Since the early 1970s, the Applied Ethology and Animal Welfare research group has been carrying out research in the field of applied ethology and the welfare assessment of farm and companion animals, with a particular focus on the sustainability aspects of animal husbandry and the human-animal relationship. It also deals with diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of behavioural problems in different species.
“Wild animals that enliven my walks through the countryside; it seems like a re-establishment of the immediate bond with that unconscious omniscience that we call nature. The price which man had to pay for his culture and civilization was the severing of this bond which had to be torn to give him his specific freedom of will” – Konrad Lorenz
The first Scientific Workshop on Introduction to Omics for Animal Health and Welfare will take place on 18 June 2026 in Lodi, Italy, with the possibility to attend either in...
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The Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences of the University of Milan has been selected to host the ISAE South West Europe Regional Meeting 2026. The event will bring...
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Dr Simona Cannas will participate in the 4th Annual Meeting of the European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural Medicine and Animal Welfare -EVCBMAW
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