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Livestock Production Science 63 (2000) 159–200www.elsevier.com/ locate / livprodsci

In this issue (page numbers)

Editorial: Polarization on Genetically Modified Food (159)51st Annual Meeting of EAAP, The Hague 2000 (165)

2000 Joint Celebration Millennium Meeting of EAAP/ASAS/ADSA (165)Satellite Symposia Associated with the EAAP Annual Meeting in The Hague (166)

Future EAAP Annual Meetings (167)Forthcoming EAAP and Associated Scientific Meetings (167)

5th Global Conference on Conservation of Domestic Animal Genetic Resources, 2000 (170)EAAP Notices (172)

Reports on EAAP and Other Scientific Meetings (172)Personal News (176)

Awards (177)News from Member Countries (179)

International News (180)In Memoriam (182)

Book Reviews (184)Training Courses (194)

Forthcoming Scientific Conferences (196)

Editor: John Hodges, Lofererfeld 16, A-5730 Mittersill, Austria. Fax: 1 43-6562-54814; e-mail: [email protected]

April 2000 Number 37

EDITORIAL: POLARIZATION ON Many people in animal science have a deepGENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD concern for the very important issues which are

being distorted in an ideological battle. There are nowinners when rational debate is absent and the

Introductionparties focus upon faulting their opponents ratherthan the facts. As informed spectators we know that

It is not easy having an interest on both sides in a the real problems are not being faced or answered byraucous public debate. But that is where many of us either side and we feel powerless while the invectivefind ourselves in the continuing war of words, is promoted in the media. Part of the problem is thataccusations, physical violence and abuse on Ge- the extremists on both sides, who undoubtedly arenetically Modified Food. Each side has some valid not representative of the constituencies they claim,points but the opposition is no longer listening lose touch with reality and move into positions ofhaving already decided. fantasy.

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Activists against GM Food view there are no further legitimate questions pre-venting widespread use.

Consider the activists who object to GM Food, This superior attitude reflects badly upon scienceemploy scare tactics and abuse by coining concepts for it not only sweeps away the views of thelike ‘‘frankensteinfoods’’ and ‘‘mutant grub’’ to extremist fringe in the opposing camp, but it fails tocharacterize the future dining table of the world. recognise and address the serious questions of manyThey also engage in physical violence and civil educated people and professionals in non-biologicaldisobedience, as in Seattle in November 1999, and in fields who are also deeply concerned with the worldpillaging suspect crops and private property. Even as food problem. Room must be found for debate andI write in early March 2000, some Greenpeace public scrutiny with people of other professionalactivists in the UK have been arrested for physically specialities, different cultures and values, diverseseeking to prevent a ship with a cargo of GM soya farming systems, varied dietary and culinary habitsfrom the USA from docking in Liverpool. Let us not and life-styles. Regrettably, claiming to speak for themisunderstand. There are deep seated and wide- scientific constituency, these activists go far beyondspread concerns in Europe and among many thinking what scientific authority allows, which would be topeople in the tropics about GM Food. Peaceful state that, to date, scientific methods find nothingdemonstrations within a democratic society are abnormal in GM Food. The activists’ statementslegitimate and well established ways of drawing the indicate clearly that, in their view, scientists aredeliberate or unconscious blindness of governments competent to decide that the use of GM Food into alternative positions held by many people. Vio- human society should now be implemented globally.lence never solves problems. In fact it often has the This unfortunate arrogance is further reinforced byopposite effect. In this situation agitators using verbal abuse, for while accusing the opposition of apropaganda enable their opponents to allege that all ‘‘language war’’ activist scientists now characterizewho have questions about GM Food are victims of anyone who questions the legitimacy of immediatelymass hysteria – which is not true. applying GM Food technology without discrimina-

tion to the mass food market as ‘‘Luddites’’, ‘‘Anti-progress’’ and ‘‘Self-seekers impeding progress by

Activists in support of GM Food imposing their own fetishes and New Age beliefs onsociety by employing a veneer of pious rhetoric

Regrettably, there are also extremist scientists who regardless of the cost to humanity’’. This quotationemploy scare tactics and abuse. They say GM Food from a January 2000 article is typical of much that ismust be used globally and immediately to feed the written today by those who see themselves represent-world and they characterize those who do not ing the scientific position.immediately agree as selfishly denying food to Such rhetoric brings discredit upon us all ashungry millions. They see no place for legitimate scientists. It is totally inappropriate today as we enterquestions by non-specialists who have reservations the 21st century. Western society in Europe andand seek more information, further experience and North America has had a long struggle with au-call for time to evaluate GM Food. Rather these thoritarian decision-makers and today we live in ascientific activists invoke the authority of science to democratic, pluralist, civil society where science isstate that all necessary research and experimental expected to present sound data, analyses and tech-work has been completed, risks have been assessed niques but not to announce unilaterally how, when,and negative effects exist only as small probabilities; where and by whom they shall be used.further they deem as unnecessary the PrecautionaryPrinciple and they ignore Prior Informed Consent,which are two procedures already embraced by most Position of mainstream scientistsgovernments of the world in several internationalconventions concerned with biotechnology. In their Fortunately the vociferous writers are only a

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fringe. There remains a majority of scientists, of the knowledge for a unilateral decision about whichwhom I am one, who seek balance and continue to techniques are appropriate for feeding the world.believe that biotechnology, like all new scientific Some of us have been privileged to work for thediscoveries has potentials for both good and bad last two decades, especially within Europe and in theuses. We believe that knowing how to do something tropics, to help shape emerging biotechnologies intonew is not sufficient reason to do it immediately in a new facility capable of launching another break-the absence of widespread study, consultation and through in food production, which will be desperate-public debate leading to informed consent by society. ly needed to feed the anticipated ten billion peopleHuman history supports the view that when faced by before world population peaks. At the same time, wethe potentials of new technologies especially those have insisted that our professional work in bio-which, like food, are capable of affecting the whole technology is linked with the other key issues toof humanity, society benefits by patience in gaining ensure that agriculture is sustainable, the environ-experience, humility in the face of knowledge and ment is preserved, production of quality animal andtransparency in motive among all the interested and plant products is continued and rural life is en-affected parties. hanced. We have struggled for decades with the

problem of how to use biotechnology to increase theyield of food animals and their feed supply without

World food production risking the loss of quality in other areas of life. TheEuropean Association for Animal Production has

Many of us are scientists who have made life-long also promoted this integrated approach to the appli-professional commitments to seek improvements in cation of animal biotechnology.world food production. Although we have ourspecialities in science we are consciously workingfor a global society with more food, cheaper and Integrated interdisciplinary approach is essentialmore available food, and food of better qualitydefined by hygienic, organoleptic, health or cultural It is a hard problem. And it is not a new problem.criteria. We are also committed to sustainable farm- Applications of biotechnology with animals haveing, rural society, the environment and just trade. been with us since the early 1980s. The question ofDuring our careers, many of us have worked profes- how to integrate new technologies in food productionsionally to bring about these changes in both temper- did not suddenly appear with the arrival of GMate and tropical regions. For these reasons we have Foods from plants in the last few years. Thisinterests which lie in the several territories staked out problem of trying to balance the quantity of food andby the extreme protagonists. animal feed produced with the overall quality of life

We are right to assert that science has a track for individuals and communities has always been arecord facilitating huge increases in food production vital component of agricultural research. Throughoutover the last century in temperate countries and also my professional life I have worked together within the tropics especially during the period from the professional colleagues in different disciplines on1950s to the 1980s. This historic record shows developing principles, projects, and systems toclearly that, to be truly effective for all stakeholders, achieve this elusive balance. Anyone who has triedany technology for changing food production has to knows that it is not easy. One has to work with andbe used in concert with the other vital factors which listen to scientists, economists, rural developmentcontribute to meaningful and quality human life. experts, sociologists, environmental experts, exten-Without this integrated approach hunger and mal- sion specialists, health professionals, bankers, gov-nutrition will remain, and damage will occur in the ernments, business interests and especially withother critical areas which define a pleasurable and farmers and consumers to find the balance – and thismeaningful human life and community. In other was all true during the Green Revolution period. Inwords, biological science alone does not provide all fact without such an integrated team and systems


approach the Green Revolution would not have been environment and to the terrible lifestyle of theeffective. No-one, and no single professional group, people. It is a lesson which does not need replicationhas the whole story. Integration of knowledge, skills, before we learn that science is only one of theand experience towards a common agenda is vital. components for building prosperity and improvingSectional interests always result in some measure of quality of life.failure and sometimes in catastrophe.

Polarization

Lessons from the former USSR It is sad and dangerous that some small butvociferous groups have polarized the very issues

By way of warning, we should not overlook the concerning the use of biotechnology for food pro-evidence from the former Soviet Union which fol- duction which need to be faced together as a unitedlowed the model of building food production upon task by people with different skills and knowledge.scientific knowledge and technology while disallow- These small groups, claiming to speak on behalf of aing other voices that would speak for the environ- whole profession, denigrate colleagues who do notment, health, the consumer and for the overall renounce hard reality and join battle with the peoplequality of life. The result is now evident in the vast seen as opponents.areas of good farmland in the countries of the former Let me quote my personal experience to illustrate.Soviet Union with depleted soils, polluted water, Because I refused to speak against the scientificepidemics of plant and animal diseases, pests and development of biotechnology at an internationaldying forests. The monolithic command economy Intergovernmental Conference which I was attend-prevented any dissident voices from questioning the ing, I was orally abused and then cut-off from furthertechnologies which were used. There was no inte- personal dialogue by the leader of a delegation fromgrated approach to food production allowing all the a well-known global environmental Non-Gover-stakeholders to contribute to balanced decisions. nmental Organization (NGO). In a somewhat similarCentral planners, guided by scientists, made the way, some scientists view colleagues who raisedecisions in isolation from the real world of the questions about the immediate, indiscriminate, un-natural and human resources, from the people work- traceable and universal use of GM Food, as unsci-ing the land, from economics, and from the consum- entific, retrograde, green or victims of extremisters. The aim was to produce basic foods in abun- NGO propaganda. These attitudes confirm that thedance. And it worked for a long time. There were no extremists on both sides are involved in all-out warhungry people in the former Soviet Union – but the for neither side allows any neutral ground. Sinceprice was paid by everyone in deteriorating human these people will neither capitulate nor reconcile, ahealth, polluted environment and low quality of life. new approach is needed to resolve the impasse.These issues were not considered by the technocratswho took scientific methods tested only in thelaboratory and applied them on the farms without Two modest proposals for changing the situationunderstanding the complexity of human society. Theconsequence was that the majority of the people This is tragedy for us all. It is not easy to see alived lives of poor quality – and still do, for positive way forward. One essential step must be theovercoming such a legacy is hard. In the end the return to balance and ethical behaviour by both sides.system itself became unsustainable, production de- Each currently claims for themselves rationality andclined and food had to be imported. While it is true the high moral ground but denies it to the other. Inthat the Soviet socio-economic system was a main fact, unwillingness to consider the possibility ofcause of the collapse, it was the unilateral imposition there being another position shows lack of rationali-of science without considering the other quality of ty; and abuse, whether physical or verbal, is immor-life issues which resulted in the devastation to the al.


It is probably useless at this stage to seek a face to therefore be more factual and honest to tell theface reconciliation of views by those who have taken consumer that risk assessment is an ongoingextreme positions. They are too entrenched and process with each product. Everyone under-usually represent institutional interests. What is stands the situation with new health care drugneeded? What would help? What can be done to products where each drug needs extensive test-bring the integrated team approach to this important ing before release – and some are rejected.problem. Here are two suggestions. 4. What are the factual, economic, health, quality

or other advantages to the consumer of buyingand eating GM Food products?

5. What is the analytical evidence to show thatMore information and more light Europeans should eat GM Food when the region

already has surplus food production?First, the situation would be somewhat defused if 6. Where are the economic and trade studies to

scientists and those involved in the production and show that eating GM Food in Europe will helpmarketing of GM Foods would provide a more feed people in the hungry countries of thefactual, balanced and realistic picture of the state of world?biotechnology for production of GM Food. The 7. Where are the integrated studies to show howeducated public does not want GM Food discussed subsistence farmers in poor rural areas of thelike a political electioneering issue when all the developing world will be able to access andenergy goes on blaming the opponent. There is need benefit by the use of GM seeds?for more candour, information and light. Here are 8. What do studies show for the estimated or actualsome starters: levels of investment needed and the likely

returns on the production of GM Seeds for1. It would interest many people to see the data on various crops?

the actual physical gains in crop yields and the 9. How will competition be ensured and highreduced production costs of growing specific prices be avoided when patenting is a keyGM Food products compared with Non-GM feature of producing GM seeds? The public hasproducts plus information on the number, scale experience of health drugs being very expensiveand descriptions of the farms from which they when they are the only product on the market forderive. a specific problem.

2. What evidence is there that the benefits of GM 10. A statement would be valuable for the averagecrop trials are transferable to the conditions person in the street that expectations of solvingwhere hunger and malnutrition prevail as en- the world food problems are potential, notdemic problems? The issue of transferability actual, at present; and an acknowledgement thatfrom developed intensive systems to developing, a great deal of research and hard work is neededextensive and subsistence farming conditions is before it is realized.immensely important. Failure to deal with it in 11. Instead of criticising the public for rejecting GMthe past has often caused more rather than less Food while accepting health care and drugsuffering. products produced by transgenic animals or

3. The statement that GM Food is safe is mislead- micro-organisms, why not recognize publiclying. It would be better to acknowledge that that there is a big difference? Pharmaceuticalresearch to produce new GM Food, for example drugs normally do not carry the transgenes; theywith specific qualities to meet nutritional de- are the products of transgenic organisms whichficiencies, will involve a continuous process of is an entirely different situation. Eating trans-finding and inserting new exotic genes from genes may be benign – or may not be – itother species. Since the action of transgenes is remains an open question. The fact that there isnot predictable, each new product will need no evidence of harm from eating the present GMindividual testing before being released. It would Food products leaves open the question of


whether transgenes in new GM food products decisions on the real issues of world food pro-which have not yet been developed will also duction, rural development and quality of life wouldhave no negative consequences. Further, the user be working in the light.of pharmaceutical products is free to choose notto use a specific drug whereas everyone has toeat; thus information and choice are more im- Conclusionportant with food.

We are all victims a polluted debate from extremepositions which goes on endlessly and does not

Independent commission to study the whole vari- contribute to solving the real problems. Further thereety of issues is a lack of objective, factual information. It is tragic

that the new biotechnology with such potentialMy second suggestion is to bring together in- should be so polarized and paralysed. The majority

dividuals of knowledge, experience and openness to of people in the street and the consumers are reallythe larger picture to seek balanced approaches to the interested but lack objective information and due touse of the new biotechnologies for producing GM the introduction of GM Food by stealth are nowFood. Such a Commission (or Working Group or suspicious that science linked with business is noContact Group) would need time, funds, a Secretariat longer trustworthy. (That topic was discussed inand human resources to study the complex issues. more detail in the Editorial in this Journal, LPS 62,The Commission, having identified some questions, December 1999, pages 51–60.) The majority ofwould delegate the studies to professionals whose scientists do not join the polemic but feel frustratedresults would feed back into the Group. The tech- by the purposeless debate. Governments are general-nique has been used to good effect in the past, for ly and often genuinely surprised at the heat generatedexample in producing the Brundtland Report on the but feel obliged to listen for they know it is not aEnvironment when the environment was a new and storm in a tea-cup – rather it is about the wholecontroversial issue. Much good still flows from the meal.Brundtland Report, both in changed attitudes and Probably the lesson we need to learn again is theactivities. danger of ideologies which go beyond their legiti-

It is unreasonable to expect national governments mate boundaries and seek to colonize the whole ofor Intergovernmental Bodies like the International life. What are the two ideologies in this case? On oneConventions on Biodiversity or Sustainable Develop- side some biological scientists seem to believe thatment to deal objectively with such issues for their their profession equips them not only to discovermain criteria in selecting Study Group members is knowledge and techniques which explain the phys-always political balance and power. The Commission ical structure of living materials, but they alsovisualised would be an integrated group comprising believe they are free to prescribe what is good forscientists, economists, rural development experts, human society. On the other side is an ideologysociologists, environmental specialists, health profes- which seems to suspect and reject business onsionals, extension specialists, farmers and consumers principle which is a tragic position for business iswho are chosen for their independence of vested essential for quality life. In this particular case theinterests either national or business. Their first aim anti-business ideology is focussed upon the hugewould be to sift the rhetoric, discard the chaff and multi-national businesses which have renamed them-then invite and commission new objective analyses selves Life Science Companies. It is an attractiveto throw light on the subject from areas about which name for shareholders, but evidently conveys alittle has been heard so far. The output should be needlessly provocative message. Let us beware ofunassailable in fact and able to bring all the parties blind ideologies.and the public up to date with reliable information.Then the parties responsible for making activity John Hodges, Editor.


