🇭🇺 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Budapest for AI VETS 2025! Great to bring together experts in animal insemination and reproduction 🐖🐄 for two days of exchange, innovation 🧬 and collaboration 🤝. See you next year in Ireland 🇮🇪! #AIVETS2025 #AnimalHealth #GeneticProgress

🌊Last week at #EAS2025 in Valencia, FABRE TP/EFFAB joined aquaculture experts from across Europe! SG Ana Granados presented on sustainable breeding & genetics: 🐟 Boost R&I investment 🦪 Bring research advances to the field Full paper on Aquaculture Research priorities👇https://fabretp.eu/publications

Heading to #EAAP2025 in Innsbruck 🇦🇹? Join us at the FABRE TP & EAAP Genetics Commission Challenge Session on the future of EU animal breeding sector 🇪🇺 With speaker: 🎤 Andreia Amaral – on challenges & opportunities for academia careers 💡 🔗 Agenda 👉 bit.ly/4kMYBcK

📢 Save the date! At #EAAP2025 FABRE TP & the EAAP Genetics Commission will host a Challenge Session on the future of EU animal breeding 🇪🇺 EFFAB’s own Geena Cartick & Ebba Eriksson will talk about the need for long-term support for #FarmAnimal breeding innovation 💡 🔗 Agenda 👉 bit.ly/4kMYBcK

At this year’s EAAP Annual Meeting, FABRE TP & the EAAP Genetics Commission will host a Challenge Session on the future of EU animal breeding 🇪🇺 With invited speakers: 🎤 Gabor Meszaros (Boku University) 🎤 Sabine Scully (Teagasc) 🔗 Full agenda 👉 bit.ly/4kMYBcK

📣 Save the date! At this year’s #EAAP Annual Meeting, FABRE TP & the EAAP Genetics Commission will host a Challenge Session on the future of EU animal breeding 🇪🇺 With invited speakers: 🎤 Ana Sofia Santos, Animal Task Force 🎤 Olori Victor, Aviagen 🔗 Access the full agenda 👉 bit.ly/4kMYBcK

📣 Save the date! At #EAAP2025 FABRE TP & the EAAP Genetics Commission will host a Challenge Session on the future of EU animal breeding 🇪🇺 The session will be chaired & facilitated by our own @anagrch.bsky.social & Luca Fontanesi! 🔗 Full agenda! 👉 bit.ly/4kMYBcK @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social

🌍 It's #WorldConservationDay! At EFFAB, we believe responsible animal breeding supports biodiversity, animal welfare & sustainability, environmental, social & economic. 🌱 Let’s care for our planet together! 🔗 Learn more about our vision on sustainability here: www.effab.info/wp-content/u...

Last week Garlich van Essen of Euroseeds asked EFFAB Director @anagrch.bsky.social 👉 "What drives animal breeding innovation?" To move forward, #AnimalBreeders need: ✅ A strong policy framework ✅ Recognition for balancing productivity, welfare & climate goals ✅ Support for innovation adoption

📍Today, the EU Platform on #AnimalWelfare meets in Brussels. EFFAB, represented by Johan van Arendonk, joined the panel on #pigwelfare to discuss the ongoing revision of EU farm animal welfare rules. 🐖 Pig breeding is a balanced approach focused on sow & piglet welfare. ⬇️

Busy weeks for EFFAB’s projects team! 🇪🇸 At #GEroNIMO in Santiago de Compostela: #pig #farm visit, ethics event, #CodeEFABAR 🐷 🇳🇴 At #RUMIGEN in Oslo: future-focused #breeding & diversity workshop 🐮 👏Thanks to all partners! 💡 Learn more about our work: www.effab.info/research-inn...

🇪🇺 EFFAB was in Strasbourg during the plenary session of EP. Director, @anagrch.bsky.social & Policy Advisor, Barbara Barbosa, discussed the role of #AnimalBreeders in EU with MEPs They also participated Sustainable Livestock Intergroup promoted by MEPs Benoit Cassart and Maria Grapini

🌎This week, we participated in the Global Agrifood Biotechnologies Conference at @fao.org, where our Director, @anagrch.bsky.social, had the opportunity to engage in a global dialogue on #agrifood innovation. 💡Key takeaways ⬇️

🌍 Today is #WorldFoodSafetyDay! We’re proud to show how our members contribute to safer food production. By improving genetic traits in #FarmAnimals, #AnimalBreeders help increase disease resistance and support sustainable, nutritious food systems. Meet our members 👉 bit.ly/4ksM928

After the EU #OceanPact launch, FABRE TP contributes with a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for Aquaculture Breeding and Genetics. Setting #Research priorities through 4 key pillars: 🌿 Resilience 🌱 Green transition 🤝 Social trust 💡 Innovation Read the full document 👉 bit.ly/3ZKva36

