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Open to new horizons: EAAP Announces the first webinar dedicated to Beekeeping!

Federica Motterle — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:41:22 +0000

EAAP is pleased to announce that the 25th EAAP Webinar will be dedicated to beekeeping! The webinar, titled “Beekeeping Today,” will be held in November 2024 and will feature presentations on bees for rural development, bee health, and bee breeding. Leading experts in the field, including Nicola Bradbear (Bees for Development), Per Kryger (Aarhus University), Annette Bruun Jensen (University of Copenhagen) and Giulietta Minozzi (University of Milan), have been invited to present the latest research on beekeeping. Stay tuned with EAAP for the final agenda, webinar timings, and all other important information!

Announcement: Publication of the Book of Abstracts for the 75th EAAP Annual Meeting

Federica Motterle — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:13:05 +0000

EAAP is pleased to announce the publication of the Book of Abstracts for the 75th EAAP Annual Meeting. The electronic version of this comprehensive volume will be available to all EAAP individual members through the EAAP restricted site and will be sent to all participants attending the Meeting. The Book of Abstracts includes 1,783 abstracts from the 98 scientific sessions that will be held at the 75th EAAP Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy. This essential resource offers a detailed overview of the innovative research in animal science and developments that will be presented during the conference. The “hard copy” of the 2024 Annual Meeting is also available and can be purchased online at the special price of € 50 each. If are already registered to the 75th Annual Meeting and wish to purchase the hard copy, you can enter the registration link using your ID and password (75th EAAP 2024 European Federation of Animal Science – Login (triumphgroupinternational.com) click on the “registration” button and buy the book (see screenshot below).

Press Release – 75th EAAP Meeting in Florence, Italy

Federica Motterle — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:28:38 +0000

The Association for Animal Science and Production (ASPA) and the European Federation of Animal Husbandry (EAAP) are pleased to welcome you to the 75th annual meeting of the European Association for Production Animals, which will be held in Florence from 1 to 5 September 2024.

Florence is one of the most important art cities in Italy. An exceptional wealth of monuments, historical sites, museums and churches that represent the cultural heritage and artistic heritage of Florence, considered the capital of the Renaissance.

Florence is the capital of Tuscany, a region located in the heart of Italy, and known around the world for its beautiful hilly agricultural landscapes, the best country houses of Chianti, its wines, olive oil, the largest native bovine breed “Chianina” and the Florentine steak. These products represent the Italian excellence of agriculture. During the EAAP congress, social events will be hosted in some of the most spectacular places in the city and will offer the opportunity to taste some of them directly these products.

The general theme of the congress is “Global quality: environment, animals, Food ‘. The congress will be divided into several parallel scientific sessions, in which research results covering the entire field of animal sciences will be presented and discussed, together with the presentation of the main ongoing research projects.

We received an incredibly large number of abstracts, a record for the annual conference: more than 1800 abstracts compared to around 1300 at previous EAAP annual meetings. These abstracts come from 60 different countries around the world! The number of participants is already close to 2000 people.

The title of the plenary session that will be organized on September 2nd August is: Reassessing our Relationship with Farmed Animals.

Italy has the largest number of PDO and PGI products.

Various technical tours will be organized to discover the breeding systems and biodiversity of the Mediterranean (Maremma beef cattle, Cinta Senese pigs, dairy buffalo farms), the Tuscan agricultural landscapes (Chianti hills, rural residences, cellars), the high-quality DOP productions. of Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma and San Daniele, Tuscan Pecorino and Tuscan ham.

We welcome you and wish you an exceptional stay in Florence!

Booklet of Welfare Assessment of Animals at Farm Level (WAFL) Conference available

Federica Motterle — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 07:35:03 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that the programme booklet for the 9th International Conference on the Welfare Assessment of Animals at Farm Level (WAFL) is now available online. This conference, set to take place in Florence on August 30-31, will bring together experts and enthusiasts from around the world to discuss and advance the welfare of animals at the farm level. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn more about the latest research, innovations, and practices in this critical field. Click here to access the website and discover more about the event.

Kate Keogh from Ireland to Receive 2024 EAAP Young Scientist Award

Federica Motterle — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:32:16 +0000

We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Young Scientist Award will be presented to Kate Keogh
from Ireland. This prestigious honour, granted by the European Federation for Animal Science, recognises early career researchers who have demonstrated outstanding research performance with a strong European dimension and perspective. Kate Keogh, an EAAP Individual Member, has shown exceptional dedication and innovation in her research, making significant contributions to her field.

