Abstracts of the 45th Symposium on Cuniculture, ASESCU

Abstract

The 45th Congress of the Spanish Association of Cuniculture (ASESCU), co-organised by the Spanish Association of Cuniculture (ASESCU) and Grupo Editorial Agrícola-Henar Comunicación Agroalimentaria, was online held on 6th and 7th October, 2021. The four main talks were mainly focussed on “In-farm composting. Enhancing the value of rabbit manure” by Raúl Moral (University Miguel Hernández, Spain), “Recent advances in artificial insemination” by Pilar Viudes (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain), “The necessary transition of rabbit farming in Europe. The French Example” by Davi Savietto (INRAE, France), and “Social networks in rabbit farming. A practical view” by Jesús López (Grupo Editorial Agrícola-Henar Comunicación Agroalimentaria, Spain). A commercial speech on “Building immunity for a healthier world” was also presented by Sandra Gascón (Hipra). Two round tables were also held: the first on “News in veterinary prescription” with the participation of María Hernández (Spanish Ministry of Agriculture) and Mario Malo (Spanish Association of Veterinarians specialised in Rabbit Farming), and the second on “Rabbit meat processing and new products” with the participation of Raúl Grau (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain) and María Luz de Santos (Spanish interprofessional organization to promote the rabbit sector, INTERCUN). Moreover, a total of 14 oral communications were presented by research teams from Spain, Algeria, Venezuela, Portugal and Italy. The congress was attended by around 130 participants from several European, American and African countries. Abstracts of the contributions presented are reported below.