Clover Bench, PhD
Contact
Division Director,Animal Sci, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
- bench@ualberta.ca
Associate Professor, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept
- bench@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Applied Ethology/Applied Domestic Animal Behaviour
About
Degrees:
PhD, Applied Ethology, University of Saskatchewan
M.S., Applied Domestic Animal Behavior, University of California, Davis
B.S., Animal Science, University of California, Davis
Job/Research Area: Applied Ethology/Animal Behaviour
Research
Research Interests:
The Applied Ethology Research Group takes a behavioural approach to the study of animal well-being and domesticated animal systems. Projects focus on housing system design and management, welfare assessment, the ontogeny of behaviour traits, and micro-behaviour biometrics.
Applied Ethology Research Group page: https://ethologylab.ualberta.ca/
Courses
AN SC 377 - Food Animal Behaviour
Basic behaviour principles for food animal species including their application in livestock production systems. Fundamentals of experimental research and design in applied ethology. Prerequisite: AN SC 101 or 200 or consent of instructor and 60 units.