Third SMEthane Workshop

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Third SMEthane Workshop Technological platform
to develop nutritional additives to reduce
methane emissions from ruminants
When 4-5th October 2012 Where Hôtel Oceania,
Clermont Ferrand, France We are aiming to have a
public presentation at show Sommet De Lelvage
Clermont Ferrand (www.sommet-elevage.fr/en/) The
re will be an afternoon Workshop plus dinner at
hotel Accommodation Hôtel Oceania, Clermont
Ferrand (http//www.oceaniahotels.com/hotel-oceani
a-clermont-ferrand?lgUK) We are delighted to
announce the Third SMEthane Project Workshop. The
workshop will be held to coincide with the Sommet
De Levelage in Clermont Ferrand, France. The
Workshop intends to outline the conclusions of
the project, the lessons that have been learnt
and the data obtained and to launch our online
greenhouse gas calculator. Every company may
invite 4 customers to attend the workshop with
accommodation expenses fully covered by the
project. List of attendees need to be completed
by Monday 3rd September 2012 Contact Ms. Helen
Lloyd - Aberystwyth University (UK)
hll_at_aber.ac.uk Prof. Jamie
Newbold - Aberystwyth University (UK)
cjn_at_aber.ac.uk Dr. Diego Morgavi INRA
(France) Diego.Morgavi_at_clermont.inra.fr Dr
David Yáñez-Ruiz CSIC(Spain) david.yanez_at_eez.csi
c.es
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Workshop Program Thursday 4th October
2012   (Lunch will be available from 130PM)
300pm Welcome Dr David Yanez Ruiz (CSIC Spain)
3.05pm Greenhouse gas research at INRA, France
Dr Diego Morgavi, (INRA, France) 335pm Assessing
  the effect of plant extracts on methane
production by in vitro screening tests (dose)
responses and sources of variability Prof Veerle
Fievez, (Ghent, Belgium)
405pm Coffee   430pm Developing rapid in
vivo screens to measure the effect of plant
extracts on methane production. Dr Kenton Hart,
(Aberystwyth, UK) 500pm Developing in vivo
screens to measure the effect of plant extracts
on methane production in cattle. (Dr Sam De
Campeneere, (ILVO,Belgium) 530pm Integrating
the whole process stability-in vitro- in vivo
(short-long term). General Discussion Dr David
Yanez Ruiz (CSIC Spain) 545pm Closing remarks
Dr David Yanez Ruiz (CSIC Spain) 800pm for
830pm Evening Meal at Hôtel Oceania, Clermont
Ferrand