Janice Siegford
About
Over the course of her academic career has Janice studied science writing (BS), zoology (MS), neuroscience (PhD), and animal welfare (postdoc) in species ranging from parakeets and gerbils to companion animals and livestock.
Dr. Siegford's research examines the impacts of management practices and environment on the behavior and welfare of pigs and laying hens. Janice and her team study how laying hens adapt individually and as flocks to cage-free aviary systems. Her work with pigs focuses on understanding how behaviors can be used as indicators of stress resilience. She also examines the potential of precision livestock farming technology to be used on farm and how people from farmers to consumers feel about technology. Janice also collaborates with engineers and computer scientists to develop non-invasive, automated methods for collecting behavior and welfare data from individual animals in their home environments.
Publications, Grants and Awards:
Affiliations
Animal Behavior & Welfare Group at Michigan State University
International Society for Applied Ethology
Related Work
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How do swine producers and veterinarians think precision livestock farming could help farms?
Published on August 13, 2024
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What drives swine producers to buy into precision livestock farming technology?
Published on August 13, 2024
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What do Americans think of using precision livestock farming technology on U.S. swine farms?
Published on March 7, 2024
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Will precision livestock farming be adopted on swine farms?
Published on November 21, 2023
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MSU to study precision livestock farming adoption trends in U.S. swine industry
Published on March 15, 2021
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Data and technology offer ways to improve quality of life for farmers and animals
Published on September 23, 2019
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ANS Graduate Student Awards 2019
Published on April 19, 2019
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Siegford Honored at APLU Annual Meeting
Published on November 13, 2017