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Assessing welfare, honing skills
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.c1600
Subject(s) - contest , animal welfare , welfare , variety (cybernetics) , test (biology) , medical education , institution , veterinary medicine , medicine , political science , law , biology , ecology , computer science , artificial intelligence
Each year, the American Veterinary Medical Association organises a contest for aspiring animal welfare scientists to meet and test their skills in assessing animal welfare in a variety of practical and theoretical settings. Last year, the Royal Veterinary College became the first institution from outside of the USA and Canada to enter a team. Team leader Hannah Hobbs‐Chell reports on how it well fared