Herachievements exemplify the excellence and forwardthinking that this award celebrates. The award
will be conferred during the Welcome and Award Ceremony, which will take place early September at
the 75th EAAP Annual Meeting. As per the award’s criteria, recipients are early career researchers
not older than 38 years at the time of the annual meeting. We extend our warm congratulations to
Kate Keogh and look forward to honouring her achievements at the upcoming ceremony.

4th one-day symposium of the ATF and EAAP Commission on Livestock Farming Systems

Federica Motterle — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:23:31 +0000

The joint 4th one-day symposium “Livestock are more than food” of the ATF and EAAP Commission on Livestock Farming System will be held on 1st September 2024 during the EAAP annual meeting in Florence. Provisional programme is available here! Registration mandatory on the EAAP website.

Announcement: EAAP Workshop on Insects

Federica Motterle — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:36:42 +0000

We are pleased to announce the upcoming EAAP Workshop titled “Insect-IMP: Genetic Improvement, Implementation, and Impact”. This workshop will cover various crucial topics, including genetic diversity, mating behaviour, and the interplay of genetics and environment in farmed insects. The workshop will be held in Athens (Greece) at the Agricultural University of Athens on January 29th – 31st, 2025. Participants can look forward to detailed sessions on designing breeding objectives, phenotyping systems, and estimating breeding values. Additionally, smaller group training sessions will be available, focusing on breeding objectives, quantitative genetics, population simulations, and dissemination techniques. Our esteemed Scientific Committee includes experts such as Gertje Petersen, Christoph Sandrock, Laura Gasco, Sreten Andonov, and several other relevant scientists who are expert in insects farming. The workshop will also feature invited speakers, sponsors dedicated to promoting insect breeding, and theatre and poster presentations. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and contribute to the field of insect breeding. Soon EAAP will call for abstracts submissions to participate actively at the workshop. Stay tuned with us to know more in the next weeks.

Preparing for the third EAAP Regional meeting in Krakow

Federica Motterle — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:30:49 +0000

Last week, the EAAP Secretary General met with Prof. Joanna Makulska and Prof. Zygmunt Kowalski of the Agricultural University of Kraków to lay the groundwork for organizing the next EAAP workshop for Central and Eastern Europe. They toured the facilities, discussed the formation of the scientific committee, talked about dates, and addressed all the practical necessities for organizing an excellent workshop. The goal of this workshop for EAAP is to offer more localized animal science conferences in addition to the annual European conference. The conference, which will be held in Kraków from April 9 to 11, 2025, will cover topics related to animal sciences with a particular focus on issues specific to the Central and Eastern European region.

From left to right: Zygmunt Kowalski, Joanna Makulska, Andrea Rosati

Highlights from the Mountain Livestock Farming Systems Meeting 2024

Federica Motterle — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:25:03 +0000

The Mountain Livestock Farming Systems Meeting has concluded. Co-organized by EAAP, VetAgro Sup, and INRAE, the event took place in Clermont-Ferrand, the capital of Auvergne, from June 5th to 7th, 2024. The overarching theme of the congress was the adaptation of mountain livestock farming to climate change. Various sessions were organized to explore interactions between farming systems and wildlife, product quality in
mountain farming, and other related topics. Throughout the conference, specialists in livestock farming systems networked, engaging in discussions both during sessions and informally, such as during social events and technical tours. EAAP committed to continuing support for this workshop and, along with Swiss representatives, extended an invitation to the next Mountain Livestock Farming Systems Meeting scheduled for July 1st to 3rd, 2026, in Switzerland.

Exciting News: 2023 Impact Factor for “animal” Journal

Federica Motterle — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:17:44 +0000

EAAP is very pleased to announce that the 2023 impact factor of our journal “animal” is 4, up from 3.7 in 2022. This places “animal” 4th out of 80
journals in the Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science category and 8th out of 167 journals in the Veterinary Sciences category. This achievement is the result of the collective efforts of all members of the animal consortium (EAAP, INRAE, and BSAS), the editorial team, and, most importantly, the animal scientists who chose our journal for their publications.