From the 28th to the 30st of July 2014 the inter-sessional meeting of the project "EMIDA ERA-NET PROJECT Brucella melitensis: biotyping and differential diagnostic" was held at the International Centre for Veterinary Training and Information (CIFIV).
Between the 14 and 18 July 2014 the fourth edition of the Canine Science Forum took place in Lincoln (United Kingdom). This conference is a biannual event, and has the primary aim of providing a common platform for researchers and professionals from all over the world working with dogs and related Canids.
The Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale” hosted on 12-13 June 2014 the annual meeting of the European Forum of Animal Welfare Councils (EuroFAWC).
IZSAM contributed to the event, which was held in Bucharest from the 17th to the 19th of June 2014, by presenting the methodology and contents of a questionnaire implemented in order to analyse the measures and the initiatives taken for the control of the stray dog populations and the application of the OIE standards.
The DG Sanco of European Commission has launched a study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices in EU Member States. Different on line questionnaires are addressed to a variety of stakeholders in order to collect the information needed for this study.
Extended to July 27, the abstract submission deadline for authors interested in presenting oral communications or posters at the IV International Conference on Bluetongue and related Orbiviruses. The event will be organised by IZSAM and will take place in Rome on 5-7 November 2014.