N° 166 - May 2019 www.eaap.orgEuropean Federation of Animal Science

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EDITORIAL BY THE SECRETARY GENERALHas technological development left scientists behind?

Reading a few pages of the French author Michel Serres, I thought about the role of

modern scientists; about the impact of science on us and the difficulty for humans to

adapt to rapidly changing developments. Serres writes about the feedback loop, making

us dependent on things that really depend on us. This has been working since the time

when we first produced artefacts, from the dawn of man. We produce artefacts and, in

return, they influence us. The man who discovered and managed fire is no longer the same

man because the heat has transformed the food, the habitat, the skin, the behaviour and

the fragility. It is no longer the same man who uses the mobile phone because it remodels

space, accelerates time, facilitates access, brings the correspondents closer together.

Externalized by the body, the artefacts return and modify us as human beings. Technical

invention has, therefore, effects on human innovation. This process has been going on

for millennia and we continually become our children; our children who we often do

not and cannot understand. The “everyday” in its routine structure is ending and reality

requires a continuous adaptation process, caused by technology and globalization. In

scientific development we must continuously adapt without really understanding what

is happening. It used to take many years to understand and change our ways but

nowadays we must do it in months. Scientific research needs a relatively long time span

to fix objectives, carry out planning, collect information, analyse data and contemplate

conclusions. Scientific research does not have time to be updated. And, coming back to

Serres, is there time for the scientists “created” by the latest technological development to

understand the newest ways to plan research? And which level of inefficiency is caused

by this?

Andrea Rosati

Main Topicsl News from EAAP pag. 1 - 4l EAAP People Portrait pag. 5l Science and Innovation pag. 5l News from EU pag. 6l Industry and Organizations pag. 6l Job Offers pag. 6 - 7l Publications pag. 7l Conferences, Workshops pag. 8-11

EDITORIAL

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Ghent welcomes Europe’s largest scientific conference on animal production

From 26th to 30th August 2019 ILVO organizes the annual EAAP Congress on animal production in the International Congress Center (ICC) in Ghent. During this 70th edition, more than 1,300 scientists, experts and stakeholders from the business community and government will focus on the theme “Animal farming for a healthy world. The meeting is the hot spot for animal production in Europe for 5 days. Exchange of scientific knowledge and international contacts with research, policy and industry are crucial in a unique historical context of Ghent.

Animal farming for a healthy world

“Animal production for a healthy world” is the main theme of this edition. In 73 sessions with a total of more than 700 lectures and 540 posters on topics such as genetics, nutrition, management, animal welfare, agro-ecology, climate change, ecological footprint and product quality, the congress will address the most important of current societal concerns on animal production. The extensive scientific program covers the various sectors of the animal sector: cattle, pig and poultry farming, but also horses, insects, sheep and goats. More info about the program can be found on the EAAP website.

More than science…

In addition to scientific lectures and poster sessions, the congress will also include informal networking opportunities and social activities to establish contacts between people active in research institutions, governments and the business community. Of course, the culinary and historical assets of Ghent and Belgium play an important role in this. The specificity of the Belgian agricultural sector is also highlighted during 4 technical excursions on the last congress day. Each of these emphasizes some of the strong and/or innovative aspects of our Belgian agricultural sector: highly muscled meat breeds, aquaculture, insects, horse breeding, goat farming, family farms, efficient feed production and research.

News from EAAP

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standardization of the different aspects of insect rearing and production is needed for the sector to compare the obtained results, to evolve and scale up production. Rearing conditions, diet standardization, results repeatability, performance and quality, large scale prediction are some of the major points to which the researcher and stakeholders should focus on for the next future. All these topics, if harmonized between each other and through the rearing systems, will assure the link between the interpretation of nutritional quality and characteristics of the insect products obtained. This will lead to the basis of the nutritional approach in performing diets formulation such as the optimal animal performance reached through the use of well-defined and constant nutritional sources. The challenge session on Standardization of research methods and parameters is a focal point were almost all the major variables in the insect production systems and product interpretation and evaluation will be considered such as the specific rearing conditions for the different insect species, the standardization of the administered diet, the need for the repeatability of the obtained results through the different research approaches, the standardization of performance and quality indexes and finally, the large scale prediction to evolve the sector.

