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EUROPE’S N°1 LIVESTOCK SHOW 2 3 4 95,000 visitors 1,500 exhibitors OCTOBER 2019 2,000 animals CLERMONT-FERRAND www.sommet-elevage.fr The SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE is back the 2, 3 & 4 October 2019, at the Grande Halle d’ showground in Clermont-Ferrand (France)

THE 28TH EDITION OF THE SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE WILL BE HELD IN CLERMONT- FERRAND, FRANCE THE 2, 3 & 4 OCTOBER. ONCE AGAIN, OVER 1, 500 EXHIBITORS, 2,000 ANIMALS AND 95,000 VISITORS, ALL OF WHOM ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE Contents FARM INDUSTRY WILL GATHER, AS THEY DO EVERY OCTOBER, TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS EVENT THAT HAS BECOME A REFERENCE AMONG THE WORLD’S BIGGEST LIVESTOCK- The SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE is back the 2, 3 and 4 October 2019, at the Grande Halle d’Auvergne showground in Clermont-Ferrand (France) p. 3 DEDICATED TRADE SHOWS. The SOMMET, Europe’s premier farm livestock show Focus on the world and meat market p. 4/5 Established in the heart of France, the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE is both a showcase of the exceptional know-how of French livestock farming and genetics and a not-to-be-missed event for suppliers of machinery, products and services to the farm industry. What future for the cattle industry from now until a 2040 horizon? p. 6/7 The world’s undisputed #1 show for all that is to do with the sector, the show is also becoming known as the place to be for the milk cattle breeds, plus that too for the sheep and equine industry. The Blonde d’Aquitaine breed National Championships p. 8/9 The SOMMET presents a comprehensive offer of what is available in terms of farm machinery, supplies and services for the livestock industry, buildings, renewable energies and new technologies. Livestock presentations, innovative techniques, business meetings, trade events and conferences can be A national championship at the SOMMET for the Ile de France sheep breed p. 10 found every year at the show.

A sheep pole just as dynamic and definitively turned towards the future p. 11 A substantial programme Starting with livestock judging, the BLONDE D’AQUITAINE beef cattle breed and the Programme of beef cattle presentations & judging p. 12 ILE DE FRANCE sheep breed, will be centre stage with respectively 400 and 180 of BRIEFLY, THE SOMMET IS: their foremost animals, each jockeying for the top spot within the breeds’ national Programme of milk cattle presentations & judging p. 13 championships. • 180,000 m² of total show space Among the novelties this year, the SOMMET will play host to 3 British breeds in hall • 82,000 m² of net stand space Programme of sheep presentations & judging p. 14 3 including the HEREFORD that will be holding its national breed championships with 24 of the breed’s best animals to be found in France. This year once more, the (25% interior / 75% exterior) Programme of equine presentations & judging p. 15 beef cattle judging and the International Business Club will establish their quarters • 1,550 exhibitors exhibitors of which 300 are in the heart of the Zénith d’Auvergne, a magnificent setting for hosting shows of such international exhibitors from 32 countries Focus on international development, the show’s strategic axis p. 16 importance. Turning to the exhibitors, it is the show organisers’ objective to welcome 1,550 • 2,000 animals in judging exhibiting companies this year, which would represent an increase of 40 exhibitors • 95,000 farm-industry visitors of whom 4,500 are Programme of farm and agri-industry visits p. 17 compared to 2018. And for the first time, visitors will have the opportunity to discover international visitors from 85 countries a zone entirely dedicated to agricultural start-ups, in hall 3. • 70 conferences and seminars , the honoured guest of the SOMMET 2019 p. 18 Without forgetting the numerous trade events and displays, business meetings and farm visits over the 3 days of the show and a Conference centre that is already fully • 35 farm and agri-industrial site visits Focus on the livestock market in West Africa p. 19 booked with almost 70 seminars and conferences on the programme.

The 2019 Conference programme: all the latest farm topics This year’s edition is already promising to be an excellent show. at the heart of the show p. 20 / 21 / 22 The Sommets d’Or, rewarding innovation p. 23 / 24 / 25 Livestock presentations: the heart of the SOMMET Events and farm industry meetings p. 26 2,000 70 breeds 23 cattle 26 sheep 21 horse animals of animal in judging breeds breeds breeds A warm welcome to the world’s press p. 27 of high genetic or presented, 1,300 animals 400 animals 300 animals value demonstrations of farm equipment with livestock, auction sales 2 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack 3 : The economic crisis pushed production China: #1 world importer of beef meat towards international markets With beef consumption per head that continues to grow (+30% in In a difficult economic context, following 2 years of recession 10 years), China has become the world’s n°1 importer accounting (2015 & 2016), consumption suffered due to Brazilians’ reduced for 20% of world imports. In 2018, Chinese imports reached 1.85 disposable income. Brazil used this reality to export its surplus million TEC (+36%/2017), 40% more than imports into the USA. production with an increase in shipments to China and an explo- TEC Tonnes Equivalent Carcass weight sion of sales of unfinished store cattle to Turkey. China, as such, absorbed during 2018: - 44% of all Brazilian exports - 55% of all Uruguayan exports Focus on the world - 57% of all Argentinian exports cattle and meat market *

THE GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF BEEF India: An ebb in exports of Indian buffalo MEAT WAS STABLE IN 2018 A marked ebb in exports to Vietnam and Egypt. Though produc- tion was officially stable, consumption should have increased The demand for imports has once again more leapt forward by globally, but remains very weak (#2.1 kgEC*/per head). *Source Conferences “World milk and beef markets in 2019” 3.5%, Asian imports increased by 11%. * Kg equivalent carcass weight by Philippe CHOTTEAU, Head of Economy at IDELE (French Livestock Institute) Asia now represents 32% of world demand (for 60% of the world’s population), and accounts for 57% of world beef imports. According to the FAO, the demand for beef will increase once more in 2019, with imports expected to increase by 4.3%. THE CATTLE INDUSTRY The global livestock market: THROUGHOUT THE WORLD United States: US beef is booming! some fundamental problems*

Livestock exports are attractive for developing coun- - Long-standing technical support is vital for long-term trading tries even if the logistical impact is hard to absorb: (not in “bursts”).

• The cold chain is less important Livestock exports are a logistical challenge Australia: Massive slaughtering • The means of slaughter is controlled (ritual slaughter) • Sales of the 5th quarter (organs, hide, intestines, feet, head, Exporting livestock signifies: Due to the persistence of El Nino, Australia suffered a major horns, etc.) fats are assured • Transporting live animals drought which lead to a significant downturn in national herd • Local slaughter reassures the consumer of the product’s fresh- • Transporting the necessary forage and drinking water for the numbers despite a rebound in exports in 2018. ness journey • It enables the marketing of “local” meat, “baladi” in the whole • Effluent management Mediterranean Rim • Sick animal management and the expectation of losses • Responsibility for the costs of hiring staff etc. Livestock imports often accompany a policy of development Transport costs are proportional to the distances covered. Livestock imports can significantly sustain long-term activities: Not including the logistics, the export of livestock is compli- • Imports of breeding heifers is frequently associated with a cated and very sensitive to health issues (Blue Tongue, Foot & development of the sector Mouth Disease, Lumpy Skin Disease etc.), armed conflict (Libya, • Imports of unfinished stores or of finished young bulls serves to Iraq, etc.), climatic incidents (drought). For a sustainable flow of revitalise the finishing sector and the abattoirs/slaughter chain exports, a long-term and well-developed strategy is crucial. • Voluntary policies often accompany the importation of lives- For as long as new threats emerge and that livestock exports tock: are constantly under fire from the critics (L214, CIWF, Eyes on - Assistance with the purchase of suckler cows (Turkey, China, animals etc.). Algeria etc.) - Reduced duties on unfinished store imports (Israel, Morocco, *Source Conferences “World milk and beef markets in 2019” by Germain MILET, Egypt etc.) executive director of ABCIS

4 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack 5 certification reassures in all aspects and presents itself within an innovative and well valued light.

In the scenario “Competition and diffe- rentiation”, trade is restricted by the cost of energy and by the addressing of welfare issues during the transport of livestock. Despite the development of vegetal alter- natives, meat consumption is supported by demographic growth and develops in premium.