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SATELLITE SYMPOSIA ASSOCIATED WITH nologies concerning lactation in farm animals. TheTHE EAAP ANNUAL MEETING IN THE main themes of the 2000 Workshop are:HAGUE.

• Practical and fundamental aspects of milk ejec-tion;Elsevier /EAAP Workshop, The Hague 2000 on

• Prolactin: mechanism and function;Preparing and Presenting Scientific Papers• Milk protein synthesis in high yielding dairy

cows;The Elsevier /EAAP Workshop on writing and• Regulation of milk fat synthesis and milk fat forpresenting scientific papers, that was highly ap-

human health.¨preciated in Warsaw 1998 and in Zurich 1999, willbe held also in connection with the EAAP meeting in Information: Antonella Baldi, Animal Nutrition Insti-The Hague in 2000, at the Netherlands Congress tute, University of Milan, Trentacoste, 2 20133Centre on Saturday 19 August from 08.30 to 17.30 Milan, Italy. Fax: 1 39-2-2140745. E-mail:hours. [email protected] Local organizer: Kerst Stelwagen,

The Workshop is aimed at young scientists and Research Station for Cattle, Sheep and Horse Hus-others interested in the quality of their scientific bandry, PO Box 2176, Runderweg 6, 8203 ADcommunications. It will be led by Dr Michael Lelystad, The Netherlands. Fax: 1 31-320-241-584.Grossman (USA), Dr Birgitta Malmfors (Sweden) E-mail: [email protected] Dr Phil Garnsworthy (UK) and includes lectures,discussions and group activities on:

The Use of Information and CommunicationTechnology (ICT) in Teaching and Learning in• Techniques for scientific writingAnimal Sciences• Oral presentation

• Poster presentation This Satellite Symposium will be held on Sunday• Scientific communication in a university cur- 20 August 2000 at the Netherlands Congress Centre,

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This Workshop will be held on 19 and 20 August Cumulative Gas Production in Feed Evaluation2000 in The Hague in advance of the EAAP for Ruminants and in Studying the Behaviour ofMeeting. The aim is to bring together animal sci- the GIT Microfloraentists from around the world and provide them withthe latest research philosophy, discoveries and tech- This Symposium will be held on 18 and 19 August


2000 at Wageningen Agricultural University, The FAO-ICAR Buffalo Workshop, 17 May 2000Netherlands. The aim is to discuss the role the gasproduction technique can play in current feed evalua- In association with the May 2000 ICAR Confer-tion, in future dynamic systems of feed evaluation ence in Slovenia, a Joint FAO-ICAR Buffalo Work-and in elucidating the role of the GIT microflora and shop will be held on 17 May 2000 in the location ofother applications. The Registration fee is Euro 150 the ICAR Meeting entitled ‘‘Animal Recording forand includes coffee / tea, a dinner on Friday night, Improved Breeding and Management Strategies oflunch on Saturday and a copy of the Proceedings. Buffaloes’’. During this session, the major problemsInformation: Eddie Deaville. E-mail: concerning the improved use of recording data [email protected] or Barbara Williams E- the breeding practices will be depicted and analyzed.mail: [email protected] or John Cone Specialist input from INTERBULL will also beE-mail: [email protected] or from: BSAS, PO Box available to make recommendations and an action3, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0RZ, UK. Tel.: 1 44- plan for improvement of the buffalo. Information131-445-4508. Fax: 1 44-131-535-3120. E-mail: from the organizers of the ICAR Meeting:[email protected]. http: / /www.bsas.org.uk Groblje 3, 1230 Domzale, Slovenia. Tel.: 1 386-

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FAO Buffalo Research Network & ICAR Buffalo2001. The 52nd EAAP Annual Meeting will be

Recording Groupheld in Budapest, Hungary from 26 to 29 August2001. The new format of the EAAP Annual Meeting

Those people not able to take part in the Buffalowill be introduced for the first time. The Study

Workshop mentioned above in Slovenia in MayCommission Programme is given in EAAP News

2000, may gain further information on the ICARNo. 36, page 60 in LPS 62 (December 1999).

Working Group on Buffalo Recording and on the2002. The 53rd EAAP Annual Meeting will be

FAO Buffalo Research Network and its Newsletterheld in Cairo, Egypt. Precise dates will follow but it

from the Co-ordinating Centre: Dr. Bianca Moioli,will be in the second half of September 2002.

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ICAR and INTERBULL Conferences, 2000EAAP Protein 2000 Workshop: Animal Protein

The 32nd Session of ICAR (International Commit- Feed Supply Problems and the Special Case oftee for Animal Recording) and the 2000 meeting of Central and Eastern Europe, 30 June and 1 JulyINTERBULL will be held in Bled, Slovenia in May 20002000. The ICAR Session will be held from 16–20May 2000 and INTERBULL from 14–15 May 2000. This two day meeting will be held in Rennes,The Working Group of ICAR on Functional Traits France on 30 June and 1 July 2000. The Workshop(WG-GIFT) will meet on 16 May 2000, morning was originally planned for June 1999, but wasonly, in conjunction with the ICAR Meeting. Meet- postponed. The programme is designed to addressings will be hosted by the Cattle Breeding Service of issues of high protein feeds in Europe with specialSlovenia. Information: ICAR Secretariat, Groblje 3, attention to Central and Eastern Countries (CEE).1230 Domzale, Slovenia. Tel.: 1 386-61-711701. Participants and papers from all CEE countries areFax: 1 386-61-721-005. E-mail: specially invited to join with experts from [email protected] West European countries. The Workshop is being


organized by INRA of France with the support of the with goats; technology transfer; transgenesis; North-EAAP Contact Group on CEE Countries, the FAO South relationships; nutrition and feeding strategies;office for Central and Eastern Europe and the French genetics and selection; pathology; systems of pro-Association of Animal Production (AFZ). duction; reproduction; economics and social issues;

Participants are invited from Central and Eastern quality for milk and dairy products; meat, hair andEuropean countries and from Western European skin products.countries. A limited number of selected participants There will be Technical Tours, Round Tablefrom Central and Eastern European Countries will Discussions and Satellite Symposia. Information: Dr.receive financial support available from the French Lucas Gruner, INRA, Pathologie Avaire etGovernment Ministry of Education and from FAO. Parasitologie, F-37380 Nouzilly, France. Fax: 1 33-Participants wishing to apply for this support must 2-47-42-77-74. E-mail: [email protected] Or frompresent a communication and send their curriculum- Dr. Yves Chabert, Institut de l’Elevage, 149 rue devitae. Bercy, F-75595 Paris Cedex 12, France. Fax: 1 33-

Papers are invited. The organizers already have a 1-40-04-52-80. E-mail: [email protected] topics and further contributions are urgentlyinvited. Please send the title and abstract as quickly 9th Animal Science Congress of the Asian–Aus-as possible. tralasian Association of Animal Production

Registration is invited as soon as possible. Regis- Societies in conjunction with the Twenty-thirdtration will be free for participants from Central and Biennial Conference of the Australian Society ofEastern Europe who are approved in advance for Animal Production, University of New Southfinancial support; travel expenses will be reimbursed Wales, Sydney, Australia, from 2–7 July 2000to them immediately at the Workshop. If you werealready registered for the former dates in 1999, EAAP scientists are given a warm welcome at thisplease confirm your intention to participate for the Congress. In addition to the main papers coveringnew dates in 2000. Participants from Western coun- the whole range of animal science, the satellitetries will come at their own expenses. But the cost meetings offer additional opportunities to catch upwill be minimum with no registration fees and on latest developments in a range of areas.reasonable accommodation at $100 per day.

Satellite MeetingsInformation from the following e-mail addresses:

[email protected] and aumaitre@st-gil- Emerging Animal Industries: Gatton, SEles.rennes.inra.fr Addresses: Professor Claude Queensland, 30 June 2000. This one day meeting at

´ ´Fevrier and Professor Aime Aumaitre, INRA– the Gatton campus of the University of Queensland´UMRVP, Unite Mixte de Recherches sur le Veau et le will cover the newer Australian animal industries

Porc, Domaine de la Prise, 35590 Saint-Gilles, including goats, deer and llama, and emu, ostrichesFrance. Tel.: 1 1 33 (0)2 23 48 50 61 (CF) and 50 and crocodiles. Many of these species are now

´61 (AA). Fax: 1 1 33 (0)2 23 48 50 80 adel: assuming greater importance in the economies [email protected] both Asia and Australasia. The scope for the de-

velopment of industries utilising the wildlife re-sources of Australia, for example, has barely been

7th International Conference of the International investigated.Goat Association, 14 to 20 May 2000 Successful Dairy Production in the Tropics:

Atherton Tablelands and Gatton, Queensland, 27This International Conference will be held from 14 to 30 June 2000. One of the principal challenges

to 20 May 2000 at Tours, France, a country where an facing the dairy industry is to maintain high pro-effective industry based upon goat milk and cheeses duction and product quality in climatic regions inhas been developed for many years. Simultaneous which environmental extremes cause significanttranslation will be provided in French/English and stress for the milking herd. The maintenance of ainternational speakers will be present to cover a wide high quality feed base for the cows also presents avariety of topics including: sustainable development major challenge to the producer.


Poultry Science Symposium: Gatton, SE addition to the invited participants, a restrictedQueensland, 29 June 2000. This is a one day number of other contributors may take part into themeeting covering the latest developments and issues Symposium.for poultry production in both the Asian and Au- The Symposium will be organised by the Royalstralasian environments. However the poultry indus- Veterinary and Agricultural University attry faces more challenges than other industries given Copenhagen and the Danish Institute of Agriculturalthe pressures brought to bear from adverse public Science, Research Centre Foulum by Professor Dr.

´perception associated with the welfare of birds. Andre Chwalibog and Dr. Kirsten Jakobsen, respec-2nd National Pig Environmental Conference – tively. The final scientific programme will primarily

‘Practical Applications’: Gatton, SE Queensland, depend on the papers received, but topics will be: 1.29 to 30 June 2000. Practical uses of piggery Organ and tissue metabolism, 2. Regulation ofeffluent will be the focus of the 2nd National Pig metabolism, 3. Maintenance and Growth, 4. Re-Environment Conference to be held on 29 and 30 production and Lactation, 5 Environmental andJune 2000 at The University of Queensland Gatton Dietary Aspects and 6. Methodologies and Tech-Campus. The conference is organised by the Au- niques.stralasian Pig Institute. The Director of the API, Brief preliminary abstracts of completed workAssociate Professor Alan King said the conference can be sent for consideration to the Secretary ofaims to address what he described as the industry’s the International Scientific Committee, Dr. Y. vangreatest challenges in any environment: namely the der Honing, preferably by E-mail:impact of pig production on the environment. [email protected] or fax: 1 31 320 237320.

Satellite Tour: Australian sheep industry on show Registration can be done through Dr. K. Jakobsen,organised by the Southern Tablelands Branch of E-mail: [email protected] or fax: 1 45 89ASAP: July 7–8. This will be an opportunity to visit 99 11 66.three of Australia’s foremost sheep-breeding andwool producing enterprises in the world renownedGoulburn area, just three hours to the south west of European and local livestock breeds: Fair 2000 atSydney. Rambouillet, France, 23 September to 3 October

Social program includes: Welcome Function – 2000Sunday 2 July; Australian Taste Adventure – Tues-day 4 July; Harbour Cruise – Wednesday 5 July; The Festival of Rambouillet, France will be heldCongress Dinner – Thursday 6 July; Golf afternoon from 23 September to 3 October 2000. A Sym-– Sunday 2 July. posium will be held on 27 September 2000 organized

Accompanying Persons Program is arranged for jointly by the local administration and the nationalsightseeing in and around Sydney. Education and Research Network on Biodiversity of

Information on all events: Dr Peter Wynn, Local Breeds. EAAP has been invited to take part inSecretariat, AAAP/ASAP Congress, Department of this Symposium. Information: Mme. S. Lecheves-

ˆAnimal Science, University of Sydney, NSW Aus- trier, Pole animal, Etablissement Public National detralia 2006. Tel.: 1 61 2 9351 2464; Fax: 1 61 2 Rambouillet, Centre d’Enseignement Zootechnique,

ˆ9351 3957. E-mail: [email protected]. La Bergerie Nationale, Parc du Chateau, 78120Web site: HYPERLINK http: / /www.asap.asn.au Rambouillet, France. Tel.: 1 33-01-34-83-08-00.www.asap.asn.au Fax: 1 33-01-34-83-07-54.

15th Symposium on Energy Metabolism in Ani- EAAP Mediterranean Symposium: Prospects formals, 10–16 September 2000, Denmark a Sustainable Dairy Sector in the Mediterranean,

26–29 October 2000The 15th Symposium will be held in Denmark in

September 2000. The Symposium will not be re- This Symposium, sponsored by EAAP and otherstricted to farm animals as in the past; further, in organizations, will be held at Hammamet, Tunisia


from 26–29 October 2000. The species to be in- Registration Form to M. Mustapha Guellouz at thecluded are: cows, buffalo, small ruminants, camelids. address below BEFORE 4 JUNE 2000.The farming systems of the Mediterranean are Registration fees for participants (accompanyinghistorically established and vary from country to persons) before 4 June 2000 are US$210 (US$90)country. The options for intensification using intro- and after 4 June 2000 are US$230 (US$110).duced methods from more northern parts of Europe Information, Programme, Forms and Registration:need careful evaluation. Milk consumption is in- Symposium Secretariat, c /o Mr. Mustapha Guellouz,

ˆcreasing in the Mediterranean and co-operation Office de l’Elevage et des Paturages, 30 Rue Alainbetween countries is vital from the point of view of Savary, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia. Tel.: 1 216-1-793-603/producers, consumers, governments, trade, econom- 782-960. Fax: 1 216-1-790-795/787-813. E-mail:ics, environment, and rural development. All these [email protected] or maybe: [email protected] will be considered at the Symposium. TheSymposium is organized by l’Office de l’Elevage et

4th African Conference on Animal Productionˆdes Paturages (OEP) in collaboration with l’Institutand the 11th Conference of the Egyptian Society

National Agronomique de Tunisie (INAT), EAAP,of Animal Production (ESAP), 6 to 9 November

CIHEAM and FAO.2000

Participants are welcome from areas outside theMediterranean so that maximum input can be gained

The 4th African Conference of Animal Productionas the countries of the Mediterranean Basin share

will be held jointly with the 11th Conference of thetheir wealth of experience, learn to co-operate in new

Egyptian Society of Animal Production (ESAP)ways and carefully consider the options for change.

from 6 to 9 November 2000 in Alexandria, one ofThe programme covers:

the most beautiful cities on the southern coast of theMediterranean.• Milk – a food, a raw material and a means of

The theme of the Scientific programme is ‘‘Op-economic development, World and Mediterranean

timizing the Utilization of African Animal Product-scale, history and development, markets;

ion Resources’’. The programme includes recent• Milk marketing channels and production systems,trends in scientific, technical and economic aspects

farming systems, processing, integration and caseof three main topics:

studies;• Alternatives for improving the sustainability of • Evaluation of Animal Production Resources

systems, environment, animal welfare, intensive • Utilization of Resourcessystems, dual purpose, semi-extensive for small • Livestock Environment Interactionruminants and others;

• Future perspectives: consumption, life-style,The post-conference tours and the accompanying

health, competition and new products, internation-persons program will include famous places around

al market, regulations, unique Mediterranean milkAlexandria and elsewhere in Egypt. Information at

products;the ESAP Web-site, esap.org.eg or from the organiz-• Round Table and Discussion on all aspects anding committee at: Prof. A. H. Barkawi, Egyptian

especially on co-operation in the MediterraneanSociety of Animal Production, Department of Ani-

sector for sustainable milk development.mal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Uni-• Field visits will take place on Saturday 28 Oc-versity, Giza 12614, Egypt. Tel. /Fax: 002-02-

tober 2000.5683188.

