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Update of Cooperation programme between

University of Putra and New Zealand-Australia

Collaborating Centre

Kate Littin

National Animal Welfare Focal Point, New

Zealand

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AgRESEARCH ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR AND WELFARE RESEARCH GROUP,NEW ZEALAND

Animal health and welfare

OIE Collaborating Centre for Animal Welfare

Science and Bioethical Analysis

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Current focus of Collaborating Centre

• OIE scientific and technical review series publication Animal welfare: focusing on the future

• Cooperative Project (Queensland and Putra universities)

• European Commission CALLISTO

• Residential animal welfare training programme

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Cooperation project outline

Australian and New Zealand OIE Collaborating Centre in Animal Welfare Science and Bioethical

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Universiti Putra Malaysia, Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Kuala Lumpur

• To support implementation of OIE animal welfare standards in Malaysia, China, Thailand and Vietnam

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Cooperation project outline

• Aim to increase knowledge of OIE slaughter and transportation standards

• 2 year programme

• Led by Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Queensland with Universiti Putra

• Main funding Australian and New Zealand governments, government of Malaysia (Department of Veterinary Services), University of Queensland, Universiti Putra Malaysia, EU DG SANCO, World Animal Protection

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Cooperation project management

Management Advisory Committee • Prof. Clive Phillips and Michelle Sinclair (University of Qld,

AU) • Prof. Zulkifli Idrus (Universiti Putra Malaysia) • Dr Mark Fisher (Ministry for Primary Industry, NZ) • Dr Andrea Gavinelli and Katherine Quinteros (European

Commission, EU) • Dr Kate Blaszak (World Animal Protection, SE Asia) • Dr Amy Little (Department of Agriculture, AU) • Dato’ Dr Quaza Nizamuddin (Department Vet Services,

Malaysia)

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Cooperation project – what will it do?

• Training for livestock transport and slaughter industries of Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and China

• Improve understanding of OIE standards

• Social research on attitudes to slaughter and transport, and motivations and barriers to improved welfare practices

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Cooperation project – what has been done so far?

• Working with OIE Focal Points Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Thailand

• Training documents being written

• Terrestrial Animal Health Code translated

• Training workshop planned March 2015

• Website 2015

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Kia ora – Thank you