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LowInputBreeds: Key facts & figures
Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies to improve animal health, product quality and performance in European organic and ‘low input’ milk, meat and egg production - LowInputBreeds
- 5-year EU Collaborative Project, funded under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities
- Contract No. 222623
- 94 person-years of research
- Over 60 scientists
- 21 leading research and industrial organisations
- 15 countries
- 4 livestock species: cattle (dairy and beef), sheep (dairy and meat), pigs, poultry
- Running from 2009-2014
- Project coordination: Newcastle University and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL
- www.lowinputbreeds.org
Third LowInputBreeds Symposium
Breeding and Management in Low Input Production Systems
= LowInputBreeds Session at the 64th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP)
- Date: August 26 to 30, 2013
- Venue: Nantes, France
- Organisation: National Institute of Agronomic Research INRA
- www.eaap2013.org
- www.lowinputbreeds.org/lib-symposium-2013.html
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Third Symposium of the LowInputBreeds project
The third Symposium of the LowInputBreeds project will take place in Nantes, France, August 26 to 30, 2013. It will be held in the framework of the 64th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP).
The LowInputBreeds project will contribute the session "Breeding and Management in Low Input Production Systems" to the EAAP meeting.
More information
www.eaap2013.org and http://www.lowinputbreeds.org/lib-symposium-2013.html
News
New FAO publication on the impact of animal nutrition on animal welfare
LowInputBreeds Newsletter December 2012
Organic Eprints: Latest entries from the LowInputBreeds project
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Effect of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and faba bean(Vicia faba) on the periparturient rise in ewes infected withgastrointestinal nematodes
Werne, S.; Perler, E.; Maurer, V.; Probst, J.K.; Hoste, H.; Drewek, A. and Heckendorn, F. (2013) Effect of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and faba bean(Vicia faba) on the periparturient rise in ewes infected withgastrointestinal nematodes. Small Ruminant Research, , - . [In Press] -
Ethical Consideration in Livestock Breeding
Leenstra, Ferry; Klint Jensen, Karsten; Butler, Gillian; Baker, Brian; Willer, Helga and Maurer, Veronika (Eds.) (2012) Ethical Consideration in Livestock Breeding. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Frick, Switzerland. Proceedings of First LowInputBreeds Symposium, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 15-16 March 2011. -
Effect of daily environmental temperature on farrowing rate and total born in dam line sows
Bloemhof, S.; Mathur, P. K.; Knol, E. F. and van der Waaij, E. H. (2013) Effect of daily environmental temperature on farrowing rate and total born in dam line sows. Journal of Animal Science, online, - . -
Qualités de la viande d’agneaux d’herbe produits en élevage biologique ou conventionnel
Prache, S.; Gatellier, P.; Thomas, A.; Picard, B.; Bauchart, D.; Ballet, J. and Meteau, K. (2012) Qualités de la viande d’agneaux d’herbe produits en élevage biologique ou conventionnel. Poster at: Scientific Seminar of the INRA Animal Physiology and Livestock Farming Systems Division, 31 January -1er February 2012. [Completed] -
Comparaison des qualités sensorielles de la viande et de la carcasse d’agneaux élevés au pâturage en production biologique ou conventionnelle à deux niveaux de disponibilités en herbe
Prache, S.; Ballet, J.; Meteau, K.; Guy, F.; Musset, M.A. and Vannier, E. (2012) Comparaison des qualités sensorielles de la viande et de la carcasse d’agneaux élevés au pâturage en production biologique ou conventionnelle à deux niveaux de disponibilités en herbe. [Comparison of meat and carcass sensory quality in organically and conventionally pasture-fed lambs at two levels of herbage availability.] Paper at: 14th Meeting of the Sub-Network on Nutrition of the FAO-CIHEAM... -
Un mode de conduite biologique et un niveau élevé d'herbe améliorent la qualité nutritionelle des acides gras de la viande chez l'agneau engraisse au pâturage
Bauchart, D.; Oueslati, K.; Thomas, A.; Ballet, J. and Prache, S. (2012) Un mode de conduite biologique et un niveau élevé d'herbe améliorent la qualité nutritionelle des acides gras de la viande chez l'agneau engraisse au pâturage. [Organic production and high level of pasture availability improve the nutritional quality of meat fatty acids in lamb.] In: Viande et produits carnés - La Revue francaise de la recherche en viandes et des produits carnés, no. Hors-Série, pp. 23-24... -
Sainfoin – New Data on Anthelmintic Effects and Production in Sheep and Goats
Werne, S.; Maurer, V.; Perler, E.; Amsler, Z.; Probst, J.; Zaugg, C.; Krenmayr, I.; Schwery, M.; Volken, H. and Heckendorn, F. (2012) Sainfoin – New Data on Anthelmintic Effects and Production in Sheep and Goats. In: Rahmann, Gerold and Godinho, Denise (Eds.) Tackling the Future Challenges of Organic Animal Husbandry, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries, Landbauforschung Sonderheft 362, pp. 240-245. -
Feeding sainfoin to goats – influence on milk and cheese quality and yield
Heckendorn, Felix; Schwery, Moritz; Volken, Herbert; Maurer, Veronika and Simonnet, Xavier (2012) Feeding sainfoin to goats – influence on milk and cheese quality and yield. Speech at: FAO-CIHEAM Network on Sheep and Goats. Sub-Network on Nutrition 14th International Seminar / 2nd Symposium of LowInputBreeds, Hammamet, Tunesia, 15.-18. May 2012. -
Performance of commercial laying hen genotypes on free range and organic farms in Switzerland, France and The Netherlands
Bestman, Monique; Leenstra, Ferry; Maurer, Veronika; van Sambeek, Frans; Zeltner, Esther; Reuvekamp, Berry; Amsler, Zivile; Galea, Fabien and van Niekerk, Thea (2012) Performance of commercial laying hen genotypes on free range and organic farms in Switzerland, France and The Netherlands. In: Rahmann, Gerold and Godinho, Denise (Eds.) Tackling the Fututre Challenges of Organic Animal Husbandry, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and... -
The restriction of grazing duration does not compromise lamb meat colour and oxidative stability
Luciano, G.; Biondi, L.; Pagano, R.I.; Scerra, M.; Vasta, V.; López-Andrés, P.; Valenti, B.; Lanza, M.; Priolo, A. and Avondo, M. (2012) The restriction of grazing duration does not compromise lamb meat colour and oxidative stability. Meat Science, 92, pp. 30-35.