Associate Professor @UF in applied animal behavior. Interested in behavioral approaches to understand and improve animal welfare. 🐄
Gainesville, FL
Joined January 2012
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Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
As a warm up for the PhD defense of @EmmaHvidtfeldt tomorrow her opponents are presenting their work on dairy cow and calf welfare. Karin Schutz from AgResearch, New Zealand and @ekmillerc from @UF @Husdyrforskning
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
In a recent study appearing in #JDSCommunications, @ekmillerc from @uf_ansci shows that five minutes of human company—and neck scratches—may help reduce stress and improve well-being for weaning dairy calves.
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Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Emily Miller-Cushon with @ekmillerc is talking to us about "Understanding Dairy Calf Behavior to Improve Welfare" at the 2023 NMC Annual Meeting.
Registration rates go up after January 6, 2023.
Register at: bit.ly/NMC2023Meeting
#NMC2023 #NationalMastitisCouncil
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Congratulations to Elizabeth Chmielewski 🥇 Daniel Clein 🥈and Giovanni Ladeira 🥉! 🥳 Winners of the @uf_ansci poster competition at the @UF_ANS_GRAD Symposium!
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Meet Taylor Jackson, intern at the UF Animal Behavior and Welfare Lab run by Dr. Miller-Cushon!
Visit this link to watch Taylors experience in the lab! ow.ly/gmxF50KI5I7
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Our Dairy Science Club attended the 2022 American Dairy Science Association meeting in June! While there, their president, Sara Hettinger was awarded 1st place in dairy foods oral presentation! 🐄🏆
Visit the link provided to read more: ow.ly/cMI050JZl6q
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Webinar on calf nutrition, health and welfare: ‘Healthy Calf, Healthy Future: Calf Trifecta’
Wed, April 20, 2022 11:30-1:00 PM EST
@ABSc_UofG
Drs. Mike Steele, Dave Renaud and Charlotte Winder on research and practical strategies
Register here: uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jf…
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Ever wondered why some animal sectors think a bit of pain is acceptable, but others find it abhorrent? 🤔
That & other puzzles will be discussed on Feb 7th at 11:30am EST, at this intriguing panel organized by our Student Chapter!
Join us on Zoom: zoom.us/j/93388430638?pwd=b0…
ALT Graphic titled "Animal welfare scientist' attitudes across species and industries An expert panel discussion". Details: February 7th, 2022 11:30am-1:30pm EST, Email [email protected] if you have questions. Panelists include: Wildlife Dr. Sara Dubois BC SPCA Companion Dr. Carly Moody UC Davis Laboratory Dr. Joanna Makowska University of British Columbia Agriculture Dr. Cassandra Tucker UC Davis Aquaculture Dr. Lynne Sneddon University of Gothenburg
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
A dairy calf nicknamed "Potato" is now a happy, growing heifer at the @UF_IFAS dairy farm, thanks to a creative solution devised by UF veterinarians to help heal her broken jaw: a cast-like device produced using 3D printing technology. She's doing great!
bit.ly/32lq6r4
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
What will
@FARMProgram
Animal Care prioritize in version 5?
Join the virtual dairy industry town hall on Tue, Dec 14 at 1 pm EST:
nationaldairyfarm.com/farm-a…
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
"What's gotten into moo?" 🐮
Does early #socialcontact amongst dairy calves’ improve their welfare? @uf_ansci researchers report some surprising results in this month's @jdairyscience: spkl.io/601143Npf #dairyscience #dairyresearch #dairycow
@ADSAorg @ElsevierVetNews @UF
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
FIDA is a unique opportunity to learn from leading researchers in dairy science! This online professional program is designed to advance knowledge of global dairy herd management and production. Visit our website to learn more: animal.ifas.ufl.edu/fida/
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
📢NEXT WEEK 📢
We're holding a @3MT_official-style virtual research symposium on May 12, with talks on species ranging from parrots 🦜 to zebrafish 🐟 to pigs 🐖!
No registration required, just join us here at 9:30am ET: zoom.us/j/92356066242?pwd=Yk…
ALT Collage of photos of lab mice, white broiler chickens, zebrafish, horses, parrots, pigs, and brown laying hens with text reading "CCSAW Research Symposium, May 12, 2021 @ 9:30-11:35am EDT"
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Are you interested in farm animal cognition and how this knowledge can be put into practice?
The recordings of our virtual symposium “Farm animal cognition and its implementation into animal husbandry and management” (March 25-26) are now online:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Love podcasts? Love animal behavior? Check out this new one by the Animal Behavior Society & Research!
We are extremely excited to announce the upcoming launch of The Animal Behavior Podcast!
Get ready for some fresh audio content that will welcome you into engaging conversations about #animal #behavior #research & beyond with a range of influential #scientists in the field. 1/4
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
New #postdoc position on social network analysis & animal behavior at U. of Florida, Gainesvile, USA. Specific projects involve characterizing social networks in dairy calves , and examining relationships between respiratory disease and social dynamics.
applied-ethology.org/Postdoc…
ALT network, networking, rope
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
Are you looking for tools to aid your research? Or are you interested in learning more about applied ethology? See open access resources on the ISAE website. Email [email protected] if you have more resources to add!
applied-ethology.org/Educati…
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
🐄🐄 Part 5 of our starter guide on pairing calves is on our website!
🐄🐄 "Grouping strategies"
🐄🐄 How many calves should there be per group? At which age should calves be paired or grouped? What should the maximum age difference be?
🐄🐄 animalwelfare.cals.wisc.edu/…
Emily Miller-Cushon retweeted
🐄🐄 Part 1 of our starter guide on pairing dairy calves is on our website!
🐄🐄 "Why all the fuss about pair housing?"
🐄🐄 See what the research says on calf social development, grain intake, growth, health, and consumer acceptance
🐄🐄 animalwelfare.cals.wisc.edu/…
