7th Congress of Mediterranean Federation for
Health and Production of Ruminants
April 22-24, 1999 - Estação Zootécnica Nacional - Santarém - Portugal
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Scientific Programme
Day 22/04/99 (Thursday)
10:00 Opening ceremony
Chairman: Secretary of State for Rural Development, Vítor Barros
Table: C. Gutierrez Panizo (President of FEMESPRUM)
Felipe Prieto Montaña (Secretary of FEMESPRUM)
Carlos Amaral (President of INIA)
A. Vaz Portugal (EZN)
J. Pires da Costa (EZN)
J. Franco Mira (EZN)
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Session 1 - Plenary session
Theme 1: "Ruminant neuropathology; repercussions in public and animal health"
Scientific reporter: Jeanne Brugère-Picoux (École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort - France)
Chairman: Franco Guarda
Vice-Chairman: Faouzi Kechrid
Secretaries: Manuel Lage and Lucília Ferreira
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Session 2 - Plenary Session
Theme 2: "Productions systems using national breeds; biodiversity"
Scientific reporter: Jean Boyazoglu (european Association for Animal Production - Italy)
Chairman: A. Vaz Portugal
Vice-Chairman: Simon Bouisset
Secretaries: J. Franco Mira and José Pedro Lemos
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 Session 3 - Papers (Room1) - Animal Health
Chairman: Emilio Espinosa Velázquez
Vice-Chairman: Jovan Bosnakovski
Secretaries: José Gonçalves and José Henrique Duarte Correia
Session 4 - Papers (Room2) - Animal Production
Chairman: Ramalho Ribeiro
Vice-Chairman: Hasan Batmaz
Secretaries: Isabel Fazendeiro and Ilda Gomes Rosa
19.30 Dinner and entretainment - City Hall of Cartaxo
Day 23/04/99 (Friday)
09:00 Session 5 - Plenary session
Theme 3: "Characteristics and technology for animal origin food: certified products"
Scientific reporters: Mário Ribeiro (FMV - Portugal) and
J. Maria Gómez Nieves (Colégio Oficial de Veterinária de Badajoz - España)
Chairman: Léon Crespo
Vice-Chairman: Ivan Jazbec
Secretaries: L. Cortes Martins and Antonino Rodrigues
10.30 Coffee break
11.00 Session 6 - Papers (Room 1) - Parasitology
Chairman:Giuseppe Gentile
Vice-Chairman: Cara Fation
Secretaries: José Fernandez Revuelta and Rui Bessa
Session 7: Papers (Room 2) - Animal Health
Chairman: Ferdinando trenti
Vice-Chairman:Miguel Saraiva Lima
Secretaries: Cristina Vilela and João Maria Nobre
13.00 Lunch
14.30 Technical visit - "Companhia das Lezírias"
19.00 Dinner - "Companhia das Lezírias"
Day 24/04/99 (Saturday)
08.00 Session 8 - Poster session
Chairman: Felipe Prieto Montaña
Vice-Chairman: Jean Capoulas
Secretaries: António Horta and Carmen Roberto
10.00 Coffee break
10.30 Main conference: "Production of ruminants in the next century: challenges and solutions"
E.P. Cunningham (University of Dublin - Ireland)
Chairman: C. Gutiérrez Panizo
Vice-Chairman: García Partida
Secretary: J. Pires da Costa
11.30 Assembly of the Mediterranean Federation for Ruminant Health and Production
12.30 Closing Ceremony
13.30 Closing Lunch - City Hall of Santarém
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