SCIENTIFIC TOPICS

Biodiversity and sustainable Animal Production systems: economic, environmental and social aspects (Plenary session)
The impact of competition between food, feed and fuel on livestock industry
Incorporation of ethical considerations in professions in livestock industry
Methods to quantify uncertainty and changing socio-economic environment in livestock farming
The role of livestock farming in rural development
Are Organic Farming systems sustainable?
Methods and animal models used to study physiological aspects of postnatal growth and development in farm animals (EAAP- ASAS-ADSA Growth and Development Symposium)
Advances and use of electronic identification (Symposium)
Fair competition between public funded research services and private
FABRE-TP Technology platform in animal breeding: updating of the EC strategic research agenda
Physiology and genetics of stress and behaviour
Indicators and analysis of risk factors in livestock welfare
Animal transportation (welfare, handling, risk assessment, economics)
Emerging zoonotic diseases
Biosecurity and free range systems
Molecular tools for disease resistance
Selection in harsh environments: methods and results
Practical strategies and tools for the genetic management of farm animal populations
Practical implementation of marker-assisted selection in pig and poultry breeding
Including functional traits in breeding programmes
Local breeds: what future? 1. Selection
Local breeds: what future? 2. Farming systems and products
Promising application of Nutrigenomics in Animal Science
Nutrition and product quality
Feed additives to improve diet utilisation
Management and processing for high quality forages
Cattle breeding under globalization utilizing new technologies: looking at period after 2015 considering structural changes in EU policy
Protein metabolism and N excretion in dairy cattle
Minimizing losses in calf rearing
Experiences with and future of linear and body condition scoring in cattle
Cattle Network: 1. Sustainable dairy production in Mediterranean countries
Cattle Network: 2. Herd dynamics in Mediterranean countries
Water in pig production including liquid feeding
Supporting immunocompetence in young pigs
Genetic evaluation of defects and longevity in horses
Reproduction technologies in horses
Horse Network: Performance horses. Open questions and challenges for future research and practice
Sheep and goat organic farming and product marketing
Impact of EU regulations on sheep goats breeding and production
Animal fibre science
Dog breeding
Dog behaviour
SABRE (Workshop)
Writing and presenting scientific papers (Practical workshop with limited participants. No abstracts are accepted)