Session Programme

Sunday 1st Sept
8.30-12.30

1. Integrating mitigation and adaptation breeding strategies. (G, T)

Auditorium – Palazzo Congressi, Lower Ground Floor

2. Breeding scheme optimization: balancing breeding goal(s), genetic progress and diversity. (G, T)

Pisana – Palazzo Congressi, 2^nd Floor

3. N, P and C efficient use and circularity in dairy farms – high utilization, minimal losses. (C, T)

Valdostana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

4. Research on young stock care: the journey of calves from gestation onwards. (C/H+W, T)

Reggiana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

5. Innovative and emerging feed and forage resources. (N, T)

Chianina – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

6. Advances in ruminant nutrition, Part 1. (N, T)

Maremmana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

7. Emerging practices and tools in horse production. (H, BU)

Romagnola – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

8. Innovative approaches to pig and poultry production. (P, EC)

Piemontese – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

9. Alternative production systems and free communications in animal behaviour and welfare. (H+W, T)

Podolica – Limonaia, Garden

ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM
10. Livestock are more than food. (LFS/ATF, C)

Marchigiana – Palazzo Affari, Ground floor

11. Insect nutrition. (I, T)

Rendena – Palazzo Affari, 4^th Floor

12. Effectiveness of breeding programs for local breeds in the Mediterranean region and other harsh environments. (S+G, WG)

Calvana – Palazzo Congressi, Ground floor

13. Sensing Physiology: Tools towards optimising livestock husbandry. (Ph, T)

Modicana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

14. Integration of PLF and context data to improve decision making. (PLF, T)

Sarda – Palazzo Affari, Below ground Floor

Sunday 1st Sept
14.00-18.00

15. Role of bioinformatics applied to livestock data – Exploiting structural variation and pangenome-based techniques for livestock. (G, T)

Auditorium – Palazzo Congressi, Lower Ground Floor

16. Genetic selection tools for within- and across- herd management in livestock species. (G, T)

Pisana – Palazzo Congressi, 2^nd Floor

17. Global quality of animal products in 2024: stakeholders’ perceptions, desires, and priorities in a changing world. (C, P)

Valdostana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

18 (51). Sustainable and smart integration of the dairy and beef sectors in EU. (C/CODABE, T)

Reggiana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

19. Nutritional models development and applications in livestock farming. (N, T)

Chianina – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

20. Functional feed additives in poultry nutrition. (N/PWG, WG)

Maremmana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

21. Heat stress in pig and poultry production: consequences and strategies to cope with global warming. (P, T)

Romagnola – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

22. Innovation in pig genetics. (P/G, B)

Piemontese – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

23. Management measures to reduce production disease. (H+W, D)

Podolica – Limonaia, Garden

ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM
24. Livestock are more the food (LFS/ATF, C)

Marchigiana – Palazzo Affari, Ground floor

25. Project session ADVAGROMED. (I, P)

Rendena – Palazzo Affari, 4^th Floor

26. Production potential and adaptation of camelid species to extensive, semi-intensive and intensive production systems in arid and semi-arid environments. (S+G, WG)

Calvana – Palazzo Congressi, Ground floor

27. Physiology of resilience and adaptation to climate change. (Ph, T)

Modicana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

28. EU-LI-PHE: Livestock phenomics, incl. free communications on livestock phenotyping and phenomics. (PLF/G, P)

Sarda – Palazzo Affari, Below ground Floor

Monday 2nd Sept am

29. Plenary Session: Reassessing our relationship with farmed animals
Leroy Award recipient presentation.

Auditorium – Palazzo Congressi, Lower Ground Floor

Monday 2nd Sept
Posters 13.30-14.30
Theatre 14.30-18.00

30. Relationships between environmental efficiency traits – an interdisciplinary approach. (G/N/C, T)

Auditorium – Palazzo Congressi, Lower Ground Floor

31. Breeding schemes for development of small populations. (G/ANGRWG, WG)

Pisana – Palazzo Congressi, 2^nd Floor

32. The role of marbling in beef quality – development, importance, measurement; harmonisation. (C, T)

Valdostana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

33. Mediterranean buffalo farming for sustainable milk and meat production. (C, T)

Reggiana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

34. Nutrition management to reduce methane emissions and environmental impact. (N, T)

Chianina – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

35. Advances in non-ruminant nutrition, Part 1. (N, T)

Maremmana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

36. Slow-growing meat-type and dual purpose genotypes for conventional and alternative farming systems in the EU. (PWG/WPSA-Italian Branch, WG)

