The 6th International Seminar on Tropical Animal Production (ISTAP)

The objectives of the conference are:

1. To provide a perspective and insight into tropical animal production systems and sustainable local resources management,
2. To discuss the way of how to attain a sustainable local resources management in supporting animal industry in the tropics,
3. To provide a forum in order to exchange information and ideas on animal production systems in the tropics and its related problems.

 Keynote Speaker:

Minister of Rural, Rural Development, and Transmigration, Republic of Indonesia 

Plenary Speakers:

Plenary Session I: Feed, Land, and Landscape for Sustainable Animal Production

1. Dr. John Moran (Profitable Dairy Systems, Australia)
2. Prof. John K. Bernard (College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, USA)
3. Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak (Vice-Chancellor, Umma University, Kenya) 

Plenary Session II: Special Issue on Halal Food, Safety, and Regulation

1. a.    Winai Dahlan (Director of the Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
2. b.    Dr. Roy Sparinga (The National Agency of Drug and Food Control, Indonesia) 

Plenary Session III: Economics, Social and Culture in Livestock Development

1. Dr. Budi Guntoro (Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)
2. Dr. Henning Otte Hansen (Institute of Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Copenhagen University, Denmark) 

Plenary Session IV: Livestock Industry and Technology

1. Dr. Desianto Budi Utomo (Vice President Feed Technology, PT. Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk., Indonesia)
2. Dr. Allen Young (Extension Dairy Specialist, Utah State University, USA) 

For more information, kindly visit http://istap.ugm.ac.id