The sponsoring institutions can offer a number offinancial grants to nationals from Albania, Algeria, 5th RBI GLOBAL CONFERENCE ONEgypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, CONSERVATION OF DOMESTIC ANIMALMorocco, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Tur- GENETIC RESOURCES, 20–24 November 2000key. Applications for financial assistance shouldinclude a short CV and be sent together with the The Fifth RBI Global Conference will be held in


Brasilia, Brazil from 20–24 November 2000. The Airport per person: One way US$15; returnTheme of the Conference is Conservation and US$20.Biotechnology: a Balanced Approach for the NewMillennium. The Conference is sponsored by Rare Papers:Breeds International (RBI) and by the local orga-nizers, EMBRAPA/CENARGEN, Brazil. Short Papers: Two pages extended abstract: Dead-

line: 31 July 2000Programme. Invited Papers: Eight pages full paper; Deadline:

31 August 2000• Monday 20 November: Arrival and Registration; Papers will be accepted only in English, but may

Opening Ceremony and Welcome. be orally presented in English, Spanish or Por-• Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 morning: Techni- tuguese. Simultaneous translation will be pro-

cal Sessions. vided.• Wednesday afternoon: Mid Conference Tour to Papers will only be accepted for publication on

the National Research Centre for Genetic Re- payment of Conference fees.sources and Biotechnology – CENARGEN

• Thursday 23 and Friday 24: Technical Sessions Conference Venue:´• Annual Meeting of Rare Breeds International and EMBRAPA Headquarters, Brasılia, DF, Brazil.

Closing Ceremony.Pre Conference Tours:

Main Topics Delegates may choose to visit Marajo Island (inthe Amazon region) or the Pantanal (a flooded area

• In situ conservation, including National Reports with lots of wild species), located in the border ofand Inventories, Regional Reports, Case studies; Bolivia. In both places, EMBRAPA maintains con-

• FAO Global Strategy servation nuclei of domestic animals.• Biotechnology for Animal Conservation, includ-

ing ex situ conservation Post Conference Tour:• New technologies as tools for animal conserva- For participants interested in herds of Zebu (Bos

tion indicus) cattle, a visit to Uberaba, the city where the• Genetic Characterization, including: Genetic Dis- strong Brazilian Zebu Breeders Association (ABCZ)

tances and Molecular Markers, Breed Identifica- is located (500 km East of Brasilia) can be arranged.˜tion, Quantitative and Qualitative Parameters. From Uberaba, participants can go straight to Sao

• Utilization of Animal Genetic Resources, includ- Paulo, the biggest Brazilian city, that is a hub foring: Breeding Plans, The Role of Native Breeds most of the intercontinental flights.on Sustainable Agriculture Systems.

• Education and Promotion of Animal Genetic About the Host Organization, CENARGENResources, including: Farm Parks, Eco-Tourism. Genetic Resources and BiotechnologyTeaching and Social Awareness. (CENARGEN) is one of 39 units of the Brazilian

Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) andRBI Website: http: / /www.rbi.it is located in the federal capital Brasilia. Inaugurated

in 1974, following FAO guidelines, it aims toRegistration Fees (US$) safeguard genetic resources for the sustained de-

velopment of agriculture and livestock breeding,Participants (Accompanying Persons and Par- with a view to ensuring a secure food supply for theticipating Students): people. Since 1986, CENARGEN has included in itsBefore 1 July: $300 ($100) activities, research in biological control and bio-Before 15 September $350 ($125) technology applied to the characterisation, evalua-After 15 September $400 ($150) tion, conservation and transformation of geneticTransportation from and to Brasilia International resources for agro-industry and forestry.


CENARGEN has an advanced infrastructure and a complete lactation records on covariance functionteam of 120 scientists and has been recognized estimates in test day models’. EAAP takes thisinternationally as a Centre of Reference for training opportunity to thank the H Wilhelm Schaumannpersonnel in genetic resources biotechnology and Stiftung for its generous support of our activities.biological control.

Elsevier /EAAP Workshop on Preparing and Pre-About Brasiliasenting Scientific PapersBrasilia, the new capital of the Federal Republic

of Brazil, was inaugurated in 1960 and acts as aElsevier, the publisher of Livestock Productionmagnet for the development of the interior of the

Science has kindly donated financial support for thecountry. Its urban plan and the boldness of its mainWorkshop which is to be held at the EAAP Annualpublic building have made it internationally re-Meetings this year in The Hague and also innowned and it has been declared a cultural heritageBudapest in 2001. The Workshop, which was firstsite for humanity by UNESCO. It is the only modernheld in 1998, is proving to be an event of great valuecity in the world included among these heritage sites.to participants. EAAP greatly appreciates the supportof Elsevier.Information & Registration:

Dr. Arturo Mariante da Silva, National Centre forGenetic Resources, EMBRAPA-CENARGEN, Sain New EAAP Working GroupsParque Rural, PO Box 02372, BR 70849-970, Bra-silia, Brazil. Tel.: 1 55-61-340-3507. Fax: 1 55- The Council of EAAP recommended and the 50th61-340-3624. General Assembly of EAAP decided to establish twoE-mail: [email protected] new Council Working Groups.

The Working Group on Alternative Product-ions will become involved in the important sec-EAAP NOTICESondary and complimentary sector of European lives-tock concerned with minor species such as gameH. Wilhelm Schaumann Stiftung EAAP Scholar-farming, rabbits, camelidea, ostriches etc. ProfessorshipJ.-L. Tisserand is Co-ordinator.

The Schaumann Foundation (Hamburg, Germany) The Working Group on Aquaculture will be-is sponsoring research projects in Germany, Austria come involved in the growing and importantand Switzerland, mostly in animal and veterinary specialization of Aquaculture as an aspect of animalsciences. The Foundation is also organizing inter- production. Dr. W. Enright is Co-ordinator.disciplinary meetings with invited scientists every In both cases the Working Groups will report toother year, and it gives awards to young scientists in the Council and will aim to be involved in theanimal nutrition on three levels for: research, academic training and development of

these emerging sectors both in continental Europe• Outstanding students, and the Mediterranean Basin. Chairmen of the two• Best Doctoral thesis and new Working Groups will be announced as early as• Best Ph.D. work. possible.

Since 1999 the Foundation has sponsored anannual scholarship for attendance and presentation of REPORTS ON EAAP AND OTHERresearch results to the Annual Meeting of EAAP. SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

The EAAP Council proposed to present thisscholarship to the most meritorious of the young International Workshop On Advisory Servicesscientists requesting a scholarship. In 1999 at the For Animal Production, Tallinn, Estonia, 26–27Zurich 50th Anniversary Meeting of EAAP this November 1999award was given to Mr. M.H. Pool of ID-DLOLelystad (NL) for his report on ’The effect of the A Workshop was held to discuss the advisory and


extension services for animal production that have they are less public and more short term oriented.emerged in Central and Eastern European Countries Usually they have difficulties in co-operation with(CEEC) in the process of privatisation and transition governments.to the market oriented system. The Workshop was Governmental institutions were considered asheld in Tallinn, Estonia in November 1999 and was cheaper for users, stable, available to farmers, publicorganised by the FAO Sub-Regional Office, Buda- oriented and with long term targets. Compared withpest and the EAAP Contact Group for CEE coun- private and farmers owned institutions, they are lesstries. Case studies on situations in the three Baltic flexible, expensive for the society, less efficient, notstates (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) served as a special sufficiently market oriented and bureaucratic.reference together with country papers prepared by With regard to the role of governments, farmers49 participants from 19 countries. A variety of associations and the private sector in funding andsituations was identified even in countries with carrying out extension activities, participants at thesimilar historical background and farm structures. Workshop, taking note of the variety of situationsHowever, the need for adjustments in the organisa- existing in CEE countries, were of the view that thetion, methods of work and approaches in sectors role of the private sector and farmers’ associationsservicing agricultural production, such as agricultural would increase in providing advice in fields ofresearch, technology development and transfer of management and production, while extension intechnology, was recognised in all CEE countries. subjects of particular social or political importanceWithin the framework of new agricultural policies, (e.g. environmental protection, adjustment to EUnew structures have been established in order to norms, animal welfare, rural development, on-farmprovide both small and large production units with employment) – regardless of operational respon-advice in technology and, in particular, in the field of sibility – would be funded by governments.farm management. In some countries, advisory ser- Various forms of in-job training and education ofvices has been established as a private operation paid extension workers established in all CEE countriesby users (for example Estonia), while in other were also discussed. In general, programmes covercountries they function as a part of the state adminis- new developments in the animal production tech-tration (for example Croatia & Slovenia). In a nologies and advisory skills. Training in technologynumber of countries, advisory services play an is carried out by respective national academic andimportant role in implementing policy objectives research institutions and specialized training centres.relevant to rural development and protection of the Training in advisory skills was initially financed byenvironment. The workshop discussed types (exten- international technical assistance and World Banksion services, consulting firms, technical agencies, loans. However, it is gradually becoming an integralgovernments, producers associations) and the actual part of academic curricula although the main part ofand the possible future sources of funding (private training activities is still carried out by specializedsector, farmers associations, government) of institu- centres and private companies. Costs of training aretions involved in providing advice to farmers. covered by governments and partly by private com-

Participants agreed that institutions owned and panies and extension agents themselves. Govern-financed by the private sector were market oriented, ments stimulate continuous in-job training of exten-flexible and quick in reaction, providing high quality, sion workers by providing financial support and bycomplex and comprehensive services. However, they establishing criteria for licensing and/or employingare not public oriented, not sufficiently stable, expen- extension agents.sive for farmers and profit oriented. They lack good Participants emphasized the need for the continuedcontacts with governments and are prone to the involvement of governments in supporting extensionexternal influence by other commercial organisa- activities through establishing adequate legaltions. frameworks in all countries and through provision of

Institutions owned by farmers’ associations were funds in country specific situations (for examplefound to be cost effective, demand driven and trusted small subsistence farms, lack of tradition in theby farmers also due to the feeling of ownership. On private consulting, lack of farmers unions, non-pro-the other hand, they have access to limited resources, duction functions of farms).


The programme of the Workshop included a field personnel. Recipient countries wanted to increasetrip and visit to dairy farms established with a help productivity through modern production units andof the Estonian advisors. Proceedings of the Work- transfer of know-how to create more jobs and toshop will be put on the WEB site of the FAO/SEUR. provide consumers with a broader and improved

This brief note should be concluded with an supply of goods and services.anecdotal remark: The organisation of such a work- The success of these investments has dependedshop was put on the agenda of the former EAAP largely on conditions in each individual country.Task Force on CEEC several years ago, but the idea This was clearly demonstrated in the case of Russiacould not be implemented simply because, at that where after the financial crisis in August 1998,time, there were no agricultural advisory services in foreign investment declined by 14 per cent. How-CEE Countries. In some way, this Workshop has ever, as mentioned by representatives of the Russianshown progress in restructuring of the animal pro- delegation at the Forum, this crisis has demonstratedduction sector in CEEC. It has also proved that that investments in the production sector were moreadvisory services for animal production in CEE secure and less risky then those in service andcountries exist and function, and that many of them financial sectors. On the other hand, the experienceoperate in highly competitive market environments. of German businesses which have been the largest

national investors in the CIS and Central EuropeDr. Milan Zjalic, Croatia demonstrate that opportunities are clearly prevailing.

In this respect, it was underlined that foreign invest-ments could be attracted only if there is the neces-

Investing In Eastern Europe – Opportunity Or sary entrepreneurial scope of action and the reliableRisk? Report of a Workshop in Berlin, January legal and institutional framework in recipient coun-2000 tries.

Although the major part of Western investments inA Workshop was held in Berlin, Germany on 16 the CEEC agro-food industry was oriented towards

January 2000 on the topic of ‘‘Attracting foreign the distribution and processing sectors, Germaninvestment to animal breeding industries of Central investors were also active in the field of basicand Eastern Europe’’. The Workshop was under the agricultural production, including fodder plants, feedsponsorship of the EAAP Contact Group on Central industry, animal breeding, animal production tech-and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) and FAO nologies and reproduction. Their experience wasand was organised by the German Animal Breeders’ presented and analysed at the WorkshopFederation (ADT), Humboldt University, the German The Workshop focused on the experience ofMinistry of Agriculture and the Berlin Trade Fair. German-Russian and German-Ukrainian co-opera-The Workshop was attended by 70 representatives tion. It demonstrated that the import of superiorfrom Germany, eleven CIS and CEE countries and genetic material and breeding technologies contribu-two international organisations (FAO and EAAP). ted to the revival of the livestock sector in some key

The Workshop took place during the traditional regions in these two countries. The success was alsoEast–West Agricultural Forum held in Berlin in due to the careful selection of local partners, andJanuary 2000, coinciding with the tenth anniversary location of investment in the geographic area withof the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Workshop was the high demand and consumption potential for milkoriented towards the future: how to entail advantages and milk products.for both businesses investing in Eastern Europe and As the result of co-operation between Germanthe countries concerned. Since 1992, Western part- partners and breeders’ organisations from the Mos-ners have invested over US$50 billion in CIS and cow region, milk production increased by 80,200CEE countries. These investments have been di- tons, in eight years. The main factors were therected towards achieving an economic presence on improvements in breeding technologies, re-organisa-these young dynamic markets with low labour costs, tion of production units on the basis of experiencelow raw material costs, well trained and motivated from the restructuring of the sector in the former


East Germany, training of 100 trainers and 600 local investment packages covering all phases of pro-experts, establishment of the new system of animal duction, and that some ‘‘light’’ forms of economicidentification, milk recording (‘‘B’’ control) and the co-operation such as joint ventures in breedingnew milk control laboratory. It is interesting to note operations, supply of technologies and material forthat animal shows and cattle exhibitions played an identification and recording, could pave the way forimportant role in this process. larger investments in future. Co-operation between

In the St. Petersburg region the import of im- animal producers, professionals and scientific organi-proved genetic material and changes in production sations from Western and CEE countries should betechnologies, including nutrition, resulted in milk further improved so as to provide for the betterproduction increases (4,000 kg/per cow average knowledge of norms, requirements and practices ofyield in the Region; 35,000 cows with over 6,400 kg Western investors as well as for familiarity with localper lactation; and 1,000 cows with over 8,000 kg). conditions and expectations of CEE partners. In thisThe Region is now selling semen and breeding respect, the role of non-governmental organisations,material to other parts of the Russian Federation. such as EAAP and ICAR, was highlighted.Co-operation with German partners continues in The contribution of ADT and its German partnersparallel breeding value estimation, progeny testing in supporting the East /West co-operation in theand conformation recording. animal farming sector, which has already become a

Experiences from co-operation with German part- ‘‘success story’’ in the post cold war Europe, wasners were reported by representatives of The Ukraine unanimously praised. This Workshop was an addi-(import of 1,000 bulls; establishment of a training tional proof of the important role played by Non-and extension centre; introduction of beef breeds). Governmental Organisations in promoting interna-Also in Belarus activities include: establishment of tional co-operation, including co-operation in thethe new system of identification, recording and field of economic revival and development of animalquality control and the re-introduction of the Sim- farming in CIS and CEE countries.mental breed. In other countries also activities werereported: Lithuania (identification and recording in Dr. Milan Zjalic, Croatia.small herds, genetic improvement); Poland (privati-zation of AI); Croatia (import of breeding material);Slovakia (introduction of new breeds and changes in IX. International Ruminant Physiology Sym-structures); and in the Czech Republic. posium, 17 to 22 October 1999

Participants from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus aswell as from some Central European countries The IX International Symposium on Ruminantemphasised that animal farming in their respective Physiology (ISRP) was held from 17 to 22 Octobercountries operates in a difficult economic environ- 1999 at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Thement, in general without any profit, still suffering event was attended by 250 delegates from 28 coun-from side effects of restructuring and often making tries. The programme dealt with ten plenary sessionslosses. In this situation, the foreign capital (loans, with a total of 242 short papers presented as posters.direct investments or joint ventures) represented the The plenary papers will be contained in the sym-key factor in future developments of the sector. posium proceedings, to be published by CABI and

