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Animal Welfare Assessment Contest

November 7-9, 2025 | Texas A&M University

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Past scenarios

All contest award results and scenario files are in PDF format unless otherwise indicated. See past contest results and photos from recent contests.

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2023

2022

2021

2020

2019 - 2002

2019

Broiler chickens (4,580KB)
Laboratory zebrafish (4,865KB)
Captive african painted dogs (7,582KB)
Live assessment: Livestock sheep slaughter (91KB)
2019 contest awards results (117KB)

2018

2017

Farmed fish (1,025KB)
Meat rabbits (1,015KB)
Racing greyhounds (1,500KB)
Live assessment: Finisher pigs on small commercial teaching farm (1,563KB)
2017 contest awards results (301KB)

2016

Laboratory guinea pigs (969KB)
Meat sheep (1,752KB)
Purebred dogs purchased from breeders (516KB)
Live assessment: Laying hens (134)
2016 contest awards results (355KB)

2015

Urban vs rural heavy pulling draft horses (3,400KB)
Llamas (6,429KB)
Asian elephants (3,639KB)
Live assessment: Jersey dairy heifers (180KB)
2015 contest awards results (379KB)

2014

Captive seals (1,777KB)
Shelter cats (4,089KB)
Grow/finish swine (686KB)
Live assessment: Beef cow/calf operation (275KB)
2014 contest awards results (209KB)

2013

Donkeys (6,662KB)
Mink (4,730KB)
Turkeys (3,392KB)
Live assessment: Research/teaching dry dairy cows
2013 contest awards results (286KB)

2012

Laying hens (2,024KB)
Veal calves (2,243KB)
Companion animals in veterinary clinics (1,850KB)
Live assessment: Laboratory mice
2012 contest awards results (264KB)

2011

2010

Giraffes: Welfare of giraffes in a zoo (2,886KB)
Meat birds: Welfare of broiler birds from hatch to slaughter (1,258KB)
Working dogs: Welfare of police and guide dogs (1,827KB)
Beef cattle: Welfare of cattle in a covered feedlot (269KB)
2010 contest awards results (326KB)

2009

Goats: Comparison of two meat goat facilities (2,277KB)
Deer: Comparison of two white-tailed deer facilities (1,269KB)
Rodent: Comparison of two laboratory rat research colonies (649KB)
Team: Sheep facility at MSU (226KB)
2009 contest awards results (133KB)

2008

Fall

Dairy: Free-stall facility vs. pasture facility (4,111KB)
Horses: Comparison of two prezwalski reintroduction facilities (1,549KB)
Cat: Research breeding vs. breeding kennel vs. house pet (1,957KB)
Team: Poultry facility at MSU (92KB)
2008 fall contest awards results (110KB)

Spring

Swine: Stall housing facility vs. hoop housing facility (843KB)
Aquaculture: Open net pens for salmon vs. land-based raceways for trout (827KB)
Canine: Siberian huskies—Working vs. show dogs (806KB)
Team: Livestock auction facility
2008 spring contest awards results (109KB)

2007

Beef: Comparison of two calf weaning and rearing facilities (611KB)
Rabbit: Laboratory facility vs. fancier facility (1,459KB)
Goats: Comparison of two dairy goat facilities (1,267KB)
Team: Horse farm at MSU

2006

Beef: Comparison of two slaughter facilities
Swine: Sow gestation housing (662KB)
Duck: Pekin facility vs. meat-type facility (850KB)
Team: Dairy consulting to join accredited welfare labeling scheme (940KB)

2005

Horse: Two breeding farms
Veal: Special fed facility vs. formula fed facility
Comparison of four tail docking scenarios (2 sheep and 2 dairy cattle)
Team: Swine farm at purdue

2004

Dairy: Free-stall facility vs. tie-stall facility
Horse vs. beef: Broodmare facility vs. cow-calf facility
Swine: Weaning protocols
Sheep: Commercial flock vs. breeding flock
Team: Broiler birds from farm to slaughter (263KB)

2003

Dairy: Tie-stall facility vs. stanchion/free-stall facility
Horse: Quarter horse facility vs. arabian facility
Poultry: Fertile egg flock vs. exhibition flock
Swine: Gestation stall facilty vs. group pen facility
Sheep: Suffolk/Hampshire facility vs. Suffolk/Dorset facility
Team: Beef from farm to slaughter

2002

Dairy: Free-stall facility vs. pasture facility
Horse: Thoroughbred racing facility vs. show horse facility
Poultry: Stacked cage housing system vs. free-range/indoor housing system
Swine: Barrow finishing facility vs. gilting breeding facility
Team: Swine facility vs. dairy facility