Animal Behavior Graduate Group: "Giving cows (and people) a voice through science: Improving dairy cattle welfare through applied animal behavior and social science research"

Jennifer Van Os, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Animal Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Madison, presents "Giving cows (and people) a voice through science: Improving dairy cattle welfare through applied animal behavior and social science research".

Since 2018, Jennifer Van Os has been an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Animal Welfare on the faculty of the Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Van Os received her PhD in the Animal Behavior graduate group at the UC-Davis in 2015 working with Dr. Cassandra Tucker, and conducted postdoctoral research with Dr. Tucker in 2016. In 2017, she conducted further postdoctoral research in the Animal Welfare Program at the University of British Columbia. At UW-Madison, the research in her lab focuses on understanding, evaluating, and improving the welfare of dairy animals from biological- and social-science perspectives. The goal of Dr. Van Os’ extension program is to promote best practices in management and housing to help the dairy industry adapt as our scientific knowledge about animal welfare continues to grow.

Hosts: Dr. Maja Makagon (mmmakagon@ucdavis.edu) and Alycia Drwencke (amdrwencke@ucdavis.edu)

Enrollment — Graduates: ANB 290–001 (CRN: 20866)

Undergraduates: NPB 190C–008 (CRN: 40263)

Questions? Contact Stacey Combes (sacombes@ucdavis.edu) or Kate Laskowski (klaskowski@ucdavis.edu)