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EDITORIALEDITORIAL BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL

At one time it was enough to explain to people what the truth was. This happy situation was the consequence

of Age of Enlightenment, of the connection between knowledge and emancipation. Today, even rational

arguments, statistics, citations and facts do not convince public opinion. This is a supranational trend, global I

would say.

In this period, what we call post-modernism, the claim that there is no objective truth and that all knowledge is

a matter of “power” and/or of those who tell the facts. On the other hand, “power” thinks to be able to create

its own reality. There are visibly important experiences where power thinks to create one’s own reality, and to

the extreme, to the creation of facts

“If we say that global climate change does not exist (better if we say it more times) it means that global climate

change does not surely exist, and if scientists say something different, it is not so important”. Fake news on

internet, on TV programs and even in newspapers create the absence of the objective and shared truth. The

dominating culture is to create other truths and everything is confused, especially for civil society.

Scientists should have the same objective that they have always had: truth by scientific facts. But we should

use different tools to disseminate scientific facts, because the world has changed, and we should find new

tools to spread information, essentially to reach the civil society. We must use tools that can reach everyone for

disseminating properly to civil society, like Twitter, Press Releases, Facebook, participating in public meetings

(not only scientific ones), because the average person believes that a scientific truth still exists and that living

without it is the condemnation to support incorrect strategies. Living in a “technological world” without a unique,

scientifically-based and shared truth is very dangerous.

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NEWS FROM EAAP

Some figures from Tallinn annual meeting

The annual meeting held in Tallinn can be easily considered a successful conference. The Estonian local organizers worked hard to offer the best hospitality, the facilities were in most cases more than satisfactory, the social events were well attended, well organized and fully enjoyed by the participants. Registration procedure was smoother than previous years, the local staff have always been friendly and useful. I am sure most of you share this comment, and in any case we will find out participants opinions by analyzing the answer to the survey that we sent after the ending of the conference (please remember that the deadline to send the answers to the survey is September 30th). More important, the scientific program was well appreciated with hundreds of interesting presentations and good speakers.Despite the subjective analysis to the conference, here is some interesting number furnished by local organizers: the number of accepted abstracts was 822, there were 522 theatre presentations and 300 posters. This figure is a little smaller than previous years, but is because we had fewer participants. The total number of participants were 1027 (but does not include last days registration and maybe there is someone more), this figure is large when considered to annual meeting of ten years ago, is less than average compared to the last five years. The main reason is that Estonian participants in Tallinn annual meeting were less than the British and Irish participants in Belfast annual meeting. The Estonian animal scientists network, although well qualified, is not very large. Still having more than 1000 participants is a remarkable result, considering the geographic condition. About the social events, 321 persons participated to the Tallinn walking tour, 823 participated to the Estonian Evening at the Maritime Museum at the Seaplane Harbour and 336 persons attended the Gala Dinner at the Space X, Ülemiste City. The technical tours of Friday had 157 participants.I am sure that more than these figures we will keep in our memory the good time we had in Tallinn at the 2017 EAAP annual meeting.

EAAP PEOPLE PORTRAIT

Andrea Pompozzi

Andrea is a member of EAAP staff in Rome headquarters since December 2016. He works as a EU Project Manager, dealing with the development of EU project proposals and the technical and financial management of the EU-funded projects where EAAP is involved as a partner. Currently, Andrea is working on four Horizon 2020 projects in the field of animal science: GenTORE, iSAGE, SmartCow and VetBioNet. Moreover, he contributes to the organization of workshops within two COST Actions where EAAP is involved. Recently, Andrea also collaborated with international consortia to draft new project proposals on different topics, such as: reducing antibiotic dependency in intensive farming systems; developing strategies to improve resilience and efficiency in small ruminants. Andrea originally comes from Marche, a region in the centre of Italy bordered by the Adriatic sea to the east. After graduating from a classical lyceum in his hometown, he moved to Milan and then to Forlì to attend university, obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomatic Science. During his academic path and immediately after, Andrea also carried out many study and work experiences abroad, by doing an Erasmus in Paris

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and three internships in Washington DC, Stockholm and Geneva. He then decided to settle down in Rome, where he attended a specializing course in European Project Management and started working for a consultancy agency. He developed his career in the field of EU-funded projects by undertaking project manager positions at the University of Verona, the Italian Ministry of Education and Research and finally EAAP. In 2014, he also had a very interesting experience in Hanoi, where he was employed for a year by the local Embassy of Italy to carry out international cooperation projects focused on the development of Vietnamese SMEs and the private sector.