🌍 Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! Today we highlight the role of farm #AnimalBreeders in building a more sustainable future through #BalancedBreeding— supporting genetic diversity, animal health & reduced environmental impact in #Livestock & #Aquaculture systems Discover more 👉 bit.ly/446TUUP

📣 Save the date! At #EAAP2025, FABRE TP’s challenge session with EAAP Genetics Commission will tackle the future of EU animal breeding 🇪🇺 How can we attract talent & stay competitive? 🇦🇹 Join us in Innsbruck! Find out more and view the full agenda 👉 bit.ly/4kMYBcK

📢 We are kicking off EFFAB and FABRE TP Annual Meeting 2025, with the session on #Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence (#AI) in #AnimalBreeding and #Farming. EU Programme Manager Çağla Kaya opens the event, introducing #BalancedBreeding in the context of digitalisation.

Today, the European Union celebrates #EuropeDay! 🇪🇺 Everyday European #FarmAnimal breeders work towards continuously enhancing European food security and sustainability via responsible and balanced breeding 💪 Discover more 👉 bit.ly/4hiACkk

Today we're excited to be at DG Agri's conference discussing their Vision for Agriculture and Food. The event is being held to collect consensus on shaping the future of farming and the agri-food sector. 🇪🇺 The role of livestock farmers is crucial for European food security.

🎉 1 year in EFFAB! 🎉 From day one, Ebba has brought energy and a fresh and impactful perspective to our work. Her contributions have made a huge difference, and we’re so lucky to have Ebba on board. 🙌 Thank you, Ebba, here’s to many more achievements and time together! #Team #FABRETP

EFFAB at the #BSASConference2025 Last week, the BSAS - British Society of Animal Science ì (BSAS) hosted its 2025 conference — and EFFAB was proudly represented across multiple sessions!

#Aquaculture breeders play a key role by promoting responsible and #BalancedBreeding, ensuring healthier fish stocks, and advancing genetic improvements for a more resilient and sustainable future. Here part of the campaign, with Philipp Mohnen, German trout producer ➡️ bit.ly/3RdBHi7 #EUaquaculture

Today, Geena C., Breeding and Genetics Advisor at EFFAB, is presenting at the 2025 BSAS Conference, highlighting the importance of responsible and balanced breeding and how these principles are implemented through #CodeEFABAR. Find out more about Code EFABAR here ➡️ lnkd.in/dVgXCRWk

This week EFFAB's Cagla joined experts at CRV's 'Breeding for Future' event, hosted together w/ FrieslandCampina and Wageningen Livestock Research. We explored how genetics is key for sustainable agriculture, including the reduction of methane emissions 🐮

We're happy to be part of today's panel discussion of the EU Platform on #AnimalWelfare! Our Director @anagrch.bsky.social is participating on behalf of the #FarmAnimal breeding sector, sharing insights on animal welfare from the breeding perspective.

Last week, the EFFAB #SteeringCommittee met in Bergen, Norway! 🇳🇴 We discussed EFFAB's vision for #FarmAnimal #Breeding & #Advocacy and finalized plans for our #AnnualMeeting in Brussels, stay tuned! 👀 👏 Big thanks to Morten Rye for hosting us!

☀️ At the EAAP gathering in Rome, the #ScientificCommittee met to shape the program for the 2025 EAAP Annual Meeting in #Innsbruck! 🇦🇹 Our director @anagrch.bsky.social, representing #ATF & #FABRE TP, discussed #collaborations and #ProjectDissemination. 👏Looking forward to an exciting #EAAP2025!

Exciting news! Hendrix Genetics has adopted #CodeEFABAR for their SASSO breeding programmes 🎉 This commitment ensures responsible #FarmAnimal breeding, focusing on animal welfare, sustainability & transparency. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4bryKCw

We’re happy to share that Topigs Norsvin has adopted #CodeEFABAR for their swine breeding programs! 🐷 This commitment includes a special focus on reducing environmental impact through feed efficiency and prioritizing improvements on the welfare of sows and piglets. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3Q5oabJ

Full house at the #EuropeanParliament for the first #SustainableLivestockIntergroup meeting! 🇪🇺👏 Focus: #AnimalTransport this time, from those who do it daily 🐟🐄🐖🐓🚚 EFFAB & partners stand for a sustainable, competitive livestock sector. More here 👉 sustainablelivestockintergroup.eu

Yesterday we celebrated 20 years of EPRUMA!🐾 Speakers MEP Andriukaitis & MEP Nascimento Cabral highlighted that better #AnimalHealth relies on multiple solutions. Along w/ biosecurity, vaccination, innovative #Breeding & feeding strategies, trust & training are key to increasing #OneHealth's impact

