European Federation of Animal Science
Formation | 7th November 1949 |
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Type | INGO |
Purpose | Advancement of animal science |
Headquarters | Via G. Tomassetti 3, A/1 |
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President | Matthias Gauly |
Secretary General | Andrea Rosati |
Main organ | Council |
Website | www |
The European Federation for Animal Science or EAAP (French: Fédération Européenne de Zootechnie; German: Europäische Vereinigung für Tierproduktion; Italian: Federazione Europea di Zootecnia [sic])[1] The European Federation for Animal Science or EAAP is an international non-governmental organisation which aims to improve the knowledge and the dissemination of advancement of animal science. The federation has its headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Presidents[]
Presidents of EAAP | Year |
A.M. Leroy | 1949–1961 |
R. Trehane | 1961–1967 |
J.M. Rijssenbeek | 1967–1972 |
J.H. Weniger | 1972–1978 |
E.P. Cunningham | 1978–1984 |
A. Roos | 1984–1990 |
A. Nardone | 1990– 1996 |
Ph. Solms-Lich | 1996–2000 |
A. Aumaitre | 2000–2004 |
J. Flanagan | 2004–2008 |
K. Sejrsen | 2008–2012 |
Ph. Chemineau | 2012–2016 |
M. Gauly | 2016–2020 |
Study Commissions[]
- Animal Genetics
- Animal Health and Welfare
- Animal Nutrition
- Animal Physiology
- Livestock Farming Systems
- Cattle
- Horse
- Pig
- Sheep and Goat
- Insects
- Precision Livestock Farming
European Projects[]
EAAP is involved in several European projects, with the aim to promote knowledge and dissemination of research results about animal farming. EAAP participated in more than twenty international projects, and currently in BovReg, PPILOW, GENE-SwitCH, Smarter, SmartCow, GENTORE, VetBioNet.
Workshops[]
Workshops have been held since 2016. Recent workshops EAAP jointly coordinated are Advancia Academy, in cooperation with Adisseo, Amino Acid Academy, in cooperation with Ajinomoto, and Animine Academy, in cooperation with Animine. They all focus on animal nutrition.
Awards[]
The EAAP awards the A.M. Leroy Fellowship.
References[]
- ^ European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP): Statutes, September 2006. European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). Accessed December 2013.
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