3rh NAHWOA Workshop in Clermont-Ferrand, France

21-24 October 2000

Photos: Andrea Martini

Michel Bouilhol, our host from ENITA thanks our the organic farmer/restaurant keeper who prepared us an excellent meal on the first Workshop day. Below pictures of the delegates enjoying the meal.

Excellent dinner was enjoyed by all before returning to Clermont-Ferrand in the bus that miraculously turned around on that narrow country lane...

Xavier Boivin of INRA, Clermont-Ferrand, discusses the relationship between man and his animals: a two-way mirror.

Francoise Wemelsfelder of the Scottish Agricultural College examines the ability of humans to interpret animal behaviour.

Martin Seabrook of the University of Nottingham, UK, sheds light on what motivates the stockperson.

Kat Bazeley, of the Bristol University, UK, outlines how stockmanship could be measured on farm level.

Elfriede Ofner of the Vienna University of Agricultural Sciences argues that good stockmanship is assisted by good tools to measure animal welfare. 

Mette Vaarst of the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences explores the complicated relationships between farmer and his advisors.

Susanne Waiblinger of the Vienna University of Veterinary Medicine explains how stockmanship and herdsman's experience are important factors in  keeping horned dairy cattle in loose housing.

Lars Schrader of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology explores the importance of suckling to calves.

Monique Bestman of the Louis Bolk Institute shows that stockmanship is a key factor in preventing feather pecking in free range poultry.

Below a selection of pictures from the visit to an organic goat farm of Jean-Pierre and Anne Marie Lantenois who are pictured in the first photo together with some of the delegates.

Below, pictures from the visit to the INRA Clermont-Ferrand organic sheep farm

Delegates at work...

And finally, many thanks to our photographer, Andrea Martini...