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N° 139 - 2017 www.eaap.orgEuropean Federation for Animal Science
Main Topicsl News from EAAPl EAAP People Portraitl From Science and Innovationl From Industry and International Organizations
l Publicationsl Job Offersl Conferences and Workshops
EDITORIALEDITORIAL BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL
Animal Science has been divided into a distinct number of more or less separate disciplines ranging from
genetics and physiology to nutrition and farming systems. This division has been naturally based on the different
aspects of our interests, material and living environment under study. In all disciplines we can clearly define
‘core’ subjects that fall into the traditional categories without any overlap with other fields. However, there is an
increasing amount of research taking place at the interface or overlap between disciplines. For a researcher,
trained in one of the traditional disciplines of animal science, it can be hard to look beyond the boundaries
and spot opportunities for cross-disciplinary research. Also within each discipline there are sub-specializations to
come to grips with. Nevertheless there are many advantages to working with a multidisciplinary outlook. One
of them is the possibility that the approach and the knowledge developed in one field can be novel in another
field. Applying this acquired knowledge in new fields can give ground-breaking advantage and a unique
angle for solving outstanding problems. Single-disciplines can become very crowded with specialists and the
number of distinct topics to be studied is limited.
Participation in EAAP Annual Meetings has two distinct advantages; the possibility to keep up with the latest
research and meet relevant scientists from one’s own discipline but also to have the chance to get involved in
other animal science disciplines and therefore to get the best out of a multidisciplinary approach. Participating
in multidisciplinary animal science meetings does not necessary mean leaving behind one’s own specialism. On
the contrary, when defining a new scientific direction it is crucial to build on those strengths that constitute an
existing track record. Also when people choose to carry out research in a different area to their own, they can
combine various skills to develop a unique expertise.
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A common mistake is to seek out people with the same expertise that scientists already have, which is natural as these are members of a familiar community. The challenge is to find complementary expertise outside one’s comfort zone and team up with new individuals with whom on can work easily.
However, this research attitude requires flexible, open minded and well-prepared scientists who can bridge gaps by combining expertise and skills from different fields.
In order to facilitate cross-disciplinary research, EAAP Annual Meetings encourage interaction between different disciplines by organizing the annual event where scientists can meet and share ideas in an informal setting. The large increase of participants to EAAP annual meetings shows that scientists are aware of the two positive values of such events: to participate in research from their own field but also to follow other animal science disciplines for a positive multidisciplinary outcome.
NEWS FROM EAAP
Dr. Lutz Bunger is the 2017 Leroy Award!
The EAAP Council and the Scientific Committee has the great honour to offer the 2017 Leroy Award to Dr. Lutz Bunger. Dr. Bunger is a reader for quantitative and molecular genetics at the University of Edinburgh. He is also a consultant for the Scotland’s Rural College of Roslin Institute. The Leroy Award is the most important EAAP scientific award, and acknowledges the work of an active scientist or professional whose activities and reputation are
internationally recognized. In the view of the EAAP Council and Scientific Committee, Dr. Bunger has made an outstanding scientific contribution to animal production. The participants to the EAAP annual meeting, that will be held in Tallinn next summer, will be able to attend his lecture titled: “How (some) technologies have influenced phenomics and animal breeding across species and across my life”. In that occasion, the 2017 EAAP Leroy Award will be officially given to Dr. Bunger. Looking to see you there in large numbers to congratulate Dr. Bunger and attend his very interesting lecture!
Great success for the 1st Advancia Academy Workshop
The 1st Advancia Academy Workshop, organized by EAAP and Adisseo, was held in Barcelona on May 7th and 8th, 2017. It was a great success! The workshop was attended by about 160 participants from Europe, China, India, USA, and Brazil among others. World-known invited speakers shared scientific papers and effectively contributed to the dialogue between industry and scientific research. The workshop was an in-depth opportunity to focus on feeding an ecosystem to transform feedstuffs into animal proteins. The Academy allowed attendees (end users, scientists, technicians) to understand the various aspects of the animal nutrition mainly for non-ruminants. Starting from practical topics, the participants were able to review the fundamental scientific basis supporting the diverse opportunities, the main scope being proposal of efficient solutions for rapid and easy implementation.All workshop sessions were devoted to cutting edge Animal Nutrition topics: 1. Transforming feedstuffs into digestible nutrients; 2. The final objective: producing desirable meat; 3. Feeding the birds or the bugs, toward Nutrition Ecology. Some of the invited speakers were: Mike Kidd, Joaquim Brufau,
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Peter Surai, Gonzales Mateos, Knud Erik Bach Knudsen, Sergio Vieira, Michel Duclos, Massimiliano Petracci, Mario Estevez, Richard Ducatelle, Mingan Choct, Filip Van Immerseel, Theo Niewold, Elisabeth Santin.This workshop is related to the EAAP relative new offer of dissemination events, aimed at closing the gap between industry and research. The next workshop will take place in Paris next month, on June 22nd and 23rd: it is the Second Animine Academy, that will deal with micro-nutrients in animal nutrition. Registrations are now open and only 120 places are available for interested participants.
