Shaping the Future of Livestock Farming through Research

PROGRAMME

8:30 - 9:30

Arrival of attendees

SESSION 1 - LIVESTOCK FARMING: ITS IMPORTANCE IN OUR SOCIETIES,
PAST AND FUTURE

Chair: Gilles Salvat, ANSES (The French Agency for Food, Environmental
and Occupational Health & Safety), France

09:30 - 10:00

Introduction
• French ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty / Directorate-General for Education and Research
• French ministry of Higher Education and Research / Directorate-General for Research
and Innovation

10:00 - 10:30

Animal farming and humanity
Camille Bellet, Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM),
University of Manchester, UK
For further information on this presentation, please contact Camille Bellet: camille.bellet@manchester.ac.uk

10:30 - 11:00

The plurality of expectations of European citizens
Inês Ajuda, Eurogroup for Animal

11:00 - 11:15

Break

SESSION 2 - THE IMPORTANCE OF ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE
IN SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS

Chairs: Muriel Vayssier, INRAE (The French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment)
and Charlotte Dunoyer, ANSES (The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety), France

11:15 - 11:45

One Welfare: Definition / Concept / Overview
Rebeca Garcia Pinillos, One Welfare CIC

11:45 - 12:15

Health in a global context
Jakob Zinsstag-Klopfenstein, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland

12:15 - 12:45

Research questions to address health and welfare in a global context
Hein Imberechts, Sciensano, Belgium

12:45 - 14:15

Lunch break

SESSION 3 - DRIVERS FOR ACTION IN AGROECOLOGICAL LIVESTOCK FARMING

Chair: Elke Saggau, BLE (The Federal Office of Agriculture and Food), Germany

14:15 - 14:45

How livestock farming should contribute to circular sustainable agriculture?
Martin Scholten, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands – Aarhus University, Denmark
and Jean-Louis Peyraud, INRAE (The French National Research Institute for Agriculture,
Food and Environment), France

14:45 - 15:15

Animal genetics for tomorrow's livestock farms
Edwige Quillet, INRAE (The French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment), France

15:15 - 15:45

Which training and support for farms in transition?
Frank O'Mara, TEAGASC (The Agriculture and Food Development Authority), Ireland

15:45 - 16:00

Break

SESSION 4 - ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION : WHAT WILL LIVESTOCK FARMING
AND ANIMAL HEALTH LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE ?

Moderator: Natalie Sauer, the Conversation

16:00 - 17:10

Speakers:
• Thomas Duffy – CEJA: European Council of Young Farmers
• Jean-Charles Cavitte - European Commission: Directorate-General for "Agriculture and Rural Development"
• Agathe Gignoux – CIWF: Compassion in World Farming, France
• Claudia Klein – FLI: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany

CONCLUSION

17:10 - 17:15

Key messages from the conference discussions
French ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty / Directorate-General for Education and Research

17:15 - 17:45

Closing remark
European Commission : Directorate-General "Agriculture and Rural Development"

The conference is officially listed as an event during the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
We would like to share with you the link towards the Sustainable Development Reference Framework
of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union:
https://presidence-francaise.consilium.europa.eu/en/presidency/sustainable-development-reference-framework/