Session 31: “How to address tradeoffs and synergies in livestock farming systems?” – The session will address tradeoffs and synergies between social,

The main objective of EAAP is the development and dissemination of knowledge, as well as international cooperation between the various stakeholders in animal production. With the program of the 70th EAAP Congress, this is clearly evident. In this way, the animal production sector can continue to innovate and new contacts can form the basis of future cross-border cooperation.

In short, this is a unique opportunity to gain knowledge, expand your network and promote the Belgian agricultural sector with us.

For more info visit the website or contact Sam De Campeneere (info@eaap2019.org)

For registration click here.

70th EAAP Annual Meeting sessions

We are glad to announce some of the most interesting sessions to be held during the 70th Annual Meeting in Ghent from 26th to 30th August 2019:

Session 28: “Standardisation of research methods and parameters” - Insects as feed for livestock is not anymore an emerging chance, but is a challenge for the future. Although the interest of stakeholders and civil society is still increasing in considering insects as a valuable source for nutrition, a real step forward will be not achieved since standards practices and indexes will be not settled up. The

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Animal Nutrition sessions:

• “Dietary functional components: effects on animal performance, health and environment” - Dietary functional components such as carotenois, fatty acids, phenolics compounds, bioactive peptides etc. can have a positive impact on animals’ performance and health and can reduce also the greenhouse gas emissions.

• “Algae as animal feed” - Algae have been investigated intensively in the past years for their application as a sustainable protein source in livestock feed. Specific nutrients and bioactive ingredients in algae also seem promising to improve animal health and performance while reducing the environmental footprint for both monogastric and ruminant species. This session will explore recent developments on the various aspects of microalgae as well as macroalgae (seaweed) in animal nutrition.

• “Former food in animal nutrition: advantages and challenges” - Based on current data, former food products and by-products have an excellent potential use as alternative feed ingredients for livestock production, even though their full nutritional, functional, safety and sustainability evaluation cannot be considered as complete. Accordingly, the session will try to cover these topics as well as the future challenges.

economic and environmental indicators at the animal, farm and regional scale. This will include visualisation as well as socio-economic and technical approaches to tradeoff analysis. Invited speakers: Tommy Dalgaard from Agro (Denmark).

Session 36: “Beef farming and products towards the future” - This session will deal with how any modification in livestock practices will affect the characteristics of beef. These characteristics may concern either intrinsic qualities (tenderness, flavor, color, fatty acid composition, micro-nutrient content, etc) or extrinsic qualities (animal welfare, carbon footprint, etc). Any relationship between beef farming and consumer perception of beef quality will be also considered.

Session 41: “Resilient livestock forming systems in the context of climate and market uncertainties” – The session will address robustness, adaptation and transformability of livestock farming systems as well as their vulnerability. There will be a mixture of technical and economical approaches to resilience in conventional as well as pastoral areas and interactions between rural and urban societies. Invited speakers: Miranda Meuwissen from Wageningen (The Netherlands) and Guillaume Martin from INRA (France).

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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disciplines in order to improve feed efficiency and reduce enteric methane.

Of course, there will be many more sessions for you. The final program will be soon defined and available at the conference website. See you in Ghent!

Animine Academy 2019

Animine Academy 2019 organised by EAAP and Animine, will take place on 9-10 September 2019. The venue is in the beautiful countryside of Château de Maffliers, 40 min away from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport.

For program and registration details please visit the website and download the leaflet here.

EAAP Scholarship Winners 2019

EAAP is proud to announce the names of the Scholarship Winners. Click here to read the complete list!

