Welcome

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to recall that the 6thAnnual European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural

Medicine and Animal Welfare (EVCBMAW) will take place on the 3rd – 4th October 2023 in Paris (France).

The main topic will be An Interdisciplinary approach to Behavioural Medicine, Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law but all topics related to veterinary behavioural medicine, ethology, animal welfare, ethics and law are welcome. Animal welfare, as a specialty, is a subject that has its place in many different contexts. It can be found in urban planning, biodiversity management, human nutrition, scientific research, taxes, agricultural policy, human health, etc. This list is not exhaustive.

Members of the ECAWBM, ESVCE, AWSELVA are fully aware of the position of animal welfare in the everyday life of the animals and humans. It is not only about animals themselves, but also about their relationships to their environment and other living species. Considerations to satisfy animals’ needs and expectations, such as food, bedding material, thermal comfort, positive interactions, activity, housing conditions and facilities, and many others, are included into the analysis of any animal situation from college members. What’s more, the place of animals in human life, their benefits but also the risks they run, are all elements we have learnt to come to terms with.

The theme of this conference is an opportunity to show how your activities can integrate several disciplines. We aim also at promoting collaboration and integration of knowledge across different disciplines.

The deadline for abstract submission is set on 31st March. Submissions email address is:

EVCBMAW2024@twobevents.fr

Detailed information will be provided very soon on the website (currently under construction) that the international committee is preparing for 2024 and following EVCBMAW.

You can also follow us on Facebook.

Please note that the study day of college BM&AWSEL will be held on 2nd October. Beside the poster teaser (2 minutes), we will invite you to participate in posters’ speed datings (presentations in small groups), organized to stimulate discussion and networking. Whether you wish to present your research or simply engage in enriching discussions, we need all of you to make this poster session a success!

We hope to welcome you in Paris! , the City of Lights ! Take this congress’ opportunity to visit (selection of activities and preferential fees in preparation).

Drvet. Emmanuelle Titeux
(Chair of 2024 EVCBMAW National Committee)

Committees

Chiara Mariti

– DVM

– PhD

– Associate Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– ECAWBM-AWSEL Diplomate

– Orcid: 0000-0001-7127-4680

Angelo Gazzano

– DVM

– PhD

– Associate Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– ECAWBM-BM Diplomate

– Orcid: 0000-0001-9649-2027

Francesco Paolo Di lacovo

– Master degree in Animal Production

– Full Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– Orcid: 0000-0002-0879-0495

Paolo Baragli

– DVM

– PhD

– Associate Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– Orcid: 0000-0001-5221-5714

Asahi Ogi

– DVM

– PhD

– Postdoctoral researcher at ZebraLab -IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris (Pisa)

– Orcid: 0000-0002-2089-7412

Carmen Borrelli

– Master degree in Animal Production

– PhD student in Veterinary Sciences

– Orcid: 0000-0001-8350-3575

Giacomo Riggio

– DVM

– PhD

– ECAWBM-BM Resident

– Orcid: 0000-0001-7984-1117

Local organizing committee

Emmanuelle Titeux

– DVM

– PhD

– Associate Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– ECAWBM-AWSEL Diplomate

– Orcid: 0000-0001-7127-4680

Martin Whiting

– DVM

– PhD

– Associate Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– ECAWBM-BM Diplomate

– Orcid: 0000-0001-9649-2027

Agnès Tiret

– Master degree in Animal Production

– Full Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– Orcid: 0000-0002-0879-0495

Anne-Sophie Personnat

– DVM

– PhD

– Associate Professor at Dept of Veterinary Sciences (University of Pisa)

– Orcid: 0000-0001-5221-5714

Edwin Louis-Maerten

– DVM

– PhD

– Postdoctoral researcher at ZebraLab -IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris (Pisa)

– ECAWBM-BM Diplomate

– Orcid: 0000-0002-2089-7412

Claire Diederich

– Master degree in Animal Production

– PhD student in Veterinary Sciences

– Orcid: 0000-0001-8350-3575

Cassandre Degrez-Dautet

– DVM

– PhD

– Postdoctoral researcher at ZebraLab -IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris (Pisa)

– ECAWBM-BM Diplomate

– Orcid: 0000-0002-2089-7412

Bertrand Deputte

– Master degree in Animal Production

– PhD student in Veterinary Sciences

– Orcid: 0000-0001-8350-3575

Caroline Gilbert

– DVM

– PhD

– ECAWBM-BM Resident

– Orcid: 0000-0001-7984-1117

Scientific committee

Prof. Chiara Mariti

EVCBMAW Chief Academic Secretary and Editor

Prof. Angelo Gazzano

EVCBMAW BM Academic Secretary

Prof. Federica Pirrone

EVCBMAW AWSEL Academic Secretary

Ludovica Pierantoni, Asahi Ogi & Prof. Simona Normando 

EVCBMAW BM Editors

Prof. Paolo Baragli, Prof. Silvana Diverio & Alessandro Cozzi

EVCBMAW AWSEL Editors

 

International organizing committee

Christine Halsberghe 

President ESVCE

Anouck Haverbeke

ECAWBM – BM

Peter Thornton

ECAWBM – AWSEL

Karen Hiestand

Chair AWSELVA

Emmanuelle Titeux

Chair National Committee for 2024

Laura Hännien

Chair National Committee for 2025

Programme

Coming soon. 