In his spare time, Andrea likes to read, play electric guitar (he has a left-handed Fender Stratocaster), hang out with friends and watch football matches - he is a big supporter of Juventus. He is always happy to see his cat, George, and his dog, Margot, when he goes back to his hometown to visit his family.

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

IPEMA Training School “Harmonisation of methods in entire male and immunocastrate research”: 20th-

22nd November 2017, Ljubljana, Slovenia

The COST Action IPEMA will organize a training school on 20th-22nd November 2017 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The aim is the presentation of research methods relevant to address the questions of entire male and immunocastrate production with an emphasis on the harmonisation of methodological approach in joint research projects.

IPEMA offers free registration to the training course for a maximum of 25 trainees.

IPEMA will also refund the travel and accommodation costs of the trainees that are eligible to be reimbursed.

The trainees will be allowed a lump-sum allocation of 260 euros for accommodation (2 nights at 80 euros each) and meals (5 meals at 20 euros each). The travel costs of the trainees will also be reimbursed up to a maximum between 420 euros and 540 euros, depending on the available budget.

Acceptance of the application is submitted to

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fulfilment of the two following criteria:

• The applicant’s motivations to participate are in line with the objectives of IPEMA;

• The applicant is eligible to be reimbursed of his/her travel and accommodation costs

If the number of applications received is higher than 25, more criteria will be used to set priorities among the received applications, as follows:

• The applicant is currently engaged in a research project where harmonisation of methods is critical;

• The applicant is an Early Career Investigator, i.e. an individual who is within a time span of up to 8 years from the date (s)he obtained his/her PhD/doctorate (full-time equivalent);

• The applicant comes from a target inclusiveness country (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia and Turkey);

According to COST rules, IPEMA will also pay attention to ensuring a reasonable country balance concerning trainee participation.

The deadline for registration is November 1st, 2017. To register please use the Ljubljana TS registration form .For the detailed program, the eligible criteria and other information please visit the website: http://www.ca-ipema.eu/training--education

The Open Source Feed encyclopedia

Have you been in doubt about livestock feeds? Do you want to stay informed about main sources and latest trends in animal feed? Perhaps, you simple want to learn more about a certain type of feed ingredient. Well, you have come to the right place!!! Feedipedia.org is an open access information system on animal feed resources that provides information on nature, occurrence, chemical composition, nutritional value and safe use of nearly 1400 worldwide livestock feeds (source Feedipedia.org). Read the full article on LinkedIn.

How can enrichment help to reduce tail docking?

In several episodes, leading welfare researchers explain the results they obtained within the international framework ‘FareWellDock’. This project investigates how to steer away from tail docking. Swedish and Danish researchers took a look at straw – does its use reduce the occurrence of tail biting? Injurious tail biting is commonly seen in both weaner and finisher pig herds. Tail biting is associated with

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pain and stress for the pig. In addition, tail bitten pigs may have reduced growth, may suffer from infections and may eventually be culled, and thus tail biting may also represent an economic loss for the farmer. Read more about this article on Pig Progress.

Challenges and solutions in coping with poultry red mite

Delegates at the International Egg Commission’s conference in Bruges were given an update on the spread of poultry red mite, the ongoing scientific work and solutions to controlling outbreaks. Red mite is increasingly becoming one of the most substantial issues facing egg producers and is now prevalent across much of the globe. Presenting an overview, Farhad Mozafar, of Lohmann Tierzucht, told delegates that the night bloodsucking mite had first been documented back in 1778 and was now widespread across Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. Only North America is currently free from mite. Read more on this topic on Poultry World.

INDUSTRY AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

European Commission is organising an Info Week 14 -17 November 2017 on Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 (SC2) ‘Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy’

The Research Executive Agency (REA), the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) and the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) of the European Commission are co-organising an Info Week on Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 (SC2) ‘Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy’, which will take place in Brussels on 14-17 November 2017.