Finally, for the scenario “Well-struc- tured and innovative sector”, the French beef sector builds upon the quality of its product in both health and taste aspects, supplying the consumer with What future for the beef the elements of product traceability that they expect. As such, French beef supply is both segmented and innovative, true to its consumers and compensates its produ- cattle industry from now traceability, and not forgetting the cers. influence of the anti-meat lobby, vegans, vegetarians and flexitarians. What is the purpose of these scenarios? • Markets and products, notably in the until a 2040 horizon? evolution of consumption and prices, These 5 scenarios are complex, like real signs of quality and segmentation of the life. They constitute the basis for future offer, etc. 3 QUESTIONS FOR method of identifying the subjects that reflection painting an image of the future bear risks for the future then to draw up in 2040 for the beef sector and its diffe- FRANÇOISE BRUGIERE, various assumptions and scenarios to The scenario “National decline” establi- rent jobs and components, do they want “see” into the future. shes itself in a context of a global energy to govern themselves and the direction HEAD OF FORECASTING and economic crisis, depicting a consumer in which they are going? What action are AT FRANCEAGRIMER with little disposable income and who they ready to put into place to encourage And for the beef sector in particular? consumes dairy cow meat whilst the beef a desirable future and prevent the pros- sector is supported by local communities pect of a feared future? Why such a strategy? The cattle section at INTERBEV asked its and continues to supply the most affluent Debated upon during the forums, the professional “families” to make up the social and economic sectors. scenarios are the basis of exchanges Because all the political deciders have group, that was completed by researchers without immediate risk to forecast ahead, the feeling that time is accelerating and administrative experts. An animal The scenario “Low-cost meat, imports by detaching themselves from the dicta- throughout the world where uncertainty welfare association also contributed to and restriction of the GHG* emissions” ture of the emergency. “Perceived as such, grows apace with the multiplication of every stage of the study. occur against the backdrop of an economic forecasting is not an escape into the future technical evolution, globalisation, increa- Following 16 meetings, 5 scenarios for crisis but low-cost energy. The herd size is but a means, for deciders and researchers sing interdependence (the butterfly effect), the beef sector going forward to a 2040 restricted by environmental measures, to return to the present, better armed etc. Rather than react in the wake of an horizon were established. They consider: demand is not orientated towards quality to influence as per their intentions and event, better to anticipate them and be • The general context, climate, economic and farms maintain income by diversifying expectations.” (M. Sebillotte) prepared, even to encourage favourable and social factors in which the beef their activities. events and to prevent events that would sector evolves: cost of energy, economic For more info: https://www. have a negative effect. Forecasting is an stability or crisis, regulation of methane The scenario “Improving quality forced franceagrimer.fr/filiere-viandes/ exercise in collective refusal of the inevi- emissions, food health security, epizootic by strong health and social expectations” Viandes-rouges/Eclairer/Etudes- table that consists of shedding light on the disease, competition with the crops and is strongly influenced by climate change et-Analyses/Prospective future by imagining “possible situations” other animal sectors, artificial meat, which fosters the spread of new cattle based on scenarios and the analysis of international trading, agricultural poli- diseases and from the pressure of animal their impact. cies, territorial and feed production, etc. welfare influence. The “origin France” At FranceAgriMer, we use a method of • The specific context for the beef sector: forecasting called SYSPHAMM, deve- dialogue between actors and the sector loped by Michel Sebillotte at INRA. With organisation, up/down contractualisa- CONTACT : Virginie NICOLET a multi-discipline group, made up of tion, genetic research, production and Press Relations Manager - Service Communication FranceAgriMer farmers, researchers, experts in R&D farming systems, farmers’ economic T. +33 (0)1 73 30 22 54 • [email protected] and the administration, it is, in effect, a situations, livestock transport, product * Green House Gases

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France numbers 531,000 BLONDE D’AQUITAINE suckler cows found on 21,000 farms, which, for the statisticians, equates to 13% of the total number of suckler cows in THE BLONDE D’AQUITAINE France. Numbers have increased by 4% in the last decade, the breed is expanding due IN A FEW FIGURES to its progress in the northern half of France. Though similarly to the progression of • 530,000 Blondes d’Aquitaine cows the national suckler herd (all beef breeds included) the increase in Blond d’Aquitaine numbers, though still on the increase, has slowed down year-on-year recently. 3 main • 10,000 farms with more than 20 suckler production areas symbolise the areas where the Blonde is found: the south-west, the cows centre and west of France, and the north. It’s in the south-west, the breed’s “birthplace” • 5,000 farms with certified pedigrees and the breed’s traditional rearing area where numbers are the highest. But it’s also in • 2,000 performance-controlled farms the same area where numbers continue to drop since 2013. • 1,000 registered farms in the breed ‘s herd book for 38,000 qualified cows Today, a quarter of Blonde d’Aquitaine cows born in the south-west are sold to farmers in the centre and west of France to be finished. The mountains, especially the West Pyrenees sell their unfinished cows to primarily the following 3 départements in west France: The Vendée, the Maine-et-Loire and the Deux-Sèvres. Though admittedly the majority of Blonde d’Aquitaine cows supplying the butchery sector are born in the south-west, it is now production in the west of France that has become the primary supplier (52%) of slaughtered or exported Blonde d’Aquitaine cows The BLONDE D’AQUITAINE in France. breed National Championships

IN 2019, THE BLONDE D’AQUITAINE (THE 3RD MOST REPRESENTED SUCKLER BREED IN FRANCE AND WHICH NUMBERS 530,000 SUCKLER COWS IN ITS NATIONAL SAVE HERD) WILL BE JUDGED DURING THE 3 DAYS OF THE THE DATES ! BLONDE D’AQUITAINE SHOW WITH 350 OF THE BEST ANIMALS IN JUDGING. BREED NATIONAL Following on the success of its first “national” in Clermont-Ferrand in 2012, it will there- A steady growth in Blonde d’Aquitaine cow numbers in France. CHAMPIONSHIPS THE ADVANTAGES OF THE fore be the second time in its history that Blonde will be the star of SOMMET DE L’ÉLE- Wednesday 2 October: 8.30 - 12.30 VAGE show. Thursday 3 October: 14.30 - 20.00 BLONDE D’AQUITAINE A breed found in over forty different countries Friday 4 October: 14.30 - 18.30 Once again in 2019 it is within the prestigious concert hall of the Zénith that 350 of the Zénith d’Auvergne • Excellent body temperature regulation, most beautiful French Blondes will parade in front of the show’s visitors. 140 farmers For over forty years the Blonde d’Aquitaine breed has been exported throughout the AUCTION SALE OF BLONDE especially in extremely hot (+40°C) areas from 35 French départements are expected to participate at this unmissable event for globe. Its maternal and butchery qualities as a pure-bred or crossed with other breeds D’AQUITAINE CATTLE • A breed that is adapted to different the breed. have interested many farmers. The breed is found throughout Europe (especially in Thursday 3 October: 18.00 - 20.00 landscapes: Over 40,000 cows graze the Holland, Spain, Belgium), and in , South America and in North Africa. Pyrenean mountain pastures in summer It is the opportunity for these farmers to show the fruit of their work and the numerous advantages of the breed that is now found in over forty different countries and that is It’s largely due to its ability to rapidly adapt to areas of high temperatures and to main- • An exceptional capacity to adapt to all perfectly adapted to the hottest regions of the globe. tain its maternal qualities and high meat yield even in areas where the conditions are conditions difficult that have enabled the breed to establish itself in over 40 countries. CONTACT : • Remarkable easy calving Complementing the judging are the numerous programmed events showcasing the Lionel GIRAUDEAU • A unique morphology perfect for high Blonde d’Aquitaine: genetic (pedigree and entire sector) presentations (pure-bred Director, OS France Blonde d’Aqui- meat yields from the carcass: the very stores, crossed commercial livestock and finished animals) plus an auction sale of top taine Sélection long body, the fineness of the bones and genetic quality livestock, the Thursday 3 October at the end of the day. T. + 33 (0)5 53 96 00 89 the hide [email protected] • Long, well-structured carcasses for a good For the occasion, many foreign delegations are expected, primarily from other Euro- www.blonde-aquitaine.fr aptitude to boning and cutting pean countries following their invitation by FIERBA (International Federation of Blonde d’Aquitaine breeders), but also from countries further afield such as Colombia and • In the pure-bred form, exceptional Africa. A programme of breed-dedicated farm visits has been programmed, prior to and butchery qualities following judging, in the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region and elsewhere. • A breed adapted to the production of young cattle 3rd French beef breed • A quality meat that is naturally tender Its origins date back to 1962 from the crossing of three cattle breeds used in the South- and tasty West of France and used as working cattle: the Garonnais, the Quercy and the Blonde des Pyrénées, the BLONDE D’AQUITAINE is the fruit of a long history of genetic selection.