EAAP Best Research Photo Competition
EAAP is launching a new competition for Young Scientists, namely the first edition of the “EAAP Best Research Photo Competition”. Young Scientists are invited to post a picture of their research activities on EAAP Facebook page, describing the research location and/or the involved people and/or the employed facilities, together with the title of the project and his/her partners. In a few words, EAAP invites Young Scientists to send the picture that better represents the research they are conducting. The winner of the competition will be appointed by means of the number of received “Likes” and will receive a prize - a free registration as Young Scientist to the next EAAP Annual Meeting! Only members of the EAAP Young Scientists Club can participate to the competition, so if you are not a member yet, please check our website to read how you can apply.We look forward to receive your pictures for participating to the competition!
The EAAP Facebook page has been created as a platform to share news, comments, personal information and pictures among EAAP members. Therefore, we suggest you to visit the EAAP Facebook page frequently and we invite you to send us your news, comments, personal information and pictures, to make this Facebook page active and exciting.
EAAP PEOPLE PORTRAIT
George Zervas
Dr. George Zervas is a Professor in Ruminant Nutrition and Head of the Nutritional Physiology and Feeding Department at the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) in Greece. He completed his undergraduate studies in Animal Production Science in 1974 at AUA, and he holds a Ph.D. degree in ruminant nutrition obtained from the Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition of Leeds University (UK). His doctoral thesis on water soluble glass articles, their manufacture and their use in the prevention of trace elements in ruminants was registered as patent in 25 countries. These glass boluses are still used in practice, marketed at present by the Irish company Bimeda Animal Health.
His research was focused initially on trace elements supply to ruminant animals and mineral availability studies. Later on, he focused his research on dietary evaluation of different agro-industrial by-products fed to ruminant animals of different farming and feeding systems, and their effect on feed efficiency and environmental issues. His current research mostly deals with dietary supplementation of sheep and goats with raw materials of high bioactive compounds content, with the objective to enrich the animal origin products (milk, meat) in CLA, PUFA and antioxidant compounds which promote the
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consumer’s health, and to increase, at the same time, the animal’s immunity and the products’ self-life. As a consultant for nutrition and feeding issues of ruminants, he has close collaborations with feed manufacturing and dairy industries, as well feed additives and pharmaceutical companies.George leads the sheep and goat nutrition research team of AUA, getting grants from EU, the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food and the private sector. He lectures to under- and post-graduate students at AUA, and he is the author of 3 text books on ruminant’s physiology and nutrition for students, and over 150 papers published in peer reviewed journals.He served the Agricultural University of Athens as its Rector (2004 – 2010), and the Hellenic Society of Animal Production as its Secretary (1992 – 2008) and President (since 2008). Moreover, he is the Vice President of the Hellenic Agricultural Academy since 2014.Since 2002, George has participated to EAAP activities as Secretary of the Nutrition Commission (2002 – 2004), Vice President of the Livestock Farming Systems (LFS) Commission (2003 – 2006), President of the LFS Commission (2007 – 2008), member of the EAAP Council and EAAP Vice-President (2008 – 2012), and Auditor (since 2012).George lives in a suburb of Athens with his wife Eleni and their son Panos, who has completed his postgraduate studies in Shipping Management
(at Southampton University) and International Shipping and Finances (at Reading University). They usually spend some weekends and part of their summer holidays at their summer house on Kilada Ermionidos, enjoying walking, swimming, gardening and meeting friends in nice tavernas with excellent wine.