• EAAP/FEFANA one-day symposium “Role of Specialty Feed Ingredients in tackling societal challenges: mitigating the environmental impact of animal farming and reducing the need for antibiotic use in livestock”This one-day symposium aims to stimulate innovations in the domain of specialty feed ingredients and strengthening its role in meeting societal challenges, with a special focus on the mitigation of environmental impacts of livestock farming and the reduction of antibiotic use.o “Societal concerns, with focus on environment and antimicrobial resistance, that can be addressed through animal nutrition: state of science and specialty feed ingredients” -During the morning session the focus lies on the state of the art and the knowledge.o “Implementing innovative solutions in animal nutrition: tools and success stories from the field to tackle environmental issues and to reduce the need of antibiotic use in animal farming” - During this afternoon session the focus lies on the implementation of innovative solutions: tools and success stories from the field.• “Feed efficiency and enteric methane emission of cattle” - Improving feed efficiency and reducing the enteric methane emission of cattle remain important for both farm economic and societal reasons, with the Paris COP agreements. This session is a collaboration between 3 commissions: Nutrition, Cattle, Genetics and therefore aims to cover new strategies and opportunities from different

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of the Nutrition Commission. Next to her research in Wageningen she enjoys a little bit of dairy farming in practice by returning to her family dairy farm, where she lives with her boyfriend Bart. Other than her hobbies cows, cows and more cows, she loves to play volleyball, beach volleyball in summer, ski or snowboard in winter, hike with dog Ronja (no matter what the weather is like); or enjoy diner and a good glass of wine with friends and family.

From Science and Innovation

Last seats available! Course “Introduction to graphical models with applications to quantitative genetics and genomics” at University of Padova, Italy June 3rd-7th, 2019

The DAFNAE (Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment) of the Università degli Studi di Padova presents the 5-day course on “Introduction to graphical models with applications to quantitative genetics and genomics” which is guided to graduate students and researchers interested on the analysis of genetics and genomics data, including complex traits, molecular markers and gene expression. The course will be held on 3rd-7th June 2019. The course is capped at max 50 participants and few places are still available! For more information and registration please visit the website.

EAAP People Portrait

Roselinde Goselink

Roselinde grew up on a dairy farm in a small village in the Eastern part of the Netherlands. The love for cows started as soon as she could walk and she always wanted to be a vet. She received her veterinary degree at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University, The Netherlands, in 2009 with a specialization in livestock animals and veterinary research. After graduation an interesting job in dairy cow nutrition research pulled her into a scientific career at Wageningen University and Research. She is now working as a researcher in ruminant nutrition and physiology at the department of Animal Nutrition of Wageningen Livestock Research in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Her research interests and expertise focus on the relationship between animal nutrition, animal health and animal welfare, ruminant digestion and physiology, and - specifically - management and nutrition of youngstock and transition cows, all to increase dairy cow health and lifespan. Her first EAAP meeting was in Chersonissos, Greece, and since 2017 Roselinde is involved in EAAP as secretary

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From Industry, Governments and International Organizations

McDonald’s influence on the supply chain

The news that a third of McDonald’s eggs in its US supply chain are now sourced from cage-free systems just three years after it announced it would be totally cage-free in three years shows its impact on the supply chain. The fast food giant, which was established in 1940, buys about two billion eggs a year – almost 2% of the total in the USA. Read the full article on PoultryWorld.

Job offers

Senior/Academic Research Scientists - Animal Nutrition at SRUC, Edinburg, United Kingdom

A new position is available at SRUC’s Monogastric Science Research Centre for a Senior Academic Research Scientist in Animal Nutrition, to take forward SRUC’s client-facing research portfolio on nutritional sensitivity of animal production, health, disease, environmental footprint and product safety, ranging from the strategically academic to the commercially applied. Fixed term contract to April 2022. Deadline application: 6 June 2019. For more information please visit the job vacancy.

