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Dr Beth Ventura

@bethologist.bsky.social
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Animal welfare scientist 🐮🐐🐖🐑. Lover of burritos. And coffee ☕️. She/her Formerly known as @drsassenach in the other place.

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Science for Animal Welfare @scifaw.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
📢 Deadline approaching! There are only a few days left to submit your abstract for UFAW's Centenary Conference 2026. Submissions close on 6 February. Don't miss your chance to speak at our biggest event to date ➡️ ow.ly/na8g50Y7xeB #ScienceForAnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfare
UFAW Centenary Conference 2026 celebrating 100 years of animal welfare science, held June 23-25 at Senate House, University of London and online. A photo of Senate House is included in the graphic.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Powerful call to action from @cdelawalla.bsky.social founder of @standupforscience.bsky.social timmermanreport.com/2026/01/scie...
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Science and Industry Need to Push Back Hard - TimmermanReport.com
The days of strongly worded letters, statements to the press, white papers, and op-eds are over. The people dismantling science are coming at all we care about with a pliers and a blowtorch. If I have...
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Leanne Proops @leanneproops.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Something we've been meaning to do for years - documenting horse facial expressions during social interactions using EquiFACS. Well done @kate-lewis.bsky.social! And thanks for the netFACS support @jmicheletta.bsky.social 🐴 @parkerlab.bsky.social
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John Sanbonmatsu @jsanbonmatsu.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Other corvids too have been filmed using lids or other small objects as sleds, to repeatedly slide down icy roofs and slopes. (This is the first video I've seen, however, where the sledder takes their tool with them afterwards.)
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Elodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
If anyone wants to learn a bit about our work on vocal expression of emotions, here is a recording of the talk I gave at @oredev.org conference last month in Malmö: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPS...
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Elodie Mandel-Briefer - Deciphering animal emotions using machine learning and vocalisations
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Ok that’s awesome
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International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
#newresearchalert "Owner presence versus absence during cat veterinary examinations: cat responses and owner attitudes" by Hare et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #catbehaviour #ownerperception #veterinarycare
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International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
#NewResearchAlert "Nature guiding how we nurture: Using the behavioral ecology of the domestic sow to advance welfare legislation" by Zoltick et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #behaviouralecology #pigwelfare #welfarelegislation
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International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
#jobalert Senior advisor in outdoor animal Welfare Aarhus University, Denmark More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Senior_advis...
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International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
#jobalert Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...
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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The inner dynamics of positive human-animal interactions: Investigating the roles of oxytocin, opioids, dopamine, serotonin and the proteome www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The inner dynamics of positive human-animal interactions: Investigating the roles of oxytocin, opioids, dopamine, serotonin and the proteome
Research on the neuroendocrine basis of positive interactions has predominantly focused on oxytocin (OT), although dopamine (DA) and opioids also play…
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
I’m looking for a PhD student, please share!
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/10/2025
"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
How do monitoring tech like smart collars & home cameras impact dogs & their owners? Happy to share a new paper on this topic, from a wonderful collab led by Luis Fernando Costa Garrido (Etholab, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná) w/ UBC AWP & Guelph: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Watch dogs: A mixed-methods investigation of dog owners’ views on dog monitoring technologies
Dog monitoring technologies are increasingly integrated into dog owners’ routines, yet the perceived impacts of these technologies on dogs and their o…
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
One day late but never a bad time to celebrate world goat day 🥳
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Janire Castellano Bueno, PhD @janirecas.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
🔔 Quick Survey #LanguageBarrier We are hosting a workshop on 26th August at #Behaviour2025 about making academic conferences more inclusive for multilingual researchers. If you have ever felt language impacted your conference experience, we would love your input! 👉 forms.gle/XkBDsocDS2ch...
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Amplifying global voices: Removing language barriers in student conferences
We invite you to share your experiences with language barriers at academic conferences to help shape more inclusive, multilingual student-led events. This survey covers many of the topics that will ...
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
New paper out on how UK undergrads in animal-focused programs think about animal welfare, including animal welfare as a scientific discipline (Spoiler: it's complicated): Was wonderful working with the fab Annabelle Beaver on seeing this through- let us know what you think! bit.ly/4oHQO2X
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Undergraduate student attitudes towards animal welfare science: An investigation to inform teaching approaches | Animal Welfare | Cambridge Core
Undergraduate student attitudes towards animal welfare science: An investigation to inform teaching approaches - Volume 34
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International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
#NewResearchAlert "A critical review of research concerning the gut microbiome in dogs and its relationship with behaviour" by Crisante et al. Get the full paper here: www.applied-ethology.org/iqs/cpti.23/... #dogmicrobiome #dogbehaviour #doghealth
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
This wonderful study was the MS work of Alex Elford, now continuing with her PhD in cat behaviour and welfare, and was supported by @the-wild-biologist.bsky.social and myself. Reach out to any of us if you wish to chat more about this topic!
