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NJF seminar 439
Dairy production in modern loose housing cowsheds - practical implications and future challenges
4-6 May 2011 Estonia |
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| 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 number of dairy cows in Estonia has decreased by almost 60% from the beginning of 1990 to 2011, but the average milk yield per cow has risen by over 50%, due to the adaptation of more efficient feeding, breeding and production techniques. 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 neighbouring 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. |
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The scientific programme of the conference is open to all areas of expertise connected with dairy production in modern (cold) loose housing cowsheds. The main topics are:
- Engineering and building
- Breeding
- Feeding and feeding technology
- Husbandry and management
- Precision farming
- Animal welfare
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Cold loose housing barns in Estonia - past, present, future:
Tanel-Taavi Bulitko,
Animal Breders' Association of Estonia, Chairman of board
Welfare of loose-housed cows in uninsulated housing in cold climates:
Professor Clive Phillips,
Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Australia
Feeding strategies for dairy cows based on TMR or MR:
Dr. Martin Riis Weisbjerg, Senior scientist,
Department of Animal Health and Bioscience
Research Centre Foulum, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University
Possibilities and application of precision livestock farming in modern
uninsulated loose housing dairy farm:
Dr. Matti Pastell, University lecturer,
Agriculture and Forestry Department of Agricultural Sciences & Research Centre for Animal Welfare, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Researchers in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine
- Researchers in building and engineering of animal housing
- Farmers and farmers’ organizations
- Builders and building companies
- Policy makers and stakeholders
- Extension workers
- All other interested parties
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Abstracts of Oral and poster presentations.
Submission of abstracts with a maximum length of one page is requested for both oral and poster presentations.
The official language of the conference is English. All abstracts and presentations shall be prepared and presented in English.
The authors are responsible for the scientific content and language quality of the abstracts. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to select among the submitted titles for oral or poster presentations, if necessary.
Accepted abstracts will be published in conference proceedings in the NJF Report series. Poster presentations will also be included in the proceedings. Deadline for abstracts is 31st January 2011. Notification of acceptance for oral or poster presentations will be receipt of 10th February 2011.
Please use the following abstract template:
Title of presentation (Verdana, 12 pt)
Name(s) of author(s)
Address and affiliation of authors
Telephone, fax and e-mail address of the first author. If there is more than one address for the authors, use sub-scripts to indicate who is from which institute (Verdana shrift, 10 pt, Italic). Abstract body text (Verdana, 10 pt)
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are to be submitted to Allan Kaasik: allan.kaasik@emu.ee
Preparation of posters.
Each poster presentation will be allocated on one display board. The dimensions of the poster must be 1.2 m x 0.85 m in portrait layout. The title of the poster and details of the author(s) must be included as part of the poster. It is recommended that details of author affiliations are kept to a minimum as affiliation and contact details will be shown in the proceedings. Posters should be clear, simple and self-explanatory. Sub-headings (usually Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions) will be appropriate. Text, including axis labels and legends on tables and figures, should be no smaller than 36 point (capitals = 9 mm high; lower case = 6 mm high). |
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Tartu is located 180 km south of Tallinn. Bus is a convenient way to travel from the airport to Tartu. Buses leave nearly every hour and travel time is two and half hours. Price for one way trip is ~10 euro.
Some international regular flights come directly to Tartu. The airport is located in Ülenurme, a few kilometres from the city. |
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| NJF members before 2011-03-04: 300 EUR |
| NJF members after 2011-03-04: 350 EUR |
| Others before 2011-03-04: 350 EUR |
| Others after 2011-03-04: 400 EUR |
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- Proposal for posters and papers: 2010-12-31
- Notification of acceptance for oral and poster presentations: 2011-02-10
- Final registration: 2011-04-25
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Organizing committee:
Ass. Prof. Heldur Peterson, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Dr. Taavi Leola, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Ass. Prof. Andres Aland, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Prof. Haldja Viinalass, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Prof. Olav Kärt, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Dr. Sven Peets, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Dr. Toomas Tiirats, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Prof. Jaan Miljan, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Dr. Allan Kaasik, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Scientific committee:
Prof. Olav Kärt, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Prof. Haldja Viinalass, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Vello Luts, LLC “Agorek”, Estonia
Ass. Prof. Andres Aland, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Prof . Väino Poikalainen, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Ass. Prof. Aime Ruus, Tartu College of Tallinn University of Technology
Dr. Matti Pastell, University of Helsinki |
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Allan Kaasik Estonia.
E-mail: Allan.Kaasik@emu.ee
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