ATF@BE
THE Belgian ATF-Consortium member of Animal Task Force ATF@BE
Who we are : A consortium of Flemish and Walloon Universities, regional and governmental research institutes and experimental centers with complementary research activities in livestock production, including animal nutrition, animal health, genetics, animal feed production. Within our consortium also animal production sector associations are represented ATF@BE
Who we are : Universities and research centers Ghent University KULeuven (Catholic University) University College Ghent (Hogeschool Gent) Université de Liège Université libre de Bruxelles Experimental Centres of Province of Antwerp Inagro Research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO) Walloon Breeding Association Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W) ATF@BE
Sector associations represented in ATF@BE Belgian Feed Association (BFA) Federation of Feed Aditive Producers (FRANA) Pharma.be Farmers Association (Boerenbond) Belgium ATF@BE
What we offer:
- facilities for research on crop and livestock production, pasture management - pilot lab facilities for animal feed development and quality control - (GLP compliant) laboratory facilities for chemical, microbial, molecular and physical analysis - facilities for feed evaluation, animal metabolism, digestion, health and animal performance including BSL2/3 animal facilities) ATF@BE
Our aims: - to represent the Belgian knowledge institutes as well as the Belgian stakeholders i.e. farmers, feed and feed additive producers, slaughterhouses, animal food producers and retail in the Animal Task Force - to offer added value to the livestock production industry through complementary expertise - to enhance the dissemination of project results and other scientific information to the different stakeholders ATF@BE
Flemish membership GHENT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING
. Research unit “cereal technology - animal feed production technology” Process technology and product quality Heat sensitivity testing of nutrients Valorisation of byproducts of the bio-industry Production of feed for small scale animal feeding trials Proximate analyses
. Contact: [email protected] Tel +32 9 243 24 81 Campus Schoonmeersen ValentinVaerwyckweg 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium . Website GHENT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING
. Research Unit: Laboratory for Animal Nutrition and Animal Product Quality Ruminant nutrition and Microbial metabolism (Veerle Fievez) Monogastric nutrition (Joris Michiels) Carcass and meat quality (Stefaan De Smet)
. Contact: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Tel +32 9 264 90 01 Campus Coupure, block F Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium . Website GHENT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
. Research unit ‘Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology’ Efficacy and safety testing of feed additives (e.g. mycotoxin detoxifiers) Impact of mycotoxins on animal health in several species and interaction with infectious diseases Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion studies of mycotoxins, veterinary drugs and coccidiostats Responsible use of antimicrobial drugs using rational dosing approaches GLP compliant analysis of veterinary drugs, coccidiostats and contaminants in feed and biological samples
. Contact: [email protected] Tel +32 9 246 73 47 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium . Website partner in MYTOX , MYTOX SOUTH and SAFEPEDRUG GHENT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE - PROVAXS
. Research capacity, infrastructure and expertise on Vaccine development, infectious diseases and immunity in animal health Optimization of gut health Managing the microbiome and developing alternatives for antibiotics Diagnostics for animal health In vitro and in vivo models for the development and validation of innovative therapeutics and vaccines Rearing and production systems that meet the physiological needs of farm animals
. Contact: [email protected] Tel +32 264 73 33 Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium . Website KU LEUVEN FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCE ENGINEERING
. Research unit ‘Animal and Human Health Engineering’ Livestock genomics and (epi)genetics Nutrition and Gut Health of livestock Immunotechnology and Host pathogen interactions in livestock Applied physiology of livestock Bio-environment control Precision Livestock Farming
. Contact: [email protected] Tel +32 16 37 24 98 Zootechnical Center KU Leuven Bijzondere weg 12, B3360 Lovenjoel, Belgium . Website UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT FACULTY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSCIENCES AND FOOD SCIENCES