The missiiarden or at the sea. Her favourite hobby is skiing during winter time.
F R O M S C I E N C E A N D I N N O VA T I O N
COREPER approves PRIMA - Partnership for research and innovation in the Mediterranean Area
Last 26th April, the EU’s Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) approved the PRIMA initiative, after an agreement reached by the current Presidency of the Council of the European Union (Malta) with the European Parliament on the 11th April.
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The PRIMA initiative is set to develop novel solutions for sustainable water management and food production in the Mediterranean area. It will pool the know-how and financial resources of 19 EU and non-EU participating states. The partnership currently involves 11 EU member states: Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia; and 8 non-EU countries: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. The EU’s participation to PRIMA will include a contribution of € 220 million from its Framework Programme for research and innovation (Horizon 2020). The PRIMA initiative is expected to be operational in early 2018, after the formal adoption of the decision by the European Parliament and the Council in the coming months. For further information on the initiative, please read the European Council press release and visit the European Commission website.
PEGASuS - Program for Early Stage Grants Advancing Sustainability Research”
The Future Earth platform is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for biodiversity research for global sustainability, the “Program for Early-stage Grants Advancing Sustainability Science” or “PEGASuS – Biodiversity and Natural Assets”. This program is the first in a series of grants addressing the key challenges of Future Earth and the Future Earth Vision for “people to thrive in a sustainable and equitable world”. Future Earth expects to award four to eight grants
this year, to a total amount of approximately 600.000 USD. Proposals are due by June 5th, 2017 and are welcome from any institution from any country. For more information and application instructions, please visit PEGASuS website.
Special issue of “Biodiversity – a journal of life on earth”: call for manuscripts!
Biodiversity – a journal of life on earth is preparing a special issue entitled “Food, Agriculture and Biodiversity”, that will explore the ways in which agriculture and food production impact biodiversity. It will be a double issue and will include blind peer-reviewed research papers. The editorial board is also looking for book reviews, opinion pieces and On the Ground pieces (first-hand personal experiences from researchers/practitioners). If you are interested in submitting a manuscript by the 1st June 2017, please ask further information to Biodiversity’s Managing Editor, Vanessa Reid ([email protected]). A special board of editors will review the submitted manuscripts and publication of final papers will be subject to blind peer-review. This special issue will published in September 2017, both in print and electronic editions, available through Taylor and Francis Journals.
INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
FAO call for experts on antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial use and related matters
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FAO is currently updating its internal database of experts in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), antimicrobial use (AMU) and related matters. If you are interested in including your profile in the database for possible future collaborations with FAO, please fill in the form at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/65LTC33. Be ensured that the information will be handled confidentially and used for FAO purposes only.
T hPUBLICATIONS
New Publications from Wageningen Academic Publishers
Two new interesting publications have recently been released by Wageningen Academic Publishers and are available for purchase:
• “Intestinal health - Key to maximize growth performance in livestock”: In this book, the current knowledge in the major monogastric production species (pigs and chicken) is reviewed by renowned
experts in the field. It describes infectious and non-infectious challenges as well as the complex interaction between innate, cellular and humoral immunity and performance. The problems that this complexity poses concerning the identification of important factors for intestinal health are discussed. ‘Intestinal health’ also reviews promising new approaches such as the use and development of validated biomarkers, and the application of omics techniques and systems biology. You can order the book here;
• “Proceedings of the 21st European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition”: This book brings together 19 full length manuscripts from invited speakers and nearly 300 abstracts from oral and poster communications presented at the 21st European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition held in Salou/Vila-seca, Spain in May 2017. You can order the book here.
JOB OFFERS
Researchers in the area of Quantitative Genetics and a Project Leader/Researcher (Conservation of Genetic Diversity) at WUR-ABG (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
The positions are available within Wageningen University & Research Animal Breeding and
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Genomics, that combines the activities of Wageningen Livestock Research and Wageningen University in the field of animal breeding and genomics. This also includes close collaboration with the Centre for Genetic Resources, in the Netherlands. The candidates will be employed at Wageningen Livestock Research in Wageningen. For further information and applications, please read the vacancy announcement.
Postdoc in Quantitative Genomics and Bioinformatics at DTU - Technical University of Denmark (Kongens Lyngby, Denmark)
The Department of Bio and Health Informatics at the Technical University of Denmark is seeking a highly talented and motivated full-time postdoc for 2 years, from 1st July 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is limited to 2 years. For further information and applications, please consult the vacancy announcement.