8 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack 9 A national championships at the SOMMET for the A sheep pole just as ILE DE FRANCE SHEEP BREED dynamic and definitively It is within the context of the SOMMET DE L’ELEVAGE that the ILE DE FRANCE breed will organise its 2019 national championships. Sheep from 14 farms will turned towards the future participate for a total of 180 animals originating from the area north-east of Paris, where the breed finds its origins, but also from the Côte This year once more, the SOMMET DE d’Or and the Allier départements. As always, farmers hope that one of their animals will L’ÉLEVAGE dedicates 2,000 m² of show be awarded the title of Supreme Champion male or female based on the space to sheep in hall 5. of their livestock, but also an award, the Genetic Improvement prize that rewards the Farmers’ objectives are to develop the farmer whose input has continued to improving the breed’s pedigree selection scheme. sheep pole, establish its reputation and New! Organising the breed’s national championships at the SOMMET is a wise choice for the reinforce the links with international farmer/breeders as Clermont-Ferrand is the link between the North of France where farmers. Presentation of the Lacaune sheep the majority of pedigree breeders farm and the areas more suited to rustic breeds in the Centre and South of France where the breed is used for crossing with other breeds. breed: a versatile local breed with Finally, for a breed that is present on all five continents, the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE is Inn’ovin, the sheep sector the perfect place to meet foreign delegations. multiple talents is recruiting The Lacaune Milk sheep is farmed for its milk production Inn’ovin is the programme for the entire for cheese processing, mainly to produce Roquefort and THE ILE DE FRANCE: a The ILE DE FRANCE breed in sheep sector with a clear, precise and Pérail cheeses. Its selection, collectively managed, is 50% ambitious objective to produce “10% orientated to production characteristics (milk quantity and butcher’s breed of sheep the French genetic circuit more lambs in 2020”. This project is articulated around 4 main quality) and 50% to its functional characteristics (CCS and axes of work which will lead to concrete actions and reflections udder shape). that can naturally be bred In the North and East of France, the breed and forecasting: The Lacaune Meat sheep is used to produce ewe-reared is primarily farmed as a pure-bred, with SAVE • The renewal of farming generations and improving the image lambs frequently produced within quality schemes, such out of season large flocks that lamb in the autumn of the profession; as the “Agneau Fermier Label Rouge / Red Label Farmers’ producing housed lambs for the Christmas THE DATE ! • Farm technical and economic performance to improve income; Lambs”. The Lacaune Meat sheep flock numbers 250,000 The only butcher’s breed of sheep that and Easter markets. In the fertile grass- ILE DE FRANCE NATIONAL • Improving the work conditions for farmers and employees; ewes in France. The selection of the Lacaune Meat sheep can naturally be bred out of season totals land area of the Allier, spring lambing CHAMPIONSHIPS • The environment, energy transition and use of the land. includes two different schemes that consider the important 230,000 ewes in France, the ILE DE FRANCE is more often found, with lambs reared Wednesday 2 October: 8.30 - 12.30 genes. One is primarily axed on the animal’s butchery quali- also distinguishes itself from other breeds and finished off grass. The dissemina- Hall 5 sheep ring To reply, the sheep pole will be the focus of four technical flash ties and the other on the ewe’s maternal aptitude. by its relevance on its pedigree scheme: tion is based on the specific demands of information presentations: • 21,095 performance-controlled ewes in rams with mixed aptitudes as qualified by • the choice of rams, 2015 the Selection Organisation in the breed’s • the organic lamb market (Organic farming), • 329 individually tested rams, of which 20 original birthplace to the North-East of gene is ongoing that will lead to new • the benefits of producing lambs within quality “label rouge” (red are controlled on the farm through their Paris. Elsewhere, in the Auvergne, in the opportunities of indexing and productivity label) schemes, progeny for prolificity and milk quality Quercy and in the Dauphiné, farmers for the breed’s pedigree scheme. • the use of sheep bells, etc. traits. They are also controlled for their require qualified rams, the progeny of Plus, an area (Inn’ovin stand) with a focus on technical informa- SAVE THE DATES ! butchery aptitudes in the Fedatest breed improving, or elite rams tested on tion, where visitors can test their knowledge and have access to a testing station in the Haute-Loire. the descendants of breeds of ewes known panel of information.Demonstrations of sheep dog training will TEXEL BREED CHAMPIONSHIPS Selected mating by insemination at the for their aptitude to produce good rams The ILE DE FRANCE breed also occur in the ring. Wednesday 2 October: 14.00 - 17.00 • Hall 5, sheep ring Verdilly pedigree-selection centre in the for crossing with Grivette, Caussenarde du south of the Aisne département provides Lot, Rava and Noire du Velay breed ewes To the above new events, are activities that have proved them- RUSTIC BREEDS CHAMPIONSHIPS throughout the world Thursday 3 October: 11.00 - 12.30 • Hall 5, sheep ring all breeders with the necessary connection to produce an F1. Finally, several hundred selves over the years at the SOMMET, such as: for accurate indexing based on prolificity, terminal-sire type rams (the sons of Ambo Known since its origins as the half-bred • Ovinpiades discoveries on hall 5’s exterior deck, for agricul- CHAROLLAIS SHEEP BREED CHAMPIONSHIPS milking qualities and growth. In 2015, the or Recommended sires) are destined for merino, the ILE DE FRANCE is found in all tural students to familiarise themselves with profession of sheep Thursday 3 October: 13.30 - 16.00 • Hall 5, sheep ring average pedigree breeders’ ewes’ proli- farms in Provence with Merino or the 5 continents. The continual increase in farmer, ficity was 184 % with it reaching 204 % Préalpes du Sud (Southern Alp foothills) size of the EU has led to the recent sale • a “challenge Ovinpiades” contest between technical advisors INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION OF FRENCH among the top 10. breed that summer graze on the alpine of breeding stock to countries such as from the South-West of France, SHEEP BREEDS pastures. Breed dissemination also occurs Bulgaria and Romania. Albania, Hungary, • and, also shearing demonstrations optimising the organisation Thursday 3 October: 16.30 - 17.30 • Hall 5, sheep ring by for example in Serbia and Bosnia have been acquiring of this annual task. SUFFOLK BREED CHAMPIONSHIPS Belgium, from the Verdilly (02) and the pedigree breeding stock for the last 30 CONTACT : Yves LEMAIRE Insem Ovin (87) centres that permanently to 40 years. Frozen ram semen was sold & AUCTION SALE Manager of the OSON centre have at their disposal several rams within to Morocco and Brazil in 2015-2016 and CONTACT : Mélanie BEAUMONT-VERNIERE Friday 4 October: 10.00 - 12.30 • Hall 5, sheep ring (Northern Sheep Selection Organi- the pedigree scheme as validated by the to Chile in 2017. And since early 2017, Manager meat sheep sector AUCTION SALE OF HAMPSHIRE RAMS sation) T. T. - + 33 (0)3 23 69 15 94 Organisme de Sélection Ovine Nord / the supply of breeding stock to Serbia; + 33 (0)4 73 28 52 26 Friday 4 October: 16.30 - 17.30 • Hall 5, sheep ring [email protected] Northern Sheep Selection Organisation. Hungary, Bulgaria, and , has [email protected] The management of a hyper-prolificity continued uninterruptedly.

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• BLONDE D’AQUITAINE National Championships (350 animals in judging + auction sale) • Judging of the following breeds: Holstein, Montbeliard, , • Judging of the following breeds: Charolais, Limousin, , , Swiss Brown, Simmental, Abondance, Tarentaise and Jersey Gascony, Parthenais, Bazadais, Belgian Blue and Hereford • Auction sale of Swiss Brown heifers • Presentation of the following breeds: Maine-Anjou, Ferrandais, Angus and >> In total: 550 animals >> In total 750 animals

Wednesday 2 October 2019 Wednesday 2 October 2019 From To From To 08.30 12.30 BLONDE D’AQUITAINE National Championships 09.00 11.00 NORMANDE judging 12.30 13.00 Presentation of AI progeny - Espace Insémination Avenir 11.00 13.00 TARENTAISE judging 13.00 14.00 BAZADAIS judging 13.00 17.30 HOLSTEIN judging 14.00 16.30 LIMOUSIN judging 19.00 20.30 International livestock evening 16.30 19.00 CHAROLAIS judging (presentation of French breeds to foreign delegations, 19.00 20.30 International livestock evening with live English translation) – Zénith d’Auvergne arena (presentation of French breeds to foreign delegations, with live English translation) Thursday 3 October 2019 From To Thursday 3 October 2019 09.00 11.00 SIMMENTAL judging From To 11.00 12.00 JERSEY judging 08.30 10.00 GASCONY judging 12.00 17.30 MONTBELIARD judging 10.00 10.30 Presentation of the FERRANDAIS breed 10.30 12.30 AUBRAC judging 12.30 13.00 Presentation of AI progeny - Gènes Diffusion Friday 4 October 2019 13.00 14.30 PARTHENAIS judging From To 14.30 20.00 BLONDE D’AQUITAINE National 09.00 14.00 SWISS BROWN judging & auction sale Championships & auction sale 11.30 12.30 Massifs trophy: livestock judging by farm students (equine area) 14.00 16.30 ABONDANCE judging Friday 4 October 2019 From To 08.30 11.00 SALERS judging 11.00 12.00 HEREFORD National Championships 12.00 13.00 BELGIAN BLUE judging 13.00 13.45 Presentation of the MAINE-ANJOU, HIGHLAND & ANGUS breeds 14.00 18.30 BLONDE D’AQUITAINE National Championships

