FEDFA NEWS

Published 01.08.2008 08:37 by Webmaster

 

The FEDFA autumn meeting in Prague, Czech Republic

September 25th – 28th 2008

 

PROGRAMME

 

Published 31.07.2008 08:37 by Webmaster

 

The autumn gathering of FEDFA is to be held in the Czech Republic on 25th – 28th September. It is to be hoped that this meeting will attract many delegates from all over Europe as the Czech deer farmers have promised to show us a good number of deer farms.

 

Published 14.06.2008 21:37 by Webmaster

 

The minutes from the FEDFA MCM and AGM held in Brussels March 26th and 27th 2008 are soon available.

Minutes MCM and AGM

National reports

 

Published 30.09.2007 23:55 by Webmaster

 

The minutes from the FEDFA MCM held in Kolding in Denmark September 7th are now available as downloadable pdf-files.

Minutes MCM

 

Published 10.08.2007 11:35 by Webmaster

 

Program for the FEDFA Autumn Conference in Denmark September 7th – 9th 2007

Members of FEDFA,

Your President has asked to once more remind you all that the visit to Denmark, by kind invitation of the Danish Deer Farmers Association, will take place from 7th-9th. September '07 inclusive. There will be a MCM meeting followed by visits to various Danish Deer Farms. Several important items will be discussed at the MCM meeting. You can download the Agenda here! However, should any of you wish to discuss any other topics, could you please let Tony Armitage know before the meeting, and he will add these items to the revised Agenda which he will distribute at the start of the meeting.

Have you booked your hotel? Please contact Asger Andersen if you have a difficulty.

President John Fletcher, Asger Andersen (Danish Representative) and Tony Armitage, look forward to meeting you all and enjoying not only a working weekend but also the social side of this Autumn meeting.

 

Published 02.08.2007 01:00 by Webmaster

 

FEDFA Autumn Conference in Denmark September 7th – 9th 2007

Asger Andersen has made a sheet with some facts about the small Hotel where the Danish Deer Farmers Association has reserved rooms until first of august. Please send Andersen an email and he will do the booking for you. He underlines that many hotels in the area is fully booked already.

Andersen also made a map indicating the area you will visit during the weekend, including Skandinavis Dyrepark www.skandinaviskdyrepark.dk

 

Published 14.07.2007 01:00 by Webmaster

 

FEDFA Autumn Conference in Denmark September 7th – 9th 2007

Asger Andersen has made the arrangements for the visit to Denmark. We have booked hotel rooms in Kolding in the centre of Jutland which is close to Billund airport - served by Ryanair, Whizz and other airlines - and only 70 km from the German border. Also close to Esbjerg served by boat from Britain. The programme you can download here. We can guarantee an entertaining and useful weekend. Please note that this meeting is open to anyone not just FEDFA representatives.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE NEED TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHO IS COMING AS WE CAN ONLY HOLD ROOMS UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST. THEREFORE PLEASE CAN YOU LET EITHER JOHN FLETCHER OR TONY ARMITAGE KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE COMING!

Dr. Fletcher s contact details are:

 

Dr John Fletcher, Reediehill Deer Farm, Auchtermuchty, Fife KY14 7HS, UK.
 www.fletcherscotland.co.uk
 tjohn.fletcher@virgin.net
(0044)01337 828369

 

Published 12.06.2007 01:58 by Webmaster

 

FEDFA Autumn Conference in Denmark September 7th – 9th 2007

By kind invitation from the Danish Deer Farmers Association the FEDFA Autumn Conference this year takes place Friday 7th to Sunday 9th of September 2007. More details to follow.

 

Published 10.04.2007 23:30 by Webmaster

 

The minutes from the FEDFA MCM and AGM in Brussels are now available as downloadable pdf-files. A few pictures taken by Rolf Ericsson from the events can be seen in the gallery. 