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
May 21st – 24th, 2017 in Saint-Malo, France
International Symposium on Emissions of Gas and Dust from Livestock
The 3rd International Symposium on Emissions of Gas and Dust from Livestock (EMILI 2017) will be held on May 2017 in Saint-Malo. EMILI 2017 will be an opportunity to share the latest scientific advances in research on gas (ammonia, GHG, odours) and dust emissions from livestock, and will contribute to provide information that industry and governments need to achieve cost-effective gas. For registering to the symposium and consulting the preliminary program, please visit EMILI 2017 webpage.
May 24th, 2017 in Woking, UK
Large Animal Research Network (LARN) meeting: Opening the doors to large animal research in high containment
The Pirbright Institute will be hosting the 2017 LARN meeting which should be of interest to those who use large animals in biomedical, veterinary and/or agricultural research. Spaces for this free to attend meeting are strictly limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please email [email protected] to book your place!
May 30th – 31st, 2017 in Zaragoza, Spain
Days on Animal Production (17th Edition)
The conference is organized by AIDA (Asociacion Interprofesional Para el Desarrollo Agrario) and will take place at Instituto Agronómico Mediterráneo de Zaragoza (Campus de Aula Dei). For further information, registration and works submission, please visit the event webpage.
June 8th – 9th, 2017 in Wageningen, The Netherlands
Edible Insect Seminar & Workshop
The next Edible Insect Seminar & Workshop will be held at Wageningen University on June 8th and 9th 2017. The first day will consist of lectures with state of the art information about the insect production & processing. Fresh news from the latest research will be presented.The second day is about networking, collaboration and funding projects. You can present yourself, your business and/or projects you are involved in or pitch
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your ideas. If you are up to find partners, you will have networking opportunities and there will be a workshop on the financial aspects of the insect business. For further information, registration and works submission, please visit the event webpage.
June 12th – 14th, 2017 in Assisi, Italy
European Symposium on South American Camelids (SYMPCAM 2017)
The 7th European Symposium on South American Camelids and 3rd European Meeting on Animal Fibers will be held in Assisi, Italy. Following the tradition of previous events, the Symposium will cover a broad range of topics related to the breeding and keeping of South American domestic and wild Camelids, wool sheep, Cashmere and Angora goats, Angora rabbit and all other fibre mammals in Europe and the world. The invitation to participants
interested in all fibre-producing animals is expected to stimulate the exchange of knowledge and thus enabling their expertise to be implemented on a more general scale. There will be scientific sessions about: 1. Sustainable development and climate change, 2. Biodiversity, 3. Breeding and genetics, 4. Reproduction and pathology, 5. Nutrition, 6. Meat and fibre production and 7. Fibre metrology. For further information on the conference, registration and submission of scientific contributions, please visit SYMPCAM 2017 website.
June 13th – 16th, 2017 in Perugia, Italy
22nd Congress of the Animal Science and Production Association (ASPA 2017)
ASPA 2017 aims at promoting valuable scientific contents and knowledge exchange, combining the latest developments with the traditional aspects of animal production and encouraging dialogue between participants with different backgrounds and experience, operating in the animal science and production field. The call for abstracts is now open and will close on February 15th, 2017. For further information on the programme, registrations and abstract submission, please visit ASPA 2017 website.
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June 20th, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium
FEFAC/FEFANA/IFAH-Europe Joint Workshop
FEFAC (European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation), FEFANA (EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures), and IFAH-Europe (International Federation for Animal Health Europe) will hold a joint workshop on the theme “Animal nutrition and animal health: Key to the livelihood of EU livestock farming”, at the Copa-Cogeca premises. The workshop aims to increase understanding of the essential innovative solutions and services the animal nutrition and animal health industries deliver to ensure the livelihood and sustainability of the EU’s livestock farming community. The programme will focus on current societal challenges linked to livestock farming, such as antimicrobial resistance and One Health, animal health and welfare, as well environment protection and climate change. Further details will follow shortly.