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• Ile de France National Championships • Ardennais, Comtois, Breton and Percheron heavy horse breeds judging • Suffolk, Texel and Charollais grassland sheep breeds judging • Presentation of the Auxois breed • rustic sheep breeds judging • Demonstrations of equestrian equipment and of horses and donkeys at work • Presentation of the following breeds: Lacaune, Romane, Vendeen, Berrichon du Cher, • Équidé Cup: pairs and singles driving competition Bleu du Maine, Bizet, Charmoise and Dorset • Competition of ridden horses and horses use for leisure • Auction sale of Hampshire and Suffolk rams • Auction sale of Équid’Export horses • Presentation of the following goat breeds: Alpine and Saanen • Presentation of sheep dog breeds >> In total: 300 animals • Demonstrations of sheep dogs at work and of innovative sheep handling equipment • Sheep shearing and wool quality competitions >> In total: 400 animals Wednesday 2 October 2019 From To Wednesday 2 October 2019 09.00 17.00 COMTOIS judging From To 09.00 17.00 Leisure riding qualification and competition 08.30 12.30 ILE DE FRANCE National Championships 10.00 18.00 Demonstration of sheep dogs at work (with sheep) 12.30 13.00 Presentation of the ROMANE breed 14.00 15.00 Auction sale of EQUID’EXPORT horses 13.00 13.30 Presentation of rustic sheep breeds 17.00 18.00 Auction sale of EQUID’EXPORT horses 14.00 17.00 TEXEL judging 19.00 20.30 International livestock evening 19.00 20.30 International livestock evening (presentation of French breeds to foreign delegations, (presentation of French breeds to foreign delegations, with live English translation) - Zénith d’Auvergne arena with live English translation) – Zénith d’Auvergne arena Thursday 3 October 2019 Thursday 3 October 2019 From To From To 09.00 17.00 ARDENNAIS judging 09.00 10.00 Presentation of French sheep breeds 09.00 17.00 PERCHERON judging 10.00 11.00 Wool Trophy 09.00 17.00 Donkey course competition 11.00 12.30 Massif Central rustic sheep breeds judging 10.00 18.00 Demonstration of sheep dogs at work (with sheep) 12.30 13.00 Demonstration of sheep dogs at work (with sheep) 11.00 12.00 Massifs trophy: livestock judging by farm students 13.30 16.00 CHAROLLAIS sheep judging 14.30 15.00 Auction sale of EQUID’EXPORT horses 16.00 16.30 Presentation of goat breeds 16.30 17.30 International presentation of French sheep breeds Friday 4 October 2019 (with live English translation) From To 09.00 17.00 BRETON judging Friday 4 October 2019 09.00 17.00 Horse course competition From To 10.00 18.00 Demonstration of sheep dogs at work (with sheep) 08.30 09.15 Demonstration of sheep dogs at work (with sheep) 14.00 15.00 Auction sale of EQUID’EXPORT horses 09.15 09.30 Presentation of Massif Central rustic sheep breeds 16.00 16.30 Presentation of the AUXOIS heavy horse breed 09.30 10.00 Presentation of the VENDEEN breed 17.00 18.00 Auction sale of EQUID’EXPORT horses 10.00 12.30 SUFFOLK judging & auction sale 12.30 14.00 Presentation of the BLEU DU MAINE, LACAUNE and ROMANE breeds 15.00 16.30 Presentation of the BERRICHON DU CHER, BIZET, CHARMOISE, DORSET and ROMANE breeds 16.30 17.00 Sale of HAMPSHIRE rams following in-station evaluation

14 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack 15 Programme of farm and agri-industrial site visits Focus on international In addition to the usual farm visits, a few pre-show tours are organised for the Tuesday 1 October 2019. The tours last all day and all foreign visitors may register for development, the show’s the tour of their choice. 4 separate circuits are programmed:

strategic axis PRE-SHOW TOURS Thursday 3 October 2019 FARM AND AGRI- → Morning 9.00 > 13.00 For this new edition of the SOMMET, the showpiece of French livestock genetics will once again play host to many foreign Tuesday 1st October 2019 INDUSTRIAL SITE VISITS farm buyers from around the world. With over 4,500 foreign visitors from 85 countries coming to the show in 2018, the SOMMET DE or ABONDANCE cattle farm L’ÉLEVAGE establishes itself more than ever on the stage of the world’s biggest livestock production shows. This massive presence BEEF CATTLE sector For this 28th edition of the SOMMET, or LACAUNE milk breed sheep farm is an encouragement to the SOMMET to further intensify its efforts to increase every year the number of foreign delegations. It is starting from and arriving visitors to the show can take advantage or SALERS cattle farm and undeniably by focussing on the international axis that the SOMMET’s potential for future development is found. back in Clermont-Ferrand of the many farm and agri-industrial site COMTOIS working horse farm From 07.00 to 19.00 - Co-organised visits on offer during the 3 days of the by INTERBEV Nouvelle Aquitaine show. The programme includes beef cattle → Afternoon 13.30 > 18.00 The following visits have In 2019, many foreign A specific programme of International farms, milk cattle farms, sheep farms, HOLSTEIN cattle farm been programmed: goat farms and agri-industrial businesses or  farm delegations are expected events dedicated to the presentation of French • Abattoir Charal in Egleton such as an abattoir, cattle export centre, or GOAT farm • Cattle market in Ussel feedlots, a beef meat research centre, As for every year, there will be many foreign visitor sheep breeds • Limousin cattle breeder/ INRA etc.). More than enough for the or NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR foreign delegations coming to discover AGRONOMIC RESEARCH (INRA) 35 farm visits and Foreign visitors also have the chance rearer/finisher farm show’ visitors to get a comprehensive the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE in 2019. grassland experimental station to discover all the French sheep breeds overview of French know-how in terms of To date, the following countries have 4 pre-show tours present at the SOMMET during the inter- MILK CATTLE sector livestock. or Cattle colleting and export confirmed the visit of one or more (farm starting from and arriving centre + feedlot Every year, almost 35 farm and agri-indus- national presentation (with live French & /or institutional) delegations: Colombia, back in Clermont-Ferrand trial site visits are organised during the / English commentary) organised in the Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, Azerbaijan, From 07.30 to 19.00 - Co-organised Wednesday 2 October 2019 SOMMET to enable the foreign visitors to sheep ring. → Full day 9.00 > 18.30 Georgia, Romania, West Africa, not by CRIEL Auvergne Rhône-Alpes → Morning 9.00 > 13.00 see and learn about French excellence in Thursday 3 October • 16.30 > 17.30 • ABATTOIR + BISON farm forgetting the numerous European dele- The following visits have CHAROLAIS cattle farm terms of livestock rearing and research. Hall 5 + BEEF/SHEEP farm gations. been programmed: or MONTBELIARD cattle farm In 2018, 830 international visitors partici- • Cheese-processing unit or ROMANE sheep farm pated on these visits. • Milk cattle farm with a cheese- or ADIV (Meat Technical and Friday 4 October 2019 As a supplement to these visits, several → Morning 9.00 > 13.00 France/Latin America processing activity Research Centre) A VIP welcome for the pre-show tours are organised for the eve BLONDE D’AQUITAINE cattle farm of the show, Tuesday 1 October 2019. livestock meetings or COMTOIS working horse farm international visitors SHEEP sector → Afternoon 13.30 > 18.00 4 separate circuits are on the programme: starting from and arriving & farm Visitors from Latin-American countries AUBRAC cattle farm To welcome, in a fitting manner, the many • Beef cattle sector back in Clermont-Ferrand or HOLSTEIN cattle farm and French companies already working or SWISS BROWN cattle farm foreign visitors, the SOMMET DE L’ÉLE- • Sheep sector From 08.00 to 19.00 or CHAROLLAIS sheep farm or looking to develop in Latin America or Biogas unit and feedlot VAGE puts everything into play, starting • Milk cattle sector Co-organised by OS ROM can exchange with one another, sharing or Sheep testing station and individual with the International Business Club. To • Blonde d’Aquitaine breed The following visits have experiences, making contacts / networ- evaluation of rams (FEDATEST) be found in the prestigious reception hall A programme of visits that is unique in the been programmed: king etc. of the Zénith d’Auvergne, this area hosted world, THE added value of the SOMMET! • FEDATEST genetic testing station Thursday 3 October • 11.00 > 13.00 • by ADEPTA is specifically reserved for all (individual evaluation of rams) International Club Meeting Room international visitors. Serving as a recep- • Blanche du Massif Central breed farm tion area, a work and business area and International Livestock • Noire du Velay breed farm Contact : ADEPTA, Patricia VILLAVICENCIO, finally a catering area, it also provides Evening Manager responsible for American-Pacific many other services for the foreign dele- Rim Development BLONDE D’AQUITAINE breed gations: interpreters, guided visits, orga- starting from and arriving Every year, foreign delegations are T. (+33) (0)1 44 18 08 90 nising meetings with exhibitors, meeting back in Clermont-Ferrand cordially invited to a grand Interna- [email protected] room, free shuttles etc. tional Evening organised in partnership From 07.30 to 19.00 - Co-organised by with France Génétique Elevage, Races OS France Blonde d’Aquitaine Sélection de France and FranceAgriMer. For one The following visits have hour, all the breeds present at the show been programmed: PRACTICAL INFORMATION will parade, with live French / English • 2 pedigree BLONDE D’AQUITAINE farms Cost: 5 € / person (free for journalists and the media) commentary, in the main ring of the CONTACT : Benoît DELALOY Register online: www.sommet-elevage.fr , page “VISITING”, section “Farm visits” Zénith d’Auvergne. A convivial cocktail International Manager of the INFORMATION On site: during the show, at the International Club reception, to which the foreign delega- SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE Pre-show tour Cost/person: Meet place and time: 15 min before the scheduled departure time at the tions are also invited, will formally close T. + 33 (0)6 70 28 38 14 30 € / person (including lunch) International Club the evening. Guaranteed entertainment! [email protected] Free for journalists and the Media For more information:[email protected], Tel: +33 (0)4 73 28 95 10 Wednesday 2 October • 19.00 > 20.30 • Zénith d’Auvergne arena

16 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack 17 Focus on the livestock market in West Africa Africa, West African countries’ economies rely heavily on the rural sector which employs 80% of the working popu- lation. Agriculture and livestock farming currently the honoured guest account for roughly 50% of the region’s overall GDP employing 52.50% of the working population.

