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Second LowInputBreeds Symposium
Feeding and management strategies to improve livestock productivity, welfare and product quality under climate change
= 14th International Seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Sheep and Goats Sub-Network on Nutrition and 2nd Symposium of the LowInputBreeds project
- Date: May 15 to 18, 2012
- Venue: Hammamet, Tunisia
- Organisation: National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT) and the Pasture and Livestock Agency (OEP-Tunisia) & Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (CIHEAM-IAMZ)
- Key documents
Second announcement (209 KB)- Programme of May 18th, with the presentations about the progress of the LowInputBreeds project (155 KB)
- Website www.iamz.ciheam.org/tunisia2012
and www.lowinputbreeds.org/symposium-2012.html
Programme of the Second LowInputBreeds Symposium
General programme outline
Papers from the LowInputBreeds project were integrated in the programme of the 14th international seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Sheep and Goats Sub-Network on Nutrition, entitled "Feeding and management strategies for improved small ruminant productivity, animal welfare and product quality under climate change".
Papers on the other animal species covered by the LowInputBreeds project were also presented.
Time schedule
May 15&16, 2012
- Session 1: Production and overall nutrition efficiency
- Session 2: Local feeding resources based systems
- Session 3: Animal welfare / Product quality
- Session 4: Options for mitigating/coping with climate change
- For detailed programme, including the papers of the LowInpoutBreeds project see second conference announcement of the 14th International Seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Sheep and Goats Sub-Network on Nutrition/Second LowInputBreeds Symposium
May 17, 2012
- Excursion: The field trip was to the region of Zaghouan (about 60 km from Hammamet). Two farms were visited (different production systems, two breeds of sheep and cattle), lunch at "Dar Zaghoua" and visit of “Temple des eaux” (famous roman ruins).
May 18, 2012 (8.30 am -1 pm): Presentations of the subprojects of the LowInputBreeds project
- 8.30 to 12 am Reports from the four LowInputBreeds subprojects (open to all conference participants): Programme (155 KB)
- 12 am to 1 pm: LowInputBreeds General Assembly