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EFFAB - European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders
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🇪🇺The European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders promotes balanced and responsible breeding.

EFFAB is also the secretariat of FABRE TP.

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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
What is Modern Animal Breeding?
YouTube video by EFFAB European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders
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🇭🇺 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
October 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🌊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
September 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
📢 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
August 12, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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
August 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
📣 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
August 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
📣 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
July 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🌍 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...
July 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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
July 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📍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.
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June 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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...
June 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🇪🇺 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
June 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🌎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 ⬇️
June 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌍 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
June 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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
June 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🌍 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
June 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
📣 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
June 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📢 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.
May 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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
May 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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.
May 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🎉 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
April 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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!
April 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
#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
EU aquaculture, we work for you with passion: farming trout in EU freshwaters.
Philipp, trout producer - Germany In the late 1950s, Philipp Mohnen’s grandfather started the family-owned trout farm in Stolberg-Schevenhütte near Cologne. Today, his grandson Philip runs the company which consists of four fish farms in the area. They sell fresh and smoked trout, as well as live fish to other producers across Germany.
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April 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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
April 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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 🐮
April 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM