About 200 delegates from throughout Australia and from overseas countries including the UK, Iran, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand will come together to discuss the application of science to the livestock industries. The conference theme is “Livestock production in a changing environment”. Session topics will include the future of funding for livestock research, the future of livestock science education and training, research priorities for animal production in a changing world, animal welfare, precision agriculture, and food security.
Among the key speakers will be Paul Morris, Deputy Executive Director of ABARE, and Dr Ian Johnsson, General Manager, Livestock Production Innovation, MLA.
On Wednesday afternoon the three livestock industry CRCs (Beef, Sheep and Poultry) based at UNE will show the delegates their latest research.
For more information, go to: www.asap.asn.au.
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