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International Workshop: “Animal Production in a Changing World”
CLERMONT-FERRAND (INRA-Theix)
SEPTEMBER 9 -10, 2009
The roles of animal science and livestock production have changed considerably in recent years. It is apparent that livestock production plays an important role in maintaining food supplies with sustainable agricultural systems but this has to be within the context of: (1) the challenges of global climate change – including livestock’s role in global climate change, mitigation of this, the impact of global climate change on livestock systems and how agriculture can adapt to meet growing demand for livestock products sustainably and (2) the need to produce animal products that meet societal needs – in relation to diet and health, quality and security of food supply, animal welfare, ethically sound production and sustainable resource use. This workshop aimed to develop a picture of the future landscape of global animal production systems and sought to identify key research priorities in animal agriculture to address two competing challenges, the negative contribution of livestock to the environment against the positive benefit in terms of food security.
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