Minutes MCM

Minutes AGM

 

Published 0903.2007 by Webmaster

 

FEDFA meets DG SANCO in Brussels March 15th 2007

 

FEDFA have a meeting confirmed with DG SANCO at 1400 on the 15th of March. Our President would like to know whether any delegates have any points of veterinary relevance that they want him to raise? If any of you do please contact:

 
Dr John Fletcher, Reediehill Deer Farm, Auchtermuchty, Fife KY14 7HS, UK.
 www.fletcherscotland.co.uk
 tjohn.fletcher@virgin.net
(0044)01337 828369

Published 07.03.2007 by Webmaster

 

FEDFA spring meeting in Brussels March 14th and 15th 2007

 

FEDFA AGM (Annual General Meeting) and MCM (Management Committee Meeting) will be held in Brussels March 14th and 15th 2007. The program are as follows:

14th March 1500 - 1800  AGM
15th March 0930 - 1600  MCM

Agenda can be downloaded from this link.

 

Published 02.02.2007 by Webmaster

The British Deer Farmers Association Annual Conference November 9th – 10th 2007

 

The 2007 BDFA Conference will take place on Friday 9th November and Saturday 10th November 2007.  The venue is The Alton Towers Hotel, set within the picturesque grounds of one of the worlds leading theme parks, which is based in Staffordshire, within the Midlands region of the UK. Alton Towers is within a half hour journey of East Midlands Airport, which serves many European destinations. The conference will incorporate either a visit to the nearby world-renowned JCB Factory or alternatively the neighbouring organic farm.

Details of how to book will appear shortly.  In the meantime, please contact Felicia Knowles or Claire Parkinson for further details on 00 44 (0)1269 827037 or e-mail to Felicia.knowles@bdfa.co.uk I will send a booking form over to you and the conference prices once this has been agreed.

Many thanks

 

Published 02.02.2007 by Webmaster

 

FEDFA spring meeting in Brussels March 14th and 15th 2007

 

FEDFA AGM (Annual General Meeting) and MCM (Management Committee Meeting) are held in Brussels March 14th and 15th 2007. From our President I've receveid this information:

14th March 1500 AGM starts   1800  AGM ends   1900 Dinner
15th March 0930 Management Committee meeting starts  1300 lunch  1400 meeting continues if necessary 1600 Meeting ends.
 

I would suggest that members contact Paul Audenaerde for hotel reservations if Paul is willing?  Paul perhaps you could give us the details of the hotel and also please how you would like us to contact you? The Ibis at St Catherine's seems ideal - I am sure we all appreciate being in the centre of the city.
Have any members any particular points they want us to discuss? I will circulate an AGENDA shortly.
 
 I am having no success at all in contacting Ludek Bartos who had offered to help with the survey which I am so anxious to finalise and progress at this meeting. I don't know if any other Czech members can help identify how I can contact him, please? I will try to e-mail around the final draft  of the survey questionnaire incorporating those comments made at the meeting in Poland. We should then try to make progress in actually filling out the survey at least amongst those countries represented at the meeting.
 
I am trying to arrange for some of us to meet a veterinary committee to discuss three things: progress on the surveillance of TSE diseases in deer since our last meeting, the possibility of those deer farmers who kill their deer in the field with a free bullet being able to choose to have their deer meat treated like wild venison for meat hygiene purposes, and thirdly, the implementation of the new live animal transport regulations insofar as they concenr deer. Are there any other points?
 
We are unable to meet the agricultural commission because they are all in Strasbourg till the 19th.
 
Let me have your points for putting in the Agenda, please. And I hope that we can have a good meeting!
 

Sincerely, John


 
Dr John Fletcher, Reediehill Deer Farm, Auchtermuchty, Fife KY14 7HS, UK.
 www.fletcherscotland.co.uk
 tjohn.fletcher@virgin.net
(0044)01337 828369

 

Published 05.11.2006 by Webmaster

Minutes from the FEDFA MCM autumn meeting in Poland is now available. Pictures from the event can be seen in the gallery.

Minutes MCM

 

Published 30.08.2003 by Webmaster

FEDFA Autumn Conference in Poland September 15th – 17th 2006

By kind invitation from the Polish Deer Farmers Association the FEDFA Autumn Conference this year takes place Friday 15th to Sunday 17th of September 2006 in a small city called Goldap. Goldap is situated in the North-East of Poland near the Russian and the Lithuanian borders. There is said to be a very nice countryside with many lakes and forests.