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Outdoor access for cats is divisive. Taking them for walks may be a compromise, yet there is little research on this! Check out our new study on experiences and priorities of owners who walk their cats, which we hope is a starting point to develop evidence-based recommendations: bit.ly/41EIQ0m
A black and white very handsome tuxedo cat on a harness and leash, outside in a desert environment
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
And congratulations to Benjamin Lecorps and Bianca Vandresen for being honoured with the @applied-ethology.bsky.social New Investigator and Equity/diversity/inclusion/accessibility awards- so well deserved to see these go to two incredible scientists and human beings #ISAE2025
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Celebrating the end of a fantastic week full of treasured fellowship and excellent @applied-ethology.bsky.social science at #ISAE2025, with closing ceremonies led by the inimitable Maria José Hötzel, our new ISAE president 🥳.
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
The GOAT @goatswhostare.bsky.social sharing some inspiring and fascinating insights on how to more cleverly understand the clever inner lives of livestock in opening this morning’s @applied-ethology.bsky.social #ISAE2025 session
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ASAB Spring 2027 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
ICYMI : #ASABWinter2025 will take place from December 15-16, once again in lovely Edinburgh! Registration is now open 🎉 Abstract submission deadline for posters and talks is August 29 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️ More information here: asabwinter.github.io/2025/
Winter ASAB 2025 December 15-16 Edinburgh How sensory information affects behaviour.
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ManyPigs @manypigs.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The #manypigs poster is up at #Isae2025! Stop by number 107 to hear more about us and what we want to do. 🐷🐗🐖 You can also spots us wearing the ManyPigs pins - feel free to ask anything about the initiative.
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Exciting to learn about insect welfare from @beebytes.bsky.social, opening #ISAE2025 with the Wood-Gush lecture. Astounding figures and information @applied-ethology.bsky.social
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Our wonderful president Janice Siegford kicks off #ISAE2025 @applied-ethology.bsky.social: A Good Life for Animals Looking forward to a wonderful week of science and fellowship with my favourite scientific community 🐶🐱🐰🐮🐷🐭🐥🐢🐟🐎
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The day we’ve #appliedethology #animalwelfare been waiting for, @applied-ethology.bsky.social is officially on Bluesky 🥳🥳🥳
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two women are standing next to each other and one of them is saying yay
ALT: two women are standing next to each other and one of them is saying yay
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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Getting all pumped up for my plenary talk at this year's #ISAE2025! It won't reinvent the wheel, but I am certain it will entertain the crowd! 😅
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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
ManyZoos: A New Collaborative Approach to Multi-Institution Research in Zoos onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
New goat paper just dropped! To better relieve pain in goat kids, we need ways to better measure it. Read here for the first step in developing the conditioned place aversion test for use in evaluating the affective component of pain in goat kids: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Development of experimental parameters for conditioned place aversion testing in neonatal goat kids
Conditioned place aversion (CPA) is a behavioral assay used to investigate animals’ affective responses. Animals are typically conditioned to differin…
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Dr Heather Browning (Veit) @zoophilosophy.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I recently had the chance to sit on an expert panel for the first ever citizens' assembly on animal welfare - I've written here about my experience theconversation.com/how-citizens...
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How citizens’ assemblies could improve animal welfare
Community discussions help to explore what the future may hold for animals by 2050.
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CCR Feline Research Center @cowboycatranch.org · 07/07/2025
We're looking for 3 US-based followers who want to join our sounding board group. Requirements: live with a cat, not a veterinarian, not a scientist. Want to help us (we can't offer you money)? Please comment below! #cats
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Animal Welfare - the Science for Animal Welfare Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
📖 NEW BOOK REVIEW 📖 Check out the latest book review published in Animal Welfare: What Are Zoos For? By Heather Browning and Walter Veit. Reviewed by Lisa Riley. 🔗 Read the full review here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience
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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Curious what it’s like working with goats? Tune in and find out! 🐐
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Rebecca Grut @rebeccagrut.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
My first 1st author article is ready to see the world: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Pigs are cool, their snouts are cooler 🐽 @johannastenfelt.bsky.social @birtenielsen.bsky.social @drmariarorvang.bsky.social
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Michigan people: time to contact your state rep. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p... TL;DR: would cut taxpayer support of U of M by ~92% ($335M per year), and of MSU by ~73% ($237.4M per year)
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Michigan House GOP's higher ed budget includes huge cuts for UM, MSU
The University of Michigan and Michigan State University would see a massive reduction in state aid because of there multi-billion-dollar endowments.
