Adri Kitshoff- Botha CEO of Wildlife Ranching South Africa Wildlife is synonymous with South Africa. The abundance of wildlife that sustained countless generations of indigenous people such as the Khoisan and Nguni Africans, enthralled the early European settlers. Today this natural heritage still enthrals citizens and visitors alike. The narrative of the South African wildlife […]
Lakshmi Matukumalli a, Adele Turzillo a, Jeff Vallet b, Caird Rexroad III b a National Institute of Food Agriculture, USDA b Agricultural Research Service, USDA Animal agriculture converts 6 billion tons of dry matter from agricultural waste into nutritious protein and minerals for human consumption annually . Increasing global population coupled with improved economic status […]
July 5-8, 2018, Vancouver, Canada As President of the World Association of Animal Production, my most important duty is to oversee the organization of the World Congress on Animal Production. The WCAP meets every 5 years, with the goal of addressing global large-scale issues in animal science and animal agriculture. A joint proposal from the […]
By Deb Hamernik, President-Elect, ASAS In 2016, many interesting and potentially far-reaching political events have already taken place. In May, Brazil impeached its President. In June, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). And, the presidential campaign in the United States (US) is filled with drama and controversy that will […]
James L. Sartin and Meghan Wulster-Radcliffe World Association of Animal Production, Rome, Italy and American Society of Animal Science, Champaign, IL USA. As we look to the future of animal production, the outstanding challenge facing agriculture is feeding the worlds burgeoning population. The projected requirement to feed this population is for at least a 60% […]
Matthew Salois, PhD, Economic Research & Policy Advisor – Elanco Animal Health – A Division of Eli Lilly and Company Consumers have a right to know where their food comes from and how it was produced, especially when it comes to antibiotic use in animals. Antibiotic resistance is a public concern and is a consequence of […]
Christian E. Newcomer, VMD Executive Director, AAALAC International Every year at the Joint Annual Meeting attendees from the U.S. and abroad become immersed in the scientific advances and achievements that are shaping modern animal agriculture. The scholarly offerings of our dairy and animal scientists and their students are prolific, impressive and diverse, featuring findings that […]
Eimei Sato, President, National Livestock Breeding Center, Incorporated Administrative Agency, Fukushima, Japan Livestock Industry in Japan and the Influence of Climate and Buddhism Livestock production operates under the influence of specific local circumstances, especially natural circumstances such as climate. Based on his personal travel experiences in Europe, the Japanese philosopher Tetsuro Watsuji in his […]
Philippe Chemineau, President EAAP 2012-2016 Associated with a continuous decrease in the number of hungry people, studies looking at future trends predict an increase of world population over the next 30 years. This is associated with an increase of their buying power, essentially in emerging countries such as China, Brazil, India, Indonesia and to a lesser […]
Ronnie D.Green, Ph.D. Vice President and IANR Harlan Vice Chancellor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska USA Summary The grand global challenge of the 21st century is to sustainably feed a growing global population expected to approach 10 billion within a few decades from now, the so-called “2050 challenge”. This challenge is multi-faceted in that […]
Celebrating South Africa’s wildlife and successes