Romagnola – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

37. Rethinking the transition from suckling to weaning to prevent negative consequences of the stress on pig health. (P, T)

Piemontese – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

38. Best-practice in addressing pig welfare on-farm. (H+W, I)

Podolica – Limonaia, Garden

39. Building quality into animal products to improve the sustainability of farming systems for the future. (LFS, T)

Marchigiana – Palazzo Affari, Ground floor

40. Zooarchaeological research lessons for contemporary livestock management, conservation and genetics. (S+G/LFS, T)

Calvana – Palazzo Congressi, Ground floor

41. Optimising reproductive physiology of livestock. (Ph, I)

Modicana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

42. Digital technologies for management. (PLF, C)

Sarda – Palazzo Affari, Below ground Floor

Tuesday Sept 3rd
8.30-12.30

43. Digital phenotyping sensors, ‘omics’ and genetics in enhanced sustainability. (G/PLF, T)

Auditorium – Palazzo Congressi, Lower Ground Floor

44. Genetics of food quality. (G, T)

Pisana – Palazzo Congressi, 2^nd Floor

45. Indicators, hi-tech solutions, and tools to effectively manage cattle. (C, T)

Valdostana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

46. Viable future dairy farming systems and products from production, feeding, environmental and consumer viewpoint, Part 1. (C, P)

Reggiana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

47. Nutrition management to reduce methane emissions and environmental impact. (N, T)

Chianina – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

48. Horse genetics and genomics. (H, BU)

Maremmana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

49. Nutrition in health and welfare of ruminants. (N/H+W, T)

Romagnola – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

50. Sustainable solutions to support and sustain gut health in monogastric livestock (with project MONOGUTHEALTH), Part 1. (P, P)

Piemontese – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

51. Genetic progress vs animal welfare? (H+W/G, C)

Podolica – Limonaia, Garden

52. Redesigning the trajectory: the contribution of research to the development of resilient Livestock Farming Systems and their role in climate change and biodiversity. (LFS, T)

Marchigiana – Palazzo Affari, Ground floor

53. Insect genetics, reproduction, physiology and behaviour. (I, T)

Rendena – Palazzo Affari, 4^th Floor

54. Sustainable sheep and goat high-yield production systems: Management, nutrition, mechanization, health, and welfare aspects. (S+G, T)

Calvana – Palazzo Congressi, Ground floor

55. Host physiology/genetics and microbiome interactions – The holobiont concept. (Ph/G, T)

Modicana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

56. PLF for health, behaviour and welfare, Part 1. (PLF/H+W, T)

Sarda – Palazzo Affari, Below ground Floor

Tuesday Sept 3rd
Posters 13.30–14.30
Theatre 14.30-18.00

57. Socio-economic approaches to address the contemporary issues of the horse industry. (H, BU)

Auditorium – Palazzo Congressi, Lower Ground Floor

58. The role of breeding and genetics in the sustainable transformation of the livestock sector. (G/ANRWG, WG)

Pisana – Palazzo Congressi, 2^nd Floor

59. Milk properties for the valorization of dairy (by-products) manufacturing. (C/ADSA, T)

Valdostana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

60. Viable future dairy farming systems and products from production, feeding, environmental and consumer viewpoint, Part 2. (C, P)

Reggiana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

61. Advances in fish nutrition. (N, T)

Chianina – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

62. Feeding for improving the nutritional, safety and organoleptic characteristics of animal-derived foods. (N, T)

Maremmana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

63. Improving animal welfare by optimising nutrition/feeding behaviour, Part 1. (H+W/N, T)

Romagnola – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

64. Sustainable solutions to support and sustain gut health in monogastric livestock (with project MONOGUTHEALTH), Part 2. (P, P)

Piemontese – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

65. PLF for health, behaviour and welfare, Part 2. (H+W/PLF, T)

Podolica – Limonaia, Garden

66. The current and future role of pasture production systems in the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change impacts in livestock farming systems. (LFS, T)

