Research

Research drives change and continuous improvement in how livestock are cared for and handled.

• Farm animal welfare research database
• Farm Animal Welfare & Research Projects in Canada (to Jan 2008)
  A list of current Canadian animal welfare research projects under the themes: transportation, pain, production methods, housing and general.
• Research Watch, a collection of recently published research news

Canadian Animal Welfare Research Institutes

• University of British Columbia - Animal Welfare Centre
• Lacombe Research Centre - Agriculture & Agri-Foods Canada
  
• Lethbridge Research Centre - Agriculture & Agri-Foods Canada
• University of Alberta - Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science
• Livestock Production: Animal Welfare, Alberta Agriculture & Food
• Prairie Swine Centre, SK
• Western College of Veterinarian Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
• University of Guelph
  • Animal & Poultry Science
  • Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CSAW)
• University of Prince Edward Island - Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre
• Université Laval, Quebec

Animal Welfare Research Around the World

• College of Veterinary Medicine - Michigan State University
• European Union On-Line Research themes, Animal Welfare
• Purdue University - Center for Food Animal Research
• Temple Grandin Dr.
• University of California - Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
• University of Edinburgh, UK - Institute of Ecology & Resource Management
• University of Minnesota, Certified Pork Program
• US Department of Agriculture
  • Agricultural Research Service
  • Animal Welfare Information Center

Other Groups involved in animal welfare research

• Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) Research site
• Canadian Council on Animal Care - CCAC
• Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
• National Institute for Animal Agriculture