The livestock meat sector, by its social and economic of the SOMMET 2019 importance, (livestock contributes on average up to 36% of the Sahelian countries’ GDP compared to an Within the objective of reinforcing and further developing average 15% for the neighbouring coastal states) holds trade opportunities for its exhibitors, the SOMMET aims to the authorities’ interest as a growth sector and as a establish links with certain countries. This year, the accent is result, the sector occupies a leading position in the placed on the countries of West Africa (Senegal, Burkina Faso, choice of policies and the implementation of deve- Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon…) with several lopment strategies; the Economic Community of West official delegations visiting the show and a specific programme African States (ECOWAS) has highlighted livestock for them. farming as one of the five priority sectors in the region. According to statistics provided by the FAO for 2017, In addition to a promotional and information stand in the show’s West Africa numbered 76,201,330 head of cattle of main entrance hall, a conference will be organised by COFENAB- which 38,187,482 head (50.11%) for the Sahel states VI-AO (Confederation of National Federations for the Livestock members of COFENABVI-AO (Confederation of National sector of West Africa). It will be the opportunity for its representa- Federations for the Livestock sector of West Africa). tives to present the livestock sector in the region, trends, opportu- nities and the risks in a part of Africa where the demand for meat products should explode In 2017, figures provided by the customs authorities for cross-border livestock within the next few years. However, development of the sector must first overcome many trade and collated by COFENABVI-AO, the Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali constraints. Solutions could be found via cooperation between the North and the South and Niger) exported almost 400,000 head of cattle to the neighbouring coastal with foreign technical and financial partners operating in the sector. countries of Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Togo for an approximate West Africa’s presence at the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE, above all, identifies this objective for value of 166,653,810 Euros. partnership. Analysts estimate that the demand for meat products in West Africa will Visits to specific farms are programmed, in partnership with INTERBEV, for the African dele- increase by 250% from now until a 2020 horizon in a social context marked gations coming to this year’s SOMMET. by a very strong demand linked to the population growth and the exploding Lastly, the week after the SOMMET, a learning opportunity in milk production in Poisy urbanisation as one cause and a second cause the improvement in the popula- (74) is also available should they wish to take up this offer. Enough to satisfy their thirst for tions’ disposable income, and even going so far as the emergence of a middle knowledge in terms of French livestock know-how. class that is increasingly demanding in terms of quality products.

However, many constraints remain and slow livestock farming’s develop- AFRICAN SUMMIT : Workshops on East ment which constitutes one of the principal sectors for job growth and which contributes to the substantial rise in rural households’ incomes. In terms and West Africa, round-table discus- of constraints one can quote among others: i) the vulnerability of current SAVE THE DATE ! production methods in the face of forage and feed crises obliging farmers CONFERENCES sions and B2B meetings to move their livestock often with repercussions that sometimes verge on • Livestock trade, risks and perspectives for sustai- the bloody conflict; ii) transport conditions are difficult and the cost of trans- nable farming in West Africa As part of the spotlight on Africa at this year’s SOMMET DE port is expensive to which “official” and “unofficial” (or wild) taxes should be Conference organiser: COFENABVI-AO L’ÉLEVAGE, Business France and its field staff have organised taken into account in the markets and in the transhumance trade corridors; Thursday 3 October: 15.00 - 16.00 a “Forum Africa - Livestock special” which will take place on iii) the weak level of investments and support in favour of livestock farming’s Zénith press room Thursday 3 October. sub-sectors; iv) the market is difficult to understand as much for the distribu- • Growing West African farmers’ income by the In collaboration with the SOMMET, this event will gather tion circuits as for predicting consumer trends, preferences and other factors exhibitors interested in exporting to the continent and having an input on consumption (economic and household social status, the implementation of a North/South partnership to Business France’s agriculture specialists in Africa, as well price of meat products, as well as the notion of quality and the criteria of improve the genetic performance of local breeds as their partners and networks for round-table discussions, appreciation for the same notion of quality; v) the distribution sector that Conference organiser: COFENABVI-AO • Speaker: Sy technical conferences and B2B meetings with African deci- remains very largely dominated by intermediaries; vi) the weak level of orga- Alain TRAORE, Director of agriculture, the environ- ders. Among the themes that will be discussed are the diffe- nisation among the actors in the value chain that restricts their capacity to ment and water at the commission of the CEDEAO rent types of livestock rearing in Africa, public and private honour their commitments with their trade partners, plus their capacity to Thursday 3 October: 16.00 - 17.00 funding, meat and milk product markets in Africa, etc. advocate and lobby policy makers. Zénith press room Thursday 3 October • 09.00 - 18.00 • Zénith business centre Solutions to these constraints could be found through an effective North / CONTACT CONTACT South cooperation with both international technical and financial partners Timbila Thomas SAWADOGO Anne PERILHOU, Project Manager, Business France participating in the sector. Permanent Secretary of the COFENABVI AO T. 33 (0)1 40 73 35 02 • [email protected] The presence of West Africa at the SOMMET DE L’ELEVAGE, notably via the T. (+226) 70 20 52 37 • [email protected] presence of COFENABVI-AO, targets this partnership objective.

18 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack 19 The 2019 Conference programme: all the latest farm topics at the heart of the show This year, the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE will host close on 70 seminars and conferences covering the main themes of current farm topics.

