Farm animal cognition. What do we know and why should we care?
Save as calendar entryIn recent decades, our knowledge of the cognitive abilities of nonhuman animals (i.e., their ability to acquire, process, store, and use information) has expanded considerably. In particular, research on canids has helped us better understand how domestication has affected the cognitive abilities of dogs. However, other domestic animals, such as many livestock species that number in the billions worldwide, are underrepresented in this comparative approach. For advances in animal welfare, a detailed understanding of the perceptual and cognitive abilities of these farm animal species is also necessary to understand their normal behavioural expressions and avoid exposing them to psychological stress. In this talk, I will discuss how testing paradigms from fields such as cognitive ethology and comparative psychology have been successfully applied to the study of the cognitive abilities of farm animals, opening new avenues for the study of their mental abilities. I will highlight how basic cognitive research has been implemented in a more applied setting and will point to applied future directions in the field of farm animal behaviour and cognition.
Referent
Christian Nawroth (FBN Dummersdorf)
Journey Description
Map
E - Main Entrance/Reception
1 - Managing Board; sections: Infection Biology Unit, Unit of Infection Models, Laboratory Animal Science Unit, Primate Genetics Laboratory, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, Cognitive Ethology Laboratory, Neurobiology Laboratory, Research Coordination, Public Relations, Information Technology, Administration, Technical Support, Library.
2 - Material Delivery/Purchase
3 - Platform Degenerative Diseases
4 - Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
5 - Animal Husbandry
6 - Imaging Center, Functional Imaging Laboratory
Arrival by car
Leave the interstate A7 at exit "Göttingen Nord". Follow the B27 straight ahead in the direction of "Braunlage". After the third traffic light intersection turn right towards "Kliniken". Afterwards turn left onto "Robert-Koch-Straße" direction "Universität Nordbereich/Polizei". At the end of "Robert-Koch-Straße" turn right onto "Otto-Hahn-Straße", direction "Nikolausberg". The first street on the left turn onto "Kellnerweg", follow the signs "Deutsches Primatenzentrum".
Arrival by bus
The footpath from the bus stop "Kellnerweg" to the Main Entrance/Reception:
From Bus stop "Kellnerweg" (line 21/22 and 23) Cross the road, go in the direction of the bus. At the mailbox, turn left into the footpath and proceed to the end. Turn right into the Kellnerweg. The main entrance of the DPZ is on the left side.
Date and Time 10.11.22 - 15:00 - 16:30 Signup is not required
Location Michael-Lankeit-Hörsaal, German Primate Center or zoom (to be determined later)
Antonino Calapai
Cognitive Neurosciences
and Leibniz ScienceCampus Primate Cognition
Christian Schloegl (cschloegl@dpz.eu)