Noting the growing demand for quality animal should be out by June 2000. The first 179 posterproducts, the availability of capital for investment papers were refereed and published in a Specialand the willingness of the Western business to invest Symposium Issue of the South African Journal ofin the animal production sector in Central and Animal Science (S Afr J Anim Sci 1999 29 (ISRP))Eastern Europe, participants pleaded for the estab- and the remaining poster papers will be in the Southlishment of stable legal and institutional frameworks African Journal of Animal Science 29(4).in recipient countries, including reductions in In his opening remarks the chairman, Professorbureaucracy and non-tariff barriers. They considered Norman Casey, expressed the South Africans’ plea-that animal farming in CIS and CEEC required sure at being able to host the ISRP in the wake of the


country again taking up its role in the international taking these principles into consideration, the hostingsociety. He also said ‘‘Apart from ruminant physi- of the X ISRP was awarded to Denmark.ology being a fascinating field to study, by studyingthe physiology of ruminants, we are participating in Professor Norman Casey, University of Pretoria,the challenges of Man on this Planet to produce food South Africawith greater efficiency, with more care for ourenvironment and greater sensitivity for the welfare ofour livestock. The population of the world is now at PERSONAL NEWSsix billion. Though there is an unequal distribution ofpeople between countries and over geographical and Prof. Dr. Akke J. van der Zijppclimatic regions, six billion people is our collectiveresponsibility. The contributions being made towards Akke van der Zijpp has returned from Africa tothe welfare of the people of the world by ruminant The Netherlands to a professorial post at the Uni-physiologists are important and must be recognised. versity of Wageningen. She spent several yearsWe, in the animal industry, have to contend with serving in two international organizations in Nairobi,criticisms, but more often than not, criticisms by Kenya: the International Livestock Research Instituteother interest groups spur us to dig deeper to find (ILRI) where she was Assistant Director-General forsolutions for the problems.’’ Research and the International Centre for Insect

An International Guiding Committee was consti- Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) where she wastuted to consider the future of the ISRP and the Assistant Director-General.offers to host the Xth ISRP in 2003. The members of At Wageningen University she has joined thethe committee are Dr. John Bass, Prof. Alan Bell, Animal Production Systems Group (APS) whichProf. Giuseppi Bertoni, Prof. Peter Buttery, Prof. studies animal production systems, ranging from lowNorman Casey (convenor), Dr. Yves Chilliard, Prof. to high external input systems in order to explore

´Pierre Cronje, Prof. Jong Ha, Dr. Jan Hofmeyr sustainable development options. The Systems(WAAP Vice-President), Dr Heinz Meissner, Prof. Y. Group is one of eight similar groups, includingObara and Prof. Wolfgang von Engelhardt. Genetics and Nutrition, in the Department of Animal

It was agreed that the ISRP is an established Sciences, Wageningen Agricultural University. Thescientific meeting and that the publication of the APS Group was created in 1995 and the focus of itsproceedings is an important reference text. The ISRP education and research activities is on the analysisshould continue to be held every five years. The and design of animal production systems and oncommittee decided that in arranging future ISRP sustainability of animal agriculture in both Westernmeetings, a number of guiding principles should and tropical agriculture. APS is involved in develop-apply. These are that the meeting should retain the ment projects and consultancies. The teaching pro-ISRP experience and character; the focus remains on gramme and in research projects employ techniquesthe physiology of livestock, reviewing advances over and methods deriving from diverse backgrounds andthe previous five years and setting directions for the which prove to be useful in different locations asnext period; that comparative physiology and the agriculture changes and is driven more by demand.impact on products and sensitive consumer issues The APS Group seeks to develop a holistic approachwould be important; the venue should be where there to the study of animal production systems. Staff andis a core of established ruminant physiologists who students study and design animal production systemscould organise the symposium and, in particular, in the ecological, economic and social context ofattend to the scientific programme and publish the Western and developing countries. In this systemsproceedings; that the symposium should be easily context sustainability and criteria for sustainabilityaccessible to young scientists and scientifically de- are key features.veloping communities. After considering the invita- Prof. Dr. Akke J. van der Zijpp was formerly ations from a number of countries’ delegates and Vice-President of EAAP and is now the President of


the World Association for Animal Production the association and their annual meetings. He was(WAAP). Colleagues in EAAP wish her success in also actively engaged in the foundation of INTER-this new assignment. BULL, which first was a subgroup of IDF, EAAP

and FAO.Gottfried Averdunk is still active in national and

´Professor Dr. Janos Dohy, Hungary international committees and in some of the transi-tion states of Central and Eastern Europe. Gottfried

The new President of the Agricultural Section of can be reached by e-mail at: Gottfried.Averdunk@t-the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is Professor Dr online.de.´Janos Dohy. He was elected in June 1999. Professor

Dohy became a corresponding member of the Hun-garian Academy of Sciences in 1993 and was elected Dr. Louis Ollivier, Franceto full membership in 1998. Over the 50 yearshistory of the Agricultural Section, Professor Dohy is Dr. Louis Ollivier has been honoured by thethe first President to represent Animal Science. German Society for Animal Science. At the AnnualPrevious Presidents have represented Veterinary Sci- Meeting of the Society Dr. Ollivier was namedence, Horticulture, Crop Production and Soil Sci- ‘‘Honorary Member’’ of the society. Dr. Ollivier’sence. EAAP extends congratulations to Professor activities in the development of international strate-Dohy. gies for genetic resources and endangered breeds and

his activities in the EAAP were especially men-tioned. As a member of the EAAP working group on

AWARDS Central and Eastern European animal production andother positions he demonstrated his strong European

Dr. Gottfried Averdunk, Germany thinking, which also is demonstrated through hisinvolvement with visiting scientists from the whole

Dr. Gottfried Averdunk has been honoured by the world at the INRA Institute at Jouy-en-Josas, FranceGerman Society for Animal Science. Dr. Averdunk where he works.is a former Secretary and Vice-President of theEAAP Genetics Commission. He was honoured withthe ‘‘Hermann von Nathusius-medal’’ by the German Professor Dr. Martin Verstegen, The NetherlandsSociety for Animal Science. His contributions tointernational co-operation in sire evaluation as a The American Society of Animal Science (ASAS)member of the INTERBULL steering committee, the awarded the 1999 Nonruminant Nutrition Researchintroduction of population genetics in German cattle Award to Professor Dr. Martin Verstegen of Theand swine breeding and his involvement in training Netherlands at their 91st Annual Meeting in Julyof Eastern European visiting scientists at the Grub 1999. The award is sponsored by the American FeedResearch Institute were especially mentioned. Industry Association. The citation follows.

Gottfried Averdunk retired on June 30, 1999 after Professor Verstegen was born on a farm at Helden,35 years of service with the Bavarian State Institute The Netherlands and took degrees at Wageningenfor Animal Science at Grub near Munich and served University (WAU) in 1963, 1966 and 1971. He wasthe last nine years as Vice-President of this Institute. an Underwood Fellow at the ARC Institute of

¨At his retirement he received the ‘‘Prof. Durrwaech- Animal Physiology, Cambridge in 1971–72 and ater-Prize’’ for his engagement in Bavarian animal Miller Visiting Professor at the University of Illinoisproduction and the service award from the Bavarian in 1978–79. Pannon University Hungary awardedMinister of Agriculture in silver. him an honorary degree in 1994. From 1972 to 1984

In 1979/80 Gottfried was a member of an EAAP- Professor Verstegen taught and researched in animalworking group to reorganise the internal structure of husbandry at WAU. He then became Professor of


presented 208 papers, edited four books and authored16 reviews. Martin Verstegen has made 144 presenta-tions at symposia round the world. He serves onseveral editorial boards of scientific journals in hisprofessional field. He and his wife Mariet have twosons and three grandchildren.

Professor Jean Boyazoglu, Greece

The 1999 Bouffault Memorial Award in Interna-tional Animal Agriculture, sponsored by William A.Olsen, was awarded to Professor Jean Boyazoglu bythe American Society for Animal Science (ASAS) at

Prof. M.W.A. Verstegen.their 91st Annual Meeting in July 1999. The citationfollows.

monogastric nutrition and co-chair of the Nutrition Jean Boyazoglu is an outstanding and uniquelyGroup at WAU. He is widely known for research in qualified candidate for the International Animalnutritional-environmental energetics and the diges- Agriculture Award. He has been a member of ASAStive physiology of pigs. He and his colleagues have, for more than fifteen years, but his primary work hasin the past decade, published 111 referred papers, been in other countries. In his role as Secretary-

Prof. Jean Boyazoglu (left) receiving the Bouffault Award from Dr. William A. Olson.


General of the European Association for Animal Technology, Shinfield and was Director from 1957Production (EAAP) from 1986 to 1993, he was to 1986. He has served many institutions and publi-instrumental in the encouragement and initial de- cations in the field of dairy informatics and hasvelopment of the unique relationship between ASAS undertaken numerous consultancies to internationaland EAAP. After serving in FAO until 1997, he was bodies. He is proficient in English, French, German,heavily recruited to return to return to EAAP as Dutch, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. He is theExecutive Vice President as well as Secretary-Gener- author of the Dairy Dictionary, the Dictionary ofal of the International Committee for Animal Re- Dairy Terminology and many articles in his field. Dr.cording (ICAR) and the World Association for Mann has worked tirelessly to promote and encour-Animal Production (WAAP). His fluency in five age the development of electronic means of storagelanguages and working knowledge in four others and access to information and communication andhave been key to his effectiveness in both developed has always been ahead in this field. He establishedand developing countries. He has visited profession- international databases for Food Science and Tech-ally on scientific or technical missions and meetings nology Abstracts. Dr. Mann is a Fellow of the Royaland has lectured in nearly 40 countries. His per- Society of Medicine and of several other notablesonality and his knowledge of the various cultural professional bodies. He was awarded an Honorarydifferences which affect the acceptance of decisions Doctor of Law by the University of Guelph,have made him particularly effective, and thus his Canada.judgement is widely trusted. In particular, he hasoverseen the special emphasis given to EasternEuropean countries as they attempt to increase their

NEWS FROM MEMBER COUNTRIESinvolvement in EAAP. He originated the Task Forceon Animal Production in Central and Eastern Europe

The British Society for Animal Sciencein conjunction with FAO, a group that had a greatinfluence as these countries move towards private

The Proceedings of the 1999 BSAS Annual Meet-enterprises.ing are now available on CD-ROM and may beordered from the Society at: BSAS, PO Box 3,Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0RZ, UK. Tel.: 1 44-Dr. Ernest J Mann, UK131-445-4508. Fax: 1 44-131-535-3120. E-mail:[email protected]. http: / /www.bsas.org.ukThe International Dairy Federation Award (IDF)

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13th National Congress of the Italian Scientific was re-elected Director-General of FAO for a secondAssociation for Animal Production (ASPA) six year term by the member countries of FAO. Dr.

Diouf is the first African to hold this post. EAAP´This Congress was held at the Universita Catolica sends congratulations and good wishes for continued

di Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy from 14–21 June excellent co-operation between FAO and EAAP both1999. The main themes centred around problems of of whom have their headquarters in Rome, Italy.quality of animal products and human health. Inaddition to this theme, eight main lectures and 189refereed papers discussed recent developments in INTERBULLmolecular genetics and new strategies for animalselection, animal welfare, alternatives to the use of INTERBULL has appointed two new members atantibiotics in animal nutrition, new discoveries in the the INTERBULL Centre at the Swedish Agriculturalfield of bovine lactation, perspectives of intensive University. They are Dr. Ulf Emanuelson (Sep-and extensive livestock farming in Europe in the tember 1998) and Dr. Hossein Jordani (Novemberlight of the EU directives. Research reports covered 1998). Dr. Georgios Banos is taking sabbatical fromthe most important aspects of animal production, the summer of 1999 from the Swedish Agriculturalincluding aquaculture. University. Dr. Banos will be at the Aristotle Uni-

At a symposium on ethics in the biotechnology versity in Thessaloniki, Greece. During his sabbaticaland its use in animal production and research which Dr. Banos is maintaining close contact with INTER-was organized during the Congress, views and BULL especially around the periods when bullposition of various philosophical schools and religi- proofs are evaluated.ous communities, including the one of the CatholicChurch, were presented. Proceedings of the ASPAXIII Congress have been edited by Gianfranco Piva International Service in National Agriculturaland collaborators and published by Franco Angeli Research (ISNAR)srl. Milan, Italy, under the title ‘‘Recent Progress inAnimal Production Science. 1’’, ISBN 88-464-1535-3. The ISNAR Biotechnology Service (IBS) an-

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Farm Animal Industrial Platformgreat need to manage their implementation moreeffectively, thereby enhancing their impact. Over the

The Farm Animal Industrial Platform (FAIP) is anpast few years ISNAR, in collaboration with partners

independent European forum for companies involvedin developing countries, advanced research institutes

in farm animal reproduction and selection both thoseand international research centres, has been holding

in industry and farmers’ co-operatives. Research inpolicy seminars and building a base of expertise for

the area of farm animals has an impact beyondmore effective management of agricultural biotech-

species. For this reason industries of a wide range ofnology programs. This book provides information

farm animals – cattle and other ruminants, pigs,and case studies distilling this information. It covers

poultry and aquaculture – are represented directly orkey managerial and policy issues that research

through their umbrella organizations. The majority ofdirectors, program managers, and policy-makers face

companies active in the sector are small or mediumwhen building capacity and competency in biotech-

enterprises.nology.

The aim of the Platform as stated by FAIP withThis book includes syntheses and review chapters,

regard to breeding and reproduction of farm animalsas well as case studies from a range of countries

is to:including Chile, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, Japan,the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States. Itconsists of 24 chapters written by authorities from • Stimulate research and research funding at theNorth and Latin America, Europe, Asia and Aus- European level;tralia. It is written in an accessible style that will • Indicate to the European Commission the direc-appeal to practising research managers as well as to tion of the research that is important for theacademics in the disciplines of biotechnology, ani- industry;


• Disseminate research results to industry, beyond veterinarian, with whom he enjoyed 60 years ofthe relatively few industries participating as full happy marriage.partners in EU projects; Returning to civilian life, Bill Cockrill found

• Act as a forum for farm animal companies himself in the first of the unusual jobs that enlivenedinterested in and/or related to reproduction and his professional life. He was seconded to the Southselection. Atlantic whaling fleet to study the methods used in

the industry – this was before whaling became aFAIP aims to explain breeding and reproduction to controversial subject – and to investigate the pathol-

a wider audience. Publications and information are ogy of the whale. From this experience came aavailable from the Secretariat: Anne-Marie Neeteson, number of scientific papers and a book, AtlanticBenedendorpsweg 98, NL-6862 WL Oosterbeek, The Hazard (1955), together with a Fellowship of theNetherlands. Tel.: 1 31-26-339-1538; Fax: 1 31-26- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.339-1539. E-mail: [email protected]. During this earlier part of his career Cockrill had

EAAP and FAIP held a meeting in July 1999. It simultaneously been pursuing his literary interestswas agreed that the two organisations will maintain with a series of adaptations for radio of the novels ofinformation flow, in EAAP particularly through Anthony Trollope, and with an original humorouscontact with the Presidents of the Commissions on play, ‘‘There’s an Alligator on the Landing’’, thatGenetics and Physiology. was repeated several times after its first broadcast.

He was not, however, to follow this promising lineof activity but put his creative talents effectively to

IN MEMORIAM more practical ends.His connection with FAO began in 1953 when he

Dr. W. Ross Cockrill, UK was loaned to that organisation to help control Footand Mouth Disease in Austria. The loan became a

We report with regret the death of Dr. W. Ross transfer and from FAO in Rome, Cockrill began toCockrill who served with FAO for many years and contribute to the work of promoting sustainablehad close associations with many people in EAAP. agriculture and rural development in the ThirdHe contributed a book review to EAAP News World.recently. This work was to involve extensive travel for the

Ross Cockrill was born in 1913 and died in next 20 years particularly in Asia. And it was on anLondon on 24 April 1999. There is among vet- early visit to the Far East that he first becameerinarians and particularly Scottish ones, a tradition interested in the buffalo. He was driving along aof spending part of their career working among rural country road when, he said, there suddenly rose up incommunities in developing countries. Ross Cockrill front of him ‘‘this massive horned animal’’; hewas a prime, if rather unusual, example of these avoided hitting it but from that unexpected encounteraltruistic public servants. In addition to 20 years as a came an intensive study of and affection for thesenior officer in FAO, latterly serving as Assistant to buffalo.the Director of the Animal Health and Production Cockrill believed it was the most important ag-Division, he was an author, playwright, an accom- ricultural animal in the world. His 1974 book, Theplished raconteur and something of an expert on Health and Husbandry of the Domestic BuffaloItalian food and wine. remain as the standard work. And his expertise on

Ross Cockrill qualified from Glasgow Veterinary the subject extended to intimate knowledge of theSchool in 1935 and after a short time in practice and production and consumption of Italian buffaloresearch posts, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture cheese, mozzarella. Not surprisingly, ‘‘Buffalo Bill’’as a veterinary field officer. When war came, al- was one of his nicknames.though in a reserved occupation, he managed to join As well as helping Third World farmers to im-the Royal Air Force, in which he served as a flight prove their methods, Cockrill was one of the first innavigator. He also married Eudora Sime, a fellow the West to describe the techniques of acupuncture


applied to animals that he saw on visits to China, many former students and scientific colleagues bothwhere they were used to anaesthetise cattle undergo- nationally, internationally and in EAAP.ing surgery.

