Despite preceding local anaesthesia, more than 40% of calves showed behavioural responses at disbudding – especially when using a hot iron with a big tip. This is the conclusion from an experiment conducted at Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University. The experiment is part of a master thesis project at the education “Assessment of animal welfare in the primary production”.

As of 1 March 2021, Margit Bak Jensen has been appointed professor in behavioural needs and stress biology at Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University. The department is already acknowledged internationally for its research in animal welfare, and with this professorship the department strengthens its position even further in this field of research.

As of March, 1st, 2021, Department of Animal Science has appointed Peter K. Theil professor in nutrition and lactation physiology. With this appointment, the department strengthens its research within nutrition, lactation physiology and productivity in pigs, thus stands up among the world’s top universities when it comes to research in sustainable livestock production.