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NJF (Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists) together with Eesti Maaülikool are organizing a scientific seminar on «Dairy production in modern loose housing cowsheds - practical implications and future challenges» in Convention centre «Dorpat» on May 4-6 2011.   

Interest in cold naturally ventilated dairy buildings has increased recently because of their lower investment, construction and maintenance costs. In Estonia there are over 100 large-scale uninsulated modern loose housing cowsheds with a range of 300 to 2000 lactating cows. The Baltic and Nordic countries share many similarities regarding, for example, climate conditions but there are large differences in dairy production. Estonia has considerably more large-scale dairy farms than other neighboring countries. The aim of the conference is to share the Estonian and Nordic experiences of dairy cattle keeping and management in cold loose housing farms.

The topics include:

 -Engineering and building
- Breeding
- Feeding and feeding technology
- Husbandry and management
- Precision farming
- Animal welfare

 

The organizing Committee has finances to support a small number of selected young scientists to attend the conference. All information and conditions for application for this fund can be found on the NJF website: http://www.njf.nu

Deadline for abstracts February 20 2011.

Contact email: allan.kaasik@emu.ee ;