The usual Societal Challenge 2 Info Day on the new Horizon 2020 Work Programme for 2018-2020 and the related brokerage event organised by BIOHORIZON will form the first part of the week. The second part will consist of three high-level policy events presenting the latest evolutions in the broader EU policy context related to Societal challenge 2 activities and how it relates with activities under Horizon 2020. The event will also feature a Bioeconomy village highlighting first-class Horizon 2020 projects and initiatives on bioeconomy.

All events will take place in the Charlemagne building of the European Commission. Access is limited to registered participants. The Infoweek is free of charge. However, participants are asked to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements.Registration for all events in the Infoweek is now open here (except the brokerage event). It will close on 20 October 2017 at the latest. Registration could be closed earlier if the maximum number of participants is reached.For the detailed programme and more information please visit the event website.

Ensuring the profitability of feed processing

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Feed mills are fundamental to animal production. The high milling efficiency of modern feed mills contributes significantly to ensuring secure supplies of food of animal origin for the human population. Compound feed production is a complicated operation that requires processing of a heterogeneous mixture of several ingredients into uniform pellets. Feed mills are now facing important challenges. These include ensuring profitability and safety of milling operations. There are wide variations in prices and often in supply of feed raw materials. Read more on this topic on All About Feed.

Mind the gap! Where the science meets the industry

I often wonder if the rate of advancement of science and technology that we have seen in the past 20 years will continue at such a speed in the future. I remember when the thought of video calling

seemed futuristic and now we do it by default to catch up with friends. Where will we be in 5 or 50 years? Sounds like a dreadful interview question, right? If you allow me to develop that question some more, I would ask; where will the science be in 5 years and when should the feed industry follow? It is the natural flow that the science makes a move and the industry follows. Blue sky developments in science and technology give rise to ideas for ‘real-world’ applications in the industry. Read more about this article on All About Feed.

T hPUBLICATIONS

Environmental Microbiology (Volume 19, Issue 8)

Compositional and functional dynamics of the bovine rumen methanogenic community across different developmental stages(available for purchase);

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Wageningen Academic Publisher

IInsects as food and feed: from production to consumption(available for purchase);

JOB OFFERS

2018 Stapledon Travelling Fellowships

2018 Stapledon Travelling Fellowships are now available. Awards can be used to support visits between the UK and other countries to develop studies on any aspect of grassland science. Travelling Fellowship awards cover periods of 1 - 6 months and are normally sufficient to meet economy travel and basic living costs. Awards range from £1000 -£7000.Priority is given to supporting younger and mid-career scientists who present applications with clear proposals. Work to be undertaken should be challenging but feasible within the time available and the experience and skills gained from the Fellowship should aim to enhance the applicant’s career development.

UK-based applicants can apply to visit any other country. Non-UK applicants can only apply for a Fellowship to visit the UK. The deadline is 31 October 2017 with decisions being made in December.

Potential applicants should discuss their proposals with their intended host before applying so the application presents a clear plan of the intended project. All applications should be submitted through the UK institution involved; i.e. the workplace of UK

applicants, or the proposed UK host for overseas applicants.Awards are not available to support PhD studies, or for conference attendance (although the timing of a Fellowship visit may be arranged to take advantage of conferences). The host organization is required to meet or waive any ‘bench’ fees.For further information and application please visit the website: http://www.stapledontrust.org.uk/Fellowship.asp If you need help or advice in your application please contact Mike Steele at mike.steelesmt@yahoo.com

3 Postdoctoral Research Associate positions at the University of Liverpool, UK (to be based in Ethiopia)

The University of Liverpool (UoL) has been awarded a major Research Councils UK (RCUK) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) project (see: www.rcuk.ac.uk/funding/gcrf/). The 4-year, £8 million HORN project will provide research training in the area of One Health in Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.

The University of Liverpool is now recruiting three post-doctoral research associates to work on aspects of One Health to be based in Ethiopia.You will be a member of the Institute of Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool. When in the UK you will work out of the new HORN office in the University main campus but these posts are to be based in Ethiopia and the expectation is that post-holders will spend the majority of their time in that country.

