Symposium on sustainable improvement of animal production and health, Vienna, Austria

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are jointly organising a symposium on sustainable improvement of animal production and health from 8 to 11 June in Vienna, Austria.

The on-going 'Livestock Revolution', a demand-driven increase in livestock production, especially in developing countries, presents both opportunities and risks. The shift in the human diet from plant-based protein sources to animal-based protein sources, consumer demand for safe and quality animal products, and expanding markets for livestock products have raised several challenges such as the cost-effective production of safe and quality animal products, the control of emerging and zoonotic diseases, and the efficient management of the impact of livestock on the environment.

Topics to be addressed at the symposium include:
- interactions among nutrition, reproduction and genotype;
- livestock-environment interaction/productivity/climate (water/land/plants/heat/altitude);
- detection and control of trans-boundary animal diseases, including zoonoses;
- animal product safety and food quality.For further information, please visit:
http://www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=35424(opens in new window)