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Changes in animal welfare is conference theme
Alberta Farm Animal Care’s (AFAC) Livestock Care Conference has expanded its format and added new features for this year’s event April 6-7 at the Red Deer Lodge Hotel and Conference Centre.
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This year’s theme is “Embracing Changes in Animal Welfare.” Key topics include progress toward new farm animal welfare codes of practice, issues in crisis management, and new opportunities in social media communications.
Breakout and panel discussions including researchers and industry leaders will also be featured. In addition to the event’s traditional core, single-day speaker agenda on April 7, conference participants are also invited on April 6 to attend the AFAC AGM and an evening wine and cheese reception that will feature research posters presented by students from the University of Calgary and University of Alberta. This extended platform is aimed in part to encourage engagement in AFAC activities and highlight the critical importance of research progress.
Annual awards of distinction will be presented to recipients who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to farm animal-care progress.
The Livestock Care Conference is open to anyone with an interest in farm animal care. Registration is available online at www.afac.ab.ca or by calling 403-662-8050. Early-bird registration discounts are available before March 15.
