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EFFAB & FABRE-TP Webinar Series #BreederstalkGreen
2020-2021

EFFAB and FABRE-TP are pleased to present the webinar series Breeders talk Green, aimed at engaging members, stakeholders, EU officials and other active actors in the animal breeding and reproduction sector to discuss sustainability and other relevant topics in the context of the EU Green Deal, including Research and Innovation (R&I).

Different webinars will be organised in the upcoming months and throughout the rest of 2021. We look forward to very fruitful exchanges and discussions to shape the future of the EU animal breeding and reproduction sector. 

Upcoming Webinars (Additional information on following Sessions will be shared in the upcoming weeks)
click on the session title below to Check out programme and Speakers

  • ​Animal Breeding and Climate “Ambition” - Friday 11 December 2020 | 10:00 - 11:30 CET - Registrations Are Closed​​
  • Healthy and Happy Animals for Sustainable Societies - Tuesday 9 February 2021  |  13:30 - 15:15 CET - Registration Are Closed 
  • Animal Genome Editing in the Spotlight - Friday 26 March 2021 | 13:30 - 15:00 - ​Registration Are Closed​

Watch The Recordings of Our webinars
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Click below to watch the recording of the first session on animal breeding and climate "ambition" - December 2020

* Due to technical problems, the introduction of the webinar was not recorded. 
​​Click Below To Watch The Recording Of The Second Session On Healthy and Happy Animals for Sustainable Societies ​ - Februrary 2021

​​​Click Below To Watch The Recording Of The Second Session On Animal Genome Editing In The Spotlight ​ - March 2021

Useful Documents
Click On The Titles Below To download the Presentations

frank_swartenbroux_presentation.pdf​Animal Breeding and Climate “Ambition” - 11 December 2020

  • Welcome and Opening - Ana Granados Chapatte, EFFAB, FABRE-TP 
  • Feeding on Selection Indices to Achieve Climate-Friendly Breeding Goals - Nicolas Gengler, University of Liège
  • Norwegian Red's Breeding Program for a More Climate-Friendly Cow, Past Success and Future Perspectives - Karoline Bakke Wethal and Kirsti Winnberg, GENO
  • Breeding of Climate-Friendly Animals, Lessons Learned and Future Perspectives for Poultry and Pigs - Johan van Arendonk, Hendrix Genetics 
  • Read the Webinar Report - EFFAB, FABRE-TP Secretariat 

Healthy and Happy Animals for Sustainable Societies  - 9 Februrary 2021

  • Welcome and Opening - Ana Granados Chapatte, EFFAB, FABRE-TP 
  • Animal Health and Welfare in the Farm to Fork Strategy – Christian Juliusson, Legislative Officer in the European Commission, DG Sante/G5 for Animal Welfare and Antimicrobial Resistance 
  • Balanced Breeding for Welfare and Sustainability in poultry – Anne-Marie Neeteson, Aviagen
  • Balance Breeding for social interactions in pigs – Stefanie Nuphaus, Topigs Norvin 
  • Reducing the Use of Antibiotics through Salmonid Breeding– Trina Galloway, Aquagen
  • Breeding for improved disease resistance in dairy cattle -  Lars Peter Sørensen, Viking Genetics 
  • Breeding Better Bones: Using genomics to improve bone health in laying hens – Dirk-Jan de Koning, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 
  • Read the Webinar Report - EFFAB, FABRE-TP Secretariat ​

​Animal Genome Editing in the Spotligh - 26 March 2021 

  • Welcome and Opening - Ana Granados Chapatte, EFFAB, FABRE-TP 
  • The European Commission’s study on New Genomic Techniques - Frank Swartenbroux, Policy Officer, Biotechnology - DG SANTE, European Commission
  • Virgin Salmon – A sustainable solution for the coexistence of farmed and wild salmon strains without mixing - Anna Wargelius, Principial Scientist at IMR
  • A proposal for a smart and modern EU regulation - Sigrid Bratlie, Project leader gene technology, NCE Heider Biocluster
  • Broadening the debate on Breeding: on the Ethical and Societal dimensions of innovations in livestock breeding - Franck Meijboom, Head of the Centre for Sustainable Animal Stewardship (CenSAS) Associate Professor of Ethics at the Utrecht University
  • Panel Discussion with the Speakers and Q&A- moderated by Ana Granados and Cagla Kaya, (EFFAB) and the participation of Craig Lewis, and Laurent Schibler (chairs of EFFAB and FABRE TP)
  • Wrap-up and Closing - Ashie Norris, Mowi
  • Download the programme here​
  • Read the Webinar Report - EFFAB, FABRE-TP Secretariat 

Registration

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to engage discussion with top level experts in the sector and have your say. 
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