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LOWINPUTBREEDS

"Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies to improve animal health, product quality and performance in European organic and ‘low input’ milk, meat and egg production."

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Organization address address: Kensington Terrace 6 city: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE postcode: NE1 7RU contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Christine Cognome: Masterson Email: send email Telefono: +44 191 208 5568 Fax: +44 191 208 5920
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	8˙944˙343 €
EC contributo	5˙999˙995 €
Programma	FP7-KBBE Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Code Call	FP7-KBBE-2007-2A
Funding Scheme	CP-IP
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-05-01 - 2014-04-30

Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Organization address address: Kensington Terrace 6 city: NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE postcode: NE1 7RU contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Christine Cognome: Masterson Email: send email Telefono: +44 191 208 5568 Fax: +44 191 208 5920	UK (NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE)	coordinator	1˙343˙123.00
2	FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHENLANDBAU STIFTUNG Organization address address: ACKERSTRASSE POSTFACH 1 city: Frick postcode: 5070 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Bettina Cognome: Landau Email: send email Telefono: 410629000000 Fax: 41628657273	CH (Frick)	participant	1˙118˙487.00
3	STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK Organization address address: Costerweg 50 city: WAGENINGEN postcode: 6701BH contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Boudewijn Cognome: Kroes Email: send email Telefono: +31 320 293238 Fax: +31 320 238 050	NL (WAGENINGEN)	participant	667˙704.00
4	GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITAET GOETTINGEN STIFTUNG OEFFENTLICHEN RECHTS Organization address address: WILHELMSPLATZ 1 city: GOTTINGEN postcode: 37073 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Kurt Cognome: Von Figura Email: send email Telefono: +49 551 39 5772 Fax: +49 551 395587	DE (GOTTINGEN)	participant	638˙000.00
5	TOPIGS RESEARCH CENTER IPG BV Organization address address: Schoenaker 6 city: BEUNINGEN GLD postcode: 6641SZ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Gerrie Cognome: Heijnen Email: send email Telefono: +31 246779999 Fax: +31 246779800	NL (BEUNINGEN GLD)	participant	612˙047.00
6	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE Organization address address: Rue De L'Universite 147 city: PARIS CEDEX 07 postcode: 75338 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nathalie Cognome: Dospital Email: send email Telefono: +33 142 759159 Fax: +5 61 19 32 43	FR (PARIS CEDEX 07)	participant	373˙500.00
7	HELLINIKOS GEORGIKOS ORGANISMOS - DIMITRA (HELLENIC AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION - DEMETER) Organization address address: PATISSION KAI ANDROU 1 city: ATHENS postcode: 11257 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Smaragda Cognome: Sotiraki Email: send email Telefono: +30 2310365373 Fax: +30 2310365371	EL (ATHENS)	participant	317˙520.00
8	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA Organization address address: PIAZZA UNIVERSITA 2 city: CATANIA postcode: 95131 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Giuseppe Cognome: D'urso Email: send email Telefono: +39 095 234477 Fax: +39 095 234345	IT (CATANIA)	participant	162˙561.00
9	JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LANDLICHE RAUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI Organization address address: BUNDESALLEE 50 city: BRAUNSCHWEIG postcode: 38116 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Gerold Cognome: Rahmann Email: send email Telefono: +494539 8880 0 Fax: +494539 8880 120	DE (BRAUNSCHWEIG)	participant	150˙000.00
10	Nome Ente NON disponibile Organization address address: Spoorstraat 69 city: Boxmeer postcode: 5830 AC contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Erik Cognome: Mobach Email: send email Telefono: +31 485319111 Fax: +31 485319112	NL (Boxmeer)	participant	138˙030.00