Wednesday 2 October 2019 Workshop for milk producers “Learn to Wood products as bedding, a solution for Colostrum, the indicator that the milk cow communicate on the social network” sheep is preparing to calve On-site registration Practicability of using wood chips as a FÉDÉRATION ORGANISMES DE CONSEIL ÉLEVAGE CNIEL replacement (for traditional) bedding for sheep: SUD-EST 9.00 - 10.30 / Conference Centre - Room 4b Technical, economic, environmental, animal 14.00 - 15.30 / Conference Centre - Room 1 Contact : Laura DUCAUD / +33 (0)1 49 70 74 30 welfare and working conditions impacts. Contact : Philippe ANDRAUD / [email protected] AROA in partnership with CRA AURA, CIIRPO +33 (0)4 73 44 46 00 Thursday 3 October 2019 and IDELE [email protected] Animal welfare: a common risk for man 10.30 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 5 African Summit: Workshops on West and France / Latin America livestock meetings Livestock trade, risks and perspectives for and animal Contact : Mélanie BEAUMONT Consumption of meat and vegetarianism East Africa, round-table discussions, B2B ADEPTA sustainable farming in West Africa FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE +33 (0)4 73 28 52 26 Feedback from meat consumption and a study on meetings 11.00 - 13.00 / International Club meeting room COFENABVI-AO 9.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2a [email protected] vegetarianism BUSINESS FRANCE Zénith reception hall 15.00 - 16.00 / Zénith Press Room Contact : Kévin BOUCHERET / FRANCE AGRIMER 9.00 - 18.00 / Zénith Business Centre Contact : Patricia VILLAVICENCIO Contact : Timbila Thomas SAWADOGO +33 (0)4 73 98 13 42 The low carbon (emissions) milk farm 14.00 - 17.00 / Conference Centre - Room 4 Contact : Anne PERILHOU / +33 (0)1 40 73 35 02 +33 (0) 1 44 18 08 90 (+226) 70 20 52 37 / [email protected] [email protected] and carbon advice approach in milk Contact : Christine ROUGIER / [email protected] [email protected] production: an innovative approach to +33 (0)1 73 30 29 39 The dynamics of livestock markets and Let’s set about carbon (emissions): the 5 improve system efficiency [email protected] Fertilisers, liming and forage self- Producing energy from ruminant farming: herds questions to understand the link between FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE sufficiency the opportunities of solar panels FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE livestock and climate change 11.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 3 What information (is necessary) for UNIFA FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE 15.30 - 17.00 / Conference Centre - Room 3 INSTITUT DE L’ÉLEVAGE Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 the general public in respect to animal 9.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2 12.30 - 13.00 / Conference Centre - Room 3 Contact : Muriel REULLIER /+33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 9.30 - 10.30 / Conference Centre - Room 3 [email protected] welfare? Contact : Jeanne PELEGRY / [email protected] Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0) 2 49 71 06 38 [email protected] Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 COOP DE FRANCE [email protected] [email protected] Sheep production, adopt the best 14.30 - 16.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2 Bio (Organic) Themes: Sustainable sectors Forage sorghum: from growing to feeding practices for the environment! Contact : Helen TOMKINSON / and healthy livestock farms for ambitious The / Puy-de-Dôme consumer: ARVALIS INSTITUT DU VÉGÉTAL Organic bullock production: FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE +33 (0)1 44 17 57 12 organic production! sourcing food locally for mass catering 15.30 - 17.00 / Conference Centre - Room 6 the experience of the Bordes 12.30 - 13.00 / Conference Centre - Salle 3 [email protected] Organic milk, a developing market: what costs of CONSEIL DÉPARTEMENTAL DU PUY-DE-DOME Contact : Chloé MALAVAL-JUERY Experimental Farm Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 production for what long-term sustainability for 13.30 - 16.00 / Conference Centre - Room 4 +33 (0)4 73 33 42 11 - [email protected] ARVALIS INSTITUT DU VÉGÉTAL [email protected] Changes in working practices in large milk the sector? Contact : Julien MEYRONEINC 9.30 - 11.00 / Conference Centre - Room 6 herds: How to support the farmer and POLE AB MASSIF CENTRAL and ITAB +33 (0) 4 73 42 71 01 [email protected] Growing West African livestock farmers’ Contact : Chloé MALAVAL-JUERY Transfer of farms: what tools for future farmer? 9.00 - 12.00 / Conference centre - Room 6 incomes by a North / South partnership to +33 (0) 4 73 33 42 11 [email protected] tomorrow? FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE Contact : Georges ALVES / +33 (0)4 73 98 69 57 Meat@appli: an application for measuring improve the genetic performance of local YOUNG FARMERS UNION 15.30 - 16.30 / Conference Centre - Room 3 [email protected] the amount of fat in beef meat from breeds The properties and interest for 13.00 - 15.00 / Entrance hall - Meeting area Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 image analysis COFENABVI-AO / CEDEAO methionine protected MEPRON on herd Contact : Julie BOUCHEROT [email protected] Farm buildings and planning on land FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE 16.00 - 17.00 / Zénith Press Room health and milk cow production [email protected] belonging to others 14.00 - 14.30 / Conference Centre - Room 3 Contact : Sy Alain TRAORE / [email protected] Presentation of the principal technical Hay: intake variator and expression of milk EXPERTS FONCIERS ET AGRICOLES Contact : Muriel REULLIER /+33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 characteristics of the product and presentation of The importance of networks to maintain potential - PâturNET: The artist’s grassland 9.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 5 [email protected] Insights into beef cattle rearing in the the trial results in France and elsewhere. viable and livable establishment (as management tool Contact : Cyril LE TADIC / +33 (0)4 73 61 32 31 French overseas territories with the EVONIK NUTRITION & CARE GMBH farmers). FÉDÉRATION ORGANISMES DE CONSEIL ÉLEVAGE [email protected] Tomorrow’s livestock building in arid and Referral Networks 10.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 4a YOUNG FARMERS UNION SUD-EST, OPTILAIT CONSEIL ÉLEVAGE semi-arid areas FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE Contact : Mathieu LEPOUDERE / 14.00 - 15.30 / Entrance hall - Meeting area 15.30 - 17.00 / Conference Centre - Room 1 Tools to assist management decision- 14.00 - 15.00 / International Club meeting room 17.15 - 18.45 / Conference Centre - Room 3 +33 (0)2 99 86 27 43 Contact : Julie BOUCHEROT Contact : Philippe ANDRAUD / making Zénith reception hall Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 [email protected] [email protected] +33 (0)4 73 44 46 00 FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE Contact : Prof. Damerdji M. A., I.N.A. Alger, [email protected] [email protected] 9.30 - 10.45 / Conference Centre - Room 3 U. Tlemcen / 00213 69 75 24 694 How to evaluate animal welfare in milk Carbon Agri, the method of certifying the Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 [email protected] Rations, health, environment... what feed herds? reduction of GHG* emissions in cattle BDM becomes « Meuh en Mieux » [email protected] proteins for tomorrow? CNIEL production BDM THE EXPERTS IN RUMINANT NUTRITION Special precautions when silaging protein- AGROVERGNE 10.30 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 1 FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE 16.30 - 19.30 / Conference Centre - Room 1 Who will be able to acquire (farm) land rich cereal and legume blends 18.00 - 20.00 / Conference Centre - Salle 3 Contact : Laura DUCAUD / +33 (0)1 49 70 74 30 13.30 - 14.00 / Conference Centre - Room 3 Contact : Yvan MATHIOUX / [email protected] tomorrow? ARVALIS INSTITUT DU VÉGÉTAL Contact : François ANGLADE [email protected] Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 SAFER AUVERGNE RHÔNE ALPES 14.00 - 15.00 / Conference Centre - Room 6 +33 (0)4 73 62 06 89 [email protected] A more stable income by a more relevant 10.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 4 Contact : Chloé MALAVAL-JUERY / [email protected] Animal health and milk quality: better association of crops and livestock rearing Contact : Marie-Laure POMMIER / +33 (0)4 73 33 42 11 - [email protected] informed to be more efficient and to reply to Bio (Organic) Themes: Sustainable FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE +33 (0)4 73 31 90 56 Transferral of farms: and what if we consumers’ expectations networks and farms in good health for 17.00 - 18.00 / Conference Centre - Room 3 [email protected] Organic milk: key economic benchmarks reconstructed farming methods? Young CNIEL ambitious organic production! Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 for success (male & female) farmers tell of their 10.30 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2b Organic ruminant meat from the Massif Central: [email protected] The importance of a good health CERFRANCE ALLIANCE MASSIF CENTRAL experiences Contact : Laura DUCAUD / +33 (0)1 49 70 74 30 what costs of production for what sustainability programme for stores for export 14.00 - 15.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2 TERRE DE LIENS [email protected] for the networks in a context of growth and The local consumer North to South, the INTERBEV AUVERGNE RHÔNE ALPES Contact : Clémence SAHUT FALCIN 18.00 - 21.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2 uncertainties? promotion of local products and farmers’ 10.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 1 [email protected] Contact : Claire DIONNET / +33 (0)9 70 20 31 06 Committed to low milk farm carbon POLE AB MASSIF CENTRAL and ITAB incomes Contact : Romain KJAN / +33 (0) 4 72 72 49 40 [email protected] emissions, how to progress and promote my 14.00 - 17.00 / Conference Centre - Room 5 AFDI AUVERGNE [email protected] The horse meat sector efforts? Contact : Georges ALVES / +33 (0)4 73 98 69 57 18.00 - 19.30 / Conference Centre - Room 6 INTERBEV AUVERGNE RHÔNE ALPES CNIEL [email protected] Contact : François HEYRAUD / The uses of 3D imagery in livestock 14.00 - 16.00 / Mezzanine - Hall 1 10.30 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 4b [email protected] farming Contact : Romain KJAN / +33 (0)4 72 72 49 40 Contact : Laura DUCAUD / +33 (0)1 49 70 74 30 Finishing cull cows from a suckler herd: FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE [email protected] [email protected] from technical performances to optimising 11.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 3 returns Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0) 2 49 71 06 38 ARVALIS INSTITUT DU VÉGÉTAL [email protected] 14.00 - 15.30 / Conference Centre - Room 6 Contact : Chloé MALAVAL-JUERY / +33 (0)4 73 33 42 11 [email protected]

