On behalf of AgResearch and CSIRO, I am pleased to invite prospective delegates to the 5th 'Horizons in Livestock Sciences' Conference. The Conference will provide a forum for eminent international speakers, Australian and New Zealand research and industry leaders and other participants to debate this year's theme: The future of agriculture - value or volume?
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The 2008 conference will explore the following topics:
- The drivers of change - demands and constraints
- Cutting edge science for future animal agriculture
- Industry transformation using case studies to examine response from the dairy, meat and fibre sectors.
Please explore the website to find out more about this exciting international event. We hope you will join us in New Zealand for the plenary and poster sessions, the varied social events and the attractions of the Christchurch venue.
Ruth Frampton
Conference Chair
Host Organisations
AgResearch, New Zealand's largest Crown Research Institute, is comprised of a combination of renowned research centres such as Ruakura, Grasslands, Wallaceville, Lincoln and Invermay but most importantly, individual scientists and teams whose work is at the heart of pastoral industries, food processing and innovative products that benefit all New Zealanders. Please visit the website for more information – www.agresearch.co.nz
As
Australia's internationally-recognised livestock research
enterprise, CSIRO Livestock Industries provides research solutions
to enable livestock and allied industries to be globally competitive.
Please visit our website for more information – www.csiro.au/li
Conference Organising Committee
| Dr Allan Crawford | Senior Scientist, AgResearch |
| Dr Robyn Dynes | Senior Scientist, AgResearch |
| Dr Robert Finch | Science and Technology General Manager, AgResearch |
| Dr Andrew Fisher | Research Scientist, CSIRO Livestock Industries |
| Dr Ruth Frampton | Chair of Horizons 2008, AgResearch |
| Allanah James | Corporate Affairs Manager, AgResearch |
| Dr Sigrid Lehnert | Research Scientist, CSIRO Livestock Industries |
| Dr Warren McNabb | Section Manager, AgResearch |
| Lisa Palu | Manager, Public Affairs and Communication, CSIRO Livestock Industries |
| Dr Kerst Stelwagen | Section Manager, AgResearch |
| Dr Dave Swain | Research Scientist and Chair of Horizons 2005 and 2006, CSIRO Livestock Industries |
| Anne Tuppack | Executive Officer, CSIRO Livestock Industries |
| Dr Andre-Denis Wright | Research Scientist, CSIRO Livestock Industries |