3 areas of research : Animal breeding improve herd performance for sustainable beef production (with UGENT ,VLIR-UOS SI in Vietnam) Contact : [email protected] Animal care preventive and curative clawcare in dairy cattle (with UGENT – ILVO ; VLAIO) Contact : [email protected] Conservation and evaluation of forages, wet cereals,protein crops, by-products : Research Station Bottelare HOGENT-UGENT (also with ILVO) and partner in MYTOX Contact : [email protected] and [email protected] ILVO ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIT
. Research area ‘Animal Husbandry’
Cost-effective animal husbandry systems
Reduce environmental impact of animal husbandry
Optimal valorisation of feedstuffs
Feed evaluation and valorisation of byproducts for animal feeds
Influence the production process to guarantee high quality products
Measuring procedures and methods to score and control the welfare of production animals
. Contact: [email protected] Tel +32 9 272 26 00 Scheldeweg 68, 9090 Melle, Belgium
. Website ILVO FOOD SAFETY, AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY
. Applied research to support policy-makers, agriculture and agrofood processing industry Microbiological food safety . Cultivation-based and non-cultivation metagenomic based methods . Zoonotic pathogens (bacteria, viruses, moulds), spoilage micro-organisms, beneficial microbiota, microbiomes . Optimization of Cleaning and disinfection on farm and industry level . Shelf life studies
(Bio)chemical food safety . Detection and transfer to food of veterinary drug residues, allergens and contaminants . Transfer of antimicrobial resistance in the food production chain . Screening and liquid chromatographic- mass spectrometric methods . Validation of commercial screenings tests ILVO FOOD SAFETY, AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY
Food authenticity of food and food technologies . Fysico-chemical, chromatographic and molecular techniques . Allergens and GMO detection Food quality . Consumers appreciations by taste panels . Characteristics and chemical compounds also with health promoting activitie
. Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Tel +32 9 272 30 00 Brusselsesteenweg 370, 9090 Melle, Belgium INAGRO
. Research & extension unit Animal Production sustainability and innovation in dairy and pig farming Practical research and on farm validation on feed, fodder crops, animal and farm management, livestock air emissions,… Advice service dairy farming: individual coaching & advice on whole farm management and group coaching through discussion groups Advice desk for questions &on farm problems concerning odour and emissions VarkensAcademie extension platform, individual advice and group coaching through discussion groups for pig farmers
. Contact: [email protected] Tel +32 51 27 32 21 Ieperseweg 87, 8800 Rumbeke, Belgium . Website PROVINCE OF ANTWERP: EXPERIMENTAL POULTRY CENTRE
Research Farm management with focus on: . food safety, . animal welfare, . environment . rentability Facilities: . Capacity = 31.000 layer hens – 44.000 broilers . Housing with different departments, fully automated
. Contact: [email protected] Tel +32 14 56 28 84 . Website PROVINCE OF ANTWERP: HOOIBEEKHOEVE
Hooibeekhoeve is an independent practice oriented research and demonstration center on dairy cattle and fodder crops.
Facilities: . a demonstrative farm specialised in practical research on multiple topics such as precision farming, animal welfare, feed, housing, fertility, reduction of emissions and antibiotics, animal health and young stock . strong expertise in educational activities: education and short training is targeted both to farmers and agricultural students as well as to the broad public. . Different demo activities on farm and field visits are organised each year.
. Contact: [email protected] . Website ATF@BE
Walloon membership WALLOON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE
Animal Nutrition and Sustainability Unit: develops animal feeding strategies to meet the animal's nutritional and health needs while at the same time controlling their environmental impact and developing their contribution to the nutritional quality of food for human consumption
Animal breeding, quality production and welfare Unit: develops rational, sustainable breeding methods and techniques that contribute to improving the competitiveness of livestock farms and sectors, controlling the quality of animal production processes and products and objectively assessing animal welfare
Farming Systems, Territory and Information Technologies Unit: develops tools to meet society's new expectations and decision support systems to improve the technico-economic and environmental performance of farming systems
. Contact: Sylvain Hennart - [email protected]
Pierre Rondia - [email protected]
. Website WALLOON BREEDING ASSOCIATION
AWE is involved in several services to breeders:
cattle registration, testing and monitoring of cattle performances,
technical and economic support and advices on farm management.