Marchigiana – Palazzo Affari, Ground floor

67. Innovative insect applications and technologies. (I, T)

Rendena – Palazzo Affari, 4^th Floor

68. Small ruminant health and welfare aspects. (S+G/H+W, T)

Calvana – Palazzo Congressi, Ground floor

69. Epigenetics, adaptation and intergenerational transmission. (Ph/G, T)

Modicana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

70. RES4LIVE: (renewable) energy for livestock, incl. free communications on energy and sensors for thermal comfort of livestock. (PLF, P)

Sarda – Palazzo Affari, Below ground Floor

Wednesday Sept 4th
8.30-11.30
Commissions meetings 11.30-12.30

71. Genetic evaluations: new methods, new species, new proxies. (G, BU)
Genetics Commission Business Meeting

Auditorium – Palazzo Congressi, Lower Ground Floor

72. Methods in prediction of genetic merit and assessment of genetic diversity. (G, BU)

Pisana – Palazzo Congressi, 2^nd Floor

73. Targeting ecosystem services provision by grasslands and protein self-sufficiency in cattle production. (C, T)
Cattle Commission Business Meeting

Valdostana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

74. From horse welfare to social license to operate. (H, T)
Horse Commission Business Meeting

Reggiana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

75. Advances in non-ruminant nutrition, Part 2. (N, T)
Nutrition Commission Business Meeting

Chianina – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

76. Advances in ruminant nutrition, Part 2. (N, T)

Maremmana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

77. Improving animal welfare by optimising nutrition/feeding behaviour, Part 2. (H+W/N, T)

Romagnola – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

78. Collaboration in experimental research for sustainable pig production (with PIGWEB). (P, P)
Pig Commission Business Meeting

Piemontese – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

79. Welfare issues for small ruminants. (H+W/S+G, EC)
H+W Commission Business Meeting

Podolica – Limonaia, Garden

80. Technologies for GHG emission mitigation on farm: options, opportunities and challenges. (LFS, T)
LFS Commission Business Meeting

Marchigiana – Palazzo Affari, Ground floor

81. Safety, sustainability and welfare in the insect. (I, T)
Insect Commission Business Meeting

Rendena – Palazzo Affari, 4^th Floor

82. Optimization of pasture forage and by-product resources to improve sheep and goat production. (S+G, T)
Sheep + Goat Commission Business Meeting

Calvana – Palazzo Congressi, Ground floor

83. Early life nutrition and its latent impact on growth, lactational and reproductive physiology. (Ph, I)
Physiology Commission Business Meeting

Modicana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

84. PLF systems to face climate change and increase sustainability. (PLF, T)

PLF Commission Business Meeting

Sarda – Palazzo Affari, Below ground Floor

Wednesday Sept 4th
14.00-18.00

85. Genetics of novel health and welfare traits. (G/H+W, T)

Auditorium – Palazzo Congressi, Lower Ground Floor

86. Tailored housing and management strategies from incubation to slaughter house, for poultry. (P, WG)

Pisana – Palazzo Congressi, 2^nd Floor

87. Dairy herd management. (C, EC)

Valdostana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

88. How the dairy sector copes with EU-Green deal. (C, T)

Reggiana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

89. Free communications in animal nutrition. (N, BU)

Chianina – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

90. Nutrition and feeding in the circular economy. (N, T)

Maremmana – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

91. Young EAAP session. Project writing: tools, opportunities and experiences. (All, EC)

Romagnola – Palazzo Affari, 1^st Floor

92. Good practices in experimental research for sustainable pig production (with PIGWEB). (P, P)

Piemontese – Palazzo Affari, 2^nd Floor

93. Preventive approaches to livestock diseases to reduce drug resistance. (H+W, T)

Podolica – Limonaia, Garden

94. Living labs and demonstration farms: approaches to improve sustainability of LFS globally. (LFS, T)

Marchigiana – Palazzo Affari, Ground floor

95. Insects as food & feed. (I/PWG, T)

Rendena – Palazzo Affari, 4^th Floor

96. Optimization of technical, economic, and environmental efficiency in sheep and goat production systems. (S+G, T)

Calvana – Palazzo Congressi, Ground floor

97. Biological mechanisms regulating inflammatory and energy metabolism in livestock species. (Ph, T)

Modicana – Palazzo Affari, 3^rd Floor

98. Nutrition in health and welfare in monogastric animals. (N/H+W, T)

Sarda – Palazzo Affari, Below ground Floor