The programme consists of both plenary and parallel sessions with multiple time intervals, allowing direct interactions between participants. In addition to the scientific programme there are social activities that will encourage and foster networking opportunities.
Overall congress theme: A good life for all animals
Session themes:
1. Assessing affective states
2. Automated monitoring of behaviour
3. Behavioural problems in veterinary practice
4. Human-animal interactions
5. Housing and management meeting behavioural needs
6. Global challenges to animal welfare (collaboration with UFAW)
7. Animal agency
8. Animal breeding and behaviour
9. Animal cognition
10. Free papers