more than 140 pilot farms (dairy and beef farms) already involved in precise monitoring programmes
. Contact: Carlo Bertozzi - [email protected] . Website LIEGE UNIVERSITY GEMBLOUX AGRO-BIO TECH
Animal . IPAN (Engineering of Animal Production – Animal Science Unit) feeding and Current research programs nutrition Precision grazing management Numerical genetics, genomics, biodiversity and modelling Numerical Early-life programming of monogastrics Animal Engineering genetics, Feeding strategies and feed efficiency productio of animal Genomics n systems production and Agroecological livestock systems Modelling 2 labs • Precision livestock farming et nutrition (EPN) Human • nutrition Numerical genetics, genomics and modelling (GGMN) and health 5 key persons • Yves Beckers (EPN), Jérôme Bindelle (EPN), Nadia Everaert (EPN), Nicolas Gengler (GGMN) and Martine Schroyen (EPN + GGMN) . Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Tel +32 81 62 26 09 and +32 81 62 2206 Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium LIEGE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF VET. MEDICINE
. FARAH (Interdisciplinary Center for Fundamental and Applied Research on Animal and Health) Thematic sector Sustainable Animal Production . Lab. Animal Health and Production Ecology (Prof. Jean-François Cabaraux) : Impacts of housing on animal health and production , environmental impacts of animal production . Lab. Food Technology (Prof. Antoine Clinquart) : Production factors determining meat quality, meat conservability
. Contact: [email protected] [email protected] +32 43 66 59 03 and +32 43 66 40 40 Quartier Vallée 2 Avenue de Cureghem 4000 Liège (Belgium) Website UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES (ULB)
The Spatial epidemiology Lab (SpELL – ULB) is involved in several projects and networks related to:
the global mapping of livestock,
livestock production systems,
and livestock production
in close collaboration with FAO
. Contact: Marius Gilbert [email protected] ATF@BE
Sector organisations The Belgian Boerenbond (Farmer’s Association) represents
• 16,000 farmers and horticulturists • 24,000 agricultural companies in Flanders with 1,500 voluntary board members
• in a democratic structure regional Sectorial Contact: [email protected] Tel +32 16 28 60 00 Diestsevest 40, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Website: www.boerenbond.be
27 The Boerenbond is active in six domains:
• association of members • defending interests • education and information • service • representation • stimulation of initiatives in connection with production improvement, supply, sales and services
28 National industrial compound feed production by categories
• Year of foundation: 1944
• Belgian affiliated compound feed production: 6 824 906 ton (2017)
• Members 124 (2017)
Evolution of national industrial compound feed production Contact: Gasthuisstraat 31 – 1000 Brussels [email protected] 02/522.09.55 – www.BFA.be FRANA Belgian interest group for producers and suppliers of additives, pre-mixtures and functional ingredients for the animal feed production
FRANA represents the producers and suppliers of feed additives, premixtures and functional ingredients for the animal feed production in Belgium.
FRANA interacts with the local authorities, stakeholders and other sectors of the feed and food chain, aiming to ensure that compound feeders, farmers, regulatory authorities, consumers, research organizations, educational institutions, journalists and other stakeholders are correctly informed about the use, safety and benefits of additives, premixtures and functional ingredients.
. Contact: FRANA Lieven Hérie , secretary Sint-Pietersaalststraat 1 9000 Gent +32 9 222 52 22 [email protected] pharma.bepharma.be
Belgian national association for the pharmaceutical industry Animal health department 14 member companies 85% of BE market in veterinary medicines 100% of the vaccine market Creating a favorable environment for innovation in Belgium and Europe Ensuring availability of a broad range of veterinary medicines for use by vets, farmers and pet owners Sustainable solutions to safeguard animal health, animal welfare and public health Officially represented in multiple organizations and institutions
Contact: Johan De Haes Terhulpsesteenweg 166 1170 Watermaal-Bosvoorde [email protected] For information on ATF@be please contact: [email protected] [email protected]
For information on Animal Task Force contact: Florence Macherez : [email protected]
www.animaltaskforce.org