LowInputBreeds: Key facts & figures

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 - LowInputBreeds

  • 5-year EU Collaborative Project, funded under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities
  • Contract No. 222623
  • 94 person-years of research
  • Over 60 scientists
  • 21 leading research and industrial organisations
  • 15 countries
  • 4 livestock species: cattle (dairy and beef), sheep (dairy and meat), pigs, poultry
  • Running from 2009-2014
  • Project coordination: Newcastle University and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL
  • www.lowinputbreeds.org

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LowInputBreeds: Annoucement of an Open Call for Additional Partners

(27.08.2010) 

An open call has been issued to recruit three additional partners for the LowInputBreeds project.... read more

First LowInputBreeds Symposium: March 15 and 16, 2011 in Wageningen

(29.07.2010) 

On March 15 and 16, 2011, the first LowInputBreeds Symposium will take place at Hof van Wageningen,... read more

Call for Papers Announced for 3rd ISOFAR Scientific Conference

(12.07.2010) 

In preparation for the 3rd ISOFAR (International Society of Organic Agriculture Research)... read more

LowInputBreeds: Update on work package 2.3 'Meat and carcass quality'

(26.04.2010) 

The following article reports in detail the progress in work package 2.3. ‘Meat and carcass... read more

Second newsletter of the LowInputBreeds project now available

(20.04.2010) 

The second LowInputBreeds newsletter provides brief state-of-the-arts reports on two themes... read more