Vision Statement:
Improved Well-being of Food Producing Animals in Agricultural Production Systems.

Mission Statement:
The Mission of the Animal Well-Being and Stress Control Systems Program is to provide information needed to assess farm animal well-being scientifically, reduce animal stress, produce fit animals, and improve animal production systems for enhanced well-being.

The research components of this program include:

• Scientific Measures of well-being
• Adaptation and Adaptedness
• Social Behavior and Spacing
• Cognition and Motivation
• Evaluate Practices and Systems To Improve Well-Being
• Bioenergetic Criteria for Environmental Management