PhD Course: Interpretation of animal stress responses

January 12-16, 2009

Volume: 4 ECTS

Location: Århus, Denmark

Objectives: to offer a solid background of the theory and research in stress biology, via lectures by leading researchers within the field, central literature, group work and practical exercises/demonstrations, providing an update of the link between stress, physiology and behaviour, focusing on the function of the whole animal.

Target group: PhD students and researchers within science, veterinary, agricultural and health sciences working with animals, including animal model studies, experimentation, in zoo and animal parks, and with scientific questions related to stress biology.

Key lectures: Dr. Colin Hendrie, University of Leeds, England: Behavioural and physiological stress responses in nature Dr. Simone Macrì, Instituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy: Effects of life history and environment on stress responses of laboratory animals Adjunct Professor Jeff Rushen, University of British Columbia, Canada: Interpretation of behavioural and physiological responses to stress in farm animals

Further information: http://www.stressbiology.agrproject.dk