Hi all,
As part of the 'International conference: Deer and People – Past, Present and Future' to be held at the University of Lincoln, 8-11 September 2011, Brooklynne Fothergill and I will be hosting a session entitled: Health and welfare aspects of the deer-human relationship. The abstract for the sessions is as follows:
Close relationships between people and animals have the potential to significantly impact upon the health of both: a fact brought into sharp focus in recent years. The session takes a broad, interdisciplinary view of the health and welfare consequences of the deer-human relationship from the past to the present.
The aims of this session are threefold, to explore:
1.the impact of different forms of deer exploitation and management on the health and welfare of the deer themselves, people and other animals;
2.the impact of diseases in deer on humans and livestock; and
3.the utilisation of deer (or at least certain parts of deer) for their reputed therapeutic benefits.
Papers and posters are welcomed that consider palaeopathological, clinical and/or documentary evidence. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
•The impact of emparkation, and the rules governing the exploitation of deer (e.g. medieval Forest Law), on the health and welfare of deer, people and other animals;
•The health and welfare ramifications of different hunting strategies;
•The impact of environmental change on deer health
•The economic impact of established and emergent diseases on deer and livestock populations;
•History of veterinary care for deer;
•The role of deer tissues in human medicine (e.g. the use of velvet in Oriental medicine).
To submit a paper/poster proposal please download a form and submit via the website (http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/archaeology/research/conferences/deerandpeople/session8.aspx), sending an additional copy to the session organiser/s
Informal enquiries are of course welcomed directly.
Many thanks
Richard ([log in to unmask]) and Brooklynne ([log in to unmask])
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