TheWCAPisheldeveryfiveyears,theaimsofaWCAParetoreviewemergingscientific,technicalandeducationalproblemsandopportunitiesinglobalanimalagricultureinthepastfiveyears,aswellastoexchangescientificandeducationalinformationamongAssociationsforAnimalProduction(AAPs)indifferentcountries,therebypromotinginternationalco-operationforthemutualbenefitofconsumers,producersandscientists.Forthepast46years,thehostingcities/countrieshavewidelyderivedfromAsia,Europe,America,AfricaandAustralia.

Thenext11thWCAPwillbeheldinBeijing,China,inJuly28toAugust1,2013.Thisconferencewilllikelyhostover1000delegatesfromover80countries.

Chinaraisesmorethan20%oftheworldpeoplebyusing7%ofearthterrestrialarea.MeatproductioninChinaisinthetoplevelintheworld.TheamountofChinesepigs,sheep,chicken,ducksaretakenthelargestpercentageoftheworldlivestock.ChinalocalizesintheNorthTemperateZone,characterizedbyatypicalcontinentalclimateanddistinctivefourseasons.Numerousregionaldomesticanimalswithuniquegenotypesrepresentthelocalenvironmentalcharacteristics.Thispopulouscountryhascreatedsuchahugeconsumingmarketthatattractstheworldagriculturalindustries.

The11thWCAPishostedbyChineseAssociationofAnimalScience&VeterinaryMedicine(CAAV).CAAVestablishedin1963whichhasahistoryof74years,aimingindrivingforwardofnationalandinternationalcommunicationandcooperationofanimalproductionresearchers.CAAVispossessing35branches(societies)andmorethan60,000membersinChina.Theacademicprogramwillbeextensivelyscientificintheconference.

联系人：Dr.BingDONG 先生 邮编：100193 地址：MinistryofAgriculturalFeedIndustryCentre,ChinaAgriculturalUniversity,No.2YuanmingyuanWestRoad,Beijing100193,China Email：dongb@mafic.ac.cn