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The first joint seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Sheep and Goat Nutrition and Mountain
and Mediterranean Pastures Sub-Networks, was held in Granada (Spain), from 2 to 4
October 2003 and was organised, under the auspices of the Spanish Ministry of Science
and Technology, by CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), FAO (Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and CIHEAM (Centre International
de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes), in collaboration with INIA
(Instituto Nacional de Investigación Tecnológica Agraria y Alimentaria), Caja Rural de
Granada, Junta de Andalucía (Consejerías de Educación y Ciencia y Agricultura y
Pesca), DAP (Empresa Publica de Desarrollo Agrario y Pesquero), Grupo de Desarrollo
Rural del Altiplano de Granada, ANCOS (Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Ovino
Segureño) and Ayuntamiento de Huéscar (Granada).
The international coordinators of FAO-CIHEAM Networks on Sheep and Goat and on
Pastures and Fodder Crops decided to combine the 10th Seminar on Sheep and Goat
Nutrition with the 12th Meeting of the Sub-Networks on Mountain and Mediterranean
Pastures and organized the first joint seminar.
This joint seminar focused on topics related to sustainable grazing, nutritional utilization
and quality of sheep and goat products. Sessions dealt with sustainable management for
quality pastures, nutritional manipulation and product quality, management of grazing
animals for pastures and non-conventional foods evaluation. Furthermore, three round
tables were organised to discuss the following topics: traceability of products in grazing
systems, alternative methods to control pathogens in grazing animals and indicators of
sustainable systems.
In addition to the scientific programme, a field trip was organized to the area of the
Altiplano, in the north of the Granada province, where different groups are involved in
local development of goat and sheep production and rural tourism.
Ninety-six participants from 20 countries attended the seminar (Algeria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco,
Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, UK, USA) as well as
representatives or scientists from CIHEAM and FAO. A total of 70 papers were presented
and discussed, including introductory papers, oral presentations and posters, sixty-three
of which have been selected to be published in these proceedings.