June 22nd – 23rd, 2017 in Paris, France
Second Animine Academy
Animine, an important company for the production of mineral feed additive, and EAAP are pleased to announce the Second Animine Academy. The National Museum of Natural History in Paris will become once again the venue for this one-and-a-half-day workshop held on 22nd and 23rd June 2017. Animal nutrition, diet and its effects on the animal metabolism will be the main themes addressed during this workshop. Six invited experts will give a comprehensive presentation in their fields of expertise followed by 45 minutes of discussion for each given lecture, which will provide a great opportunity to speakers and participants to discuss and learn from each other, bringing together scientific and industrial point of views. More info are available on the workshop website.
June 25th – 28th, 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
ADSA Annual Meeting
The 2017 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Meeting will be held for the first time in many years separately from the ASAS conference. It will be end of June in Pittsburgh. For more information, please visit the conference website. The abstract submission website is now open and it will accept contributions until February 21, 2017.
June 28th 29th, 2017 in Paris, France
European workshop on Bioeconomy
INRA and IRSTEA, in association with the French Ministries of Research and Agriculture, organize the “European Workshop on Bioeconomy” in Paris. The event will include four sessions:
1. Bring together, overcome compartmentalization and co-build a system approach;
2. Accompany players on the paths to transition;
3. Identify, organize and add value to the scales of the territory;
4. Measure, analyze and improve the implementation of the bioeconomy.
If you wish to have more information, please use the online form.
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You can consult here the proceedings (in French) of the previous workshop held in 2015.
June 30th – July 9th , 2017 in Iran
World Goat Day 2017
The International Goat Association (IGA) established that the World Goat Day 2017 would be held in Iran. The conference will be titled “A Celebration of the First Domestication of Goats and the Contribution of Goats Today”, and will represent a great opportunity to learn from researchers, producers, processors and other actors active throughout the value chain related to the goat sector. For further information and updates, please visit the conference website.
July 8th – 12th, 2017 in Baltimore, USA
ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting & Trade Show
The American Society of Animal Science and the Canadian Society of Animal Science will hold the 2017 ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting & Trade Show in Baltimore, MD, USA, from July 8 to July 12, 2017. This is the inaugural year of the meeting, which will be entitled “Animal Science and Technology: Ensuring Food Security” and has 3 goals: 1) to present high quality, relevant science that links animal science and animal agriculture, 2) to offer social events
that will enhance networking and add a family feel to the meeting, and 3) to create a successful and sustainable new meeting model. Please find complete information on the event here. General abstracts and competition abstracts can be submitted by the 1st March 2017.
July 16th – 21st, 2017 in Dublin, Ireland
36th International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) Conference
The conference will take place in University College Dublin (UCD). The 2017 ISAG Conference will provide an open and friendly forum for the sharing of knowledge between scientists and practitioners of animal genetics applied to economically important and domesticated species. The conference will comprise a series of plenary sessions, workshops organised by ISAG’s standing committees, poster presentations, and a series of networking events. For further information on the conference, registrations and submission of abstracts, please visit ISAG2017 website.
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July 24th– 28th, 2017 in Iguacu Falls, Brazil
54th Annual meeting of the Brazilian Society of Animal Science
The Brazilian Society of Animal Science (Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia - SBZ), founded on 1951, organizes every year its annual meeting and in 2017 it will be held at Iguacu Falls. Currently the society has over 3,000 members in Brazil and abroad. The society has a scientific Journal entitled “Brazilian Journal of Animal Science,” published since 1973. This year theme of the annual meeting will be: “A new look at animal science: challenges and perspectives”. The 2017 SBZ meeting will bring a group of renowned speakers to discuss the new challenges for Brazilian animal production, focusing on the rational use of resources, meeting the growing demands on environmental and ethical issues, new markets and non-traditional arrangements for animal products, genetics and genomics, among other subjects.For further information, please visit SBZ website
August 7th, 2017 in Aarhus, Denmark
ISAE 2017 Satellite Meeting: “From beak to tail - mechanisms underlying damaging behaviour in
laying hens and pigs”
This full-day meeting will be held within the ISAE 2017 congress and will focus on two main themes: “Mechanisms underlying the link between health and damaging behaviour” and “Predisposing factors for damaging behaviour during early development”. In addition, the meeting will include a networking session, with the aim to facilitate knowledge exchange and future cooperation between researchers working on damaging behaviour in pigs and poultry. For further information on the programme and venue, and on how to register, please see the “Beak to Tail” homepage.
August 13th – 18th , 2017 in Cork, Ireland
63rd International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST 2017)
The theme of the Congress will be how science can offer the meat production and processing sector solutions to enable it to nurture sustainably at local level while offering opportunities to grow globally. The conference aims also to provide a dynamic interface between academic research and innovative applications, and represents an important opportunity for everyone in the field of meat science. For further information and registrations, please visit ICoMST 2017 website.
August 28th – September 1st, 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia
68th EAAP Annual Meeting (EAAP 2017)
The Organising and the Scientific Committees are delighted to announce that Estonia has been chosen as the venue for the 68th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. The meeting will take place from August 28th to September 1st, 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital. The venue for the meeting will be Solaris Tallinn, located in the heart of Tallinn within walking distance from the city’s best hotels and most iconic sights. EAAP 2017 builds on the success of previous EAAP meetings, and it will provide an excellent opportunity for scientists working with a wide range of animal species and in related disciplines to meet and discuss the latest developments in animal sciences. For further information on the event, please visit EAAP 2017 website.
September 5th – 8th, 2017 in Wageningen, the Netherlands
7th International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level (WAFL
2017)
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WAFL is an international scientific conference on the assessment of animal welfare at farm and group level. It is organised once every three years, and following the successful meeting in Clermont-Ferrand in 2014, it will next be held from the 5th to the 8th September 2017 in Wageningen, The Netherlands. The deadline for abstracts submission is the 3rd Feb 2017, while the deadline for early bird registration is the 1st Jun 2017. Please visit the WAFL2017 website for more information.
September 14th – 16th, 2017, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
VII International Symposium of Livestock Production
The Institute of Animal Science of the University “SS. Cyril And Methodius” in Skopje organizes the “VII International Symposium of Livestock Production”, which will be focused on the most significant achievements in the field of livestock production, as well as on the exchange of knowledge and experience in the agricultural practice. For further information on abstract submission and registrations, please write to: [email protected].
September 19th – 22nd, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa
13th African Dairy Conference & Exhibition (13th AfDa)
For more than a decade, the African Dairy Conference and Exhibition has brought the latest trends and developments in dairy, giving participants a deeper understanding of what is happening in the African dairy industry and the world at large. For more information and registration, please visit the 13th AfDa website.
September 20th – 22nd , 2017 in Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
Conference: Animal Genetics and DiseasesThe conference will be hosted by Wellcome Genome Campus and will bring together specialists working on the interface between genomics,
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with the best guarantee of safety for people and the environment. The workshop “Amino Acid Nutrition and Sustainability” will be held in Paris on 28th and 29th September 2017. Further information and registrations will be available on EAAP website and through the next EAAP Newsletters.
September 28th – 29th, 2017 in Balotesti, Romania
14th International Symposium of Animal Biology and Nutrition
The 14th International Symposium of Animal Biology and Nutrition will be held on September 28 - 29, in Balotesti, Romania and it is organized by the National Research-Development Institute for Animal Biology and Nutrition. The event gathers experts and scientist in biology and animal nutrition from all over the world, presenting their most recent research and current scientific trends. The main topics of the 14th Symposium will be: Quality and safety of animal products; Low input / sustainable animal production systems; Genetic biodiversity, breeding and reproduction; Feeding efficiency & environment; Animal welfare. For further information, please visit the symposium website.
genetic engineering and infectious disease with the aim of improving animal and human health and welfare. The meeting will showcase recent advances in genomics, genome editing, and mathematical techniques to understand disease resistance, pathogen evolution and vaccination success. For further information and registrations, please visit the conference website.
September 21st – 24th, 2017 in Chania, Greece
8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food
& Environment (HAICTA 2017)
HAICTA 2017 aims to bring together professionals, experts and researchers working on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment. It additionally aims to emphasize on the applicability of ICT solutions to real industry cases and the respective challenges. The Conference will take place from the 21st to the 24th of September, 2017, in Chania (Crete, Greece). The event is co-organized by the Hellenic Association for Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (HAICTA) and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh), in cooperation with several other Institutions. For further information on the event and paper submission, please visit HAICTA 2017 website.