 

Published 23.08.2006 by Webmaster

The British Deer Farmers Association Annual Conference October 6th – 7th 2006

The British Deer Farmers Association Annual Conference will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from Friday 6th to Saturday 7th October 2006, and we would very much welcome European visitors. The venue is The Kings Manor Hotel, located just outside of Edinburgh City Centre. Please visit http://www.kingsmanor.com for venue and location details. Edinburgh Airport is located 12 miles west of the venue and is served by many European airlines.

Conference speakers and workshops will cover deer farming topics such as farm security, the costs and benefits of deer farming and the LINK Project.  There will also be a deer farm tour on the second day of the conference, and a visit to the Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre.  The BDFA Annual Dinner will take place on the Friday evening.

A conference programme and booking form can be downloaded here.  The price to attend the conference is £233 which includes 2 nights bed and breakfast accommodation at the hotel, there are also other attendance options and prices available. Payment can be made in Sterling or Euros.

 For further information, please contact Felicia Knowles or Claire Parkinson at info@bdfa.co.uk or telephone 00 44 1629 827037.

 

Published 13.05.2006 by Webmaster

FEDFA Autumn Conference in Poland September 15th – 17th 2006.

By invitation from the Polish Deer Farmers Association the FEDFA Autumn Conference this year takes place Friday 15th to Sunday 17th of September 2006 in a small city called Goldap. Goldap is situated in the North-East of Poland near the Russian and the Lithuanian borders. There is said to be a very nice countryside with many lakes and forests.

The Conference takes place in Hotel Lesny Zakatek, which is situated near the Gołdap Lake. All participants have to book hotel directly:

marketing@lesny-zakatek.pl

Tel/fax (+48) 087 615 27 77.

www.lesny-zakatek.pl

Prices per night:

Single room = 15 Euro

Twin room = 25 Euro

The nearest airport is in Warszawa or Gdańsk situated about 330 km away. Sea Ports are in Gdańsk and Świnouiście. German border is about 700 km away.The details about 2 days proposition on the Programs of the 2 days Conference and 1 day excursion are in preparation and will be announced in near future. You may send any questions to Mr. Andrzej Karwala at his e-mail kubice@wp.pl

In the Gołdap the organizer is Tadeusz Rudziewicz, His e-mail is rudziewicz@op.pl

Published 10.04.2006 by Webmaster

The FEDFA Gallery is now activated. Please send pictures from our meetings to webmaster@fedfa.com  Only send low resolutions one!

Published 03.04.2006 by Webmaster

The minutes from our meeting with representatives from DG SANCO concerning field slaughtering is now available.

Minutes Field Slaughtering

Published 27.03.2006 11:44 by Webmaster

The minutes from FEDFA EGM, MCM and AGM are now available as downloadable pdf-files. Minutes from the meeting with the TSE/CWD group under DG Sanco is also available. 

Minutes EGM

Minutes MCM

Minutes AGM

Minutes TSE/CWD

Published 17.03.2006 23:35 by Webmaster

During the FEDFA meetings in Brussels this week professor Andrzej Malczewski gave a brief outline of the meetings he and his Polish colleagues were organising for the autumn. The agreed dates will be September 15th -17th 2006. The meetings will be both a conference and some excursions.

As is now customary, this meeting will be open to all members of the countries associations, and wives/partners are also very welcome. There will be a FEDFA MCM meeting during the weekend. For more information please contact Webmaster or Andrzej Malczewski.

Published 17.03.2006 11:23 by Webmaster
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FEDFA EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting), AGM (Annual General Meeting) and MCM (Management Committee Meeting) were held successfully in Brussels March 14th and 15th 2006.

There were also held two meetings with DG SANCO March the 14th.

Minutes from all meetings will soon be published on this site.

For more information please contact Webmaster

Published 22.02.2006 10:55 by webmaster

The 6th International Deer Biology Congress, Deer in a Changing World, will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, August 7-11, 2006, Ludek Bartos says.

