Report of the 2nd edition of the International Conference „Students in Animal Science and Aquaculture – challenges and research”
On May 9, 2023, the 2nd edition of the International Scientific Conference „Students in Animal Science and Aquaculture – challenges and research” was held on-line via the MS Teams platform. The conference was organized by the Institute of Animal Sciences, the Polish Society of Animal Production and the student Scientific Circle of Livestock Breeders.
The conference is an initiative aimed at creating a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience of students of faculties related to animal sciences and aquaculture. During the event, 28 reports were presented – whose authors were representatives of scientific units from Poland, Germany, Italy, Iraq, United Kingdom, Ireland and Nigeria. The reports were divided into 3 parts.
The first opening conference consisted of three plenary speeches, attended by 61 people:
Ph.D. Ruggero Menci
Department of Agriculture Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
The use of by-products in animal feeding: research examples and perspectives
Assoc. Prof. Ph.D. Karwan Yaseen Kareem
College of Agriculture Engineering Science Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq
Bioactive Additives in Poultry Health and Production
Elisabeth Leix
German Falconry Order, Germany
The contemporary role of falconry in Europe – threats
The second part consisted of thematic sessions: Animal nutrition (9 presentations – 45 logged-in people), Animal welfare and health (9 presentations – 40 logged-in people), Quality of animal products (7 presentations – 30 logged-in people). The third part was the part summarizing the conference with 45 people logged in.
The event was held under the Honorary Patronage of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development – Robert Telus and the Vice-Rector for Didactics of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, prof. dr hab. Jarosław Gołębiewski, Substantive patronage by the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish branch of the World Poultry Science Association, Patronage by the Polish Horse Breeders Association, Polish Association of Pig Breeders and Producers „POLSUS”, Polish Association of Beef Cattle Breeders and Producers, Media patronage by Przegląd Hodowlany, Polish Poultry, Fauna&Flora, Pigs and Breeder and Rider.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we would like to thank all the speakers for their participation in the 2nd International Scientific Conference „Students in Zootechnics and Aquaculture – challenges and research”. We would also like to thank all co-organizers and sponsors. Your involvement was extremely helpful during the organization of this event.
We would also like to congratulate the winners of individual thematic sessions:
Animal Nutrition Session
1st place
Kępińska-Pacelik Jagoda 1, Biel Wioletta 1, Biernacka Patrycja 2, Tokarczyk Grzegorz 2
1 Department of Monogastric Animal Sciences, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland;
2 Department of Fish, Plant and Gastronomy Technology, Faculty of Food Sciences and Fisheries, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
Selected species of edible insects as a source of fatty acids
2nd place
Płocińska Patrycja, Zagrodzka Jagoda
Faculty of Breeding, Bioengineering and Animal Protection, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Sage as the phytobiotic in nutrition of kept intensively chicken broilers
3rd place
Damentka Gabriela 1, Madej Katarzyna 2
1 Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland;
2 Faculty of Breeding, Bioengineering and Animal Protection, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
The influence of the season on the herbal requirements of horses
Animal Welfare and Health Session
1st place
Oberska Patrycja 1, Grabowska Marta 2, Marynowska Marta 1, Murawski Maciej 3, Gączarzewicz Dariusz 4, Syczewski Andrzej 5, Michałek Katarzyna 1
1 Department of Physiology, Cytobiology and Proteimics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
2 Department of Histology and Developmental Biology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland;
3 Department of Animal Nutrition, Biotechnology and Fisheries, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Poland;
4 Department of Animal Reproduction, Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland;
5 Genetic and Animal Husbandry, Szczecin, Poland
Distribution patterns of aquaporin 3, 7 and 9 along the male reproductive tract during post-natal growth and development of bulls (Bos taurus)
2nd place
Jabłońska Weronika 1, Kłęk Jakub 1, Kot Magdalena 2, Kalińska Aleksandra 2, Gołębiewski Marcin2
1 Faculty of Breeding, Bioengineering and Animal Protection, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland;
2 Department of Animal Breeding, Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Comparison of several propolis-based udder care products for dairy cows by antimicrobial properties
3rd place
Aleksandra Stec, Aleksandra Drabik, Aleksandra Kielar, Sophia Stós-Wyżga
University of Agriculture in Cracow, Cracow, Poland
Behavioral profile of the Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) kept in zoological gardens
Quality of Animal Products Session
1st place
Mangione Guido 1, Caccamo Margherita 2, La Terra Kevin 2, Marino Giovanni 2, Difalco Antonio 2, Azzaro Giuseppe 2, Belvedere Giovanni 2, Licitra Giuseppe 1
1 Department of Agriculture Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy;
2 CoRFoLaC, Ragusa, Italy
Evaluation of Hyblean ricotta cheese through seasons, a comparison of the chemical and sensory characteristics
2nd place
Moskal Kinga, Krupa Beata, Maćkowiak-Dryka Monika
Department of Food Hygiene of Animal Origin, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Occurence of selected pathogenic microorganisms in raw and processed eggs of snails of the Cornu genus
3rd place
Stępkowska Klaudia
Animal Science Students Scientific Association, Faculty of Breeding, Bioengineering and Animal Protection, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Possibilities of usage black soldier fly in feeding poultry
Abstracts of conference reports: The book od abstracts.pdf
