life!
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Joined July 2018
Join our next AWSW webinar by Bianca Vandresen on Monday 2nd of June at 5 PM CEST to find out what are the attitudes of beef farmer toward the growing practice of using beef genetics in dairy herds. Register now -
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How do hay nets affect horse behaviour, health & welfare? Join AWSW Applying Ethology webinar on Apr 22 (Tues) 5pm CEST/11am EDT by Dr. Marie Roig-Pons to explore the science of slow-feeders based on survey, experimental & epidemiological research.👇
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New webinar alert! In the first webinar of 2025, Dr Wasim Iqbal (Teagasc, Ireland) will present his research on how breed, lactation, season and feed affect grazing and rumination patterns and time budgets in pasture-based systems. Register here 👇
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Can't wait to read it! I am happy to have contributed to two chapters "The physical environment" with @KeelinODriscoll and Melissa Cupido and "Environmental enrichment" with Stephanie Buijs and Heleen van de Weerd. Next to-read.
A comprehensive overview of the issue of tail biting in pigs, one of the most significant welfare and economic problems in the pig industry. An essential resource for both scientists, and industry stakeholders.
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It was a pleasure visiting @CCSAW_UofG and meeting the lovely people in the group! Hope to have the opportunities to collaborate in the future! 🙂.
Last week we had @thepigobserver visit and give a great talk about her research and career! Thanks for the visit Jen!
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Dr Océane Schmitt from the University of Giessen/the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna will share her experience with us. Bring your questions and ask her in our next Monday webinar at 8pm CEST on 16 Sep 2024! Please share! (2/2)
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📢Webinar alert!!!📢Are you looking for ways to improve your award/job application writing skills? Do you have questions about how to write a better application and want to ask a researcher that is experienced at doing that? We have good news for you! (1/2)
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#WAFL2024 just began in Florence!! Antoni Dalmau kicks off the first session "new frontiers in assessment of animal welfare on-farm" by an introduction to the past present and future of #WelfareQuality.
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Great to be part of the @Swinewelfare_SK team, working with NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare Dr Yolande Seddon, @MartynaLagoda and other fabulous teammates! Working together for better pig welfare in Canada!🐷.
Our team is growing! We welcome Dr. Jen-Yun Chou @thepigobserver as our newest Research Scientist at the @PrairieSwine! With a passion for swine welfare & behaviour, she succeeds Drs. Harold Gonyou & Jennifer Brown and will continue the legacy of improving pig welfare in Canada.
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Leanring how to improve the quality of animal welfare research is essential knowledge for all welfare scientists - join us in our next Monday (3 June) webinar and learn about the STRANGE way to do it! Registration is now open!👇.
📢Webinar alert📢. Curious about STRANGE study samples? In our next Applying Ethology webinar, Christian Rutz will present the STRANGE framework and how it can help to improve welfare. ⏰ 8pm CEST.📆 June 3rd. 🔗
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It is a pleasure working on this paper with @VandresenBianca and @MajoHotzel. A thorough methodology systematic review on how sow/piglet welfare is assessed in relation to farrowing housing. Still a lot to do to fill the knowledge gap! 50 day free access👉
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Happy Monday Webinar day!🤓 Pig 🐷 talk coming up in less than 2h - don't forget to join us! 👇.
Join us later today for this exciting webinar! 👇.
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Feeling proud! Working with @persocialpig @fab_deangelis24 @LateraLiterally to decipher pig's sociability and social life. Read our latest paper and more research is needed to understand pig's complex social interactions!.
1/6. Are you curious about pig sociability? 🐷 👀.After an exciting research adventure with @fab_deangelis24 and my two supervisors @thepigobserver & @LateraLiterally, I am proud to share our paper on #pig #personality #sociability!.📰
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Don't forget to join us today in the last training webinar on Resilience sponsored by @appliedethology !.
📚 Academia is more than science! . Excited to team up again with @appliedethology for our virtual training webinar series on transferable skills. Join us for our 6th and last session “Resilience”. 📆 May 6th.⏰ 1900h CEST. 🔗
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Preparing for my talk now!! 🐷.
Dr. Jen-Yun Chou will be presenting at our upcoming producer meetings at the end of the month. Take this opportunity to come out and meet Jen for the first time.
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A very diverse coverage of all farm animal welfare topics! There is also linkage with @EAAPofficial 2024 Conference that will have welfare presence. The deadline for abstract submission is 8 Apr so put in the date in your calendar and don't miss @wafl2024 !🧵4/4 Please share!.
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5. Welfare of farm animals at end of life (culling/euthanasia/transport/slaughter); 6. Suppress, substitute and soothe suffering – application of the 3S’s to improve farm animal welfare; 7. New frontiers in the assessment of animal welfare on-farm; 8. Free communications 🧵3/4.
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There are 8 sub-themes: 1. The future of animal welfare: policy and science; 2. It’s all in the mind– cognition and the welfare of farm animals; 3. New welfare indicators– with a focus on the positive! 4. Humans in the loop– role of sociology in improving farm animal welfare🧵2/4.
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The 9th International Conference on the Welfare Assessment of Animals at Farm Level (@wafl2024) will be held in Florence on Aug 30-31, 2024. This conference is once every 3 years and this year's main theme is the Future of Farm Animal Welfare Science. 🧵1/4.
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