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Irene @irenecamerlink.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Applied Animal Behaviour Science now also accepts Short Communications and Perspective articles. Do note the submission guidelines. See the editorial authors.elsevier.com/a/1l2fUcF2Ow...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/06/2025
HAPPY PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 Under Trump, research using terms like “Trans,” “LGBTQ,” & “Gender identity” is being defunded. These terms reflect real people who deserve science that includes them. Stand with us to protect LGBTQ+ science from political erasure. grant-watch.us/nih-data.html @rcmedphys.bsky.social
A word cloud made from flagged terms in terminated NIH grant proposals. The most prominent words in large font include “trans,” “diverse,” “diversity,” “minority,” “sex,” “expression,” “mental health,” “gender,” and “women.” Other visible terms include “LGBTQ,” “racial,” “underrepresented,” “disability,” “barriers,” “black,” “equity,” “health equity,” “vaccine,” “bias,” and “intersectionality.” The word cloud highlights terms related to identity, inclusion, and marginalized communities.
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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
📢Webinar alert📢 Non-replacement dairy calves often face welfare issues due to low value — but what if beef genetics offered a solution? Join Bianca Vandresen (UBC) in our next webinar to explore beef farmers’ views on this growing practice. ⏰ 5 pm CEST 📅 June 2nd 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Christian Nawroth @goatswhostare.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions
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Dr Fay Clark @drfayclark.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
LEMURS CAN PLAY CONNECT4! Not really... but the concept of animals 'playing games' is not as crazy as it looks and sounds. A game is a challenge with known parameters, and play develops skill. Levelling up the study of animal gameplay, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2025)
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 10/05/2025
HAPPY 75th, NSF! We’re celebrating this milestone by highlighting some of NSF’s most transformative accomplishments—innovations that have shaped our world and continue to drive progress in health, technology, the environment, and beyond. Read on 🧵(1/11):
A chocolate cake with red and white decorations and lit candles shaped as the number 75. Bold text reads: ‘The NSF Turns 75 Today. What has it done over the past 7 decades?’ The background is a celebratory red with a spray-paint texture.
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Animal Welfare - the Science for Animal Welfare Journal @animal-welfare.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🔍 Are mutually beneficial human–animal relationships compatible with current animal agricultural practices? This study explored how expanding related perspectives could improve the welfare of animals used in agriculture. 🔗Read it here: ow.ly/10sp50VQ6M5 #AnimalWelfareScience #AnimalWelfare
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Are you interested in the relationship between #studentwellbeing and #animalwelfare in #veterinarymedical education? Check out our paper, now in early access: tinyurl.com/2s5jh4nw
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Veterinary Students' Perspectives on Their Relationship with Animals Used in Veterinary Education | Request PDF
Request PDF | Veterinary Students' Perspectives on Their Relationship with Animals Used in Veterinary Education | Some veterinary still use live animals to teach veterinary students clinical skills. H...
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
I’ve been dying to get to the Lake District ever since we moved to the UK. So worth the wait ❤️
6 walkers along a ridge overlooking a lake, on a sunny day with clouds Dappled sunlight over green hills A shaggy ewe with two lambs, lying together on green grass Pink, white, purple, orange, and yellow flowers against green foliage
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Proud supervisor moment! Watching our newly minted Masters of Clincal Animal Behaviour, Pru, Alex, & Dani, receive their degrees is one of the best parts of my job #ABCwelfare #UniofLincoln
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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Dr Beth Ventura @bethologist.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Excited to share our new paper: The 1st exploration of U.S. public attitudes toward #PLF in dairy sector-we show that while initial perceptions are positive, information about #animalwelfare is a dealbreaker that mediates acceptance or concern. www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S002...
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Animal welfare information frames US public perceptions of precision technology use on dairy farms
With increased interest in precision livestock farming (PLF) by dairy producers, a clearer understanding of public perceptions is needed to ensure that use of these technologies is socially sustainabl...
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Dr Alessio Veneziano @aveneziano.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
#WomenInSTEM 👩‍🔬👩‍💻👩‍🏫 Meet scientists Kamath and Packer who address #AnimalBehaviour from a #feminist lens! And it all started when scholars in the 30s made wild assumptions to avoid facing homosexuality in lizards 🦎🏳️‍🌈 Got you hooked? 🧪 #science #biology More at www.sciencenews.org/article/reim...
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These researchers are reimagining animal behavior through a feminist lens
Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer are working to overturn biased, outdated views in biology.
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