Morning Session

NEW PROSPECTS FOR EQUINES PRODUCTION AND UTILISATION IN EUROPE FOR THE UPCOMING YEARS

 

• Andrea Rosati - Application of Technology Platforms to Horse Breeding

• William Martin-Rosset - Sustainable Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction  (FABRE): Equids breeding: priorities for R & D in Europe

• Steven Janssens - Interstallion: a contribution of EAAP Horse commission to improve accessibility, understanding and comparability of foreign breeding information across European countries

• K.U. Sprenger - Identification of Horses in EU and linked matters

• C. Lorenzini  - Identification of Horses in Italy in accordance with the Regulation EC No. 504/2008

 

Afternoon Session

 

Papers 

• William Martin-Rosset - Determination of  body condition score in saddle and sport horses

• N. Miraglia  - Pentro Horse: history and safeguard programs of an endangered equine population

 

Communications

 

  Session 1.  Breeding – genetics – genomics  

• A. Giontella - The selection index of the Italian Saddle horse stallions

• E. Pieragostini - Inbreeding analysis in “Asino di Martina Franca”

• W. Pinna - Electronic identification of donkey: a field experience by means of two types of transponders and three application techniques

• M.C. Cozzi - Mitochondrial DNA variability in four Italian donkey breeds (Equus asinus)

• M.L. Marenzoni - Evaluation of a nested PCR assay for identification of virulent Rhodococcus equi

 

  Session 2.  Management – Feeding – Health 

• A. Brigando - Energy and protein allowances in diets for athletic horses used in western riding

• C. Amato - Utilization of global positioning system for the assessment of free roaming in horses kept in paddocks: a preliminary study

• T. Presutti - Effects of two tame systems on physiological parameters of arab horses subjected to load in the trailer

 

Posters

• R. Bozzi - Demographic structure of Monterufoli pony population

• F. Martuzzi  - An investigation about weaving stereotypy in show-jumping horses

• R. Tocci - Saddle and draft tame in Monterufoli Pony

• E. Valle - An evaluation of the stress response in horses used for equestrian rehabilitation (ER)