Institute of Animal Sciences, Polish Society of Animal Production, and Animal Sciences Students Scientific Association invited students to attend: I^st International Scientific Conference “Students in Animal Science and Aquaculture – challenges and research” what happened on the 11^th of May 2022 with the aim to establish a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience gained by the students of majors related to animal science and aquaculture.

For the sake of your safety, due to the real threat of infection with the COVID-19 virus, the Organizing Committee of the Conference decided to organize the event on-line via the MS Teams platform.

During the Conference 32 reports were presented. The Participants represented 5 countries: Poland, Iraq, Pakistan and Great Britain and were representatives of 11 Universities.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we would like to thank all the speakers for their participation in the 1st International Scientific Conference „Students in Animal Science and Aquaculture – challenges and research”. We would also like to thank all the co-organizers and sponsors. Your involvement was extremely helpful in organizing this event.

The book of Abstracts.pdf

We would also like to congratulate todays laureates:

Section Animal Nutrition

1^st place

„Using long cut length chaff technology in cattle feeding and its effect on a milk yield”

Bogumiła Nowak, Aleksandra Szejner, Maria Skorupka, Beata Wyrwał, Julia Puchalska*, Jakub Światłowski

Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition

2^nd place

“Evaluating gut pH and gizzard fibre content of 21day old broiler chicks of varying bodyweight”

Chinwendu, Lorrita Elvis-Chikwem*, Emily, Burton, Gavin, White and Cormac, O’Shea

School of Bioscience, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus LE12 5RD, School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Campus Nottingham NG25 0QF

3^rd place

“The effect of supplementation of Tenebrio molitor and Zophobas morio full-fat meals in broiler chickens’ diets on the mineralization and selected morphological parameters of tibia bones”

Marcelina Chudyk*, Małgorzata Badura, Piotr Szymkowiak, Paula Skrzypczak, Rumman Aslam

Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

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“Proximate composition of edible insects species used in animal nutrition”

Jagoda Kępińska-Pacelik*, Wioletta Biel

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Department of Monogastric Animal Sciences, Division of Animal Nutrition and Food

 

Section Animal Welfare and Health

1^st place

“Pig housing systems as a factor determining the level of harmful gases in a piggery”

Dominik Kowalik*, Anna Zalewska, Patrycja Ciborowska

Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Animal Breeding, Bioengineering and Conservation

2^nd place

“The influence of equine physiotherapy on their welfare according to the owners of riding  horses”

Katarzyna Madej*, Martyna Grabowska

Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Animal Breeding, Bioengineering and Conservation

3^rd place

“Identification of mutation in the IL2RG gene in a Pembroke Welsh Corgie domestic dog”

Julia Osypiuk*, Aleksandra Filipek, Joanna Gruszczyńska

Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Scientific Association of Experimental and Laboratory Animals

 

Section Interdyscyplinary

1^st place

“Aquaculture of sturgeon fish – intensification of production and fish welfare”

Rafał Wild*, Dobrochna Adamek-Urbańska

Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Institute of Animal Science, Department of Ichthyology and Biotechnology in Aquaculture

2^nd place

“The use of VR technology for better animal future”

Jan Waligórski*

Jagiellonian University, Department of Philosophy

3^rd place

“Conditions and intensity of Polish konik horses’ exploitation in equestrian tourism on example of Izery Stud Farm”

Alicja Willmann*

Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Breeding, Bioengineering and Animal Protection