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Educational Opportunities and Resources

Upcoming Webinar

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Past Webinars

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL GROUP HOUSING OF SOWS 

Jeremy Marchant, Ph.D. (Organic Plus Trust)

May 8, 2025

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Click here for a video replay.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

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  • Understand how intensive sow housing developed and how it impacts sow health and welfare

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  • Apply knowledge of pig natural behavior to mitigate health and welfare challenges

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  • Describe how different elements of sow housing fit within the Five Domains model of animal welfare

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A BETTER MEANS TO A HUMANE ENDING?
Nitrogen Anoxia for the Mass Depopulation of Livestock

Jeffrey Hill, MSc (President, Livestock Welfare Strategies, and Member, Board of Directors, VAFAW)

February 25, 2025

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Click here for the powerpoint presentation. 

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Click here for a nitrogen whole house gassing resource.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

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  • Gain insight into the importance of improving depopulation systems to better protect animal welfare​​

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  • Develop an understanding of the different nitrogen-based methods for mass depopulation, including their mechanism of action and requirements for preparedness

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  • Learn to compare N2-based methods to other depopulation methods and apply this knowledge to help clients in selecting the option(s) best suited to their circumstances

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  • Learn to recognize critical factors in applying inert gassing technologies and the value of integrating real-time depopulation process monitoring and audit programming

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HUMANE ENDINGS:

Navigating the Ethical Maze of Animal Welfare in Depopulation Practices

Jessica Elisabeth Martin, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., Ph.D., FHEA (Newcastle University)

October 30, 2024

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand the ethical considerations in depopulation

  • Recognize the importance of human responsibility

  • Assess the practicality of depopulation methods

  • Explore innovative depopulation solutions

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HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA:

Vaccines and Vaccination Programs for Poultry

Erica Spackman, MS, PhD (Research Microbiologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

August 21, 2024

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This was a live-only event.  A replay is not available.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Understand vaccine availability for avian influenza in poultry.

  • Identify critical components of successful avian influenza vaccination programs.

  • Explain metrics of efficacy and correlates for vaccine-induced protection for avian influenza in poultry​.

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PAIN IN FARM ANIMALS:

Understanding the Barriers to Mitigation & Improving Welfare

Abigale Zoltick, DVM (Director of Education, VAFAW)

May 8, 2024

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This webinar is relevant for veterinarians and others who treat farm animals, as well as anyone committed to advancing farm animal welfare via policy reforms. 

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • ​Understand pain physiology and its connection to animal welfare.

  • Identify causes of pain in farm animals, including management procedures and diseases.

  • Explore the scarcity of FDA-approved drugs for pain in farm animals, resulting in extra-label use.

  • Investigate barriers to on-farm pain management and their impact on animal welfare.

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 info@vafaw.org

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VAFAW is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. (EIN 93-1583316)

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