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The Sheep Health and Welfare Group Conference 2020
The fifth Sheep Health and Welfare Group (SHAWG) conference took place on Tuesday 24 November 2020 via an online conferencing platform. Achieving record attendence, the speakers delivered inspiring presentations which generated excellent discussion.
The 2020 conference had the theme of working together for world-leading health and welfare and focused on target areas for the sheep industry to ensure it is ready for the challenges ahead. Speakers included vets, consultants, academics and farmers. The day was made up of three sessions focusing on ensuring responsible medicine use, priority areas for the sheep industry and an interactive session on the future vision for ruminant health and welfare. If you missed the conference then you can catch up by watching the recordings below.
Session 1: Safeguarding responsible medicine use - what does responsible medicine use look like in practice on sheep farms?
Session 2: Priority areas for the sheep industry - understanding and influencing behaviour, breeding for heath and welfare and improving lamb survival and performance
Session 3: Coordinating a future vision for ruminant health and welfare - sheep disease, where does it really hurt?
Conference Programme
Tuesday 24th November 2020
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09:00 |
Conference open for networking |
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09:45 |
Welcome: Vision for the sheep industry |
Charles Sercombe, SHAWG Chair |
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10:00 |
Session 1: Safeguarding responsible medicine use, chaired by Rebekah Stuart, Hybu Cig Cymru Meat Promotion Wales |
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What does ‘responsible medicine use’ look like in practice on sheep farms? |
Fiona Lovatt, Flock Health Ltd, Lesley Stubbings, LSSC Ltd, and farmers Kevin Harrison and Clare Wise |
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11:00 |
Refreshment break and networking |
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11:30 |
Session 2: Priority areas for the sheep industry, chaired by Crosby Cleland, SHAWG Vice Chair |
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Understanding and influencing behaviour- adopting good practice |
Jasmeet Kaler, University of Nottingham |
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Breeding for health and welfare |
Samuel Boon, Signet Breeding Services/AHDB |
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Improving lamb survival and performance |
Alex Corbishley, University of Edinburgh |
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13:00 |
Lunch and networking |
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14:00 |
Session 3: Coordinating a future vision for ruminant health and welfare, chaired by Phil Stocker, National Sheep Association |
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The Ruminant Health and Welfare group |
Nigel Miller, Ruminant Health & Welfare Chair |
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Sheep disease – where does it really hurt? |
Nigel Miller, Ruminant Health & Welfare Chair |
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15:30 |
Summary |
Charles Sercombe, SHAWG Chair |
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16:00 |
Conference close |
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