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University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
to host the
7th International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare in 2026

The International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare was conceived and developed by a team of cooperating U.S. and Canadian animal scientists and veterinarians and has become a biennial rotating event with a U.S. or Canadian partner as its host. Symposia have been hosted by Kansas State University (2008, 2010), University of Saskatchewan (2012), Iowa State University (2014), University of Calgary (2018), and Michigan State University (virtually in 2020 and 2022), and 2026 marks the first time the symposium will convene in person since 2018!

COMING in 2026

As you all are certainly aware, grant funding from federal sources is uncertain and funding for this symposium is affected. We are aware of heightened concerns with international travel, and we recognize this challenge for our international community. The combination of funding uncertainty and international travel concerns along with a quickly shrinking time horizon has prompted the decision to postpone. We want to emphasize that this decision has not been made lightly. We look forward to an even more successful event in 2026. Please check back for updates. ~ The Steering Committee

Call for Abstracts

Graduate Student Poster Competition

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

Author and presenter guidelines

Abstracts should include a descriptive title and be less than 450 words. Abstracts can be submitted through the conference management page (use submit button on this page). Abstracts can be uploaded as Word or PDF files. Students should be prepared to give a 2-minute presentation prior to general poster sessions.

Invited Presentations

Abstracts and proceedings papers of invited presentations should be submitted for inclusion in the formal conference proceedings.  These can be submitted by email to isobcw@unl.edu. Documents should be included as a Word or PDF attachment.

Steering & Review Committee

  • Hans Coetzee, Head and Professor, Department of Anatomy and Physiology; College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

  • Renee Dewell, Affiliate Faculty, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine; College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames IA 

  • Lily Edwards-Callaway, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

  • Derek Haley, Associate Professor, Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

  • Ed Pajor, Professor, Anderson-Chisolm Chair Animal Care and Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, Principal Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Center, Alberta, Canada

  • Dan Thomson, Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 
     

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