A healthy environment for animals and farmers, enhanced animal health and welfare, and minimum impact on the ecosystem continue to be a critical pillar of sustainable modern food animal production agriculture. Since 2011 the International Research Center for Animal Environment and Welfare (IRCAEW) has been hosting biennial symposia that aim to exchange cutting–edge research findings, discuss present and future needs of the production enterprise, explore ways to further interdisciplinary endeavors globally, and ultimately advance the science and technology for improved animal welfare/health, production efficiency, and environmental stewardship. The 2025 International Symposium on Animal Environment and Welfare (ISAEW 2025) will be held on October 20–23, 2025 in Rongchang, Chongqing, China (http://isaew2025.aconf.org). The symposium will use a hybrid format of in-person and on-line to accommodate the attendees whose travels may be affected by various reasons. This announcement provides information regarding timeline, thematic areas, organizing committees, registration, and travel logistics.  

Timeline:

October 20, Monday

Onsite Registration

October 21, Tuesday

Morning: Opening ceremony; plenary sessions with invited speakers
Afternoon: Concurrent technical sessions

October 22, Wednesday

Morning: Plenary sessions with invited speakers
Afternoon: Concurrent technical sessions; Closing ceremony

Venue (in person):

Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences,

No. 51, Changlong Road,  Rongchang, Chongqing, China

Theme Areas:

I. Intensive Livestock Farming and Sustainability

1. 1.Impact of large-scale livestock operations on environment
2. 2.Intensive livestock farming, land use, and labor challenge and possible solutions
3. 3.Economic analysis of livestock operations: cost of production and profitability
4. 4.Gas and particulate emissions from livestock operations
5. 5.Renewable energy and energy-saving practices in livestock operation
6. 6.Water usage and water-saving practices in livestock operation

II. Livestock Housing Systems

1.Innovative livestock housing systems for sustainability

2.High-rise (multistory) housing systems

3.Digital and smart housing systems

4.Production efficiency, safety, and risk management

5.Space requirements for optimal welfare and efficiency

6.Animal product safety and traceability

7.On-farm automation

III. Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) and Animal Welfare

1. 1.Benefits of PLF: animal welfare and health, environment, economics, and labor
2. 2.Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analysis, and IoT for PLF applications
3. 3.Sensors and robotics for PLF applications
4. 4.Smart equipment and tools: environmental control, feeding, watering, milking, behavior monitoring
5. 5.Cybersecurity in livestock operations – challenges and solutions
6. 6.Adoption of PLF and other technologies by farmers
7. 7.Social and economic aspects of new technologies for livestock farming

IV. Climate Change and Livestock Production

1. 1.Extreme weather (heat or cold waves) and its impact on livestock farming
2. 2.Public-private partnerships toward climate-smart livestock production

V.Resource utilization of livestock and poultry waste.

1. 1.Monitoring and measurement of GHG emissions
2. 2.Strategies and technologies for GHG emission reduction
3. 3.Carbon market and trade: subsidy policies; emission standards; carbon trading; green loans; carbon financial products.
4. 4.Waste reduction at sources: feed and feeding optimization; facility improvement; precision feeding; manure management
5. 5.Waste treatment technologies: aerobic fermentation; bedding material recycling; ectopic fermentation; storage fermentation; anaerobic
6. fermentation, fertilizer making; solid and liquid waste-based fertilizer application; integrated environmental control; centralized (regional) treatment facilities.
7. 6.Facilities for animal waste treatment, collection, and transportation; microbial products; odour control.
8. 7. Integration of livestock and crop farming: nutrient utilization; energy utilization

VI. Animal Heath and Disease Control

1. 1.Emerging animal diseases
2. 2.Disease surveillance and eradication: regulations and strategies
3. 3.Biosafety in modern livestock operations
4. 4.Disease transmission: mechanisms, management, and modeling
5. 5.Managing disease outbreaks – emergency plans and responses
6. 6.Vaccination for disease prevention

VII. Rural Revitalization and Livestock Farming

1. 1.Positive role of livestock farming in rural revitalization
2. 2.Social impact of livestock farming in rural communities
3. 3.Land use planning and optimal usage of land
4. 4.Successful models of livestock farming in revitalizing rural communities’
5. 5.Societal and consumer aspects of livestock farming

Abstract Submission:

The ISAEW 2025 is soliciting abstracts on the afore-listed topics. Please prepare an abstract of less than 250 words using the form contained in this announcement and submit it via the symposium website: http://isaew2025.aconf.org/

All abstracts will be lightly reviewed, and those selected for presentation at the symposium will be provided with paper and/or poster templates for their finished work. Full-length papers will be edited and published in a symposium proceedings.

Posters should fit within a 120 cm high x 86 cm wide (47" x 34") area. 

Submit the completed form via the symposium website: http://isaew2025.aconf.org/

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