Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein

Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein is a Canadian federal scientist with expertise in farm animal behaviour, health, and welfare. She works for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre. She is known for her foundational research on assessing welfare in beef cattle including the impacts of long-distance transportation, developing producer-friendly pain mitigation strategies for castration and other painful procedures, and assessing and mitigating lameness in feedlot cattle that has informed regulations and guidelines for the commercial beef cattle industry in North America. Her research results and expertise have guided the industry and led to updated Canadian Transport Regulations and Canadian Beef Codes of Practice.

Schwartzkopf-Genswein is an adjunct professor at the University of Saskatchewan, University of Calgary, University of Manitoba, and UNESP University in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Honours and awards 2004 to 2011 - Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Animal Science