11	LOUIS BOLK INSTITUUT Organization address address: HOOFDSTRAAT 24 city: DRIEBERGEN RIJSENBURG postcode: 3972 LA contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nel Cognome: Blok Email: send email Telefono: +31 343 523 860	NL (DRIEBERGEN RIJSENBURG)	participant	131˙273.00
12	UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI Organization address address: KONGRESNI TRG 12 city: LJUBLJANA postcode: 1000 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Bernarda Cognome: Dolinsek Email: send email Telefono: +38 617217845 Fax: +38 617241005	SI (LJUBLJANA)	participant	108˙750.00
13	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET	DK	participant	67˙500.00
14	UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Organization address address: Place De L'Universite 1 city: LOUVAIN LA NEUVE postcode: 1348 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Valerie Cognome: Hilson Email: send email Telefono: 3210478537	BE (LOUVAIN LA NEUVE)	participant	37˙500.00
15	CENTRUM VYSKUMU ZIVOCISNEJ VYROBY NITRA Organization address address: HLOHOVECKA 2 city: LUZIANKY postcode: 951 41 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Peter Cognome: Polák Email: send email Telefono: 421377000000 Fax: 421377000000	SK (LUZIANKY)	participant	30˙000.00
16	TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Organization address address: Oak Park city: CARLOW contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Mary Cognome: O'brien Email: send email Telefono: +353 25 42320 Fax: +353 25 42340	IE (CARLOW)	participant	30˙000.00
17	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO Organization address address: Via Festa Del Perdono 7 city: MILANO postcode: 20122 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Donatella Cognome: Sacchelli Email: send email Telefono: 390250000000	IT (MILANO)	participant	30˙000.00
18	Nome Ente NON disponibile	BR	participant	24˙000.00
19	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE Organization address address: Rue Hedi Karray city: ARIANA postcode: 2080 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Amor Cognome: Chermiti Email: send email Telefono: +216 71755985 Fax: +216 71 231 592	TN (ARIANA)	participant	20˙000.00
20	applied genetics network Organization address address: Boertjistrasse 8b city: Davos postcode: 7260 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Tina Cognome: Stricker Email: send email Telefono: +41 81 413 1442	CH (Davos)	participant	0.00
21	BRAUNVIEH SCHWEIZ GENOSSENSCHAFT Organization address address: Chamerstrasse 56 city: ZUG postcode: 6300 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Beat Cognome: Bapst Email: send email Telefono: +41 417293311 Fax: +41 41 729 33 77	CH (ZUG)	participant	0.00
22	LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Organization address address: Corner of Springs and Ellesmere Junction Road city: Canterbury postcode: 8150 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Peter Cognome: John Email: send email Telefono: +64 3 325 2811 Fax: +64 3 325 3851	NZ (Canterbury)	participant	0.00
23	NARODNE POL'NOHOSPODARSKE A POTRAVINARSKE CENTRUM Organization address address: HLOHOVECKA 2 city: LUZIANKY postcode: 951 41 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Peter Cognome: Polák Email: send email Telefono: 421377000000 Fax: 421377000000	SK (LUZIANKY)	participant	0.00
24	NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION. Organization address address: "Egialias And Chalepa Street, Maroussi 19" city: ATHENS postcode: 15125 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Smaragda Cognome: Sotiraki Email: send email Telefono: +30 2310365373 Fax: +30 2310365371	EL (ATHENS)	participant	0.00
25	Pigture Iberica S.L. Organization address address: CHILE 8 city: LAS ROZAS postcode: 28290 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Antionio Cognome: Redondo Email: send email Telefono: +34 902021437 Fax: +34 902021436	ES (LAS ROZAS)	participant	0.00
26	Swissgenetics Organization address address: Meielenfeldweg 12 city: Zollikofen postcode: 3052 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Barbara Cognome: Lanz Email: send email Telefono: +41 31 910 62 40 Fax: +41 31 910 62 66	CH (Zollikofen)	participant	0.00
27	UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH Organization address address: STONE ROAD EAST 50 city: GUELPH postcode: N1G 2W1 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Laura Cognome: Beaupre Email: send email Telefono: +1 519 824 4120 Fax: +1 519 821 5236	CA (GUELPH)	participant	0.00

