International Ruminant Seminar: “Eco-friendly livestock production for sustainable agriculture”

Abstract

PrefaceFaculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences, Diponegoro University has actively participated in disseminating of research outcome from academicians, researcher as well as livestock producers. In ruminant science scope, following the success of the first, second and the third national ruminant seminar, it has been held successfully the First International Ruminant Seminar (IRS) in Semarang Central Java, Indonesia at 24 October 2017.The primary objective of IRS 2017 were to provide a perspective and insight into environmentally friendly livestock production for sustainable agriculture, to discuss the solutions on mitigating the livestock’s contributions to climate change and to provide a venue in order to exchange information and ideas on eco-friendly livestock production system for academicians, researchers, administrators, livestock producers as well as related stakeholders and to share their experiences and develop collaborations and to enhance development of livestock production and environmental friendly concerns in their respective countries. We also welcomed our colleagues from the related fields to contribute to the above objectives. More than 70 papers have been presented and discussed during the seminar by either keynote speakers or participants from different countries. The papers cover ruminant feed and technology, ruminant genetic and breeding, ruminant physiology, health and production, environmental issues, post-harvest technology, social and economic issues and other issues related to the theme of conference.List of titles present in this are Speech from Chairman of International Ruminant Seminar 2017, Rector Speech