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Seminar

Cattle Breeding Worldwide

International seminar by Agriterra and Veepro Holland

On the eve of the National Cattle Manifestation Veepro Holland, the organisation for the promotion of Dutch cattle abroad, and Agriterra organised the seminar “Cattle Breeding Worldwide”. This international seminar intended to explore the borders of sustainability.

This Agriterra/Veepro seminar provided a unique mix of international speakers and actual topics. What is the significance of new views and understandings about these topics for both cattle breeders from the Netherlands and their colleagues from the rest of the world? Will the African cattle breeder purely concentrate on milk production, whereas we in the Netherlands precisely tend to aim more and more at sustainability? What are the common challenges and opportunities?

The international participants from Asia, Latin America and Africa, the speakers and the set-up of this event provided ample room for exchange of views and experiences among all people present. Moreover the location at PTC+ in Oenkerk offered the opportunity for an interesting visit at the stables for practical training. The seminar programme contained all elements for a very useful conference, for speakers as well as for participants!

You can download the proceedings of this seminar

Programme


Chair:

mrs. Elisabeth Gauffin,
president of IFAP-DCC (the Development Cooperation Committee of the world farmers organisation IFAP), vice-president of the Swedish farmers' federation LRF and cattle breeder in everyday life.
Speakers: mr. Lars Nielsen,
Holstein manager at Viking Genetics, the organisation that was created recently on the occasion of the international merger between Svenskavel (Sweden) and Dansire (Denmark). They test 300 Holstein bulls per year and are specialising on duration of life.
  Mr. Henk van der Zwaag,
Head of the Ruminants Division and director of GD in Deventer. Henk was also in charge of the presentation of animals during both NRM days.
  Mr. Peter Wink,
international sales department CRV BV
Programme:
  • 10.30 h Reception with coffee and cake

  • 11.10 h Opening by Elisabeth Gauffin, vice president of the Federation of Swedish Farmers and chairperson of IFAP’s Development Cooperation Committee.

  • 11.30 h Short introduction about PTC+

  • 12.15 h World trends in Breeding by Peter Wink, manager international sales department CRV BV

  • Animal health by Henk van der Zwaag, director GD Deventer

  • 13.00 h Intermezzo

  • 13.15 h lunch

  • 14.30 h Sustainability – less specific breeding on milk production by Lars Nielsen from Denmark

  • 15.15 h Situation in Kirgizstan by a representative from ALGA, the cattle improvement organisation, combined with pictures made by Alex Arkink

  • 16.00 h Discussion

  • 16.30 h Drinks
Date:

Thursday 26 June, 11.00 a.m. at PTC+ in Oenkerk.
Language: English
Participation fee: € 60,-.
  Including coffee with Dutch cake upon arrival, lunch, closing drink, participation in the seminar and visit of PTC+