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Nordic ISAE Symposium 2016

20 to 22 January 2016

The Nordic ISAE symposium will be held at Vingsted Hotel and Conference Centre near Billund airport in Denmark. Find more information about the conference venue here.

The main theme of the meeting is Maternal and Neonatal Behaviour and there will be sessions with free papers.

In connection to this symposium, Aarhus University offers a PhD course in ethology on Maternal and Neonatal Behavior. You can find more information about the PhD course here.

Registration and Abstract submission for the Nordic ISAE Symposium will open 5 October 2015.


Confirmed plenary talks:


‘Applying research on mother-offspring behaviour to improve lamb survival’
Professor Cathy Dwyer, SRUC, Scotland

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‘Maternal transmission of behaviour’
Associate Professor Janne Winther Christensen, AU, Denmark

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‘Social calves are smarter calves - the effects of maternal and other social influences on cognitive and behavioural development’
Professor Dan Weary, UBC, Canada

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‘Does hospital pens match the special needs of diseased dairy cows?’
Senior Researcher Mette S. Herskin, AU, Denmark