Postdoc Position on Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Aarhus University, Denmark

A postdoc position focusing on modeling quantitative traits in breeding programs intensively exploiting genomic information is available September 1st, 2019 at the Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Aarhus University.

From EU (policies and projects)

SmartCow project: the second TNA call is launched!

The 2nd TNA call is launched! The TNA call makes available cattle research facilities of SmartCow partners for research by academic or industry colleagues from other (mainly EU) countries. 18 research installations in 7 countries!

Deadlines: 1st stage (pre-proposal): 30th June 2019 2nd stage (full proposal): 30th September 2019

Applications must be made online through the submission portal. For more information please visit the website.

SMARTER project’s website is online!

From May 2019 SMARTER website is online! Visit the website to know more about this interesting project!

EU invests € 540 million to boost cutting-edge research!

Senior scientists across Europe will use these EU funded grants to explore their most daring research ideas. Their work could answer some of today’s pressing questions, such as how to improve the generation and storage of renewable energy or how to help our biological clocks cope with our 24/7 modern lives. This 2019 round of European Research Council grants could lead to the creation of 2,000 new jobs. Read the full article here.

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Publications

• Cambridge University PressAnimal: Volume 13- Issue 5 – May 2019

• Cambridge University PressAnimal: Volume 13- Issue 6 – June 2019 – Article of the month “Characteristics of boli formed by dairy cows upon ingestion of fresh ryegrass, lucerne or chicory”

Deadline for application: 16 June 2019. For more information and application please visit the job vacancy.

6 positions at Bristol Veterinary School, United Kingdom

The following 6 positions are currently available at University of Bristol:

1. Vaccinology & Immunotherapy2. Animal Sensing Biometrics3. Antimicrobial resistance4. Animal Welfare Science5. Clinical Research Infrastructure6. Dairy Production Science

Deadline for all the applications: 3rd July 2019.

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• Focus on industry issues

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• Enabling interaction with participants

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LIVE REPLAY Q & A

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June 23rd-26th, 2019, in Cincinnati, OhioADSA 2019 Annual Meeting

The 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®) is the most comprehensive dairy science meeting in the world. For more information visit the website.

June 25th -27th, 2019, in Foulum, Denmark

International Conference Circular Bioeconomy Days 2019

The international conference Circular Bioeconomy Days 2019 will take place from 25 to 27 June at Aarhus University in Foulum. A good opportunity to meet Danish and European decision-makers as well as leading Danish and international researchers and entrepreneurs who work to develop the bioeconomy and sustainable protein sources of the future. For more information and registration visit the website.

June 27th -29th, 2019, in Bern, Switzerland

17th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals

The ICPD conference is a traditional scientific conference dedicated to current topics related to farm animal diseases that are related to the respective food production systems. For more information visit the conference website.

July 8th-11th, 2019 in Austin, Texas

2019 ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting and Trade Show

The 2019 ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting and Trade Show will be held in Austin, Texas. For more information visit the website.

Conferences and workshops

June 10th-12th, 2019, in Bloemfontein, Free State Province, South Africa

51st SASAS Congress

he 51st SASAS Congress will be held on 10th-12th June and the theme of the conference will be “Managing the ecological footprint of livestock through efficient production”. For more information visit the website.

June 11th-14th, 2019, in Sorrento, Italy

23rd ASPA Scientific Congress on New Challenges in Animal Science

The congress is organized by the University of Naples Federico II and the University of Foggia. Learn more visiting the website.

June 12th,2019, in Wageningen, The Netherlands

1st Edition – Circular Agri Food Summit

The Summit aims to empower the attendants to take tangible actions about the Agri Food sector, which is changing rapidly. For more information and registration, please visit the website.

June 21st, 2019, in Brussels, Belgium

Conference: The role of ruminants in sustainable diets

On June 21st, the Belgian Association of Meat Science and Technology (BAMST) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) are bringing together various experts to discuss “The role of ruminants in sustainable diets” in Brussels, Belgium. For more information visit the website.

