The EU H2020 SAPHIR Project have organisd a stakeholder satellite workshop on 31st August 2016, 14:00 - 18:00 in Belfast, UK.

The topic is “Healthy livestock : integrated strategies for sustainable animal production through improved immunocompetence”. Speakers at this event are representatives from the breeding and nutrition industry and academics.

The target audience are both academics and industry R&D representatives in nutrition, genetics, animal health & welfare for cattle, poultry and pigs interested in the work of SAPHIR.

Programme

SAPHIR: Strengthening Animal Production and Health through the Immune Response -  Marie-Hélène Pinard, SAPHIR Deputy Coordinator

Socio-economics: what are the costs and benefits of integrated approaches to improve animal health with a focus on vaccination strategies -  Jonathon Rushton, The Royal Veterinary College, UK

The view point of the animal health management with the example of lamb mortality - Jean-Marc Gautier, IDELE, France

The view point of the cattle breeding industry - Hans Stalhammer, Viking Genetics, Sweden

No silver bullet to combat pig diseases: need for an integrated multidisciplinary approach - Pramod Mathur, Topigs Norsvin, the Netherlands

The view point of the chicken breeder - Allan Ball, COBB Europe, UK

General discussion on animal health and sustainable animal production, integrated animal health strategies, animal nutrition, genetics, socio-economics and EU policy - Moderated by: Isabelle Schwartz-Cornil, SAPHIR Project Coordinator, Marie-Hélène Pinard, SAPHIR Deputy Coordinator, Jan Venneman, EFFAB Director

SAPHIR Workshop is free for the EAAP 2016 participants.
The non-EAAP participants of the workshop are entitled to pay the half-day fee, £75.00 for the attendance to the Workshop, including lunch.
If you are non-EAAP participant you will be contacted by the EAAP organisers for the workshop fee.

For more information please visit: http://www.h2020-saphir.eu/saphir-stakeholder-meeting.html