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Animal Welfare Science Centre
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The Animal Welfare Science Centre
The Animal Welfare Science Centre is a Centre of the University
of Melbourne, Monash University and the Department of Primary Industries
(Victoria).
The Centre was established to focus and coordinate research and
academic resources of the three collaborating organisations, providing
the animal industries, animal users, farming communities, Government
and the academic and general community with an internationally competitive
research, training and teaching resource in animal welfare science.
Operation of the Centre
The Centre is partnered by;
- The University of Melbourne: Faculty of Land and Food Resources,
- Monash University: Departments of Psychology and Physiology
- The Department of Primary Industries: Research, Policy and Extension
Divisions.
and is located at four main sites:
- Department
of Primary Industries, 600 Sneydes Road, Werribee, Victoria,
Australia 3030
- Faculty
of Land and Food Resources (Parkville), The University of
Melbourne, Victoria, 3010
- Monash
University:
- Caulfield Campus, 900 Dandenong Rd, Caulfield East, Victoria
3145
- Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800
Other joint Centre research facilities include:
- Animal behaviour and welfare research buildings, Werribee
- Pig Research and Training Centre (PRTC) Werribee
- Joint facility for Food Animal Research (JFFAR) Werribee
- Multimedia Laboratory, Monash University
- Dookie, Glenormiston and Longerenong Colleges, University of
Melbourne.
Centre Governance
Board of Management
The Centre Board comprising senior representatives from partner
organisations is responsible for strategic planning, establishing
policy and monitoring the governance and management of the Centre.
Advisory Committee
The Centre Advisory Committee, comprising of eminent scientists,
representatives from partner organisations, funding bodies, industry
organisations, farming and animal welfare organisations, provides
advice and support to the Centre in research priorities and strategic
research planning, promotional activities and management, future
opportunities and directions and key collaborations, partnerships
and funding.
Organisational Chart
Centre Mission
The Animal Welfare Science Centre will sustain and grow Australia's
animal industries through (1) strategic animal welfare research
and student training to resolve major animal welfare issues and
2) targeted industry and public education designed to improve animal
welfare and productivity and to assure local and international consumers,
the public and Governments that the welfare standards for Australian
animals are underpinned by sound and well-accepted science.
Centre Outcomes
- All animals are managed according to best animal welfare practices
through informed, confident and proactive ‘industries’.
- The discussion on animal welfare is facilitated in the general
community through well-informed and confident stakeholders.
- Recognition of high welfare standards in Australia and preferential
sourcing by purchasers of Australian products through informed
and confident public and markets.
Centre Outputs
- Develop scientifically defensible welfare methodology.
- Use scientifically defensible methodology to establish, amend
or validate industry welfare standards and practices.
- Develop and support industry education and training strategies
and provide scientific advice to support the modification of codes
of practice and the development of quality assurance programs
to introduce scientifically defensible welfare standards in the
animal industries.
- Understand public and consumer attitudes to animal welfare
to assist Governments and industry in (1) developing animal welfare
policy and (2) assuring local and international consumers, public
and other governments of the sound welfare standards for Australian
domestic animals.
- Ensure tertiary students entering the animal industries are
better prepared to provide sound, science-based advice on animal
welfare practices to industry, interest groups and the public.
- Provide high quality postgraduate and postdoctoral training
for the next generation of researchers and teachers in animal
welfare science.
Members of the Animal Welfare Science Centre
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