Extension articles about farm animal welfare

• How do we maintain consumer confidence? Jesse Robbins, Beth Ventura, and Jennifer Van Os. Hoard’s Dairyman. October, 2020.
• Engage with cattle well-being experts in Wisconsin Dells on February 21. Jennifer Van Os. Wisconsin State Farmer. February, 2020.
• Let cows choose. Jennifer Van Os. Dairy’s Bottom Line. July, 2019.
• Animal welfare should be a strength for a dairy operation, not a threat. Jennifer Van Os. Wisconsin State Farmer. June, 2019.
• Animal care includes providing dairy cattle with opportunities for important behaviors. Jennifer Van Os. Progressive Dairy. June, 2019. [Published in Canada April, 2020]
• Cow-centric approach leads to wins. Jennifer Van Os. Dairy’s Bottom Line 20(5):2-3. July, 2018. 

Other resources on farm animal welfare

Assessing Farm Animal Welfare

• PAACO Dairy Welfare Auditor Training: learn to score animal-based measures
• National Dairy FARM Program: USA dairy industry evaluation
• proAction animal care: Canada dairy industry evaluation

Scientific Societies in Welfare or Behavior

• International Society for Applied Ethology
• American Dairy Science Association
• Dairy Cattle Welfare Council

University Research and Extension groups

• Dairy Extension Resources: UW-Extension Dairy Program
• Wisconsin Dairy & Beef Well-Being: UW-Extension annual conference/roadshow
• The Dairyland Initiative: UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine
• Animal Welfare Lab: UW-River Falls
• Center for Animal Welfare: University of California-Davis
• Animal Welfare Program: University of British Columbia, Canada
• Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare: University of Guelph, Canada

Multimedia and press coverage

TV interviews and video profiles

• Animal welfare: the bridge between customers and the dairy industry. Video chat with Dr. Barry Bradford for The Dairy Podcast Show. [Also available as a podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts]
• UW Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist Thankful for the Cows. Television feature on Jennifer Van Os. Andy Soth. Wisconsin Life, Wisconsin Public Television. December 24, 2019. (4:51; full episode 26:47)
• The Dairyland Initiative Youngstock Facility Design Workshop. Video chat with Jennifer Van Os. Tina Kohlman, UW-Extension Fond du Lac County. May 7, 2018.

Radio interviews and podcasts

• Filament Games Podcast. Mooving Cows with Jennifer Van Os. November 21, 2022. [Also on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher]
• Badger Talks Podcast. Ben Rush. Podcast: “Giving cows a voice in their welfare with Jennifer Van Os“. July 5, 2022. [Also on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Amazon Music]
• Rural Route. Kim Bremmer. Radio interview with Jennifer Van Os. Rural Route Radio. September 4, 2019.

• Part 2: U.S. Dairy Farmers Remain Dedicated to Healthy Cows. Bill Baker. Radio interview with Jennifer Van Os. PDPW’s Producer Tuesday on Dairy Radio Now. May 21, 2019. (4:59)
• Part 1: Improving Animal Welfare. Bill Baker. Radio interview with Jennifer Van Os. PDPW’s Producer Tuesday on Dairy Radio Now. May 14, 2019. (5:00)
• Ag Chat at UW-Madison – Jennifer Van Os. Radio interview with Jennifer Van Os. WSUM 91.7 Madison Student Radio. March 7, 2019.

• UW Madison Extension Specialist Animal Welfare. Radio interview with Jennifer Van Os. WAXX 104.5, Talkin’ With Bob & Kristin. April 20, 2018.

Print and online articles

• Dairy Innovation Hub holds first Dairy Symposium to share knowledge, build connections. UW-Madison CALS News. December 1, 2021.
• Research Forward funding fills gap left by sunsetting UW2020. UW-Madison News. June 22, 2021.
• Jingyi Huang and Jennifer Van Os receive Toepfer Faculty Fellow Awards. eCALS. June 21, 2021.
• Is dairy farming cruel to cows? Andrew Jacobs. The New York Times. December 29, 2020.
• Animal welfare benefits cows, farmers and consumers. Jan Shepel. Wisconsin State Farmer. February 26, 2020.
• Winter workshops focus on animal welfare, calf care. Jerry Nelson.
  Dairy Star. January 27, 2020.
• America’s changing Dairyland: Consumer values, concerns shape modern animal agriculture. Philomena Lindquist. The Badger Herald by October 15, 2019.
• From the Department Chair. Kent Weigel. UW-Madison Department of Dairy Science. May 5, 2019.
• Animal-welfare train gaining speed. Lynn Grooms. Agri-View. May 2, 2019.
• Dairy industry support for graduate students pays off. Bob Mitchell. UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences News. March 20, 2019. [Redistributed via Morning AgClips, UW News, Agri-View]
• What would a cow prefer? Michael P. King. Grow – Wisconsin’s Magazine for the Life Sciences. February 26, 2019.
• Expert eyes animal welfare, behavioral well-being. Benjamin Wideman.
  The Country Today. February 25, 2019.
• Welfare is different for each animal. Abby Bauer. Hoard’s Dairyman. July 2, 2018.
• Beyond health: Considerations for promoting good welfare in dairy calves. Vita Plus Starting Strong blog. June 27, 2018.
• Cows — not issues — black and white. Article in The Watertown Daily Times. June 27, 2018. [Redistributed via Wisconsin State Farmer September 27, 2018]
• New faculty profile: Jennifer Van Os specializes in animal welfare. eCALS (University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences). May 14, 2018.
• New UW-Madison Dairy Science professor looks at animal welfare. Jenessa Freidhof. The Country Today. April 23, 2018.