Professor of Animal Science and Vice Chair
University of California-Davis, USA

Dr. Joy Mench completed her Ph.D at the University of Sussex and now focuses the research in her laboratory on the assessment and improvement of animal welfare. She also conducts behavioural research on poultry directed towards improving aspects of the housing, handling and management.

Her presentation will be based on the findings from the Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply Project (CSES) which she is actively involved in. The Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply is a multi-stakeholder group collaborating on a commercial-scale study of housing alternatives for egg-laying hens in the U.S.