Speakers announced for HSA symposium
Taking place in Zagreb, Croatia, the event will feature 31 presentations over the two-day programme (16-17 July), covering a range of topics including the welfare of food animals during transport, marketing and slaughter.
Speakers include: Prof Malcolm Mitchell (SRUC, UK) who will speak on ‘The effects of journey time upon the welfare of pigs in transit: A study under commercial transport conditions’; and Dr Alison Small (CSIRO, Australia) on ‘DTS: Diathermic syncope for cattle stunning’.
Keynote speakers already announced include: Prof Yvonne Vizzier Thaxton (University of Arkansas, USA) – ‘From Idea to Reality: The development of the low atmosphere stunning system’; and Dr Mara Miele (Cardiff University, UK) – ‘Making slaughter of livestock acceptable to the consumer: how science, technology and religion affect the public debate about slaughtering practices’.
More information on the event can be found on the HSA’s website.
