Doing Veterinary Work: Care, Conflict, and Compromise in Italian Livestock Farming

On Monday, 2 March 2026, at 9:00 am, will take place a symposium entitled Doing Veterinary Work: Care, Conflict, and Compromise in Italian Livestock Farming. Through perspectives ranging from animal welfare and digital governance to architectural histories and ethical reflection, the event examines how veterinarians navigate competing demands of care, regulation, and sustainability across diverse farming contexts.

Programme
09:00 - 09:15 am | Welcome and greetings
09:15 - 09:30 am | Luciano Ferrari - University of Amsterdam, Introduction to the symposium
09:30 - 10:00 am | Else Vogel - University of Amsterdam, Introducing the VetValues project and some preliminary results
10:00 - 10:30 am | Luciano Ferrari - University of Amsterdam, Between Rules and Practice: Grey zones, care, and compromise in veterinary work
10:30 - 11:00 am | Sofia Nannini - Politecnico di Torino, An introduction to the ERC project AnimalFarm
11:05 - 11:25 am | Coffee break
11:30 am - 12:40 pm | Francesca Fusi - IZSLER, Keynote lecture: ClassyFarm and SQNBA: Integrated Tools for Improving Animal Welfare and Public Value
12:45 - 1:30 pm | Lunch break
2:00 - 2:30 pm | Monica Battini - Università degli Studi di Milano, Telling, teaching, or engaging? Rethinking how to improve animal welfare
2:30 - 3:00 pm | Mario Botta - Local Health Unit, Biella, Animal welfare assessment. The experience of an Italian official veterinarian
3:00 - 3:30 pm | Martina Tarantola - Università di Torino, Veterinary Responsibility in an Ethically Sustainable Society


The symposium is organised by Luciano Ferrari, University of Amsterdam, ERC project "VetValues" and Sofia Nannini, Politecnico di Torino, ERC project "AnimalFarm".

For more information, please contact Luciano Ferrari or Sofia Nannini.