 Mission: “To enhance the rural economy and environment.”  Partnership with University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow  Center for rural policy, teaching, research, and consulting

 Ayr  Aberdeen  Edinburgh

 1,013 hectares (2,500 acres)  1,100 Hill ewes, 700 upland ewes, 200 suckler cows, 120 sows with finishing capabilities  Also contains arable cropland and woodlands

 2,200 hectares (5,436 acres)  Livestock focus: Hill sheep  Also contains native woodlands, lowland and hill paths  18 Strathfillan Wigwams

 Facilities for: › Breeding › Laying › Hatching › Growing › Processing  Investigating ways of fulfilling the Five Freedoms while maintaining commercially viable systems

 252 hectares (622 acres)  Innovative and ahead of times › 1907 milking machine › 1925 silo erected to store silage  Home of dairy research at SAC

 Food Supply Chains  Environmental Management  Animal Health  Animal Welfare  Agricultural Systems  Rural Policy  Whole systems/multidisciplinary approach to agricultural research

 Common interest: › Understanding behavioral development in animals › Developing ‘scientifically valid, practical and reliable methods of welfare assessment.’  Accomplish this by: › Improving the understanding of the biological basis of animal welfare › Developing genetic or management solutions to welfare problems › Creating scientifically valid and practical methods of assessing animal welfare › Developing approaches to integrate animal welfare with other issues or concerns

 Genetically improving adaptations of animals to production environments  Maternal behavior and its impact on the later welfare of offspring  Genetics of animal aggression  Development of welfare assessments  Welfare of dairy cows in organic and non-organic production systems

 Professor Alistair Lawrence  Dr. Rick D-Eath  Dr. Francoise Wemelsfelder  Dr. Simon Turner  Dr. Marie Haskell  Dr. Colin Morgan  Dr. Christine Moinard  Dr. Kenny Rutherford

 Dr. Fritha Langford  Dr. Malcolm Mitchell  Dr. Susan Jarvis  Dr. Cathy Dwyer  Dr. Emma Baxter  Dr. Victoria Sandilands

 Professor Alistair Lawrence  Dr. Marie Haskell  Dr. Cathy Dwyer  Dr. Malcolm Mitchell  Dr. Francoise Wemelsfelder  Dr. Victoria Sandilands

 Head of Animal Behaviour and Welfare Team  Welfare Interest: › Implication of stereotypic behavior › Impact of intensive farming on welfare

 Research Interests: › Animal motivation, cognition and learning › Use of behavioral temperament to assess welfare on farms  Recent Projects: › Effect of continuous housing on cow health and behavior › Welfare of organic vs. non-organic dairy cows › Effects of dairy cattle breeding patterns on cow temperament › Feed-barrier design and dairy cow behavior

 Research Interests: › Maternal behavior › Off-spring development  Recent Projects: › Consequences of a difficult birth for the health and welfare of cattle and sheep › Impact of early nutrition on behavioral development and stress in sheep › Potential of selectively breeding for improved lamb vigor

 Research Interests: › Animal stress › Transportation  Helped define ranges and limits for common stressors experienced during transportation and day to day life  Advises Defra and others on concerns related to animal transportation

 Interested in animals as “sentient beings”  Developed Qualitative Behavior Assessment (QBA) for study of subjective experience in animals  Also involved in social science research

 Research Interests: › Poultry welfare and production › Housing and management of poultry in a manner sensitive to birds yet sustainable in UK agriculture

 Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)  Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs  Scottish Government  European Union

 Offers consulting services in: › Farm business › Veterinary › Environmental › Diversification › Much, much more  >375 consultants, technicians, and support staff  24 offices  8 veterinary disease surveillance centers  >12,000 customers worldwide

 BBSRC:bioscience for the future. Web. 2 April  Defra:Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Web. 2 April  Dollars 2 Pounds. 4 April Web. 4 April  “Francoise Wemelsfelder.” Schumacher College. Web. 2 April  “Hectares to Acres Conversion.” Metric-Conversions.org. 3 Feb Web. 4 April  Scottish Agricultural College, 21 Sept Web 2 Apr  Wigwam Holidays®. Web. 2 April 2010.