October 18, 2023

ECAWBM RESIDENT STUDY DAY
Venue: CNR – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Pisa Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 56124 Pisa PI Italia

October 19-20, 2023

5th Annual Meeting of the European Veterinary Congress of Animal Welfare and Behavioral Medicine
-Prof. Michael Mendl: “'Optimism' and 'pessimism' as markers of animal emotion, welfare and (perhaps) vulnerability to behaviour problems”. -Dr. Jaume Fatjó: “Understanding the human-animal bond and its impact on animal welfare and people’s quality of life”

October 21, 2023

Discussion day
The discussion day will be organised in small groups of discussion around 3 different topics related to human-animal bond using the methodology of world café. All information and registration will be available soon.
Invited speakers

Mike Mendl – ‘Optimism’ and ‘pessimism’ as markers of animal emotion, welfare and (perhaps) vulnerability to behaviour problems.

Mike obtained his PhD in animal behaviour at Cambridge University. He then took a Royal Society European Research Fellowship to continue his work on behavioural development at Groningen University in the Netherlands, before returning to work at Cambridge University Vet School where he moved into the field of applied animal behaviour and welfare, studying the effects of housing systems on pig welfare. He subsequently took up a position as a Behavioural Scientist at the Scottish Agricultural College in Edinburgh, continuing his work on pig behaviour and welfare, and then moved to Bristol University Vet School where he is now Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare and Head of the Bristol Animal Welfare & Behaviour Group, and has previously been Deputy Head of School (Research). He was lead of the BBSRC and UFAW Animal Welfare Research Network for 6 years.

His current research interests are in the study of cognition and emotion in domestic animals, with a view to using this information to improve animal welfare. Together with Dr Liz Paul, he developed a novel ‘cognitive bias’ approach to the assessment of animal emotions which draws on theory and findings from human psychology and cognitive neuroscience. He and Liz received the 2013 inaugural International Society for Applied Ethology Creativity Award, and the Alice Richie Trust Memorial Fund Award for their work in this area. Mike was awarded the UFAW Medal in 2014 for his contributions to animal welfare science, and the RSPCA/BSAS Award for Innovative Developments in Animal Welfare in 2015.

Mike also works on more applied animal welfare issues including developing welfare indicators and monitoring systems that can be implemented under field conditions, and better understanding the relationship between housing and husbandry procedures and the health and welfare of farm, laboratory, companion and zoo animals.

Dr. Jaume Fatjó – Understanding the human-animal bond and its impact on animal welfare and people’s quality of life.

Born in Barcelona in 1969. He has a degree in veterinary medicine and a PhD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is a Diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine. Since 2010 he is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. In 2012, he became the director of the Affinity Foundation Chair for Animals and Health at the Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine (Autonomous University of Barcelona) and PSMAR. He is the director of Ethogroup, a behavioural medicine referral service based in Barcelona. Since 2023 he is the head of behavioural medicine and animal welfare at VetPartners Spain. His research interests are focused on understanding the relationships between people and animals, the development of tools to assess canine and feline behaviour, as well as the comparative study of human psychiatric disorders and behaviour problems in companion animals.

Venue

ASIEM – 6 rue Albert de Lapparent – Paris

6 rue Albert de Lapparent
75007
Paris

HOW TO REACH CONFERENCE VENUE

Pisa is a small city, everything is easily reachable on foot. The congress venue, the CNR Auditorium is at about 2 km from the city centre.

Congress transportations

We have organised shuttle buses (one ride in the morning and one return in the afternoon).
Buses will also be available on October 20th in the evening for the Social Dinner which will take place in the countryside.
More details will be provided as the congress dates approach.


Bus

CNR Area is served by the LAM Verde (Green High Mobility Line) of Autolinee Toscane.
We suggest the Garibaldi V1 or Pratale-Parcheggio stop, both 2 minutes away on foot.

Bike and scooter

CNR can be easily reached with rented bikes and scooters (for details, see “transports In Pisa”).

Taxi

The city has a cooperative taxi service, which means a network of taxis across the city are available to book on just one phone number: +39 050 541 600. There are also taxi stands in prominent locations, such as Pisa’s main train station and Piazza del Duomo. All fares are on the metre and a ten minute journey shouldn’t cost more than 10€. Add on a few more euros for the excess fare on Sundays, public holidays and overnight (between 22:00 and 06:00).

 

Registration

Available soon.

Welcome reception

Free of charge but registration needed.

Thursday 19th shortly after the end of the congress presentations.

Stazione Leopolda di Pisa.  

Social dinner

65 euros and registration needed.

Friday 20th October.

Shuttle bus from Pisa included.

Villa Poschi.

Not gala dinner.

 

– No fee to ECAWBM enrolled residents and their supervisors.
– Other attendees €100.

Topic: the latest scientific updates on the behaviour and welfare of rabbits, ferrets, small mammals, chelonia, lizards, and snakes.

Sponsors

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact  sponsorship@evcbmaw.org