Project on organization of the international system of training sessions on animal production within the 6th European Union Framework Programme "Marie Curie-Series of Events"

Europan Cooperation

Network of Excellence within the scope of "Food Quality and Safety"

Invitation
for taking part in a Network of Excellence

   With reference to the proposition of European Commission, the National Research Institute of Animal Production would like to initiate the creation of a Network of Excellence within the scope of "Food Quality and Safety".
   Taking into account our relations having been established so far, as well as your achievements, we let ourselves to run your organization as equal venture's participant mentioned above.
   You will find preliminary guidelines in the description joint here after. We apologize for the urgent course of action, but we are forced by the EC's deadline. Positive answer of the EC will create an opportunity of broader and deeper discussing of all aspects of the activity as well as the network's status.

   You are kindly requested to confirm your participation in the issue.


Yours faithfully,                               


Prof. dr hab. Jędrzej Krupiński
Director of the Institute

ABSTRACT

   We are interested in developing methods for sustained development of animal production to ensure high quality and safe foods that are at the same time environmentally friendly.
   The research activities will take advantage of genetics and new methods of reproductive biotechnology such as cloning and semen sexing in association with nutritional, environmental and economic aspects.
   The focus of the nutritional studies will be on the development of standards satisfying the natural requirements of different animal species based on plant feeds. Issues relating to animal welfare and elimination of the negative effects of breeding farms on the natural environment will be dealt with in view of the economic consequences. The achievement of the planned objectives will be accelerated by the cooperation of teams having different views on these issues and different research experiences.

NEED & RELEVANCE

   Wytyczenie kierunków zrównoważonego rozwoju produkcji zwierzęcej jest jednym z warunków poprawy jakości i bezpieczeństwa żywności oraz zachowania niezmienionego środowiska naturalnego. W zakresie podejmowanych działań należy rozpatrywać zarówno podstawowe aspekty genetyczne, żywieniowe, środowiskowe, jak i ekonomiczne. Opracowanie wzorców rozpocząć należy od wykorzystania metod genetyki populacji, genetyki molekularnej i biotechnologii. Następnym krokiem winno być zastosowanie biotechnologicznych metod sterowania rozrodem. Należy przy tym zadbać o zachowanie bioróżnorodności ras zwierząt gospodarskich. Podstawę sukcesu w dążeniu do bezpieczeństwa uzyskiwanych produktów musi stanowić odpowiednie żywienie, prowadzone w zgodzie z naturalnymi potrzebami gatunków, oparte o pasze roślinne. Pośród podstaw zrównoważonego rozwoju nie może zabraknąć zagadnień dobrostanu zwierząt, wynikających z warunków ich utrzymania. Całość podejmowanej problematyki związanej z produkcją zwierzęcą musi zostać zweryfikowana także od strony oddziaływania na środowisko naturalne, oraz w wymiarze skutków ekonomicznych.

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DRAFT FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE on

   Biological, technological and environmental basis of sustainable animal production for food quality and safety

Acronym - ANIBIOTECH

LIST OF THE LEADING ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL EUROPEAN RESEARCH CENTRES, TAKING PART IN THE NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE
on the subject:
"Food Quality and Safety"


  1. National Research Institute of Animal Production - Balice/Kraków, Poland
  2. Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of Polish Academy of Sciences - Jastrzębiec, Poland
  3. Institute of Animal Nutrition Physiology - Jabłonna, Poland
  4. State Veterinary Institute - Puławy, Poland
  5. Institute for Reproduction and Food Biotechnology - Olsztyn, Poland
  6. Warsaw University of Agriculture - Department of Animal Sciences,
    Chair of Environmental Biology of Animals - Poland
  7. Agricultural University in Wrocław - Department of Animal Biology and Breeding, Chair of Animal Hygiene and Breeding Environment - Poland
  8. Agricultural University in Krakow - Department of Animal Breeding and Biology, Chair of Animal Hygiene and Rural Environment - Poland
  9. Agricultural University in Lublin - Department of Animal Biology and Breeding, Chair of Animal Hygiene and Environment - Poland
  10. Agricultural University in Rzeszów, Chair of Animal Production Technology - Poland
  11. Agricultural University in Poznań - Department of Animal Breeding and Biology - Poland
  12. Agricultural University in Szczecin - Department of Animal Biotechnology and Breeding - Poland
  13. Ministry of Agriculture - Department of Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine - Poland
  14. Institute of Building, Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture (IBMER) - Warsaw, Poland
  15. Polytechnic University of Zielona Góra, Institute of Environmental Engineering - Poland
  16. Centre for Agricultural Research, Department of Animal Nutrition and Husbandry - Ghent, Belgium
  17. Research Institute of Animal Production (VUZV) - Uhrineves, Czech Republic
  18. Swedish (SLU) - Alnarp, Sweden
  19. Institute of Animal Breeding - Grub, Germany
  20. Slovak Agricultural University of Nitra - Slovakia
  21. Ukraine Academy for Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Fisheries - Kiev, Ukraine
  22. Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, Department of Animal Reproduction - Dummerstorf, Germany
  23. INRA, Department of Biology of Development and Biotechnology - Jouy-en-Josas, France
  24. University of Uppsala, Department of Agricultural Engineering - Sweden
  25. All-Russian Research Institute for Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding - St Petersburg, Russia
  26. Italian Research Institute - Milan, Italy
  27. Research Centre of Animal Production - Reggio Emilia, Italy
  28. Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences - Bygholm, Denmark
  29. Research Institute of Pig Husbandry - Lelystad, The Netherlands
  30. University of Florence - Department of Agriculture and Forest Engineer Sciences - Italy
  31. Polytechnic University of Valencia, Department of Animal Science - Spain
  32. University of Göttingen, Institute of Animal Husbandry and Genetics - Germany

   NOTE - This list is not complete - if needed, it can be supplemented with other European centres, having special competences or expertise in any domain of research and wishing to join the Network of Excellence.
 
   All participants will have the equal status of member of the Network of Excellence.
 
   The National Research Institute of Animal Production - Balice/Kraków, Poland, as an initiator of the network, may become a coordinator, but its status is to be discussed and settled at the first meeting of all participants.

Contact person:

Grzegorz Durbacz, MSc. Eng.
Post for the Collaboration with Foreign Countries and Integration with the European Union,
National Research Institute of Animal Production

Balice n. Krakow

Poland
Tel. (+48 12) 285 67 77 wew. 279
Fax: (+48 12) 285 67 33

E-mail: gdurbacz@izoo.krakow.pl

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