EAAP + WAAP + Interbull Congress (2023)

17/02/2023

The 74th Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), jointly organized with the World Association for Animal production (WAAP) and...

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The breed Camel of the Canary Islands joins the 100% Indigenous Breed Label

16/02/2023

Since the 100% Indigenous Breed Label was created in 2013 through the Royal Decree 505/2013 of June 28th, the trust of livestock breeders’ associations...

39th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference (2023)

16/02/2023

The 39th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference (ISAG) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa in July 2-7, 2023. It will be an excellent...

12th Session of the ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2023)

29/11/2022

The twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will take place from 18th to...

26th World Poultry Congress (2022)

25/03/2022

The 26th World Poultry Congress will be held from 7th to 11th of August, in Paris, France.  Agriculture in general, and livestock in particular,...

47th Apimondia Congress (2022)

24/03/2022

The 47th Apimondia Congress will be held from 24th to 28th of August, in Istanbul, Turkey.  Scientific program includes topics such as aritherapy,...

73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (2022)

23/03/2022

The 73rd Annual Meeting of European Federation of Animal Science will be held from 5th of August to 9th of September 2022, in Porto, Portugal. The program...

12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (2022)

27/08/2021

From 3rd to 8th of August 2022, the 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) will be held in Rotterdam,...

18th Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2021)

19/07/2021

The eighteenth session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will take place from 27th  September to 1st October 2021. The...

72nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (2021)

08/07/2021

From 30th of August to 3rd of September 2021, the 38th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference will be held in Davos, Switzerland. More...

38th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference (2021)

07/07/2021

The 38th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference will be held virtually from 26th to 30thJuly 2021. The conference offers an excellent...

11th Session of the ITWG on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2021)

25/06/2021

The eleventh session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) on Animal Genetic Resources took place from 19 to 21 May 2021, for the...

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Collection of breed cryoconservation information in DAD-IS

17/02/2021

Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA) in gene banks is one of the strategies to maintain and conserve animal...

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Spanish label 100% autochthonous breed

10/02/2021

Spain has a significant livestock heritage. Its geographic location, diversity of ecosystems, climate, landscapes and cultural traditions have resulted...

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Regional dual purpose chickens for organic farming

08/10/2020

Many old regional chicken breeds in Germany are at risk of extinction. Keeping them is economically not viable even for organic farms, because the...

71th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science

25/09/2020

1-4 December 2020 The main theme of this year’s virtual meeting is ‘Responsibility of animal production on climate change’ and deals with topics such...

World's Poultry Congress 2021

21/09/2020

8-12 August 2021, France​The poultry sector has major assets to meet the expectation of the world population, provided that it can anticipate changes...

The 6th International Conference of Quantitative Genetics

09/09/2020

2 to 12 November 2020 The 6th International Conference of Quantitative Genetics (ICQG6) will bring together researchers in agriculture, human health,...

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Growing breeding stock of the Leicoma pig in Germany

14/05/2020

The breeding stock of the most endangered pig breed Leicoma rose to 83 sows and 21 boars in 2019. Previously, Leicomas had only been bred in one...

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The honeybees of Xinyuan - the discovery of a new subspecies

03/01/2020

In Xinyuan County, in the west of China, honey is part of longstanding local traditions, valued in daily life, culture, and religious activities....