Throughout his career Bill Cockrill used hisnatural skills as a communicator to educate and Dr. Murray Black, UKinform people; both in spreading knowledge ofimproved methods of husbandry and in describing to We report with regret the premature death of Dr.a wider world the problems that had to be overcome Murray Black on 31 May 1999. Dr Black was bornto relieve hunger in developing countries. Socially he in 1935 and started his career as Manager of thewas the very best of company. famous Cockle Park Farm at the University of

Edinburgh. There, working with Professor Mac-This In Memoriam was written by Edward Boden Cooper, he implemented many innovative practicesand was published in the UK Independent News- which are part of present-day sheep farming. Hepaper whose source is acknowledged. made a significant contribution to solving the

parasitic cycle of infection in ewes by appropriateresting of the pasture.

Murray Black then moved to manage the researchProfessor David Armstrong, UK and development farms of the Advisory Service in

Eire. From there he went to Edinburgh where heWe report with regret the death of Professor David became Farms Director at the Bush Estate and also

Armstrong of the UK on 8 February 2000 at the was appointed to the staff of the East of Scotlandearly age of 73. Professor Armstrong gained his College of Agriculture where he served, in equalPh.D. from Durham University and then held a part, the University and the College. He faced thelecturership at the Department of Agricultural immense task of modernising a very large farmsChemistry at King’s College, Newcastle, University estate, making it profitable and encouraging research.of Durham. He went for a year to the University of Since the early 1970’s he was a member of theIllinois, USA before moving to the Hannah Research senior management team of the Edinburgh School ofInstitute in 1954. Agriculture. Murray Black trained a series of farm

At the Hannah he became well known for his managers, all of whom have gone to senior positions,work on energy metabolism of ruminants, in par- both locally and further afield. As an excellentticular investigations into the efficiency of utilizing manager of people, Murray excelled in solvingvolatile fatty acids. In 1963, David returned to what problems.had become by then the University of Newcastle, In addition to his contributions in research andfirst as Reader and then into a Personal Chair in the education, Dr. Black moved into other importantDepartment of Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutri- fields of life. He became a local magistrate and wastion, a position he held until his retirement in 1991. an influential member of the Farm Animal WelfareIn that position he developed techniques to study Council which broke new ground by producing thequantitative digestion and metabolism in ruminants Animal Welfare Code for all farm livestock. Heand established a reputation world-wide for himself became passionately interested in improving theand for his Department. welfare of animals and brought his compassion to

David was also well known to the wider academic this topic. In 1995 he was awarded the MBEcommunity through his many appointments to Uni- (Member of the British Empire) for his contributionversity, Research Institute, Government and Industry to agriculture.Advisory Bodies. Among his many awards was the Murray Black contributed substantially to theUK Hammond Prize from the British Society of British Society for Animal Science serving for manyAnimal Science (BSAS) in 1968 and his Honorary years as Honorary Treasurer and also for a term asMembership of the BSAS in 1992. Professor Arm- President. He was a regular participant in confer-strong will be sadly missed by his wife and family, ences and meetings welcoming new as well as


established members. Murray achieved much behind this volume. The authors and editors are renownedthe scenes quietly and with modesty making sound experts in their respective fields – essentially differ-judgements. Dr. Black was a principal organizer of ent disciplines which make up the broad spectrum ofthe EAAP Annual Meeting in Edinburgh in 1994 and the genetics of sheep.will be well remembered by participants for his The book starts with chapters on the phylogeny ofthoughtful and generous welcome. The British Socie- sheep, domestication and origin of breeds, geneticsty for Animal Science recognised their debt of of colour, hair texture, morphological traits andgratitude by making him an Honorary Member. disorders and then proceeds to newer concepts andMurray Black spent his happiest hours with his knowledge from biochemical and molecular genetics.family as a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Attention is paid to the genetics of disease resistanceHe will be sorely missed and long remembered as a and vaccine response, with a separate chapter on thegentleman and good friend. much-researched but still not fully understood dis-

ease of scrapie. Further chapters deal with cyto-Colin Whittemore, University of Edinburgh, UK genetics, linkage maps, the genetics of behaviour,

genetic aspects of the biology of reproduction andwith the newer technologies in reproduction and thecreation of transgenic animals, as well as withDr. Janez Pogacar, Sloveniadevelopmental genetics. Chapters on conservation,genetic improvement of wool, lamb and meat pro-We announce with regret the death in 1999 of Dr.duction, meat quality, milk production and theJanez Pogacar of the Biotechnical Faculty, Agricul-application of quantitative genetics to sheep im-tural University, Slovenia. Dr. Pogacar was par-provement cover, in an updated way, more familiarticularly active in the International Committee forground for animal breeders. A final chapter providesAnimal Recording (ICAR) and in the EAAP Cattlethe ground-rules, as agreed by an international body,Commission.for naming sheep loci and alleles.

Most of the contributions are well-written andinformative and the large number of references at the

BOOK REVIEWS end of most of the chapters provides a highly usefulentry to their respective subjects for students, teach-

The Genetics of Sheep (1997) Eds L. Piper & ers and researchers alike. For this reason, the bookA. Ruvinsky. CAB International, Wallingford, will be a valuable addition to library shelves, thoughOxon., OX10 8DE, UK. ISBN 0 85 199 200 5. 611 the price may deter individuals from making a( 1 ix) pp. £95 purchase.

The aim of this book, driven by the great changes To this positive note have to be added somein knowledge and understanding that have occurred criticisms. It is inevitable that with authors drawnover the past two decades, is to present a comprehen- from different disciplines and countries there issive and up-to-date description of all aspects of the variation in style and clarity of exposition; there is,genetics of the sheep. Advances in molecular ge- however, also marked variation in what differentnetics and in techniques for reproductive manipula- authors think should be within the scope of theirtion have been in the forefront of these changes. respective chapters. For example, in an informativeHowever, the ever increasing sophistication of 50-page chapter on cytogenetics and chromosomestatistical techniques aided by the revolution in maps, detailed descriptions are given of the tech-computing power have also transformed the applica- niques for making chromosome preparations and fortion of quantitative genetics to breeding programmes, staining bands, even though such techniques areeven though the traditional concepts remain. incidental to the genetics. By contrast, a chapter on

Different authors from several countries have the genetics of lamb and meat production, one of thecontributed the 22 chapters of this book with Aus- 3 main products of sheep and in many countries thetralia predominating, in keeping with the editors of most important, is restricted to 18 pages and pro-


vides not a single genetic parameter nor discusses, in Dr. Gerald Wiener, formerly Deputy Director, Ani-other than general terms, the methodology for differ- mal Breeding Research Organisation (now incorpo-ent breeding strategies for this production aim. rated into Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, U.K.); also:Knowledge of these details is here assumed. Again, Edinburgh University, Centre for Tropical Veterinaryto illustrate the divergence in approach by different Medicine.authors, the chapter on genetics of disease resistanceand vaccine response deals in exemplary fashion The economics of animal disease control. Pub-with a highly technical and complex topic. It leaves lished by OIE – World Organisation for Animalthe reader both well informed and clearly focused on Health. 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France.the questions of concern to breeders and on the Revue Scientifique et technique: Off. Inter. Epiz.strategies for future research. Other chapters, on Vol. 18 (2), 1999, 561 pagesessentially no more complex or technical topics, are A total of 18 contributions are included in thiscontent to remain jargon-ridden and unwilling to issue. In the preface written by Dr. J. Blancoulook beyond their own borders to the wider context Director-General of OIE, he mentions how essentialof sheep breeding. A chapter on genetic improve- it is to be aware of economics when assessingment of wool production could hardly be bettered in disease control programmes. Veterinarians usuallyits logical and clear exposition of the different give the preference to biological criteria of efficacycomponents of wool production and their synthesis whereas the challenge for the future is to develop aninto genetic selection strategies for different markets. appropriate balance between the biophysical andSome chapters fail to make such a link. The book economic criteria in decision-making. This point ofmay not therefore appeal to quite as broad an view is shared by B.D. Perry (ILRI, Nairobi) whoaudience, including farmers, as aimed for by the was the co-ordinator of this OIE publication. Heeditors, nor may it communicate as well as intended believes that veterinary quarters still think thatamong specialists in the various fields. economic impact studies are just theoretical scientific

Two genetic topics are only scantily considered. exercises. And in his co-ordinating task he has beenCrossbreeding is one of the major breeding tools in willing to demonstrate this is not the case. He haslamb and meat production in many countries, yet succeeded in bringing together experts both inonly one-and-a-half pages of text and two tables, in methods and uses of economics in disease controlthe chapter on genetic improvement, dispose of this activities at different levels of society and withimportant topic, with little guidance on the genetic respect to different types of diseases.consequences and merits of different crossbreeding R.S. Morris (Massey University, New Zealand)strategies. Inbreeding is referred to in a number of has prepared an outstanding report that could be usedchapters as something to be avoided, but nowhere is as a practical guide. He explains that economicthere more than a cursory exposition of the genetic benefit of a better animal health can be expressed inconsequences of inbreeding or quantitative evidence monetary terms but some elements cannot be valuedof its effects. This is an unfortunate omission, the so easily in monetary terms such as reduced risk ofmore so as flock practices in many situations, outside human infections (zoonoses) and increased availabili-the more sophisticated parts of the sheep-breeding ty of animals for cultural purposes. But he insists onworld, tend to foster rather than avoid inbreeding. the point that ‘‘economic analysis is not a form of

There are commendably few errors for so large a financial accounting; the main concern in economicsbook. However, faulty reproduction of some figures is to rank alternative disease control measures inin one chapter is unfortunate. These are matters order of the merit of each alternative and not towhich can be put right in a future edition. This will calculate the exact monetary value’’. In this paper heno doubt be desired in a few years’ time when, describes the general approach to conducting econ-predictably, further progress in the most rapidly omic analyses.advancing parts of the science of genetics will have The suitability of various methods of economicmade even the present wealth of new knowledge analysis for animal health issues are also givenseem out of date. (these methods are: Partial budget, enterprise analy-


sis, cost-benefit analysis, decision analysis and sys- played and the importance of livestock activitiestem modelling). In their paper, J. Rushton et al. within the household economy is outlined there. In(Univet, Santa Cruz, Bolivia) insist on the data another section the impact of animal diseases andrequirements and on the different levels of analysis disease control is shown through case studies. The(herd, household, sector, nation, region). They de- authors believe that while decision-making in inten-velop an example with foot and mouth disease for sifying systems can rely on adapting existing tech-which different scenarios are considered, different niques, in subsistence settings, new methods andmethodologies are used and the results of the calcu- strategies will be required. The tools must not belations are debated. confined to financial aspects but have to consider

Other authors (G.C. Ramsay et al., Australia) social and, environmental components.focus their contribution on animal health at the The assumption that low productivity and poornational level and they include the need for an health of livestock in several developing countriesintegrated holistic approach to decision-making are at least for part due to an inadequate supply ofwhich includes externalities. In their demonstration veterinary services was the starting idea of anthey use cost-benefit analysis knowing that other interesting paper from S. Holden (UK). The authormethods could also be used. On the other hand W. believes that the private sector may efficiently con-Marsh (USA) describes the use of analytical tech- tribute to the improvement of animal health especial-niques at the herd level. He argues that most ly as far as endemic diseases are concerned whereasdecisions in animal health economics at the farm the Government should focus on the control oflevel can be arrived at by using partial budgeting, epidemic, notifiable diseases and on other publicdecision tree analysis or cost-benefit analysis tech- services like drug quality control. In appendixesniques, either alone or in combination depending on joined to the text the author draws attention onthe quality and completeness of available data. In his several examples taken from around the world wherepaper the author mentions the common tendency to tasks related to animal health maintenance are sharedattempt an estimation of the cost of disease rather between the State services and the private sector.than to consider the benefit of disease control. It is The delicate subject of free trade in livestock andtrue that very often, statements like: ‘‘disease X’’ livestock products intended by the WTO (Worldcosts the nation ‘‘$ Y million per year’’ can be found Trade Organisation), is discussed in the paper pre-in numerous introductions of papers. According to pared by J. Leslie and M. Upton (UK). The benefitsW. Marsh such statements usually overstate the case of trade and of freer trade are emphasised. Despitebecause the figures are based on flawed assumptions. saying that the future expansion of world trade inThe paper mainly deals with animal health decisions livestock products in highly unpredictable, the au-and examples of approaches are explained. thors have tried to draw out some implications for

The particular case of epidemics, especially those the future. Tables provide the reader with figuresof the OIE list A, is considered in another contribu- from FAOSTAT about world trade of differenttion (H.S. Horst et al., the Netherlands). The three livestock products. The economic impact of specificmajor fighting strategies: routine vaccination, stamp- diseases and the results of control or eradicationing out and emergency vaccination are explained and programmes are assessed in a series of presentations.the economic impact is considered. The losses Rinderpest control in Africa (by E.N. Tambi etincurred during the outbreak of classical swine fever al., Kenya): Details are given of the Pan-Africanin the Netherlands in 1997–98 are given. In the next Rinderpest Campaign (PARC) launched continent-paper C.A. Tisdell et al. (Australia) focus on the wide in 1986 with the financial support of theeconomic impacts of endemic livestock diseases with European Union. Beside the technical results, PARCa special emphasis on parasite infestations (helmin- is examined as a public investment.thiasis and tick and tick-borne diseases). The situa- Foot and mouth disease in Thailand (by B.D.tion in developing countries is presented by J.-J. Perry et al., Kenya): Different scenarios are pre-McDermott et al. (ILRI Nairobi, Kenya). The small- sented depending on the technical efficiency of theholder livestock production systems are firstly dis- eradication programme.


Enzootic diseases in South America (J. Romero lated for the almost total lack of repetition. The focuset al., Univ. Reading, UK): Emphasis is placed on is mainly on domestic farm animals, although com-diseases affecting reproductive function, on parasitic panion, laboratory and zoo animals are occasionallydiseases and on mastitis. referred to.

Bovine virus diarrhoea in France (by B. Dufour The book is divided into 5 parts, with severalet al.): The paper deals with the cost effectiveness of chapters in each part. Part 1 looks at the motivationsBVD eradication in France. for being concerned with animal welfare. Questions

Postpartum diseases and fertility in dairy farms such as ‘‘Do animals have moral standing?’’ and(by D.T. Galligan, USA): The author describes new ‘‘What are humans duties to animals?’’ are ad-approaches for economical production including new dressed. A second chapter considers what is actuallytechnologies. The author concludes that consumers meant by animal welfare.will continue to enjoy cheaper and safer dairy Part 2 focusses on the problems of animal welfare.products. The first chapter looks at the general issue of

Rabies control in France (by M. Aubert): Oral environmental challenge to animals, what modelsvaccination has proved to be capable of eliminating exist to understand their exploratory behaviour andrabies. what this might mean for animal welfare. The

At the end is a paper again on the subject of following chapters are based around the ‘‘Fiveprivatising veterinary services in Africa (D.K. Freedoms’’ and look at hunger and thirst, pain andLeonard, USA and co-authors from Africa). injury, fear and distress and behavioural restriction.

