2nd Regional meeting of ISAE - International Society for Applied Ethology

12 July 2024 | ICBAS, Porto, Portugal

We are delighted to welcome you to the 2nd Regional Meeting of ISAE South West Europe!
The meeting will take place at ICBAS - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto in Portugal on Friday 12 July 2024 (immediately after the UFAW International Animal Welfare Congress (10-11/7) and at the same venue).

ISAE – International Society for Applied Ethology is the main learned society for applied animal behaviour science. ISAE members work on a wide variety of animal species and topics: e.g. the management and welfare of livestock; the interactions between humans and companion animals; the impacts of housing on the behaviour and welfare of zoo and laboratory animals. The South West Europe region of ISAE covers France, Portugal, Spain and Italy.

We plan for two plenary talks focusing on issues that are timely and important for ISAE. João Saraiva from the University of Algarve will speak about fish behaviour and welfare in aquaculture and fisheries, and we hope to confirm a second speaker on behaviour in precision livestock farming. The meeting will be open for abstract submissions for spoken and poster presentations in applied ethology, across species and types of research.

Poster >>

The meeting will be held at ICBAS – School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira 228; 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
Tel: +351 220 428 000 | www.up.pt/portal/en/icbas/

Organizing Committee
Anna Olsson, i3S (coordinator)
Sara Capas-Peneda, i3S
Paulo Vaz-Pires, ICBAS

Scientific Committee
Anna Olsson, i3S (coordinator)
Gonçalo Cardoso, CIBIO, Universidade do Porto
Emma Fabrega, ISAE
Daniela Alberghina, ISAE
Ana Isabel Magalhães, i3S

9.30 Opening and welcome

9.45-10.30 Plenary lecture | Fish welfare: an ethological approach
João Saraiva, University of Algarve

10.45-11.15 Coffee

11.15-12.15 1st session with talks from abstracts

11.15 Behaviour as key to improve laboratory zebrafish welfare: a tale from environmental enrichment and analgesia
Ana M Valentim, i3S/ IBMC

11.30 Does improper stunning influence the animal-based measures of consciousness in slaughtered lambs? (online presentation)
Marta Comin, Università degli Studi di Milano

11.45 Heat Stress in Modicana Dairy Cows: Physiological Indicators and the Evaluation of New Markers for Enhanced Welfare Assessment (online presentation)
Daniela Alberghina, Università di Messina

12.00 Timely weaning to save mouse pups
Gabriela Morello, i3S

12.15-13.30 Lunch

13.30-14.00 Plenary lecture | Indicators for Animal Welfare Assessment: The Past, the Present and the Future
Pol Llonch, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

14.00-15.15 2nd session with talks from abstracts

14.00 Courtship and nesting period behaviors of a mallard duck population residing in an urban park in northern Portugal
Luís Eduardo Santos, CIBIO/ Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto

14.15 Training of Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) at SEA LIFE Porto for medical care
Jacira Carvalho, ICBAS

14.30 Dogs as Potential Indicators of Human Influence on Red Fox Occupancy in Northern Portugal
Luiza Quezado, Universidade de Aveiro

14:45 Successive Negative Contrast: An Appropriate Approach to Measure Affective State in Dogs?
Ana C. Castro, i3S/ IBMC

15:00 What are the 9 things that some authors forget when submitting a scientific article?
Birte L Nielsen, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)

15.15-16.00 Discussion of future activities to promote applied ethology and animal welfare research in the region

João Saraiva, University of Algarve

More speakers to be announced

The call for abstracts will be open until the 22nd May (notification of acceptance until the 27th of May).

Abstracts should be structured according to the following template:

Abstract layout >>

Abstract submission form >>

Registration fee includes one lunch and coffee breaks on 12th July.

The participation in the cocktail on 11th July is not included in the registration fee and it is suject to registration and payment (18€).

Registration fees
- Students: 40€
- Other: 70€

Registration deadline: 7th June (Payment deadline: 7th June)

Registration form >>

More information:
Events Management Unit | Rua Alfredo Allen 208 | 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
Email: events@i3s.up.pt | Tel: +351 226 074 900