The course aims at introducing the course participant to the scientific discipline of animal welfare assessment, to get hands-on experience in animal welfare assessment and to discuss the animal welfare aspects of their own PhD study.

The individual student will apply the theories and methodologies introduced at the course by individually preparing a course report based on empirical data on a topic of their own choice related to their own PhD study.

The course will include lectures, theoretical exercises, group reflections and discussions and students’ presentation in plenum here among student panel discussions.

Learning outcomes and competence

The course will qualify the student to:

• Explain the principles of on-farm animal welfare measuring and assessment.
• Critically reflect on on-farm animal welfare research questions in relation to own PhD project and others’ research work.
• Apply, report and discuss the outcomes of own animal welfare assessment work.