All-in-all the book gives a good insight of the The chapter on pain and injury raises the problem ofmeaning of economics applied to animal health and the role of anthropomorphism in evaluating pain inof the fields they can cover. Methods are explained animals and highlights the issues raised by legisla-in an understandable way especially for those un- tion restricting the use of analgesics in farm animals.familiar with this discipline. Examples which are The chapter on fear and distress particularly consid-given are particularly helpful in this respect. An ers chickens. The final chapter concludes that weextensive literature is added to each presentation need to understand more fully what motivates ani-where the reader can find specific references which mals to exhibit certain behaviour before we canmay be needed for deeper investigations. The authors assess the effects of behavioural restriction on animalhave made an effort to build the bridge between welfare.conventional veterinary preoccupations and livestock Part 3 considers the different ways in whichproduction in general. Economics shows how useful welfare can be measured. There are chapters onit is to share the different disciplines related to health and disease, behavioural measures, physiolog-animal production. ical measurement of hormone levels and preference

and motivation testing.Dr. F. Madec, French Health and Food Safety Possible solutions to animal welfare problems areAgency (AFSSA), Deputy Director of Ploufragan assessed in part 4. These include a chapter onLaboratory, In charge of Pig Sector, Head of Re- altering the physical conditions, for example de-search Unit on Epidemiology, President, EAAP veloping new commercial systems such as modifiedManagement and Health Study Commission cages for laying hens and family pens for pigs, a

chapter on manipulating social conditions, and aAnimal Welfare (1997) Eds. M.C. Appleby and chapter on human-animal interactions. This latterB.O. Hughes. CAB International, Wallingford, chapter was refreshing in recognising the importantOxon., UK. ISBN 0-85199-180-7. pp. 316 role of the attitudes and behaviour of stock people on

This is a good ‘‘Primer’’ on animal welfare, giving animal welfare. This part concludes with a chapteran excellent overview of the subject. The chapters on genetic selection. Several of the previous authorsreview particular aspects of animal welfare and in refer to the negative impact which some geneticmost instances, are written by more than one expert. selection has had on animal welfare. This is par-Given this structure, the editors are to be congratu- ticularly with respect to the need to restrict the feed


intake of sows and broiler parents, following the Science that have been previously presented at theselection for rapid growth of their progeny, and the UK Annual Feed Manufacturers Conference andproblems of leg weaknesses in broilers. These are subsequently published in the Recent Advances inbriefly mentioned here, but the main focus is on Animal Nutrition series. The vast majority of theselection for behavioural traits such as reduced papers were published in the early nineties and threefearfulness and increased sociability. Given the of them were written in 1989. For this reason I findgeneral ethical consensus that it is wrong to ge- the title of the book ‘‘Recent Developments innetically modify animals to better suit intensive Poultry Nutrition 2’’ rather misleading. It would be aproduction systems, for example by reduced sen- rather sad state of affairs for poultry science if wetience, the reviewer wonders if it would have been were to accept that a paper which addressed anhelpful to have considered the ethical implications of important and developing area of research main-this approach. tained its freshness and merited the description

The final part on implementation has a chapter on ‘recent development’ a decade later. This of courseeconomic and legislative considerations. The section should not be taken as a disrespect to the work ofon legislation was particularly informative in its any of the authors of the book. Most of the papers incoverage of international treaties, conventions, na- it were state-of-the-art efforts at the time of theirtional laws and welfare codes. Unfortunately, the publication, written by recognised and well-respectedrole of the World Trade Organisation in animal authorities in their field. However, it is the nature ofwelfare was not addressed, which was an omission, progress in science, which includes poultry science,given that its role is likely to come increasingly into that theories are revised, new hypotheses are testedquestion. and old views are rejected. This should also apply to

A final discussion section points out that people the papers included in this book. Here I will use twoare increasingly re-evaluating traditional uses of examples from the book to emphasise my point.animals, observing that there is a widespread growth Paper 2 in the book deals with the amino acidof interest in the subject of animal welfare. The requirements of poultry. Given the rather rapideditors point out that while animal welfare might be developments in genetic selection of poultry year inconsidered a luxury, the moral imperative for being year out, it would be difficult to accept that theconcerned with it was well expressed by Mahatma recommendations of 1995 are as relevant for theGandhi, the leader of a less developed country with poultry stock of today or next year. Paper 3, writtenplenty of other problems. The fact that animal in 1990, was, as far as I am aware, one of the verywelfare is affected by other factors, such as a desire first reviews to consider the implications of invokingto limit farm size or focus on food quality, is also an immune response on the nutrient requirements ofrecognised in this final section. chickens. Those who are interested in this important

This book combines the very best of scholarship in issue will be more interested in reading the morea way that is easily digestible by the non-expert and recent reviews by the same authors, who havemost readers will find much to interest them, but it is advanced the subject tremendously over the lastparticularly recommended to those wanting an over- decade.view of the subject. The editors of the book recognise that ‘develop-

ments in poultry science continue at an incredibleDr. Donald M Bruce, Director, Society, Religion and pace’. It is difficult then to see their justification forTechnology Project, Church of Scotland, John Knox publishing the book and share their optimism thatHouse, 45 High Street. Edinburgh EH1 1SR, UK ‘this volume will have a wide-ranging appeal from

science through to practice’. The book might beRecent developments in poultry nutrition. 1999. indeed of some interest to students of animal science,Eds: J. Wiseman and P.C. Garnsworthy. Nottin- whose aim is to review the development of researchgham University Press, Manor Farm, Thrumpton, in a specific branch of poultry science. Coverage ofNottingham, NG11 0AX, UK. ISBN 1-897676-43- the same area (e.g. nutrient requirements, ascitis) by3. Softcover. 342 pages. £35 multiple chapters in the book, offers a unique

This book is a compilation of papers on Poultry opportunity to do so. For those, however, who are


interested in the recent developments in poultry im Rahmen der Entwicklungshilfe angesprochen.Hier werden sowohl die verschiedene Ziele als auchscience and their application, such as researchers,

¨die Kritikpunkte konkret behandelt. Eventuell wareadvisory personnel and consultants, I propose thatdieser Teil am Anfang oder am Ende des Buchesthey will be better off by referring to the most recentbesser plaziert gewesen. Nach diesen allgemeinenand future volumes of the Recent Advances inKapiteln zur Tierproduktion schließen sich die tier-Animal Nutrition which are published by the samespezifischen Kapitel an. Es wird hierauf Rinder,people.

¨Buffel, Schafe, Ziegen, Pferde, Esel, Maultiere,Dr. Ilias Kyriazakis, Head, Animal Nutrition and ¨Kamele, Schweine, Geflugel, Kaninchen,Health Group, Scottish Agricultural Colleges (SAC),

Meerschweinchen, Bienen und Seidenspinner alsKing’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9

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inklusive der integrierten Tierhaltungssysteme wer-Rezension des Buches Handbuch der Land-¨ den in weiteren Kapiteln behandelt. Schließlichwirtschaft und Ernahrung in den Entwick-

¨ werden noch die speziellen Probleme der Weidenlungslandern Band 5, Herausgeber P. Horst undund Weidewirtschaft in den Tropen und SubtropenIngeborg Reh, Tierzucht in den Tropen und

¨betrachtet. Zwar sind nicht alle Kapitel uber dieSubtropen, Verlag E. Ulmer, Stuttgart, 2. Auflage,verschiedenen Tierarten in ihrer Gliederung gleich23 Farbfotos, 95 Schwarzweißabbildungen, 91aufgebaut, jedoch lassen sich die wichtigstenTabellen, 452 Seiten, Preis DM 248

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¨¨ Fallen deutlich erkennen.klungslandern wurde in der vorliegenden Auflage dasInsgesamt gibt das Buch den Studenten derGebiet der Tierproduktion erheblich erweitert. In

¨ Tropenlandwirtschaft sowie den nicht auf Tier-Anbetracht der breiten Facherung der Tierproduktion¨ ¨ produkten spezialisierten Experten einen sehr gutenuber verschiedene Spezies, klimatische Verhaltnisse

¨¨ ünd sozio-kulturelle Ebenen ist es verstandlich, daß Uberblick uber die vorhandenen Nutztierarten undäuf das Fachwissen von vielen Autoren zuruckgegrif- die Haltungssysteme.

fen werden muß. Insgesamt haben 23 in der Tier- Nach jedem Kapitel folgt eine Zusammenstellungproduktion ausgewiesene Spezialisten an diesem der wichtigsten Literaturquelle, die dem Leser eineBuch gearbeitet. Vertiefung des Stoffes erlauben. Ein umfangreiches

Im ersten Teil des Buches wird der Stand der Sachregister hilft, schnell die relevanten Stellen imNutztierproduktion in der Welt anhand von Statis- Buch zu finden.tiken dargestellt. Obwohl die globalen Statistiken Insgesamt stellt das Buch einen wertvollen Beitrag¨ ¨ über Tierproduktion, besonders wenn auch die klein- fur Studenten der Tropenlandwirtschaft sowie fur¨ ¨bauerlichen Tierhaltungen mit berucksichtigt werden Entwicklungshelfer vor Ort dar.

¨sollen, nicht sehr zuverlassig sind, so geben sie dochëin relativ guten Anhaltspunkt uber die Entwicklung Prof. Dr. W. Bessei, Department of Animal Sciences,

ïn den letzten Jahren. Sie bieten auch eine Basis uber University of Hohenheim, Germany¨den zukunftigen Trend der Entwicklung. .

Ës folgen in funf Abschnitten die speziellen Basis of the Quality of Typical MediterraneanProbleme der Tierproduktion in den Tropen und Animal Products. 1998. Eds: J.C.Flamant, D.

˜Subtropen. Hier werden zum einen die zentralen Gabina and M. Espejo Diaz. Proc. of the Interna-Probleme der Anpassung an hohen Temperaturen tional Symposium by EAAP, FAO, CIHEAM and

¨sowie die Ernahrung und Hygiene angesprochen. the Government of Extremadura Badajoz and¨Hierbei nimmt die Nahrstoffversorgung um- Zafra, Spain, 29 September to 2 October 1996.

¨ ¨fangsmaßig den großten Raum ein. Das Problem der EAAP Publication No. 90. Wageningen Pers, PO¨Zuchtung wird auf knappen 20 Seiten abgehandelt. Box 42, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Im Anschluß an die speziellen technischen Probleme ISBN 90-74134-53-X HB. 557 pp. NLG225¨ ¨werden die Fordermaßnahmen fur die Tierproduktion In Western countries animal production has al-


ready largely met consumer demand for primary on meat products the authors consider differentfoodstuff (milk, meat, eggs) and this has been qualitative aspects, examining each phase of thepossible through the genetic improvement of ani- production (breeding, butchery, manufacture, trans-mals, the optimization of alimentary conditions, formation, etc.) and specify different critical pointsincluding additives and/or drugs’ use, the rationali- that can influence the final product.zation of structures and of management. The fourth part is about other kinds of products,

The relative food abundance over the last few such as egg production, aquaculture and honeyyears has brought the market to saturation and has manufacture. The book concludes with marketingalso led the consumer to choose what she thought of researches on the whole consumption of the prod-as the best among the wide range available for ucts.selection.

` ´The ‘‘total quality’’ of a product is the result of Prof. F. Valfre, Dr. V.M. Moretti, Universita degli´many qualitative parameters (sanitary, chemical, Studi di Milano, Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria,

nutritional, organoleptic and technological quality). Istituto de Zootechnica, Milan, ItalyThese parameters are influenced by production sys-tems where many other factors get involved (i.e. Grass for Dairy Cattle. 1998. Eds: J.H Cherneynutrition, genetics, environment, management). and D.J.R. Cherney. CAB International, Wallin-

This book gathers together different studies from gford, Oxon. OX10 8DE, UK. ISBN 0-85199-288-European researchers who have investigated the 9. 403 pp. HB. One colour plate. £60.00 (US$110)quality of typical animal products in the Mediterra- The primary stated objective of this book is tonean area. Among all the animal products, the examine the role and potential of ‘grass’, i.e. theauthors’ attention has been turned to the products for grass family (Poaceae or Gramineae) in systems ofhuman nutrition with the intention of explaining each dairy cattle production. Grass-legume mixtures, men-single qualitative factor and of giving information tioned in the preface as a secondary focus, actuallyboth to the producer and to the consumer. Thus the receive minimal treatment. The justification made forbook is an important work of reference to understand the book is the need for, firstly, critical appraisal ofthe degree of knowledge reached in this field of intensive dairy farming enterprises from the dualresearch and it is also an interesting support for viewpoints of environmental and economic sus-outsiders. tainability, and secondly, the reintegration of grass-

The book is divided into different parts including based grazing systems into drylot systems currentlymain papers, case reports and research results. The dominated by the feeding of conserved feedstuffsfirst session deals with the quality and the charac- during summer and winter. Drylot systems areteristics of animal products. Here, after an historical chiefly a feature of North American dairying but thedigression about the evolution and the present situa- editors’ rationale is that many of the ecological andtion of the animal products, the authors deal with the socio-economic factors involved in such reintegra-quality, the business implications and the parameters tion are relevant world-wide. Certainly 85 per cent ofthat can be used to attest the origin of these products. milk production in the tropics and subtropics comesThe quality is also correlated both to the healthy from the feeding of cut fresh grass or by-products ofconditions of the animals from which the products a grass-family crop such as cereals or sugar cane,derive and to the health of the consumers that use with the remainder from specialised grazing systemsthese products. – and these regions produce 40 per cent of the

The second and the third session deal with dairy world’s milk production.and meat products, respectively. The second chapter The l5 chapters cover a wide range of subjectis about chemical, technological, nutritional, econ- matter, the dominant areas overviewed being: grassomic and managerial factors. The studies on the breeding and forage quality for both cool-seasoncharacteristics of these products and their relation to (temperate) and warm-season (tropical and subtropi-the different Mediterranean areas show the great cal) grasses; the management of nitrogen (N), phos-interest and knowledge of the authors. In the chapter phorus (P) and potassium (K) inputs and outputs


within the soil-plant-animal complex; grass silage, ment and by further plant breeding, and the possi-including big bales, though not hay; the principles of bilities of reducing the impact of anti-quality con-grass growth and utilization; grazing management stituents. After all, grass (and legume) breeding is asystems and supplemental feeding at pasture; model- young science in relation to arable crop breeding.ling grass utilization by dairy cattle; economics of In conclusion, the book is essentially a scientificgrass-based systems of dairying. Two-thirds of the treatise and valuable source of information and28 contributors are from North America, mainly the references for kindred researchers in the fields ofUSA, but none-the-less, the book is not heavily grass-based systems of dairy cattle nutrition andweighted towards North American perspectives; management, and for forward-looking lecturers andrather, save for a few exceptions, the overviews are advanced students. Researchers will also be able tointernational in outlook and scope, though based sift out ideas for future investigational projects. Bylargely on research reported in English-language selective reading, specialist advisers and consultantspublications. The remaining authors are a leavening in grassland and dairying, together with progressiveof scientists mainly from Europe and Australasia. milk producers, will find the more practical aspectsThe remit of the chapters was to highlight the state covered in some chapters, or parts of chapters, ofof the art in the specific areas chosen for treatment particular value; for example, efficient grass grazingrather than provide a comprehensive literature re- and conservation, management practices for im-view. Notwithstanding, the chapters are liberally proved forage quality, nutrient budgeting.referenced with over l300 references in total, circahalf of which are from the l990s, giving an average Dr. John Frame, formerly of the Scottish Agriculturalof 90 or so citations per chapter (or one-fifth of the College, Auchincruive, Ayr, Scotlandchapter pages), though ranging from l7 references forthe short economics treatment to l83 for the longest A quantitative biology of the pig (1998). Ed. I.chapter on tropical and subtropical grass manage- Kyriazakis. CABI Publishers, London, Unitedment and quality. Kingdom. ISBN 0 85 199 273 0