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traits quality feeding rearing genome assisted dairy laying training welfare practices lowinputbreeds meat producers breeding livestock health regimes input hens cattle diet pig pigs milk ethical sheep performance egg scientists parasite organic genotypes farming strategies forage animal breeds tannin marker innovative

Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The proposed integrating project LOWINPUTBREEDS aims to develop integrated LIVESTOCK BREEDING and MANAGEMENT strategies to improve ANIMAL HEALTH, product QUALITY and PERFORMANCE in European organic and ‘low input’ milk, meat and egg production through research, dissemination and training activities. The consortium includes 11 academic centres of excellence and 6 genetics/breeding companies (4 SMEs) in 11 European, 2 ICPC and 2 industrialised third countries. The proposed project has 4 main Science and Technology OBJECTIVES: 1. To DEVELOP and evaluate INNOVATIVE BREEDING CONCEPTS, including (a) genome wide and (b) marker assisted selection, and (c) cross-, (d) ‘flower’- and (e) farmer participatory breeding strategies, which will deliver genotypes with ‘robustness’ and quality traits required under ‘low input’ conditions. The project will focus on 5 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (dairy cows, dairy and meat sheep, pigs and laying hens) and design SPECIES-SPECIFIC BREEDING STRATEGIES for different macroclimatic regions in Europe. 2. To INTEGRATE the use of IMPROVED GENOTYPES with INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT approaches including improved diets, feeding regimes and rearing systems. This will focus on issues (e.g. mastitis and parasite control, animal welfare problems) where breeding or management innovations alone are unlikely to provide satisfactory solutions. 3. To IDENTIFY potential ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, GENETIC DIVERSITY and ETHICAL IMPACTS of project deliverables to ensure they conform to different societal priorities and consumer demands/expectations and are acceptable to producers. 4. To ESTABLISH an efficient TRAINING and DISSEMINATION programme aimed at rapid exploitation and application of project deliverables by the organic and ‘low input’ livestock industry.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Organic farming is undoubtedly best for product quality and animal welfare. European research has developed new breeding concepts to optimise lower input livestock production.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Conventional agricultural practices rely on high input methods which generally involve animal confinement. The http://www.lowinputbreeds.org/ (LOWINPUTBREEDS) project has developed and applied innovative breeding methods including marker assisted selection and genome wide selection specially geared for organic conditions. Focusing on breeds of cattle, sheep, laying hens and pigs, the scientists have also integrated management practices such as diet, disease control and rearing systems.

Genomic breeding values measured for cattle included important novel functional traits such as milking temperament and speed. Considering milk products, the researchers have completed a fatty acid profile, all-important in the taste, aesthetics and quality of dairy produce.

In Crete, dairy sheep are responding well to tannin-rich forage (plant material). Not only was helminth worm egg count reduced on this diet but infected ewes didn't suffer from increases in parasite eggs shortly after giving birth. Sheep in France and Switzerland also showed beneficial effects due to pasture management. Analysis of meat quality and tannin rich forage is ongoing.

Traditional pig breeds appeared unsuitable for organic pork production but regional products are more promising. Experts preferred air-dried sausages from traditional breeds compared to hybrid lines, for example. Project scientists in the Netherlands have developed a rotation breeding system that enables pig producers to produce their own young female pigs.

Out of 276 farms involved, 80 are testing new genotypes of laying hens. Performance is good for health, behaviour and egg production. One focus is on determining factors that will extend laying period. Effects of management and feeding regimes on egg sensory and nutritional quality are currently being evaluated.

Important themes discussed at the three conferences held included ethical issues. Dissemination of up-to-date information is also through the constantly updated website and biannual newsletters.

The impact on organic farming promises to be significant. Improved genotypes for health, performance and product quality combined with management adaptations promise to raise the standards in 'low input' systems while maintaining quality of life for the livestock.