Marie Haskell Editor

Marie Haskell is Professor of Animal Welfare Science at SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College), based in Edinburgh, UK. She completed her undergraduate degree at Massey University, New Zealand, followed by a PhD at the University of Melbourne. Her research has involved the use of behavioural techniques in understanding and improving animal welfare. Together with students and other scientists, she has sought to understand how fundamental animal abilities and attributes, such as personality, genetic make-up and cognitive and emotional abilities affect the way animals interact with their environments and how this influences their welfare. Building on these principles, she has been involved in developing behavioural indicators for use in welfare assessment tools. She principally works with cattle, but has research experience with pigs, hens, salmon and dogs.