20 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack 21 Friday 4 October 2019 Bio (Organic) Themes: Sustainable sectors Alliance for social responsibility by Physical and mental preparation for riders and healthy livestock farms for ambitious INTERBEV: work undertaken for and by MSA AUVERGNE organic production! the livestock and meat sector for the 10.00 -11.30 / Conference Centre - Room 4 What means of assessing health in organic improvement of animal welfare and Contact : Anne-Marie VIEIRA livestock farms and what tools to reinforce the protection +33 (0)4 73 43 75 07 detection of health problems? INTERBEV AUVERGNE RHÔNE ALPES [email protected] Organic Agriculture POLE MASSIF CENTRAL & 9.30 - 10.45 / Mezzanine - Hall 1 ITAB Contact : Romain KJAN / +33 (0)4 72 72 49 40 Forage maize: the effect of crushing the grain 9.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 5 [email protected] and stalk size on milk production Contact : Georges ALVES / +33 (0)4 73 98 69 57 ARVALIS INSTITUT DU VÉGÉTAL [email protected] Suckler farming: Optimising resources to 10.30 - 11.30 / Conference Centre - Room 6 construct multiperformance Contact : Chloé MALAVAL-JUERY Apprenticeship reforms INRA, FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE +33 (0)4 73 33 42 11 - [email protected] EPLEFPA, ENSEIGNEMENT AGRICOLE PUBLIC 9.30 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 1 9.00 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2b Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 Meeting with elected representatives for The Sommets d’Or 2019, Contact : Mouna KOUIDHI / +33 (0)4 73 83 72 50 [email protected] the Massif central [email protected] FNSEA in partnership with the FRSEA MC/ Presentation of the Gascony and COPAMAC SIDAM Additives for grass silage, how do they Parthenais breeds, their aptitudes and 10.30 - 13.30 / Entrance hall - Meeting area work? Performance expectations? their genetic improvement programmes Contact : Véronique SAUZEDDE rewarding innovation FOR FARMERS, ARVALIS INSTITUT DU VÉGÉTAL GROUPE GASCON CATTLE, OS PARTHENAIS +33 (0)4 73 28 77 83 9.00 - 10.00 / Conference Centre - Room 6 BREED [email protected] Contact : Chloé MALAVAL-JUERY 10.00 - 11.00 / International Club meeting room +33 (0)4 73 33 42 11 - [email protected] Zénith hall Life Beef Carbon: results and Contact : Jean-Pierre GAJAN implementation of low carbon plan in the judged BY FARMERS Biomethane injection into the public grid, +33 (0)5 61 60 15 30 - [email protected] French beef cattle sector a new source of income for farmers Vincent LOISEAU / 05 49 77 15 76 INTERBEV AUVERGNE RHÔNE ALPES and IDELE A competition organised as part of the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE, GRDF, DREAL, REGION AURA, ADEME, DRAAF vincent.loiseau@.fr 11.00 - 12.00 / Mezzanine - Hall 1 the Sommets d’Or rewards innovative products, techniques and 9.00 - 14.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2a Contact : Romain KJAN / +33 (0)4 72 72 49 40 services developed by businesses exhibiting at the show. Contact : David SLANEY / +33 (0)4 73 44 78 41 [email protected] [email protected] The impact of vaccinating on the In 2019, the regain in interest for this competition is confirmed performance of young bulls in feedlots with 69 applications received by the organisers. A record, which FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE testifies to the real momentum of businesses in the farming sector 11.30 - 12.00 / Conference Centre - Room 3 Contact : Muriel REULLIER / +33 (0)2 49 71 06 38 and their investment in R & D. [email protected] Specialists in the farming sector (vets, engineers, nutritionists, How can farms in the Massif central better anticipate climate change? etc.) and farmers gather every year to study the relevance of each SIDAM dossier with only one thing in mind: the most beneficial for the 14.00 - 15.30 / Conference Centre - Room 2 livestock farmer. The competition is very selective reflecting the Contact : Marie TISSOT / +33 (0)4 73 28 78 45 professional image of the actors in the livestock world and the practicality of their innovations. If the [email protected] innovative nature of the products and services remains the pivot of the competition, the jury also pays Meet the challenge of improving quality specific attention to the usefulness, the cost benefit relationship, and to its adaptation to new farming in the livestock sector: what opportunities practices. for the SIQO in mass catering? INAO 14.00 - 16.00 / Conference Centre - Room 4 Contact : Nadia MICHAUD / +33 (0)1 73 30 38 78 Organic farming and animal welfare, [email protected] 2 new special awards Agricultural teaching and training: vocational feedback It is in this vein that in 2019, the organisers of the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE wish to widen the title of the MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD and DRAAF competition by creating two new special awards:one dedicated to animal welfare and the second to AUVERGNE RHÔNE ALPES 14.00 - 16.00 / Conference Centre - Room 1a organic agriculture. And with some success, because when accounting for all the applications, thirty Contact : Paulette POILANE / +33 (0)4 78 63 34 13 were potentially eligible for these two new categories. [email protected] Because, like the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE for which it is the banner, the Sommets d’Or competition organisers want to reflect the expectations of all farmers, the 2019 award winners are just as eclectic How to optimise the diversity of grassland in the Massif central as an economic as their predecessors. And the winners are… benefit on grassland farms? SIDAM 15.40 - 17.00 / Conference Centre - Room 2 Contact : Marie TISSOT / +33 (0)4 73 28 78 45 11 innovations and 2 special prizes [email protected] SAVE THE DATE ! The awards ceremony to the prize winners will judged by farmers for farmers occur on Wednesday 2 October from 18.00 to Presided by René Autellet, the jury, that included agricultural experts, chamber 19.30 in the meeting area in the main entrance of agriculture and other institution technical advisors, and farmers, -resear hall, in presence of the jury and in association chers and vets met on the 26 June 2019 to deliberate. with the media group REUSSIR and PAMAC The jury has rewarded 11 innovationsfrom the 69 applications (a record!) and (Massif Central Farming Press), equally partners two special awards: a special animal welfare award and a special organic agri- of the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE. culture award.

Once again, this very demanding jury made no exception to the rule of rewar- ding the innovations that will have a real benefit for farmers by considering their cost, their practicality, and of course their innovative nature. Everything that gives credibility to the competition. CONTACT : Sophie GIRAUD, PAMAC T. + 33(0)6 63 96 84 02 • [email protected] These 13 innovations can be discovered at the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE in Cler- mont-Ferrand from 2 to 4 October 2019. Find them more easily by identifying the special sign that can be found displayed on the winning businesses’ stands.

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AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT FARM SUPPLIES SERVICES TO FARMERS JURY’S SPECIAL ANIMAL Eco-stop: Engine cut-off function Cogen’Air®: Thermovoltaic solutions for Flora Boost: natural, non-biocidal VEAUCATION: educational tool for WELFARE AWARD for farm telehandlers - MANITOU drying forage - BASE post-soaking - SARL ACTRADE farmers in respect to calf health DAIRY SCRATCHY: Horizontal & vertical Loire-Atlantique , France 01 Gironde, France 03 Maine-et-Loire, France 07 MSD SANTE ANIMALE scratching stand for livestock The Eco-Stop on Manitou teleporters This thermovoltaic solar panel produces This emulsion with moisturising qualities, Maine-et-Loire, France 10 BIORET AGRI 07 stops the engine once the operator electricity and hot water. Heat is obtained from materials that are 100% Or how to improve livestock practices Loire-Atlantique, France leaves the cab, the time prior to the exchangers recover the heat behind the natural and food safe. It does not drip, in play: This educational tool proposes This system that protects (livestock engine stopping can be adjusted as per panel that produces three times more and it does not leave any residual taste a comprehensive improvement in work from) sharp edges, such as wall angles the operator’s habits. Seven criteria are heat than it produces electricity. The in the processed product. Benefiting conditions and animal welfare, by and posts, plays the role of a rubber considered before the engine is stopped, hot air is used to barn dry forage, wood, from the ECOCERT (organic agriculture) incorporating five themes: housing & horizontal and vertical scratching including exhaust recovery. wood chips etc., as per an identical certification, it preserves and stimulates biosecurity, feed and water, monitoring, stand as per the size of the animal. This The + : fuel economy and engine principle found on barns with solar flora beneficial to cheese-making, that economy and management, immunity, protection prevents injuries caused by longevity panels and fibrocement sheet roofing, is highly sought after by AOP cheese health. concrete or metal objects. Contact : +33 (0)2 40 09 26 82 but with up to 3 times more yield. processors. The + : assessment and improvement of The + : improved animal health www.manitou.com The + : yield & 100% made in France The + : preservation of the microbial flora livestock practices Contact : +33 (0)2 40 72 12 30 Contact : +33 (0)5 35 54 49 59 Contact : +33 (0)2 41 64 20 36 www.actrade.fr Contact : +33 (0)6 74 97 16 68 www.bioret-agri.com Circular saw hedge cutter E-FULGOR www.base-innovation.com www.veaucation.fr 755 - SAS ROUSSEAU Rhône, France 02 EYE BREED, device for inseminating The hydraulic-power rotor transmission Robot Sentinel 2 cattle - AXCE BIEN-ÊTRE on this hedge cutter has been replaced DUSSAU DISTRIBUTION Yonne, France 08 PROCESSING AND PRODUCT ANIMAL by an electric drivetrain. The resulting Landes, France 05 Equipped with a camera, it is no longer MARKETINGS yield in power is superior and the weight This straw-spreading robot is equipped necessary to undertake a rectal frisk 08 is reduced as there is no longer need for with a surveillance camera and artificial when inseminating (the cervix is Glace Concept – CBPI Loire, France 04 a hydraulic oil tank. Cooling is provided intelligence. Spreading is automated (all held back by continuous aspiration). Or how to market your milk for 14€/ by biodegradable glycolyzed water (no types of bedding < 15 cm long), it cuts Manipulation consists of simply aligning litre: This package of material, training more hydrocarbon leaks). out if a human is present and it selects the 3 different rings to gain access to and turn-key services (market study, c eco-design, respect for the the areas to concentrate spreading as per the uterus and to deposit the semen. A prospection, communication support environment image analysis. suitcase and a holster are supplied to etc.) is primarily for milk farmers looking Contact : +33 (0)4 78 98 69 29 The + : mitigates the arduous nature of the operator. This technique, available to diversify by making organic ice cream. www.rousseau-web.com the task to all farmers does not require a tedious The complete process is controlled, Contact : +33 (0)5 58 44 41 31 apprenticeship. The pronouncement including the production of stabilisers JURY’S SPECIAL ORGANIC Loader 3248T-5A avec SPS www.dussau-distribution.com of insemination can be made and emulsifiers, until now difficult to find AWARD THALER GmbH § Co. KG Germany 11 simultaneously. for organic production. Nucleus proteins for feedstuffs on This articulated loader has two FlushMaster: bucket washing by The + : educational and economical The + : assistance & independence. organic farms - CIZERON BIO steering axles. As a result, the angle TaxiLait – HOLM § LAUE GmbH § Co. KG Contact : +33 (0)6 09 82 84 88 Responds to demand Loire, France of articulation is reduced from 55 to Germany 06 www.axce-repro.com Contact : +33 (0)6 80 31 26 97 This product participates to a global 20°, significantly improving safety. The This bucket cleaning system functions www.glace-concept.fr solution for improving protein value, 09 system offers the choice of steering on the TaxiLait with a rotary atomising Vel’Live: Service of monitoring calving creating local economic momentum with (Secure Power Steering), as per the head using the existing pump and water MEDRIA SOLUTIONS JURY’S SPECIAL ANIMAL the building of an industrial unit. A feed topography, presence of, or work in, supply. The bucket’s external surface Mayenne, France 09 formulation based on crops 86% grown buildings, and a load indicator. is washed by brush. It avoids frequent This service based on behavioural in France (camelina (aka false flax), hemp, The + : safety, handling coming-and-going to the washing stand analysis completes the range of services peas, beans, lupins, linseed etc.) prevents Contact : +49 8633 505500 and buckets are cleaned within 10 to 15 provided by the Axel cow collar. The over-rich protein rations and reduces the www.hoflader.com seconds. triple-axis accelerometer record’s dependence on soya imports The + : hygiene, reduced workload the animal’s activity every 5 minutes. The + : local supply and traceability Contact : +49 4331 20 17 430 Monitoring self-activates at all the key Contact : +33 (0)4 77 30 42 23 www.holm-laue.de moments: Heat’Live, Feed’Live, Time’Live www.cizeron-bio.fr and now VEL’LIVE. The data is then transferred to a mobile phone platform BIO 10 before transfer to the Medria server. The + : simplification, multifunction Contact : +33 (0)6 68 63 72 23 www.medria.fr