September 28th – 29th, 2017 in Paris, France
Amino Acid Academy Workshop
”Amino Acid Nutrition and Sustainability” is the title of a workshop jointly organized by Ajinomoto Eurolysine and EAAP. Ajinomoto is a Japanese food and chemical corporation which produces seasonings, cooking oils, TV dinners, sweeteners, amino acids, and pharmaceuticals. The amino-acid production for animal use is the division of the company organizing this workshop with EAAP. The mission of such division of Ajinomoto is to provide products and services for animal feed additives
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scientific papers to be presented and discussed in the SAADC conference program and then published in reputed international scientific journals. For further information, please visit the conference website.
October 18th – 20th, 2017 in Budapest, Hungary
2nd World Conference on Innovative Animal Nutrition and Feeding
The AK Congress, which is a member of the Wolters Kluwer Group (The Netherlands), organizes the 2nd World Conference on Innovative Animal Nutrition and Feeding (WIANF) on 18th-20th October, 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. EAAP is one of WIANF professional partners. The Conference aims to present how the latest developments of animal nutrition and related disciplines can be applied in animal nutrition to produce high quality and safe animal derived foods and to ensure production in a sustainable manner. For further information on the topics of the conference, registrations and abstracts submissions, please visit WIANF website.
October 25th – 27th, 2017, in Osijek, Croatia
International Scientific-Expert Conference on the Preservation of Animal Genetic Resources
The conference is organized by the Croatian Agricultural Agency, the University of Zagreb, the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek and the
October 3rd – 5th, 2017 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Joint Seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Sheep and Goats: “Innovation for Sustainability in Sheep
and Goats”
The seminar, which will be held in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) on 3-5 October 2017, will gather together the Subnetworks on Nutrition and Production Systems and it is jointly organized by Neiker-Tecnalia (The Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development), the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (IAMZ-CIHEAM), and the H2020 project “iSAGE” (Innovation for Sustainable Sheep and Goat Production in Europe), with the collaboration of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). You can find the complete announcement of the event and all relevant information at the seminar website.
October 16th – 19th, 2017 in Batu, Indonesia
6th International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries (SAADC 2017)
The 6th SAADC Conference will be held with the theme of: “Wisdom of Using Local Resources for Development of Sustainable Animal Production in Developing Countries”. Besides providing a platform for researchers and industry stakeholders to share science and experiences for the development of sustainable animal agriculture in the developing countries, a major focus of SAADC is to provide assistance to young scientists to prepare high quality
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The 2nd International Conference “Insects to Feed the World” aims to address all aspects related to insects as food and feed and will bring together research scientists, government officials and private sector representatives from the food and feed sector from both developing and developed countries. The overall objective of the conference is to further explore the potential of edible insects for food and feed security.
For more information, please get in contact with Dr. Longyu Zheng (Huazhong Agricultural University, China. Email: [email protected]), Dr. Arnold van Huis (Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Email: [email protected]), and Dr. Jeffery K. Tomberlin (Texas A&M University, USA. Email: [email protected]).
WSeptember 3rd– 6th, 2019 in Leipzig, Germany
International Symposium on Ruminant Physiology
The Symposium about Ruminant Physiology will be held in Germany in 2019 at the Kongresshalle am Zoo of Leipzig. The Symposium is the major international conference on ruminant physiology. It provides an overview of current, important scientific findings and areas of research in the physiology of ruminants of all kinds. For more information, please visit the symposium website.
University of Zadar. It provides the possibility for verbal presentation, presentation via posters and the presentation of your institution/company or as a participant.For further information, please read the first notification of the conference.
November 16th – 17th , 2017 in Liège, Belgium
Conference: Insects in feed or food?
he meeting will be held at the University of Liège, and will address questions such as:
• Should we eat insects or feed our animals?
• Could insects be useful in (veterinary) medicine?
• What can we learn from Southern countries? Are insects safe?
More than 10 leading experts in the field will share their most exciting research discoveries. For further information and registrations, please visit the conference website.
February 11th-16th, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand
WCGALP meeting
The Organising Committee of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production is gearing up to the meeting in Auckland, New Zealand, that will be held in February 2018. Registrations are opened since December 2016. Call for papers will open on May 1st, 2017 and close on September 7th, 2017. For more information, please visit the congress website.
May 15th – 20th, 2018, in Wuhan, China
2nd International Conference “Insects to Feed the World” (IFW 2018)
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