The congress will cover all aspects of deer science. Session topics will include: 1. Deer responses to global environmental change; 2. Seasonal and non-seasonal deer: Arctic to Tropic; 3. Censusing and modeling populations; 4. Conservation of free-ranging populations: conflicts of interest; 5. Deer management; 6. Reproduction; 7. Diseases of deer; 8. Antler biology; 9. Genetics and evolution; 10. Problems of deer overabundance; 11. Ecology and
management of invasive species; 12. Management of endangered deer; 13. Behaviour and welfare; 14. Venison and its potential contribution to diet.

The plenary speakers are: Valerius Geist (Canada); George A. Bubenik (Canada); Chunyi Li (NewZealand); Mads C. Forchhammer (Denmark); Marco Apollonio (Italy) and William
J. McShea (U.S.A.).

Two workshops will be organized (Deer managements, coordinator Karl Miller, U.S.A.; Telemetry and analyses of GPS data, coordinator Stefano Focardi, Italy) Proposals for other workshops are open for consideration by the Scientific Steering Committee.

The recipient of the 6th Tony Bubenik Memorial Award will be selected from candidates (younger than 35 yrs) presenting a lecture or a poster at the congressThis year=s congress will continue in the tradition of previous ones. The "ancestor" to all was the conference on "Antler Development in Cervidae", organized in 1982 in Kingsville, Texas by Robert Brown. This inspired the first Int=l Deer Biology Congress (1983, Dunedin, N.Z.), "Biology of Deer Production@, organized by Ken Drew and Peter Fennessy. Consequent congresses were organized by Bob Brown in Mississippi State, U.S.A. (1990), John Milne in Edinburgh, U.K. (1994), Zoltan Zomborszky in Kaposvar, Hungary (1998), and Michele Crete in Quebec City, Canada (2002)

Registration and further information: http://www.af.czu.cz/idbc

 

Published 07.02.2006 by Webmaster

A EU Commission proposal is under discussion with the EU Member States at the moment for a survey for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in European deer species. It would target both wild and farmed deer populations, with a specific emphasis on red deer and white tailed deer (only in Finland and CZ republic), based on the recommendations of the European Food Safety Authority in its opinion of June 2004:

http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/biohaz/biohaz_opinions/501_en.html

It is proposed that for farmed deer, the best animals to get are old animals, and thus older females and males are the target group. President Johan Trygve Solheim, vet. John Fletcher, vet. Paul Audernaerde and dr. Rolf Eriksson will meet Ms. Sinéad Diederich and Mr. Koen van Dyck from the European Commission, TSE Section, Unit D2, DG Sanco. The meeting will take place in the European Commission’s offices in Brussels March 14th 10am. For more information about CWD in deer:

http://myfwc.com/cwd/ 

For more information about the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection:

 http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/enews/index.cfm

Published 07.02.2006 by Webmaster

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is based in Brussels under the authority of Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel. With a staff of about 1000 and led by Director-General  Jean-Luc Demarty, it is responsible for the implementation of agriculture and rural development policy, the latter being managed in conjunction with the other DGs which deal with structural policies. It is made up of twelve Directorates dealing with all aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) including market measures, rural development policy, financial matters as well as international relations relating to agriculture. For more information:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/agriculture/index_en.htm

Published 06.02.2006 by Webmaster

The 4th World Deer Farming Congress in Melbourne Australia 20th - 22nd April 2006 is getting closer. This is a great opportunity to meet deer farmers from all around the world, and to learn a lot more about the industry. For more information: http://www.diaa.org/roodeer.html  

Published 05.02.2006 by Webmaster

The 6th International Deer Biology Congress is held 7th - 11th August 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Congress is organized by Czech University of Agriculture, Research Institute of Animal Production in association with Federation of European Deer Farmers Associations. For more information look to http://www.af.czu.cz/idbc/

Published 04.02.2006 by Webmaster

FEDFA AGM (Annual General Meeting) and MCM (Management Committee Meeting) are held in Brussels March 14th and 15th 2006. For more information please contact Webmaster

Published 01.02.2006 by Webmaster

FEDFA NEWS is now online. You may send information to Webmaster to be published. At the moment Webmaster is also the President of FEDFA.