7th European Zoo Nutrition Conference
University of Zurich, 27-30 January 2012

The 7th European Zoo Nutrition Conference was hosted by the University of Zurich from January 27-30, 2012. This biennial conference is regularly attended by 100-200 delegates from about 20 countries, representing zoo nutritionists, veterinarians, curators, animal keepers, staff from higher education institutes and private individuals. The conference is a major event for information exchange between individuals involved in zoo animal nutrition in Europe. It was preceded by an optional one-day EAZA Academy workshop on the feeding of herbivores.

The next conference is scheduled for January 2014. Keep checking back here for more details or alternatively consider joining the EAZA Nutrition Group. Membership is open to all individuals who support the aims of the EAZA Nutrition Group or need to know how they can improve nutrition in their zoo. Joining the group is simple; please e-mail Andrea Fidgett (a.fidgett@chesterzoo.org) putting 'Join ENG' in the subject line. Afterwards, you will receive a form asking for your contact details and also to indicate your interests and/or expertise.

Programme

Workshop

Friday 27 January
0900-1700: Feeding herbivores: forage quality evaluation, roughage hygiene, and herbivore diet formulation and assessment

Conference

Date	Time	Programme
Fri 27 Jan	1800	Icebreaker
Sat 28 Jan	0900-1700	Scientific and practical sessions
Sun 29 Jan	0900-1700	Practical sessions incl. demonstrations, Question/Answer session, ‘Round table’ poster sessions
Mon 30 Jan	0900-1200	Scientific sessions

The full programme is now available to download. 

Proceedings

The 7th European Zoo Nutrition Conference Abstract Book and Resourse Index are now available to download from the EAZA Nutrition library.

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