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The meeting will be organized by ILVO under the patronage of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries from the Flemish Government. For more information, please visit EAAP 2019 website.

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. For more information, please visit the symposium website.

September 8th -12th in Wroclaw, Poland

XIX Congress of the International Society for Animal Hygiene (ISAH 2019)

The XIX Congress of the International Society for Animal Hygiene (ISAH 2019) will take place from 8 to 12 September 2019 in Wroclaw, Poland. For more information visit the website.

September 9th – 12th, 2019 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

6th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (ISEP 2019)

The organizing committee and EAAP Commission on Animal Nutrition invite you to the 6th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition (ISEP 2019). For more information, please visit ISEP 2019 website.

September 18th – 20th, 2019 in Turin, Italy

23rd Congress of the European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition

The 23rd Congress of the European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ESVCN) is organized by the Research team in Animal Nutrition of the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Torino (Italy). The 2019 Congress will focus on the comparative nutrition of farm, pets,

July 29th – August 2nd, 2019 in Accra, Ghana

7th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture (AACAA)

The 7th AACAA will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana, from July 29th to August 2nd, 2019. The conference is being organised by the All Africa Society for Animal Production (AASAP) in association with the Ghana Society of Animal Production (GSAP), the Ghana Animal Science Association (GASA), and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). The main theme is “Innovations to secure the future of African animal agriculture in a globalizing world”. More information can be found here.

August 5th – 9th, 2019 in Bergen, Norway

53rd Congress International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE)

The Congress ISAE2019 will take place at Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Bergen, Norway on 5th-9th August 2019 and it’s organized by Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). For more information visit the website.

August 26th – 28th, 2019 in Berlin, Germany

13th EPIZONE Annual Meeting

The EPIZONE annual meeting will be held from 26-28 August 2019 in Berlin, Germany, and will be hosted by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), the German Federal Research Institute for Animal Health. Theme of the 13th Annual Meeting will be ‘Breaking Walls’. Deadline for abstract submission: 2 June 2019. For more information please visit the website.

August 26th – 30th, 2019 in Ghent, Belgium

70th EAAP Annual Meeting (EAAP 2019)

The Belgian organizing team is delighted to invite you to the 70th Annual Meeting of EAAP. The meeting will take place from 26th–30th August 2019 in the historic yet contemporary city of Ghent.

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in Belgrade, 9th-11th October 2019 in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. Participants can take part with an oral or poster presentation. For more information read the attachment. .

October 16th – 19th, 2019 in Florence, Italy

X International Symposium on the Mediterranean Pig (X-PIGMED-2019)

The X International Symposium on the Mediterranean Pig (X-PIGMED-2019) will be held in Florence (Italy) on October 16th-19th, 2019. For more information visit the website or contact the Scientific Secretariat at medpig2019@gmail.com

October 23rd – 25th, 2019 in Dodoma, Tanzania

42nd Annual Scientific Conference for the Tanzanian Society of Animal Production

The 42nd Annual Scientific Conference for the TSAP will be held in Dodoma, Tanzania at St. Gaspar Hotel and Conference Centre, from 23rd to 25th October 2019. The main theme will be “Supporting Industrialization through Livestock and Fish Value Chains under Changing Climate”. Abstract submission deadline: 15th August 2019. Further information is available here.

October 23rd – 25th, 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic

11th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics

The 11th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics is organised by the Czech branch of WPSA and Working Group 3 ‘Breeding and Genetics’ of the European Federation of WPSA. It will be held in the Congress Center of Prague in Czech Republic from October 23rd to 25th, 2019. Deadline submission poster abstracts is June 1st, 2019. For more information visit the website.

wildlife and zoo animals. More information on the website.