ˆReturning to the raison d’etre for the book, According to the foreword by C. Whittemore thisenvironmentally-friendly systems of dairying are book is an excellent idea because of an urgent needclearly the only way forward. In this respect, the to use global biological concepts to spread recom-considerable advances outlined on the knowledge mendations on practical pig nutrition and to baseand application of whole-farm nutrient cycling of N, new hypotheses for future research. The book hasP and K are particularly welcome. There is reitera- been written by 30 leading scientists from sevention of the fact, often overlooked, that grazed grass is countries: Australia, Denmark, France, Great Britain,cheaper and of higher nutritive value than conserved The Netherlands, New Zealand and the USA. Thegrass even with the rapid strides which have been introduction includes ten pages of justification onachieved in grass conservation technology. The original aspects of the biology of this farm speciesprinciples of plant growth and utilization, particu- which could be used as a model of all monogastriclarly concerning the initiation, density, size and fate animals. The book is divided into four parts.of individual plant organs, are well elucidated as is Part I describes the elements of the system and ishow these principles underpin the grazing manage- devoted to the description of the peculiarities of thement decisions and systems used in practice. How- animal, including growth performance, protein accre-ever, the type of feeding system developed for dairy tion, reproductive performance and issues of geneticcattle in whatever region is governed by the re- selection. Feedstuffs are described by their physicalsources of capital, land and water available to and chemical composition including a detailedfarmers, together with the price received for the characterisation of their carbohydrate fractions andmilk. It is evident that the grass resource can be their consequences on the nutritional value. Therelied upon, not only now, but in the future given its effect of the thermal environment on energy metabo-diversity of genera and species, its great potential for lism and body composition and health are alsoimproved yield and nutritional quality by manage- described, based on recent developments observed in


the growing pig. A description of the social environ- and lipid metabolism’’, glucose and fatty acids arement is given, mainly focused on group housing, and considered as the main factors involved in nutrientfeeding behaviour is presented by its explicative uptake by major organs or tissues such as the liver,parameters. The consequences on feed intake of muscle, fatty tissues. The discussion is mostly ori-modern growing-finishing pigs are also investigated ented on a physiological basis for better comprehen-

Part II is briefly entitled ‘‘Processes and control’’. sion of tissue synthesis in both quantitative andIt considers mating, pregnancy and prenatal growth qualitative terms. Consequences on the intensity ofin gilts and sows. Partition of nutrients during lipogenesis are presented as a conclusion.pregnancy is described in the light of recent publi- A chapter on energy flows first reviews thecations including energy and amino acid partition historic approach of energy metabolism according tobetween the mother, the uterus and the fœtus. Kellner and Kohler (1900) and the development ofLactation and neonatal growth events are related to concepts of fasting and maintenance, and then con-the metabolism of the sow by considering its conse- cludes with the necessity of energy systems (Netquences on milk production and future growth of the Energy) for feed evaluation. The IVth. and last partprogeny. Growth and body composition are analysed of the book concludes with one chapter offeringon a theoretical basis during the lifetime of the proposals for the future direction for models in pigspecies up to the mature weight of 300 kg. Conse- biology. It pleads in favour of a quantitative ap-quences of genetic selection on fatness in the near proach to pig biology by modelling. Models mustfuture are further discussed. In conclusion on this integrate several choices such as empirical versuspart, the regulation of metabolism by the endocrine deductive models, actual versus potential growth.system is particularly oriented towards quantitative But the development of mechanistic models includ-effects. Mammary gland development, muscle ing substrate kinetics appears as an urgent require-growth, adipose tissue turnover, fœtal development ment for further experimental investigations.and lactation are all considered before proposing The chapters include references from the moremodels of integrative hormonal control. recent articles published in refereed international

Part III entitled ‘‘Food intake and metabolism’’ is reviews on animal science. Interesting too is a 10devoted to the growing-finishing pig taken as a page-subject index beginning with Absorption andmodel for the species. The two first chapters are ending with Zone of Thermal Comfort. It allows theoriented to modelling voluntary feed intake and diet reader to find up to date information on the nutrition-selection, then digestion, absorption and excretion al physiology and on the metabolism of pig, raisingprocesses. Both proposed models for prediction of prospective hypotheses for teachers students anddiet selection and animal tissue growth are used to animal scientists.generate new hypotheses for research, in opposition

´to classical partitioning of static models. An im- Professor Aime Aumaitre, Deputy Director, INRAportant chapter is presented on quantification of Scientific Division on Animal and Animal Products,absorbability and requirements for macroelements. France.Special attention is paid to the minimum require-ments for phosphorus in relation to the environmen- Management of Animal Health Emergencies.tal hazards associated with spreading pig slurry on 1999. Eds: G. Murray & G.M. Thornber. ISBNland. A review of the supply of macroelements in 92-9044-486X Scientific and Technical Review,excess of the requirements of the growing pig is Volume 18(1). April 1999. Office International des

´urgently needed. A review of protein metabolism in Epizooties, 12 rue de Prony, Paris 75017, Francethe growing pig points out the numerous factors pp 228. FFR270/US$45governing amino acid absorption and upper limits to Management of animal health emergencies helpsprotein retention. Requirements for growth and also to secure global food supply and to alleviate interna-further consequences on nitrogen excretion are dis- tional trade of animals and animal products. How-cussed in relation to costs of the diets and en- ever, it depends among other things on effectivevironmental hazards. In the chapter ‘‘carbohydrate national veterinary services and international co-ope-


ration. These relations are made obvious by this information could be solved by ‘‘harvesting thebook which contains 21 contributions written by 52 knowledge of veterinary experts, farmers, industryauthors from different countries and continents. Its leaders and scientists.’’six chapters are concerned with (1) general princi- Health emergencies have to be taken into accountples of management, (2) realisation of prevention for aquatic animals, too. The reader can realise thatand preparedness, (3) case studies on actual many elements of the management presented in theemergency management, (4) the dealing with un- first chapter refer as well to aquatic animal diseasesexpected emergencies, (5) aquatic animal health as to animal health emergencies in cases of naturalemergencies and (6) management of natural disas- disasters which are discussed in the last chapter.ters. The book presents many multidisciplinary aspects

The contribution on general principles gives a for the management of animal health emergencies. Itgood overview on model framework and principles offers a lot of interesting information mainly forof emergency management. However, the following veterinarians responsible for the control of animalreports characterizing prevention and preparedness diseases. Also readers looking for possibilities toworld-wide illustrate that the realisation of the model secure food supply and free trade of animals andin practice depends among other things on availabili- animal products can enhance their knowledge andty of financial resources, local conditions of animal will get new ideas especially by reading thosekeeping, political constellations etc. contributions which relate to their field.

The impacts of systematic measures are madeobvious by the reports on the management of animal Dr. Gerhard Haxsen, Federal Agricultural Researchhealth emergencies in North America. Canada, the Centre, Braunschweig, GermanyUSA and Mexico achieve effective management notonly by activities well organized on local, regional Equine reproductive physiology, breeding andand national level but also by international sur- stud management. M.C.G. Davies Morel. 1999.veillance and risk assessment. A contrary example is CABI. Wallingford, Oxon., OX10 8DE, UK. Firstgiven by a report illustrating some experiences with published 1993,reprinted with corrections 1999.unfavourable animal health situations due to political ISBN 0-85199-372-9. 450pp. Paperback. £ 25instability and deficits in the control of animal The author gives detailed information about thediseases in the Middle East. anatomy and endocrine systems of both sexes and

The intentions of the Food and Agricultural Or- their physiology during fertilization, pregnancy,ganization (FAO) to secure global food supply by parturition and lactation. A practical section ondisease prevention and preparedness are illustrated breeding and stud management draws attention to theby a report describing the Emergency Prevention important details of the tasks in a stud of breedingSystem EMPRES. The system among other things horses. The reader finds also the most important datahelps to establish measures for earlier warnings and and statistics, for example, comparative milk com-earlier reactions in developing countries. In addition positions of different species, average fertility ratesto the general discussion of managing animal health of various types of horses and ponies. Selection ofemergencies case studies on actual emergencies stallions and mares for breeding is an interestinganalyse concrete experiences with the management chapter from the aspect of the reproductive physi-of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Switzer- ology. The book also deals with the daily nutrientland, rinderpest in Africa and Asia, foot and mouth requirements of different horse groups.disease in Taipei China and the screw worm in some It gives advice for normal processes, but also toArabian countries and Mexico. extreme cases (for example, dystocia). The physi-

Often, decisions on measures against diseases ology and sexual behaviour of both the mare andhave to be made even if empirical information for stallion can be found in the book. Besides theevaluating their impacts a priori are not available. A everyday stud practice and traditional solutions therepaper considering unexpected or unknown diseases are chapters on modern methods as well, for exampledemonstrates how the problem of missing empirical artificial insemination or embryo transfer in horses.


Very nice short chapters and subchapters summa- rate of excretion of the agent from the tissues thatrize the substance of the material. The language of are eaten in the largest quantities;the book is easy and well understandable also for • further diagnostic tests are developed whichforeign readers. It can be recommended first of all facilitate monitoring of drug resistance andfor university students especially in foreign countries zoonotic diseases.teaching in English, and also practical breeders canmake use of it. With respect to resistance to antibiotics the commit-

This is a very well illustrated book, 96 figures, 84 tee’s recommendations included:plates /black and white photos /, 43 coloured plates

• the development of data bases which provide24 graphs and 25 tables illumine the text.information which will ensure that decision mak-ing will be rational, and based on scientific´Prof. Dr. Imre Bodo, Veterinary University of Buda-principles;pest, Budapest, Hungary

• the convening of an interdisciplinary committeewhich will oversee the further development, andThe use of drugs in food animals: benefits andsubsequent use, of antibiotics in both humanrisks. 1999. National Research Council, USA,medicine and food animal practices.CAB International, Wallingford, Oxford, OX10

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genetics of disease resistance.prise 12 distinguished Americans who between themThe committee must be congratulated on preparingrepresent the interests, and views, of animal pro-

such a comprehensive overview of a topic which isduction, veterinary and medical scientists, producers,of major current interest, there being over 500 titlesand consumers. They were supported in their workin the list of references. However, as might beby the US Department of Agriculture Agriculturalexpected, their presentation is biased towards theResearch Service and the Department of Health and’American’ way of doing things and these may notHuman Services Food and Drug Administration.necessarily meet with the approval of everybody inIn all, there are eight principal chapters whichthe international community. Nevertheless, this ob-cover the use of drugs in food animal production, theservation is not intended as a criticism the book,benefits and risks to human health, drug developmentsince this can be safely recommended as a usefuland regulation, residues and minimising antibioticaddition to the bookshelf of anybody with an interestusage including their use at sub-therapeutic con-in the production of food of animal origin.centrations. The various chapters, which are all fully

referenced, include several recommendations andProfessor Dr. Mike Hinton formerly of School ofthese are consolidated into the executive summary.Veterinary Medicine, Langford, Near Bristol, UK.On the subjects of the development, approval andCurrent address: 8 Calverley Court, Tunbridge Wells,availability of drugs the committee recommendedKent TN1 2JN, UKthat

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´2000–2001 a commence janvier 2000 et sera con- Barneveld, The Netherlands. Tel.: 1 31-342-414881.´tinue jusqu’a janvier 2001. Information: Monique Fax: 1 31-342-492813. E-mail:

Andreassian, CSAGAD – IN P-G, 16, rue Claude [email protected]´Bernard, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. Tel.: 1 33-

01-44-08-17-45. Fax: 1 33-01-44-08-17-47. E-mail: [email protected] Modern pig farm management from 5 to 16 June

2000.Artificial insemination in pigs from 19 to 30 June

CIHEAM/IAMZ Courses 2000.Poultry

The following courses are offered by CIHEAM Modern layer farm management from 5 to 16ánd IAMZ. Information: Instituto Agronomico June 2000.

´Mediterraneo de Zaragoza, Apartado 202-50080 Modern breeder farm management from 5 to 16Zaragoza, Spain. Tel.: 1 34-76-576013. Fax: 1 34- June 2000.76-576377. E-mail: [email protected] Web: Modern broiler farm management from 19 to 30http: / /www.iamz.ciheam.org June 2000.


Modern hatchery management from 19 to 30 June Information: Tel.: 1 386-61-717-838; 386-61-711-2000. 701. Fax: 1 386-61-721-005. E-mail:Feed [email protected]. or fromModern animal feed manufacturing from 5 to 16 [email protected] http: / / agri.bfro.uni-June 2000. lj.si / icar2000Feed formulation from 19 to 23 June 2000. 32nd Biannual Meeting of the International

Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR) will beInternational six month courses held in Bled, Slovenia from 16–19 May 2000. New

Information: ICAR2000 Secretariat, Groblje 3, 1230Poultry husbandry from 21 August 2000 to 23 Domzale, Slovenia. Tel.: 1 386-61-717-838; 386-February 2001 61-711-701. Fax: 1 386-61-721-005. E-mail:Pig husbandry from 21 August 2000 to 23 [email protected]. http: / / agri.bfro.uni-February 2001 lj.si / icar2000 or from [email protected] feed training programme. 26 February http: / / agri.bfro.uni-lj.si / icar20002001–25 May 2001 Working Group of ICAR on Functional Traits

(WG-GIFT) will meet on 16 May 2000, morningonly, in Bled, Slovenia in conjunction with the ICAR

FORTHCOMING SCIENTIFIC Meeting listed above. Information: Tel.: 1 386-61-CONFERENCES 711701. Fax: 1 386-61-721-005. E-mail:

[email protected] 2000 FAO-ICAR Buffalo Workshop on Recording2000 International Symposium on Recent Ad- and Genetic Improvement will be held on 17 May

vances in Animal Nutrition will be held in Seoul, 2000 in association with the ICAR Conference inKorea from 20–22 April 2000. Information: Prof. In. Slovenia listed above. Information from the orga-K. Han, Seoul National University, Suweon 441-744, nizers of the ICAR Meeting: Groblje 3, 1230 Dom-Korea. Tel.: 1 82-331-292-0898. Fax: 1 82-331- zale, Slovenia. Tel.: 1 386-61-711701. Fax: 1 386-291-7722. E-mail: [email protected] 61-721-005. E-mail: [email protected]

Symposium on Development Strategy for the 7th International Conference on Goats will beSheep and Goat Dairy Sector will be held in held from 15–18 May 2000 in Tours, France andNicosia, Cyprus from 13–14 April 2000. Informa- 19–21 May 2000 in Poitiers, France. Information:tion: Mr. G. Psanthas, 39 Dem Severis Avenue, PO 7ICG Organizing Committee, Dr. Yves Chabert,Box 22418, 1521 Nicosia, Cyprus. Fax: 1 357-2- Institut de L’Elevage, 149 rue de Bercy, F-75595667313. E-mail: [email protected] Paris Cedex 12. Fax: 1 33-1-4004-5280. E-mail:

Beef 2000 Rockhampton, Central Queensland, [email protected], will be held from 9–16 April 2000. Langford Food Industry Conference will beInformation: PO Box 199, Rockhampton, 4700 held on 17 May 2000 at the School of VeterinaryAustralia. Fax: 07492-13787. E-mail: Science, Langford, Near Bristol, UK. Information:[email protected] Langford Continuing Education Unit, Langford

Earth Day 2000 will be held globally on 22 April house, Langford, Nr. Bristol, North Somerset, UK.2000. Information: 91 Marion Street, Seattle, WA, Tel.: 1 44-117-928-9502. Fax: 1 44-1934-852170.USA. Tel.: 1 1-206-264-0114. Fax: 1 1-206-682- E-mail: [email protected]. E-mail: [email protected] www.earth- Nutrition Week 2000 will be held from 29 today.net 31 May 2000 in Dublin, Ireland, sponsored by

the International Diary Federation. Information:MAY 2000 Dr. P.M. Kelly, Irish National Committee / IDF,

INTERBULL Meeting will be held from 14–15 Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. Tel.:May 2000 at Bled, Slovenia. Information: ICAR2000 1 353-25-42222. Fax: 1 353-25-42340. E-mail:Secretariat, Groblje 3, 1230 Domzale, Slovenia. [email protected]


3rd Scientific Meeting of the European Associa- 2000 Beijing International Conference and Ex-tion of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians (EAZWV) hibition on Dairy will be held in Beijing China fromwill be held in Paris, France from 31 May–4 June. 27–30 June 2000. Information: Ms. Kou Zhanying,Information: Francoise Hergueta-Claro. Fax: 1 33- Secretariat of BICED2000, Room 2019, Yuanliwuye1-44-75-20-00 or 44-75-20-31. E-mail: Building, No.23 Huixindongjie, Beijing 100029, P.R.

