News from EAAP Davos 2021

The registrations for the congress and the social events are very encouraging. We expect up to 1,000 participants in Davos. Tour 1 “small ruminants” and the farewell dinner are already fully booked. The development of the Corona pandemic in Switzerland and in large parts of Europe is very positive. The...

News from EAAP Davos: Horse Tour

Visits to an innovative boarding stable, a breeder of the indigenous Freiberger breed and the Equine Sports Medicine Unit of the Vetsuisse Faculty in Zurich are on the attractive programme on the “Horse – Tour.” The Ponyhof Letzau is situated in the Rhine valley, a region known for its generous...

Turkey joins back EAAP!

The great news is that the Turkey joins again the European Federation of Animal Science. The Turkish Federation of Animal Science decided to support the participation of Turkey to the EAAP network. Turkey had been for many years active member of EAAP, and, among other activities, they organized in 2006...

News from EAAP Davos 2021: Ruminant Tour

On our way to the agricultural stations of the tour, we will take the opportunity to visit the stunning historic railway viaduct (UNESCO World Heritage) in Wiesen. Alp Parpan is situated at around 1550m above sea level. It is the mountain estate of the agricultural centre Plantahof with around 50...

Impact of PLF and sensor on phenotyping and welfare assessment

With this 4th EAAP Webinar we intend to first set the stage with a lecture offered by Anna Stygar and Jarkko Niemi, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) on Sensors for pigs and dairy cattle welfare assessment – usefulness of commercially available technologies and consumers perception. This will be followed by...