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24 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE 2019 | Press Pack Events and farm industry meetings A warm welcome Trophée des Massifs Organised by the lycée agricole at Mar- milhat, the “Massifs Trophy” invites students studying at the agri-environ- to the world’s press mental lycées in the Auvergne and The SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE provides the following for journalists: WEB TV neighbouring regions to test their abili- • A press room with all the necessary technical ties to assess an animal’s phenotypical equipment required for working IS BACK ON score using the points system. They will • A catering area integral to the press room for snacks and lunch be tested on all the species and several • A welcome programme and farm and agri-industrial WWW.SOMMET- breeds present at the show, in evalua- site visits on request (you can also register for the farm ting their shape, morphology and other visits part of the programme for foreign visitors) characteristics. Capacities of sharp ob- ELEVAGE.FR servation, good preparation and above all A WORD OF WARNING! This year, the press room is All the highlights of the SOMMET concentration will be rudely tested during located in the VIP area. Just follow the signs! 2019 live or on replay. the livestock judging by these young agri- cultural students Contact : Mr LORNAGE, Lycée agricole de Press accreditations Marmilhat • +33 (0)6 25 93 73 21 To facilitate the formalities to obtain your press accreditation, the SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE invites you to complete the accreditation NEW! form on the show’s website: www.sommet-elevage.fr / heading Fermiers d’Or “Press”. Your e-badge will be sent to you by email. Please print During the SOMMET, we can Organised by the Auvergne region (and bring it with you!) to be able to access the SOMMET. provide you with all the video Chamber of Agriculture, this competition rushes free of copyright. Do not for farm-produced consumable products hesitate to ask our press service. is specifically for all farmers and produ- Accommodation and shuttles cers of farm produce in the Auvergne Special Recruitment • On request from the press service, hotel region. The aim is to promote all farm Once again, APECITA, the experts in agriculture, agri-industrial and environ- accommodation can be booked for you. products, optimise their quality as well mental employment will run conferences in connection with recruitment • Free shuttles are available for your transport between the as the innovative farmer marketing initia- and employment in the agriculture sector, at the meeting area in the main SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE and your hotel, and between the tives. entrance hall. SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE and the airport and train station Save the date! The Award-winning cere- • Information and booking in the press room. mony will occur on Thursday 3rd October ON THE PROGRAMME: from 10.30 to 12.00 in the Meeting area of the main Entrance hall and from 16.30 Wednesday 2 October to 18.30 on the mezzanine of the confe- ↘ 16.00 - 17.00 : Meeting area – Main entrance hall IMPORTANT MEETINGS FOR THE PRESS rence centre. Optimise your recruiting: Highlight your employer brand / Generate the • Show opening press conference by Jacques CHAZALET, President of the SOMMET Contact : Alain Marty, Auvergne region attractivity of your jobs to fill / How to attract the (right) profiles / The tools DE L’ÉLEVAGE: Tuesday 1 October 2019 at 19.30 at the Clermont-Ferrand Town Hall. Chamber of Agriculture to activate recruitment. + 33 (0)4 73 28 78 41 • Show launch evening, Tuesday 1 October 2019 at 20.00 at the Clermont-Ferrand Thursday 3 October Town Hall for a cocktail buffet. ↘ 9.00 - 10.00 : Meeting area - Main entrance hall • Press conference by the FRENCH LIVESTOCK INSTITUTE (Institut de l’Elevage) Sabots d’Or Employment, placements: mastering the social network “Launch of the Agri-Sentinels Network” website: Wednesday 2 October 2019 from Awarded every year at the SOMMET DE ↘ 17.00 - 18.00 : Meeting area - Main entrance hall 14.30 to 15.00 in room 3 of the Conference centre. L’ELEVAGE, the “Sabots d’Or” Challenge is Boost your search for employment, placements & apprenticeships • Sommets d’Or prize-winning ceremony: Wednesday 2 October 2019 from 18.00 to a competition that rewards the best tech- 19.30 in the Meeting area in the Main entrance hall. nical advisor/farmer member of Bovins Friday 4 October • Fermiers d’Or prize-winning ceremony: Thursday 3 October 2019 from 10.30 to Croissance duo in respect to the overall ↘ 9.30 - 10.30 : Conference centre - Mezzanine Hall 1 12.00 in the Meeting area in the Main entrance hall. farm management and farm data colla- Employment, placements: mastering the social network tion. Contact : Karine RIVIERE, France Conseil Contact : Philippe BÉAUR Élevage • +33 (0)1 53 94 65 05 +33(0)7 79 99 33 44 • [email protected]

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ESPLANADE 3 HALL HALL2 3 HALL1 HALL6 ESPLANADE 2 ENTRÉE 4 ENTRANCE 4 CENTRE DE CONFÉRENCES ESPLANADE 1 HALL CONFERENCES 5 CENTRE ZÉNITH HALL D’ACCUEIL ESPACE ENTRANCE HALL ÉQUINS HORSE AREA ENTRÉE 1 CLUB D’AFFAIRES INTERNATIONAL ENTRANCE 1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CLUB ENTRÉE 2 SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE ENTRANCE 2 Grande Halle d’Auvergne fairgrounds Clermont-Ferrand | France

ESPLANADE 2 ZENITH ARENA HALL 2 HALL 5 - Feed distribution - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CLUB DAIRY CATTLE SHEEP AND GOATS - Fodder harvesting - Beef breeds championships - Dairy genetics - Sheep and goats genetics - Handling and lifting materials - National BLONDE D’AQUITAINE - Dairy equipment - Sheep and goats farming - Foresty equipment championships - Milk process and storage equipment - Animal health and hygiene ENTRANCE HALL - Animal feed - Farm building equipment ESPLANADE 3 - Education, professional training HALL 6 - Livestock trailers - Animal farming services - Local authorities and administration - Farm buildings - Livestock equipment - Energies - Farm buildings HALL 1 HALL 3 - Farm buildings equipment - Animal health and hygiene BEEF CATTLE - Animal feed - Beef breeds genetics ESPLANADE 1 - Fodder seeds - Animal health and hygiene - Tractors - Farm building equipment - Animal feed - Tillage - Animal farming services - Farm building equipment - Sowing, crop spraying - Pig, poultry and rabbit breeding - Animal farming services - Trailers

SOMMET DE L’ÉLEVAGE PRESS CONTACTS Clermont-Ferrand, France Véronique Tixier +33 (0)4 73 28 95 10 [email protected] +33 (0)6 43 11 59 12 [email protected] Check out the SOMMET on the web and the social networks: Anne-Cécile Runavot www.sommet-elevage.fr +33 (0)4 73 74 62 35 +33 (0)6 34 87 35 87 [email protected]