Responsibilities: You will be responsible for your own (supervised) research programme in Ethiopia, including managing a financial budget. You will interact with project partners in UK, Ethiopia and other HORN-countries in a professional manner at all times. You will travel within Ethiopia, to the UK or to other HORN-partner countries as needs arise.Skills & experience: • Excellent academic background, with PhD in a relevant area • Excellent record of publication of international

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quality research papers (appropriate for your level of experience)

• Superb interpersonal skills, including cultural sensitivity to enable effective cross-cultural working

• High level computer and analytical skills

• Ability to work both individually and as a member of a team

• Resllient, adaptable and motivated

• Experience of undertaking research in a developing country setting (desirable)

• Experience of managing a financial budget for research (desirable)

Tenure: the post is available for 2 years initially

Salary range: £ 33,518 - £ 38,833 pa

Deadline for application: 24 October 2017

For any informal enquiries please contact Professor Matthew Baylis (baylism@liverpool.ac.uk)

For more information please read the full job description.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

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 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

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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 20th – 22nd, 2017, in Beijing, China

1st World Conference on Sheep

The International Society of Zoological Sciences (ISZS), together with its host, Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences, supporters and partners, will organize “The 1st World Conference on Sheep (WCS 2017)”, on 20-22 October 2017, in

Beijing, the capital of China. The theme of WCS 2017 will be “Sheep Omics in a changing world”. If you are interested in give a talk, please submit your abstract at the conference webpage. For the details of the conference and the program, please visit the conference website.

October 29th to November 3rd, 2017 in Belfast, UK

IDF World Dairy Summit

Wide-ranging and engaging, the IDF World Dairy Summit 2017 programme will provide a comprehensive examination of all the major issues making a difference to the world of dairy, as well as insights into how delegates can, in turn, make a difference to the sector’s future.The conference opens on Monday 30th October with the World Dairy Political/Agricultural Leaders Forum. This brand-new Forum will provide a platform for the political and agricultural leaders that will shape the sector’s operating environment. This will be followed by the World Dairy Leaders Forum which will see senior company leaders discuss their vision for the sector’s future. The IDF will then showcase its work in the IDF Forum in the afternoon. For further information and registrations, please visit the summit website.

November 15th - 16th, 2017, in London, UK

Future of Biogas Europe 2017 Summit

The “Future of Biogas Europe 2017 Summit”, organized by Active Communications International, will bring together senior executives and experts from the full value chain to provide a forum for all parties active in the field of anaerobic degradation of organic matter and renewable energy production in the form of biogas. Power producers, technology providers, agricultural sector, food and beverage industry, waste industry and leading technology and solution providers are all impacted by the development of biogas. The conference will provide a forum to discuss the latest challenges and developments making an impact on the industry. For further information and tickets, please visit the

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conference website.

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.

January 13rd - 17th, 2018 in San Diego, CA, USA

XXVI Conference International Plant & Animal Genome

The Plant and Animal Genome XXVI Conference (PAG) will be held in San Diego, CA, USA in

January 13-17, 2018. It is designed to provide a forum on recent developments and future plans for plant and animal genome projects. Consisting of technical presentations, poster sessions, exhibits and workshops, the conference is an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and applications on this internationally important project. An International Goat Genome Consortium workshop will take place at PAG in San Diego on Monday, January 15 2018. The main topics to be targeted at the workshop include genetic diversity, genetic diseases, comparative genomics, genome assembly, and functional genomics. If you plan on attending PAG this year and you expect to have results that could be presented during this workshop, please send your abstract (250 words maximum), with a title, list of authors and a corresponding author e-mail to Gwenola Tosser-Klopp (gwenola.tosser@inra.fr) before October the 10th. Final decision on the list of speakers will be made on October the 17th during an IGGC phone Conference. For more information please visit the conference website.

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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.