´ ´[email protected] or Peter Dollinger, c /o Office veter- China. Tel.: 1 86-10-649-85657. Fax: 1 86-10-649-´ ínaire federal, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, CH-3097 50374. E-mail: [email protected]

Liebefeld-Berne, Switzerland. Fax: 1 41-31-323-56- EAAP/INRA Protein 2000 Workshop: Animal86. E-mail: [email protected] Protein Feed Supply Problems and the special

case of Central and Eastern Europe will be held inJUNE 2000 Rennes, France on 30 June and 1 July 2000 with

World Mountain Forum will be held in Paris & special invitations for participants from Central andĆhambery – Savoie in the French Alps from 5–12 Eastern Europe. Fuller details are given earlier in this

´ ´June 2000. Information: Ville de Chambery, World EAAP News. Information: Professor Claude Fevrierˆ ´Mountain Forum Hotel de Ville, BP 1105, F-73011 and Professor Aime Aumaitre, INRA – UMRVP,

´ Ćhambery, France. Fax: 1 33-4-7960-2074. E-mail: Unite Mixte de Recherches sur le Veau et le Porc,[email protected] Domaine de la Prise, 35590 Saint-Gilles, France.

Symposium on Immunology of Ruminant Tel.: 1 1 33 (0)2 23 48 50 61 (CF) and 50 61Mammary Gland will be held in Stresa, Italy from (AA). Fax: 1 1 33 (0)2 23 48 50 80. E-mails:11–14 June. Information: New Team, Via Ghiretti 2, [email protected] and aumaitre@st-gil-

Í-43100 Parma, Italy. Tel.: 1 390-521-293913. Fax: les.rennes.inra.fr and adel: [email protected] 390-521-294036. E-mail: [email protected]. nes.inra.frWebsite: http: / /www.newteam.it

World Conference on Bioethics will be held´from 20–24 June in Gijon, Spain. Information: JULY 2000

Congress Technical Secretariat, c /o Maternidad 2, 9th Animal Science Congress of the Asian–É-33207 Gijon, Spain. Tel.: 1 34-985-17-60-06. Australasian Association of Animal Production

Fax: 1 34-985-17-55-07. E-mail: [email protected]. Societies in conjunction with the 23rd BiennialWebsite: http: / /wwww.bioetica.sibi.org Conference of the Australian Society of Animal

8th Symposium on Digestive Physiology in Pigs Production will be held from 2–7 July 2000 at thewill be held from 20–22 June 2000 at the Swedish University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Informa-Agricultural University (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden. tion: Secretariat, SOCAP, Department of AnimalInformation: SLU Conference Service, PO Box Science, University of Sydney, NSW Australia 2006.7059, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. Tel.: 1 46-18-67- Tel.: 1 61-2-9351-2464. Fax: 1 61-2-9351-3957. E-1533. Fax: 1 46-18-67-3530. E-mail: mail: [email protected] http: / /[email protected] 10th World Holstein-Friesian Conference will

Udder Defences and Immunology Seminar will be held in Australia. Information: Secretariat,be held in June 2000 at Stresa, Italy. Information: SOCAP, Department of Animal Science, University

Álfonso Zecconi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, of Sydney, NSW Australia 2006. Tel.: 1 61-2-9351-Istituto di Malettie Infettive Veterinarie, Centro 2464. Fax: 1 61-2-9351-3957. E-mail:Patologia della Mammella CNR. Tel.: 1 39-2-7063- [email protected] http: / /www.asap.asn.au1720. Fax: 1 39-2-7063-5338. E-mail: 14th International Congress on Animal [email protected] production will be held in Stockholm, Sweden from

New Zealand Society of Animal Production 2–6 July 2000. Information: Dept. of Obstetrics and60th Jubilee Conference will be held in Hamilton, Gynaecology, Swedish University of AgriculturalNew Zealand from 26–29 June 2000. Information: Sciences, PO Box 7039, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.Steve Davis, E-mail: [email protected]. http: / Tel.: 1 46-0-1867-1000. Fax: 1 46-0-1867-3545. E-/nzsap.rsnz.govt.nz mail: [email protected]


10th International Congress on Animal Hygiene Netherlands from 18–19 August 2000. This is a joint(SAH) will be held from 2 to 6 July 2000 in activity of the British Society for Animal ScienceMaastricht, The Netherlands. Information: ISAH and Wageningen Agricultural UniversityCongress, 2000-office, RNVA, PO Box 14031, NL- and takes place immediately before the EAAP3508 SB Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel.: 1 31-30- Annual Meeting in The Hague, The Netherlands.251-0111. Fax: 1 31-30-251-1787. E-mail: Information: Eddie Deaville. Email:[email protected] [email protected] or Barbara Williams

Joint Celebration Meeting of the American Email: [email protected] or JohnSociety of Animal Science with EAAP and ADSA Cone Email: [email protected] or from: BSAS, PO(American Dairy Science Association) will be held Box 3, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0RZ, UK. Tel.:from 24–28 July 2000 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1 44-131-445-4508. Fax: 1 44-131-535-3120. E-Information: Tel.: 1 1-301-571-1875. Fax: 1 1-301- mail: [email protected]. http: / /www.bsas.org.uk571-1837. E-mail: [email protected] EAAP 2000 Satellite Symposium on Robotic

Milking: the Future is Here will be held in TheAUGUST 2000 Netherlands prior to the EAAP Annual Meeting in

International Conference on Animal Science The Hague from 18–19 August 2000. Information:and Veterinary Medicine Towards the 21st Dr. Henk Hogeveen. Tel.: 1 31-320-293-430. Fax:Century will be held in Beijing, China from 1 31-320-241-584. E-mail: [email protected]–15 August 2000. Information: Ms. Xu Jinhua, Elsevier /EAAP Workshop, The Hague 2000Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of on Preparing and Presenting Scientific PapersAgricultural Sciences, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan Xilu will be held in connection with the EAAP meetingRoad, Beijing 100094, China. Tel.: 1 86-10- at the Netherlands Congress Centre on Saturday 196289-5371. Fax: 1 86-10-6289-5351. E-mail: August from 08.30 to 17.30 hours. Information:[email protected] or Dr Phil Garnsworthy, University of [email protected] Fax: 1 44 115 951 6060. E-mail:

3rd International Conference on Symbiosis [email protected](TICS) will be held in Marburg. Germany from 5th Joint EAAP/ASAS Workshop on the Biolo-13–19 August 2000 by the International Symbiosis gy of Lactation in Farm Animals will be held onSociety. Information: Prof. Dr. H.-C. Weber, Tel.: 19 to 20 August 2000 in The Hague in advance of1 49-6421-28-2091. E-mail: [email protected] the EAAP Meeting. Information: Antonella Baldi,marburg.de Animal Nutrition Institute, University of Milan,

IAATH – The International Alliance for Ani- Trentacoste, 2 20133 Milan, Italy. Fax: 1 39-2-mal Therapy and Healing will hold its first confer- 2140745. E-mail: [email protected] Local organizer:ence from 17 to 20 August 2000 at Washington State Kerst Stelwagen, Research Station for Cattle, SheepUniversity, Vancouver, Washington State, USA. In- and Horse Husbandry, PO Box 2176, Runderweg 6,formation: Penny Ramey, Extension Livestock Ad- 8203 AD Lelystad, The Netherlands. Fax: 1 31-320-visor Program, Washington State University Co- 241-584. E-mail: [email protected] Extension, 11104 NE 149th Street C100, The Use of Information and CommunicationBrush Prairie, WA 98606, USA. Tel.: 1 1-360-254- Technology (ICT) in Teaching and Learning in8436. E-mail: [email protected] Animal Sciences is a Satellite Symposium of the

Note: the following five Satellite Symposia will EAAP Annual Meeting and will be held on Sundaytake place in The Netherlands prior to the EAAP 20 August 2000 at the Netherlands Congress Centre,Annual Meeting details of which are shown below The Hague. Information: Dr. Simon Heath, Centreafter the details of the Symposia. Further in- for CBL in Land Use and Environmental Sciencesformation on the Symposia is given at the begin- (CLUES), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24ning of this Newsletter. 5UA, UK. Tel.: 1 44-1224-273-755. Fax: 1 44-

Gas Production Workshop: Fermentation 1224-273-752. E-mail: [email protected]. Web:Kinetics for Feed Evaluation and to assess Micro- http: / /www.clues.abdn.ac.uk:8080/bial Activity will be held in Wageningen, The 51st EAAP Annual Meeting will be held from


21–24 August 2000 at the Netherlands Congress 2000 in Aberdeen, UK. Information: BSAS, PO BoxCentre, Churchillplein 10, NL 2517 JW, The Hague, 3, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0RZ, UK. Tel.: 1 44-The Netherlands. Information: EAAP2000, NRS, PO 131-445-4508. Fax: 1 44-131-535-3120. E-mail:Box 454, 6800 AL Arnham, The Netherlands. Tel.: [email protected]. http: / /www.bsas.org.uk1 31-26-389-8791. Fax: 1 31-26-389-8777. E-mail: The Challenge of Genetic Change in [email protected] Web: eaap2000.wau.nl For Production. A one-day Symposium will be held onfurther details see the beginning of this Newsletter. 27 September 2000 at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire,

2nd Congress on Agricultural and Food Ethics RASE, UK. Information: Alan Spedding. Tel.: 1 44-with the theme ‘‘Two Systems – One World’’ will 1203-696-969. Fax: 1 44-1203-696900.be held from 24–26 August 2000 in Copenhagen, Fair 2000: European and local breeds of lives-Denmark. Information: Ms. A. Ito, Royal Veterinary tock at Rambouillet, France will be held from 23

˚and Agricultural University, Grønnegardrej 8, DK- September to 3 October 2000 with a Symposium on1870, Frederiksberg C. Tel.: 1 45-3528-3010. 27 September 2000. Information: Mme. S. Lech-

ˆFax: 1 43-3528-3022. E-mail: [email protected] evestrier, Pole animal, Etablissement Public Nationalwww.husdyr.kvl.dk /htm/psa /eursafe.htm de Rambouillet, Centre d’Enseignement

Zootechnique, La Bergerie Nationale, Parc duˆSEPTEMBER 2000 Chateau, 78120 Rambouillet, France. Tel.: 1 33-01-

The Weaner Pig: Management and Nutrition. A 34-83-08-00. Fax: 1 33-01-34-83-07-54.British Society of Animal Science Meeting will beheld at the University of Nottingham, UK from 5–7 OCTOBER 2000September 2000. Information: Mike Varley, E-mail: The next Congress of the International [email protected] or Julian Wiseman, E- for Animal Ethology (ISAE) will be held from 11mail: [email protected] or from: to 14 October 2000 in Florianopolis, Brazil on theBSAS, PO Box 3, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0RZ, topics ‘‘Promoting animal welfare in husbandryUK. Tel.: 1 44-131-445-4508. Fax: 1 44-131-535- systems’’ and ‘‘Domestication and ethology of wild3120. E-mail: [email protected]. http: / animals’’. Information: Dr. Eberhard von Borell,/www.bsas.org.uk Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Martin-

16th Meeting of the Association Europeenne de Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Adam-Kuc-Transfert Embryonnaire (AETE) will be held on khoff-Str. 35, D-06108 Halle Germany. Tel.: 1 49-8–9 September 2000 in Santander, Spain. The 345-5522331/2. Fax: 1 49-345-5527106. E-mail:meeting will be dedicated to Mr. Robert Cassou. [email protected]: AETE Secretariat, M.J. Maugie, INRA- International Symposium on Prospects for aPRMD – 37380 Nouzilly, France. Tel.: 1 33-2-47- Sustainable Dairy Sector in the Mediterranean,42-79-18. Fax: 1 33-2-47-42-77-43. E-mail: sponsored by EAAP and other organizations, [email protected]. http: / /www.tours.inra.fr / be held at Hammamet, Tunisia from 26–29 Oct-tours /general /heberge.htm ober 2000. Information: Symposium Secretariat,

15th Symposium on Energy Metabolism in c /o Mr. Mustapha Guellouz, Office de l’ElevageˆAnimals will be held from 10–16 September 2000 in et des Paturages, 30 Rue Alain Savary, 1002

Research Centre Foulum, Denmark. Information: Dr. Tunis, Tunisia. Tel.: 1 216-1-793-603/782-960.K. Jakobsen, E-mail: [email protected] or Fax: 1 216-1-790-795/787-813. E-mail:fax: 1 45 89 99 11 66. [email protected]

6th British Grassland Research Conference willbe held in Aberdeen, UK from 11–13 September NOVEMBER 20002000. Information: BGS, Earley Gate, University of 5th Global Conference on the Conservation ofReading, Reading, RG6 6AT, UK. Tel.: 1 44-118- Domestic Animal Resources will be held from 20 to931-8189. E-mail: [email protected] 24 November 2000 in Brasilia, Brazil. Information:

Early Regulation of Mammalian Development. Arturo Mariante da Silva, National Centre for Ge-A Symposium organized by the British Society for netic Resources, EMBRAPA-CENARGEN, Sain Par-Animal Science will be held from 18–20 September que Rural, PO Box 02372, BR 70849-970, Brasilia,


Brazil. Tel.: 1 55-61-340-3507. Fax: 1 55-61-340- held on 11–12 September 2001 at Cambridge, UK.3624. E-mail: [email protected] Information: BSAS, PO Box 3, Penicuik, Midlothian,

3rd African Conference on Animal Production EH26 0RZ, UK. Tel.: 1 44-131-445-4508. Fax:and the 11th Conference of the Egyptian Society 1 44-131-535-3120. E-mail: [email protected] Animal Production (ESAP) on the theme http: / /www.bsas.org.ukOptimizing the Utilization of Animal ProductionResources in Africa will be held jointly in Alex- OCTOBER 2001andria, Egypt from 6–9 November 2000. Informa- Organic Milk and Meat Production fromtion: Prof. A.H. Barkawi, Egyptian Society of Ani- Ruminants. A conference organized by the Greekmal Production, Department of Animal Production, Society for Animal Production and EAAP will beFaculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza held on 4 to 6 October 2001 in Athens. Information:12613, Egypt. Tel. /Fax: 1 202-568-3188/569-4049. Dr. G. Zervas, Agricultural University of Athens,E-mail: [email protected] or cise@main- Dept. of Animal Nutrition, Athens, Greece. Tel.:scc.cairo.eun.eg. Home page: esap.org.eg 1 30-1529-4411. Fax: 1 30-1529-4413. E-mail:

[email protected] 2001

Improving the Quality of Livestock Products. A AUGUST 2002Satellite Symposium to the British Society for Ani- 7th World Congress of Genetics Applied tomal Science Annual Meeting will be held in April Livestock Production will be held in Montpellier,2001 in York, UK. Information: Jeff Wood at Tel.: France from 19–23 August 2002. Information: Jean-

´1 44-117-928-9293. Michel Elsen and Vincent Ducrocq, Departement de´ ´Genetique Animale, INRA, BP 27, 31326 Castanet-

JULY 2001 Tolosan, France. http: / /wcgalp.toulouse.inra.frAmerican Society of Animal Science Annual

Meeting will be held from 24–28 July 2001 in SEPTEMBER 2002Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. This is a joint meeting 53rd EAAP Annual Meeting will be held inwith FASS. Information: Tel.: 1 1-301-571-1875. Cairo, Egypt in the second half of September 2002.Fax: 1 1-301-571-1837. Information: Prof. A.H. Barkawi, Department of

Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, CairoAUGUST 2001 University, Giza 12613, Egypt. Tel. /Fax: 1 202-568-

52nd Annual Meeting of EAAP will be held 3188/569-4049. E-mail: [email protected] Budapest, Hungary from 26–29 August 2001. or [email protected]. Home page:Information from: AgroEurope Organizing Bureau, esap.org.eg

¨ ¨ ¨H-2100 Godollo, PO Box 8, Hungary. Tel. /Fax:1 36-28-432-988. E-mail for registration: Early [email protected] email for Organizing Responding to the Increasing Global DemandCommittee: [email protected] Homepage: http: / for Animal Products. A meeting will be held early/www.atk.hu in 2003 in Mexico jointly by the University of

Merida, Mexico and the British Society for AnimalSEPTEMBER 2001 Science. Information BSAS, PO Box 3, Penicuik,

Engineering for Livestock Production. A joint Midlothian, EH26 0RZ, UK. Tel.: 1 44-131-445-meeting of the British Society for Animal Science 4508. Fax: 1 44-131-535-3120. E-mail:and the Institution of Agricultural Engineers will be [email protected]. http: / /www.bsas.org.uk

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