September 18th – 20th, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey

12th World Buffalo Congress

The 12th World Buffalo Congress will be held in Istanbul, Turkey during 18-20 September 2019. The theme of WBC2019 is “Efficient Production for the World”. In addition to the main congress, there will be the Pre-Congress Workshop on “Reproductive Biotechnology in Buffalo” during 16-17 September 2019. For more information and registration please visit the website.

September 19th – 21st, 2019, China

3rd China Swine Science and technology Conference

Chinese Association of Animal science and Veterinary medicine (CAAV) will host the 3rd China Swine Science and technology Conference (CSSC2019) in 19th-21st September 2019, together with the Annual Conference of CAAV in Qingdao, China. Read more here.

September 23rd – 27th, 2019 in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy

Workshop Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding

The workshop “Genetic Data Analysis for Plant and Animal Breeding” is organised by the University North Carolina State University, USA and the University of Florence, Italy. Registration will open May 1st, 2019. The first registered 30 (maximum) people will be admitted to the workshop. For more information visit the website.

October 9th – 11th, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia

12th International Symposium on Modern Trends in Livestock Production

The 12th International Symposium “Modern Trends in Livestock Production “will be held in hotel Park

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Conference registration will open on 31st May 2019. The theme of the conference is “Livestock perspectives: shaping the path for the future”. For more information please visit the website. If you are interested you can also fill the document Form to become an MSAP member.

November 26th- 28th,2019 in Paris, France

Insectinov3 Conference

The Conference Insectinov3 will focus on the key issues concerning industrial-scale insect rearing and large-scale production of insects for Human and Animal Food and Feed. Abstract submission deadline: 14th October 2019. For more information and registration visit the website.

January 13th- 15th,2020 in Bangkok, Thailand

WMFmeetsASIA – the 12th Conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum

The aim of WMFmeetsASIA – the world’s largest mycotoxin event – is to increase the awareness of human and animal health risks due to mycotoxin contamination. Submission deadline for oral and poster presentations 15 June and 15 November 2019, respectively. For more information and registration visit the website.

January 27th- 28th,2020 in Atlanta, USA

13th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM)

The 13th IFRM, will be organized by IFIF and FAO and it provides an opportunity for regulators and feed industry professionals from across the globe to exchange their thoughts and discuss concrete ideas for providing safe and affordable feed and food around the world. The participation is by invitation only and it is for direct IFIF members and invited government feed officials only. If interested, please contact info@ifif.org, feed-safety@fao.org and daniela.battaglia@fao.org in cc). For more information please visit the website.

October 22nd – 26th, 2019 in Varadero, Cuba

5th International Convention AGRODESARROLLO 2019

The 5th International Convention AGRODESARROLLO 2019 will take place on October 22nd-26th, 2019, at the Plaza América Convention Center, Varadero, Cuba. Deadline for abstract submission: July 19th, 2019. For more information please visit the website or read the program here.

November 8th – 11th, 2019 in Pokhara, Nepal

7th International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries (SAADC)

The 7th SAADC 2019 (Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries) conference will be held in Nepal from November 8th-11th, 2019. The theme is: “Eco-friendly Animal Production for Profitable Smallholder Farming”. For more information and registration please the website.

November 11th – 13th ,2019 in Brisbane, Australia

3rd International Tropical Agriculture Conference - TROPAG2019

The International Tropical Agriculture Conference will take place in Brisbane from 11th to 13th of November 2019. The TropAg 2019 program will focus on ‘Shaping the science of tomorrow’ and include five program themes across field crops, horticulture, livestock, nutritious food and an AgFutures stream focused on technology and investment. For more information and registration, please visit the website

November 25th- 27th,2019 in Langkawi Kedah, Malaysia

39th Malaysian Society of Animal Production Annual Conference

The 39th Malaysian Society of Animal Production Annual Conference will be held in Langkawi Kedah, Malaysia, from 25th to 27th November 2019.

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