February 25th - 27th, 2018 in Tel Aviv, Israel

Congress on Controversies in Bovine Health, Industry & Economics (BovineC)

The Congress on Controversies in Bovine Health, Industry & Economics (BovineC) is a unique get-together meeting where controversial topics in bovine health, industry and economics will be discussed between veterinaries, scientists and farmers. The main subjects of the Congress should be related to cattle however, abstracts related to sheep and goats will be also accepted. Abstract submission deadline: October 3, 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)

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: ly.zheng@mail.hzau.edu.cn), Dr. Arnold van Huis (Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Email: arnold.vanhuis@wur.nl), and Dr. Jeffery K. Tomberlin (Texas A&M University, USA. Email: jktomberlin@tamu.edu).

June 20th – 22nd, 2018, in Bozen – Bolzano, Italy

1st European Symposium on Livestock Farming in Mountain Areas

The Symposium is a joint initiative of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, the EURAC Research Center, FiBL

Transform the future of agriculture with genomics Sequencing. Microarrays. Informatics.

Exponential population growth and a changing climate create unique challenges for those working to maintain the food supply. To overcome this, many are turning to science and agricultural genomics. By identifying desirable traits, Illumina’s agrigenomics technologies are helping animal breeders and researchers drive sustainable productivity, leading to healthier and more productive livestock.

Learn more about Illumina solutions for livestock at www.illumina.com/agrigenomics

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Switzerland, Università degli studi di Padova and EAAP. It will be held for the first time in 2018 at the Eurac Research Center in Bozen-Bolzano. The overall objective of the Symposiums is to bring together scientists that deal with questions regarding livestock farming in mountain areas in Europe. Mountain regions face challenges due to their environmental condition that affect the success of production and that are similar regardless of geographic location. Therefore, the symposium covers a broad range of topics including all species relevant to mountain farming. Invited speakers, theatre presentations as well as poster presentations are foreseen.

Important dates:

Call for abstracts: 12/2017

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 03/2018

Abstracts notifications and final programme: 04/2018

For further information please see the attachment or get in contact with Prof. Dr. Matthias Gauly (Matthias.Gauly@unibz.it).

June 24th-27th, 2018, in Knoxville, TN, USA

ADSA Annual Conference and Tradeshow

Mark your calendars now for the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA), the most comprehensive dairy science meeting in the world. As a global forum for professionals, educators, and students, the meeting will attract more than 1,500 dairy foods and production specialists with common but diverse interests in the future of dairy science. For further information and registrations, please visit ADSA website.

August 27th - 31st, 2018 in Dubrovnik, Croatia

69th EAAP Annual Meeting (EAAP 2018)

The Organising and the Scientific Committees are delighted to announce that Croatia has been chosen as the venue for the 69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. The meeting will take place from 27th to 31st August 2018 in Dubrovnik, one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. The venue for the meeting will be the Valamar Resort. EAAP 2018 builds on the success of previous EAAP meetings, and it

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A NEW MEDIA PLATFORM DEDICATED TO THE FEED WORLD• Round tables and inter-views with Key Opinion Leaders• Topics ranging from feed to food

A NEW MEDIA PLATFORM DEDICATED TO THE FEED WORLD

• Focus on industry issues

• Roundtables and interviews with scientific experts

• Enabling interaction with participants

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LIVE REPLAY Q & A

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September 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.

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 registration and other information about the European animal science annual meeting, please visit EAAP 2018 website.

September 5th-7th, 2018, in Utrecht, The Netherlands

6th European Veterinary Immunology Workshop

The European Veterinary Immunology Group (EVIG) and the local organizing committee are organising the 6th EVIW, EVIW2018 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Plenary and concurrent session topics will include: 1. Innate immunity; 2. Adaptive immunity; 3. Infection and immunity; 4. Vaccination; 5. Clinical immunology; 6. Allergy; 7. Mucosal immunology; 8. The microbiome in relation to immune responses. Further information on registration, abstract submission and deadlines will be available soon at https://www.eviw2018.com/

October 25th – 27th, 2018, 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 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 and visit the conference website.

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“Look closely. The beautiful may be small.”

(Immanuel Kant)

The Flash-e-news is the Official EAAP Newsletter. This interesting update about activities of the European animal science community, presents information on leading research institutions in Europe and also informs on developments in the industry sector related to animal science and production. The Newsletter is sent to all EAAP Members and supporters. You are all invited to submit information for the newsletter. Please send information, news, text, photos and logo to: p.andrea@eaap.org .

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