Date: 26 August ‘07; 14:00 - 18:00 hours

Chairperson: M. Vestergaard (DK) and T. Kristensen (DK)

Theatre Session 8

• The biological opportunities and limitations related to milk quality in a sustainable dairy production system
  Stelwagen, K.
• Vitamins and selenium in bulk tank milk of organic and conventional dairy farms
  Emanuelson, U. and N. Fall
• Dietary fat affects plasma and milk zink content in dairy cows
  Sehested, J., L. Wiking and T. Larsen
• Fatty acid composition of beef – effects of production system and strategic supplementation
  Kenny, D.A. and A.P. Moloney
• Carcass quality and fatty acid composition of intramuscular fat of Holstein bulls reared exclusively on pasture or in feedlot
  Rosa, H.J.D., S.T. Mendes, O.A. Rego, C.C. Silva and R.J.B. Bessa
• Growth performance, carcass quality, muscular characteristics and meat quality traits of Charolais steers and heifers
  Oury, M.P., J. Agabriel, B. Picard, R. Jailler, H. Dubroeucq, D. Egal and D. Micol
• Genetic variation and selection for superior meat quality traits in cattle breeds under sustainable animal production systems
  Sweeney, T., O. Aslan, B. Bahar, L. Pannier, A.M. Mullen and R.M. Hamill
• Assessment of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes on bovine chromosome 14 in association with intramuscular fat (IMF) in beef
  Pannier, L., P. Stapleton, A.M. Mullen, R. Hamill and T. Sweeney
   

Poster Session 8

• Genotype frequencies of a polymorphism in the calpain I gene vary among breeds sampled from the Irish herd
  Aslan, O., T. Sweeney, A.M. Mullen and R.M. Hamill
• Assessment of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the bovine leptin gene in association with intramuscular fat (IMF) in beef cattle
  Pannier, L., T. Sweeney, P. Stapleton, R. Hamill and A.M. Mullen
• Elevated rate of collagen solubilization in muscles of Holstein bulls feed high energy diet
  Silva, C.C.G., E.R.E. Simões, O.A. Rego and H.J.D. Rosa
• Influence of the botanical composition of grass, hay or silage on the fatty acid composition of milk
  Morel, I., U. Wyss and M. Collomb
• Effects of restricted feeding and re-feeding on carcass and fatty acid composition in fat-tail Barbarine lambs
  Atti, N., H. Rouissi and M. Mahouachi
• Relationship between raw milk chemical and hygienic quality from smallholders’ herds and cattle rearing practices
  Sraïri, M.T., H. Benhouda, M. Kuper and P.Y. Le Gal
• Thrice-a-day milking alleviates heat stress milk depression in Holstein dairy cows
  Ben Younes, R., M. Ayadi, T. Najar, M. Zouari, A.A.K. Salama, X. Such, M. Ben M’ Rad and G. Caja
• Animal feeds’ microflora as a risk factor for raw milk contamination
  Jemeljanovs, A., I.H. Konosonoka, J. Bluzmanis and D. Ikauniece
• Changes in the composition of ewe’s milk for the production of Rabaçal (PDO) cheese
  Moreira, O.C., J.R. Ribeiro, J. Santos and M.ªA. Castelo Branco
• The influence of different dietary vegetable oils on milk fat fatty acid composition of grazing dairy cows
  Rego, O.A., L. Antunes, H.J.D. Rosa, A.E.S. Borba, C.M. Vouzela, C.C.G. Silva and R.J.B. Bessa
• A survey of the staphylococcal flora from raw ewe´s milk and hygienic conditions on the sheep farm in the Slovak Republic
  Dudriková, E., J. Filko, I. Pilipčincová, M. Húska and J. Buleca
• Utilization of autochthonous Zackel sheep in sustainable farming in Serbia
  Savic, M.S., S.J. Jovanovic, A.V. Vranjes and M.V. Vegara
• Effect of grass silage supplementation on performance and milk fat fatty acid composition in grazing dairy cows
  Vouzela, C., O. Rego, S. Regalo, H. Rosa, A. Borba and R. Bessa
• Fatty acid profile of milk from dairy cows reared in conventional or organic farming system in mountain area
  Bailoni, L., S. Miotello, V. Bondesan, F. Tagliapietra and R. Mantovani
• The change in the composition of fatty acids in pork as a function of CLAenriched feed
  Győri Boros, A., R. Salamon, Z. Győri, J. Gundel, S.Z. Salamon and J. Csapó