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Feed-a-Gene
Jaap van Milgen
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Jaap van Milgen. Feed-a-Gene: Adapting the feed, the animal and the feeding techniques to improve the efficiency and sustainability of monogastric livestock production systems.. Interactive innovation in motion: multi-actor projects and thematic networks under Horizon 2020, Communauté Economique Européenne (CEE). BEL., Nov 2015, Bruxelles, Belgium. �hal-01455882�
€10 M
Budget
2015 2020
8
Academic
15
Industry + Extension
EU + China
Adapting the feed, the animal and the feeding techniques to improve the
efficiency and sustainability of monogastric livestock production
systems
products
resources
Adapting the feed, the animal and the feeding techniques to improve the efficiency and sustainability of monogastric livestock production systems
How did it all start?
INRA and WUR team up in some calls on animal production
INRA was to coordinate a consortium on
“Sustainable terrestrial livestock production”, focusing on monogastric animals
The coordinator was solicited in Nov. 2013 by INRA to lead this consortium
Support from INRA Transfert on project management from the very start
The call text was published in Dec. 2013
12/1/2015 Workshop Interactive Innovation in Motion 2
How did it all start?
Discussion between INRA and INRA Transfert (and WUR) in Nov. And Dec. 2013
Detailed analysis of the call text
Identification of main impacts (→ structuring of WP)
Road map
Synopsis
Identification and invitation of consortium partners:
5-7 research partners (mostly of existing networks)
Industry (based on potential contributions to impact)
Extension services and interbranch organizations
Physical meeting in Paris in Jan. 2014 with committed partners
Adapting the feed, the animal and the feeding techniques to improve the efficiency and sustainability of monogastric livestock production systems
The objectives
Based on the topic title “Genetics and nutrition and alternative feed sources for terrestrial livestock
production”
A focus of monogastrics (INRA-WUR decision) but maintain the “diversity in production systems”
Work packages:
Genetics: better animals with poorer feeds
Alternatives feed sources: not or less in competition with food for humans
Nutrition: precision livestock feeding
New traits: monitoring and phenotyping
Modeling: understanding and accounting for interactions (animal x environment), perturbations, variation among individuals
Evaluation of the sustainability of the new management systems
Dissemination, training and technology transfer
12/1/2015 Workshop Interactive Innovation in Motion 4
Building the consortium
Scientific partners:
Many more were willing to participate
Industrial partners:
A very industrialized sector (e.g., genetics, feed companies, enzyme producers, equipment manufacturers)
Invitations mostly through scientific networks
Quite a few industrial partners declined the invitation
Interbranch and farmers organizations:
Through scientific and industrial networks
Announcement through the Enterprise Europe Network
China: a bit difficult …
Adapting the feed, the animal and the feeding techniques to improve the efficiency and sustainability of monogastric livestock production systems
01/12/2015 Workshop Interactive Innovation in Motion 6
Feed Traits
Feeding techniques Gene
Academic partners Feed ingredientproducer
Enzyme producer Feed processing equipment
manufacturer
Academic partners Precision farming equipment
manufacturers
Academic partners Pig breeder Poultry breeder Interbranch organizations
Extension services
Reach-out beyond the consortium
Involvement of the Stakeholder Advisory Board
Creation of a stakeholder platform:
Communication/awareness
Dedicated stakeholder meetings once results become available
Interactions with on-going FP7 projects (upstream) and on-going and new H2020 projects (downstream)
A WP dedicated to dissemination, training and technology transfer
