Asian Buffalo Association List 2012
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Number 27 – December 2012 The year 2012 passed away. buffalo livestock. The 6 th Buffalo Symposium of Americas Finally the World Buffalo Congress and the together with the 5 th Buffalo Symposium of Asian Buffalo Congress, for the first time in the Europe and Americas was held in Havana, long history of IBF, held together in the same Cuba, in November 2011 and the activity is site: THAILAND, beautiful country, rich of art reported in this number, as the last International and culture, with a long tradition in buffalo Buffalo Federation (IBF) meeting was held rearing. during this Congress. The best wishes for a happy 2013 to all the Actually, the most of activity of IBF and Asian buffalo lovers. Buffalo Association (ABA) is the organizing of the next 10 th World Buffalo Congress together The Editor with the 7 th Asian Buffalo Congress in Phuket, Thailand, on May 6/8, of which the provisional INSIDE THIS ISSUE program is reported in this number. In the editorial field too, we have two great VI Buffalo Symposium of Americas – V news. Buffalo Symposium of Europe and Americas In IVIS (International Veterinary Information ……………………………………………… 2 Service - www.ivis.org ) is going to be IBF Meeting ………………………………. 7 published a new book: Bubaline The 10 th World Buffalo Congress Theriogenology by G.N. Purohit and A. The 7 th Asian Buffalo Congress………….... 9 Borghese. IBF List …………………………………… 15 A second book is going to be published: ABA List……………………………………16 Buffalo Livestock and Products , edited by A new Book in IVIS……………................. 17 Antonio Borghese and C.R.A., Consiglio per la The New Book “Buffalo Livestock and Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, Products”………………………………… 20 Roma, Italy: the complete state of art in each Milk Composition, Rennet Coagulation field of research and development on buffalo in Time, Urea Content of Anatolian Buffaloes’ the world in 500 pages. Milk (Ilıkpınar Village of Hatay Province). Therefore the year 2013 is opening with II. The Relationships Between Milk richness of very important international events Constituents and Various Milk Properties and actual books for the farmers and for the ………………………………………………22 researchers working on different themes of 1 VI BUFFALO SYMPOSIUM OF AMERICAS – V BUFFALO SYMPOSIUM OF EUROPE AND AMERICAS LA HABANA, CUBA NOVEMBER 21 TO 30, 2011 During the days 22 and 23 November we culture in Americas” written by a collective celebrated at the National Hotel, Cuba, the of authors from Argentina, Brazil and Cuba; 6th Buffalo Symposium of Americas – 5th a video on Bubaline Production in Italy and Buffalo Symposium of Europe and fifty- nine postulates in poster sessions. Americas, with the presence of 168 Once concluded the inauguration, Dr. Alina participants from Argentina, Brazil, Mitat, presented a masterful conference Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Italy, about the results and perspectives on Panama, Venezuela and Trinidad and buffalo breeding in Cuba. In this Tobago. This Symposium, organized by the conference we knew the evolution of the Agriculture Ministry and the Research herd since its introduction in Cuba in 1983; Center for the Animal Improvement of the the productive results, reproductive ones, Tropical Livestock was inaugurated with and also the future perspectives of this the correspond official speeches by the specie in the Cuban Livestock Scenario. Vice Minister of Livestock of Cuba, The buffalo population in Cuba is 67,246 Engineer Jesús García Piloto, by the head. As no selection was applied for dairy General Secretary of the International purposes in buffalo, the milk production is Buffalo Federation Prof. Dr. Antonio very low: about 870 kg for lactation of 244 Borghese and the President of the days. As no market was created in buffalo American Buffalo Breeders Federation Dr. products, the demand of the consumer is Otavio Bernardes, besides he presented very poor. the topic: “ Buffalos in the Americas- Like homage to the Dr. Steve Bennett, situation and perspectives”, in which he medical veterinary of the islands of Trinidad emphasized the contribution that the and Tobago, who selected the Buffalypso, bubaline specie gives in the nutrition of the whose animals gave the populations to population. Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, United The scientific program included four paper States, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama works, eight round tables, two conferences, and Venezuela, the Workshop was held on and the presentation of the book: “Bubaline 2 “ Impact and perspectives of the Buffalypso Genealogical Record and the programs of in buffaloes' breeding at the American genetic improvement, the Ing. Mario Cerón continent”; where the results of the herds of Múñoz, PhD, leader of the fact-finding Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba and Trinidad Group in Genetics, Animal Improvement and Tobago showed up, indicating the and Model (GaMMA) of the University of potential for the production of milk and Antioquia, Colombia, presented the meat production and work, regardless of advances achieved in the selection and the this race tends to disappear, but not the application of modern technologies for the availability of the animals. genetic improvement of buffalos at his In the theme Education pre and country. Lic. Odalys Uffo Reinosa, PhD, the postgraduate in bubaline culture, whose woman investigator of National Centre of coordinator was the Dr. Emilio Campos Sanitary Farming (CENSA) of Cuba Pipaón PhD, every delegates arrived to the exposed the present-day status of the conclusion to introduce bubaline culture application of molecular tools in the genetic contents in the teaching of pre-grade, improvement and the Ing. Roberto Peinado without incrementing hours in the Ferrer, MSc, of the Direction of Pure curriculum, considering that every year new Breeds of the National Centre of the knowledge and technologies to use for Livestock Control ( CENCOP ) also from Medical Veterinaries and zoo technicians Cuba he highlighted the importance of the appear, recommending to give optional genealogical record for individual control. courses for the students of the last year of The need of the individual identification for the career. breeders, like previous and essential step On the sphere of the post grade and to achieve an animal's genetic precise capacitation to the producers, was evaluation, as well as collaboration among considered very important a correct different countries to make uniform criteria, handling, applicable at those regions that was concluded. the buffalos manage to get in, in order to The future of the Bubaline culture relating neutralize the various negative criteria that to Functional Foods was analyzed, existing are emitted for breeders. general check up that certain food exerts At the table round: Needs for the action for provisional remedy in front of integration of the technical aspects of the determined human diseases (Functional 3 Foods or Nutracéuticos). They utilize these (Cuba); Anna Graciela Mendoza and terms to identify that they possess Héctor Scannone ( Venezuela ). components with additional properties for They analyzed the following themes: consumer's health and they surpass the definition of the calendar of the classical benefit of a contribution of Symposiums of Americas, accomplishing nutrients. This investigation showed a trend the election campaign of the Federation towards a natural obtaining of the and updating the work of the Committees aforementioned foodstuff. of Genetic Improvement, Genealogical The need to unite the sanitary protocols for Record and the recently created on Health. the interchange of genetic material among They recognized the fact that the countries was analyzed, as the present- celebration of Symposiums in bubaline day situation of herds affected with local development, in the countries where brucellosis and tuberculosis at the they have developed, has to be effected American continent was treated. toward producers and students, of manner There was consent in relation to the need to develop the productive space and to to accomplish united investigations in the motivate new generations to water buffalo's area, very in particular with the nutrition of study. animals, where in many cases the It was agreed that the proximate nutritional requirements are not satisfied. Symposium will come true at Costa Rica in Meeting of American Buffalo Breeders the year 2014. Federation Equally, to consent the Federation's The third directors' meeting of American organization, whose is rotating the Buffalo Breeders Federation , with following presidency, was created for oneself the member's participation took place during secretarial General debit, for which Otavio the Symposium: Marco Zava and Gustavo Bernardes of Brazil was elected . This Crudeli ( Argentina ); Otavio Bernardes and structure is equal to the one that shows off Joao Almeida's Ghaspar ( Brazil ); Richard the International Buffalo Federation. Wineskin Maker, Claudia Patricia Roldán Meeting of the Standing Committee of and Jesus Berdugo ( Colombia ); Rodrigo International Buffalo Federation Rosales, Álvaro Salas ( Costa Rica ); Alina Look specific chapter. Mitat, Enrique Álvarez and Aldaín García Buffalo Tour 4 The buffalo tour was held from 24 to 26 Centre, Italy with 12 assistances on November, visiting the following sites: following themes: Instituto de Ciencia Animal (ICA) with 34 Hormonal activity in reproduction. dairy buffaloes from Trinitaria Breed and Follicular dynamics. crossbreds, producing 4-5 liters of milk per The ultrasound´s beginnings and its day; Fortalecida