We’re happy to share that Aquagen has adopted #CodeEFABAR for their #aquaculture breeding programs! 🌊🐟 The code promotes responsible breeding, contributing to: - Resilient & robust breeding populations - Improved animal welfare - High-quality & quantity aquaculture products More 👉 bit.ly/4bryKCw

We’re excited to share that CRV has adopted #CodeEFABAR for ruminant breeding! 🐮🐏 The code promotes responsible breeding, ensuring: ✅Improved fertility, longevity & resilience in dairy cattle ✅Support for diverse farming systems across Europe Learn more 👉 bit.ly/3Q5oabJ

🔎 Join the discussion on NGT Detection & Regulation! Be part of the webinar on the legal aspects of detecting & identifying #NGT products. 🌱🔬 In collaboration with the #DetectiveProject and #ICABR, we’ll explore labeling, identity preservation & refining the EU NGT #Regulation proposal. ...(1/2)🧵

With 27 EU organisations, we sent a joint letter to President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu & Commissioner @piotrserafin.bsky.social ahead #EU’s MFF review. We must ensure #EUfarmers' position remains solid while boosting vital investments in #sustainability and #innovation Full letter bit.ly/4k1jAck

We're excited to announce that Axiom has joined EFFAB as a new member!🎉🐷 Axiom, a French pig genetics company, shares why they've joined EFFAB: "We are members of EFFAB because we strongly believe in the importance of supporting innovation and sustainability in European livestock farming..."(1/2)🧵

We’re happy to share that Hendrix Genetics has adopted #CodeEFABAR for swine breeding!🐷 The code promotes responsible & balanced breeding, ensuring: •Healthy, resilient & robust sows & piglets •Support for all types of pig production systems, from conventional to organic Learn more👉 bit.ly/4bryKCw

Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! 👩‍🔬 At EFFAB, we celebrate the vital role of women in #AnimalGenetics & STEM. 🔬 Meet Naomi Duijvesteijn, María Martínez, Clotilde Patry & learn about their journey in animal science! 👉 youtu.be/Fp2O5vnEBY0 #WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM

Yesterday we attended @eurogroupforanimals.org & @ciwf.eu's event on: What is needed for sustainable & high welfare #AnimalFarming in Europe. Great to hear insights & discussion from all speakers, including Animal Welfare Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi...🧵

(1/2) Last week, EFFAB was at the Digi4Live annual meeting in Thessaloniki 🇬🇷 where we lead stakeholder engagement to connect key players in livestock from farm to fork. Highlights included participation at Zootechnia Expo where EFFAB and FABRE TP were presented to Greek stakeholders, and...🧵

We're excited to welcome the German Livestock Association (BRS) 🇩🇪 & Assogene 🇮🇹 as new EFFAB members! 🎉 BRS represents breeding associations & companies in Germany, & Assogene focuses on bovine semen collection in Italy. Learn more & find out how to become a member 👉 bit.ly/3PAORVD

This week, EFFAB joined the first EP session of 2025 in Strasbourg!🇪🇺 We discussed #AnimalBreeders' role in improving health, welfare, sustainability & productivity in EU livestock & #aquaculture via responsible & balanced breeding. Learn more about modern animal breeding 👉 bit.ly/42JdMyf

Welcome to the Team! 🎉 We kindly welcome Vasiliki Kokkali who’s joined EFFAB as a Finance and Administrative Officer. Find out more about Vasiliki’s background and meet the rest of our team here 👉 bit.ly/3LudYYu

Modern #AnimalBreeding is a strong cornerstone to achieving the UN #SDGs🌍 Via #CodeEFABAR, #FarmAnimal breeders show their commitment to responsible and balanced breeding - recognising the central role of #sustainability in #AnimalBreeding. More about Code EFABAR 👉 bit.ly/49Olcji 🎬 bit.ly/40JbnCh

📣 Our colleagues of the Horizon EU project #Re-Livestock are organising an interesting webinar next week on "Global warming metrics in livestock farming systems: Interpretation and policy advice". 📅 January 15, 2025, at 15:00 CET 🔗 Register now: buff.ly/40wRGNX

This week, we were at HoliCow’s bi-annual meeting in Düsseldorf! 🇩🇪 We had a lot of fun co-organising the communication workshop on reaching communication objectives that sparked so many fantastic ideas.💡 We're looking forward to the next steps! 🐮 Find out more about HoliCow 👉 bit.ly/4j3wJkR

European Animal Breeders are key partners for vibrant rural and coastal areas We recently published the sector's vision to ensure a #sustainable, #competitive, and #resilient future for European animal breeding and farming. 🔗 European Animal Breeders' Vision bit.ly/3ZmaNdc