Abstracts of the "III International Symposium on Rabbit Science - APEZ". Portugal, 2 November 2005

Abstract

[EN] The Portuguese Association of Zoothecnic Engineers (APEZ), to pioneer in the organization of Animal Science and Production related events, organized, in November the 2nd, 2005, the III International Symposium on Rabbit Science. This Symposium was addressed to all professionals that work in this sector, seeking to enrich their knowledge, to provide the change of experiences and to contribute rabbit production invigorate in Trás-os-Montes Region and in Portugal. This event occurred at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) in Vila Real and gathered about 180 participants, among producers, technicians and students. Lectures were exposed by several specialists on themes like feeding of reproductive does and growing rabbits, physiology of reproduction, selection and improvement of future breeders, bio-safety, hygiene and prophylaxis. In the opening session, producers were alerted about the expected changes in management and administration of farms aiming a final product of high quality, since food safety is a growing concern of consumers, a legal demand and it also should be a purpose of producers and of all intervenient in the production chain. In the last session were evaluated the importance of the producers association was enhanced as a form of acquaintance of advantages, either in the negotiation with other agents of the sector.