eLearning Materials

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"Training and mentoring early career scientists from candidate, associated and Mediterranean Countries in a whole food chain approach to quality and safety"

Revised: 05/02/2008

Young Train eLearning materials

E-Learning
- Tools and applications for e-Research and e-Learning

- Creating an online tutorial

- Using video, audio and multimedia for education and research

Online Learning Material
Meat Science - Muscle pH

Information and tools developed during the YT Project

Guide to eLearning topic
Cledwyn Thomas

Introduction to IRTA/ CENTA

Towards FP 7
Cledwyn Thomas and Jean-Francois Maljean

Technology Platforms

Food for Life - Tim Hogg (HTML Slides)

FABRE - Animal Breeding - Andrea Rosati (HTML Slides)

Thematic priorities

Animal Production - Joan Tibau (HTML Slides)

Animal Health: vaccines - Fernando Rodríguez (HTML Slides)

Meat Quality and Safety – Sava Buncic (HTML Slides)

National Contact Points. Mission and functions

The Irish Experience - Tony Smith (HTML Slides)

National Contact Points: Collaboration with Former Union Soviet Countries - Anca Nicolescu (HTML Slides)

Agency for the Promotion of European Research (APRE) - Anca Nicolescu (HTML Slides)

Girona Workshop on Meat Quality
Note: The presentations will only work in IE5 or above and Windows Media Player

Introduction guide

C. Thomas

PDF

Consumer Perception of meat quality

K. Grunert

PDF Audio only and Video

Environmental Considerations on Production Systems

I. Casasus

PDF Audio only and Video

Techniques to evaluation meat composition and quality

M.A Oliver

PDF Audio only and Video

Pig Carcass Grading

M. Gispert

PDF Audio only and Video

Research and development on meat production chain: Ethical issues

M. Marie

PDF Audio only and Video

Factors which impact on meat quality

D. Troy

PDF Audio only, Video and HTML Slides

Preparing submitting and coordinating competitive research projects

D. Troy

PDF and HTML Slides

Joint EU Young Train Workshop & FAO / EAAP /Satellite symposium on Safety of Food of Animal Origin along the Production Chain Antalya, Turkey – 16 September 2006

Recent developments and concerns in relation to meat safety, animal health and welfare and public health

H. Anil,
University of Bristol, UK

PDF and HTML Slides

The Codex Alimentarius Codes of Practice for livestock products and animal feeding

A. Bruno,
FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius
Secretariat

PDF Audio only and Video

EU legislation on Animal Feed and the Safety of Animal Products

B. Cooke, (FEFAC)

PDF Audio only and Video

The role of risk assessment in addressing the safety of foods of animal origin

S. Cahill, FAO

PDF Audio only and Video

Safety of animal products from farm to fork: FAO action

D. Battaglia, FAO

PDF Audio only and Video

Furher files presented in Antalya:

Introduction – Cled Thomas (Project Coordinator of Young Train)
Animal science and livestock systems in the seventh Framework Programme for research by C. Patermann
Societal and Consumer drivers – brief statements by Isabel Casasús, Michel Marie, Klaus Grunert.

Challenges to a Whole Chain Approach to Meat Quality and Safety

Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Sunday 25^th March

14.00 – 14.15	Welcome and Introduction
14.15 – 15.45	Current state of the meat chain in the region An overview Dr. Ali Talib Animal Production and Health Officer FAO Regional Office in Cairo Regional / Country perspectives Meat chain in Morocco: Present situation and future perspectives. Prof. Araba Abdelilah (Morocco) Meat Chain in Egypt. Prof. Hossain Soliman / Prof. Hamdy El-Sayed (Egypt) Meat Chain in North/East of the Region. Dr. Kezban Candogan (Turkey)
15.45 – 16.15	Coffee
16.15 – 18.00	Future Drivers for the meat chain in the region Ethical and welfare. Toni Dalmau (Spain) Consumer needs and health. Prof. Sabah Benjelloun (Morocco) Socio Economic. Prof. Ibrahim Siddik (Egypt) Oriental Meat Products Dr. Mohamed Farag Khallaf Supply chain. Problems & solutions. Sally El Sherif, Quality Manager Carrefour Egypt

Monday 26^th March

08.30 – 10.0	eLearning Materials Demonstration – Julian Cook (UK) Poster viewing*
10.00 – 10.30	Coffee
10-30-12.30	Challenges and Technical opportunities Meat Safety. Dr. Sava Buncic (Serbia) Meat Quality. Dr. Maria Angels Oliver (Spain) Challenges and Opportunities - Meat Quality Dr. Paul Allen (Ireland)
11.00 – 12.30	eLearning Materials Demonstration – Julian Cook Poster viewing*
12.30 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00 – 16.00	Opportunities for Research, Development and Dissemination Presentations by Young Scientists (4 x 10 min) a) Traditional products b) Meat safety improvement c) Genetic improvement d) Welfare of animals Round table: Discussion and Conclusion

Produced for the YoungTrain Specific Support Action, funded by the European Commission and FP6 - DG Research Directorate E "Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food" Unit "Strategic and Policy Aspects" (Proposal/Contract no.: 016101).

This SSA is led by the European Association for Animal Production EAAP,
Via G. Tomassetti 3,1/A, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Tel.: +39-06-44202639;
E-mail: ecs@eaap.org

Advice # 1

Next Regional Meeting in Kazakhistan is being planned

Advice # 2

YoungTrain Moodle course

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A presentation on "Animal science and livestock systems in the seventh Framework Programme for research" by C. Patermann is also available.

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