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XVII NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Alghero (Sardinia, Italy), May 29th – June 1st 2007
Official languages: Italian and English
Versione italiana
Animal product: it makes life good!

FIRST CALL FOR PAPER
The XVII Conference of the Scientific Association of Animal Production will take place in Alghero from May the 29th until June the 1st. Work sessions as follows:
- GENETICS AND BREEDING
- NUTRITION AND FEEDING
- CATTLE PRODUCTION
- BUFFALO PRODUCTION
- SHEEP PRODUCTION
- GOAT PRODUCTION
- HORSE PRODUCTION
- PIG PRODUCTION
- POULTRY PRODUCTION
- RABBIT PRODUCTION
- AQUACULTURE
Tuesday, May 29th
| Morning: |
Arrival and registrations of partecipants. ASPA Commission briefings. |
| 14.00-18.30 |
Scientific sessions (3 contemporary sessions) |
| 20.00 |
Opening ceremony |
| 21.00 |
Welcome cocktail |
Wednesday, May 30th (3 parallel sessions)
| 08.30 - 10.30 |
First scientific session |
| 10.30 - 11.15 |
Coffee break – Poster session 1 |
| 11.15 - 13.00 |
Second scientific session |
| 13.00 – 14.30 |
Lunch |
| 14.30 - 17.30 |
Afternoon scientific session |
| 17.30 - 20.00 |
ASPA member meeting |
Thursday, May 31st (3 parallel sessions)
| 08.30 - 10.30 |
First scientific session |
| 10.30 - 11.15 |
Coffee break – Poster session 2 |
| 11.15 - 13.00 |
Second scientific session |
| 13.00 – 14.30 |
Lunch |
| 14.30 - 18.30 |
Afternoon scientific session |
| 21.00 |
Social dinner |
Friday June 1st
| 09.00 - 13.00 |
Symposium |
| 14.00 |
Congress closing |
Instructions for oral and poster presentations
For oral presentations there will be at maximum 15 minutes (10 presentation + discussion). In each room there will be a pc and and LCD projector available.
Presentations should be in Microsoft PowerPoint per Windows format and carried on a pen drive or CD-ROM. The presentation should be in English for foreign authors.
Posters should be placed in the morning of May 30th. Maximum dimensions are 90 (width) x 120 (hight). Posters should be in English. Authors should stay near the poster for the discussion during the coffe breaks and poster sessions (from 10.30 to 11.15 on May 30th and 31th).
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Scientific programme |
Honorary President: prof. Paolo Brandano
Chairman: prof. Giancarlo Rossi
Scientific Board:
prof. Giuseppe Enne (Chairman);
prof. Nicolò P.P. Macciotta (Secretary);
prof. Piergiacomo Rassu;
dr. Gianni Battacone;
dr Maria Laura Marongiu;
dr. Antonio Pais;
dr. Angelo Ruiu
Organizing Committee:
Dept. of Zootechnical Sciences – University of Sassari. Address: Via De Nicola 9, 07100 Sassari. Phone Number: +39.079.229371 – Fax: +39.079.229302. email: anudda@uniss.it
Prof. Giuseppe Pulina (Chairman);
dr. Anna Nudda (Secretary);
dr. Nicola Fois;
prof. Antonello Cannas;
dr. Paola Nicolussi; geom. Gavino Biddau (Executive Secretary)
Organizing secretariat

Kassiopea Group
Via Mameli, 65 - 09124 Cagliari, Italy
Phone + 39 070 651242; fax + 39 070 656263
E-mail: domizianamessina@kassiopeagroup.com
Internet: www.kassiopeagroup.com
Location:
Hotel Calabona, Alghero
DEADLINES
July, 31st submission of interest (not binding), title and brief summary
October, 31st title form
January, 15th (2007) complete papers
March, 15th (2007) handling in of reviewed papers
Communications (full texts, 3 pages) and posters (one page summary) will be published in English on a special issue of the Italian Journal of Animal Science.
Registration fees
(20% VAT included)
Full Registration Fee:
- Euro 390,00 (by the 31st December 2006 – EARLY BIRDS)
- Euro 420,00 (by the 31st March 2007)
- Euro 480,00 (after 31st March 2007)
ASPA Member:
- Euro 270,00 (by the 31st December 2006 – EARLY BIRDS)
- Euro 300,00 (by the 31st March 2007)
- Euro 360,00 (after 31st March 2007)
Phd students, Scholarship and grant holders, Students (enclose certificate attesting your qualification):
- Euro 150,00 (by the 31st December 2006 – EARLY BIRDS)
- Euro 180,00 (by the 31st March 2007)
- Euro 240,00 (after 31st March 2007)
Total fee for the above categories includes:
a copy of the proceedings; conference kit; participation certificate; coffee breakswelcome cocktail on 29th May 2007.
Daily registration fee:
- Euro 156,00
- Euro 96,00 (Phd students, Scholarship and grant holders, Students)
Participation to Symposium on 1st June 2007:
| GUIDELINES COMMUNICATIONS/POSTER |
The manuscript must be prepared with a standard word processor (preferably Microsoft Word as .doc or .rtf format). Pages should be in A4 format and numbered. Times New Roman 12 pt is the advised font and lines should be 1.0-spaced and left numbered, to make the referees’ work easier.
Texts must not exceed 11.000 characters spaces for communications and 3,650 for posters, and it must fit within 3 (1 for posters) printed pages.
General norms
The paper must be structured as follows:
Title - capital and lower case letters, bold face, centred.
Authors - full name in capital and lower case letters, bold face, centred.
Current institutional affiliations of the authors - centred below the authors’ names and referred to with numeric footnotes.
Corresponding author - title, full name, postal address, telephone number, fax number and email.
Abstract - no longer than 200 words.
Key Words – maximum 4
Introduction
Material and methods
Results and conclusions
References – following the IJAS norms (www.aspajournal.it) but in succession, with first author in bold.
Tables and Figures - must be placed within the text avoiding to exceed the maximum limit of 3 printed pages for the entire manuscript.
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