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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Livestock-Based Farming Systems, Renewable  Resources and the Environment 6-9 June 2012, Dalat, Vietnam

 

This will be the final conference in the regional MEKARN Program, funded by Sida, which began in 2001, and was extended in 2005 until the present.
Provisional program
Day 1
08.30	Background to the MEKARN Program	Dr Duong Nguyen Khang, Regional Coordinator
08.45	Achievements in Research and Future Strategies	Dr Reg Preston, MEKARN Consultant
09.15	Achievements in PhD and MSc training	Dr Ewa Wredle, International Coordinator
	Reducing Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from Live stock and Soils
09.45		Ho Quang Do
		Ho Quang Do
	Local feed resources for ruminants
	Nutritive value comparison of foliage from Trichanthera gigantea and Tithonia diversifolia for growing goats	Nguyen thi Hong Nhan, Nguyen Van Hon, Nguyen Thiet,  Cantho University, Cantho, Vietnam
	Water hyacinth leaves silage and Melia azedarach foliage in diets of growing goats	Bui Phan Thu Hang, Vo Lam and T R Preston, Angiang University, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vietnam
	Replacement of Mimosa pigra in Melia azedarach diets on growth of growing goats	Bui Phan Thu Hang, Vo Lam and T R Preston, Angiang University, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vietnam
	Effect of feeding different proportions of Operculina turpethum forages and Sesbania sesban in the diet  on intake, digestibility and N retention of growing goats	Vo Lam, Bui Phan Thu Hang and T R Preston, Angiang University, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vietnam
	The effect  of Mimosa pigra on soil fertility measured with the maize biotest	Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, An Giang University, Vietnam,
	Effects of the combination of Tithonia diversifolia  with Mimosa pigra  on feed intake, digestibility, N retention and growth of goats in Mekong Delta, Vietnam	Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, An Giang University, Vietnam,
	Effects of supplementation with Sesbania sesban and Mimosa pigra on feed intake, digestibility and N retention in growing goats fed a basal diet of foliage of Tithonia diversifolia	Nguyen Thi Thu Hong,  Nguyen Ba Trung and Dang Van Thang, An Giang University, Vietnam,
	Effect of water hyacinth silage on digestibility in local Yellow cattle fed rice straw basal diet	Cheat Sophal and T R Preston, RUA, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Methane emissions, feed intake and nitrogen balance in cattle fed cassava root chips and fresh cassava foliage with NPN from potassium nitrate or urea	Cheat Sophal, Duong Nguyen Khang and T R Preston, RUA, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Local feed resources for pigs
	Effect on growth performance and carcass quality of fattening pigs of replacing protein concentrate by a mixture of coconut meal and catfish residue	Le Thi Men, Cantho University, Cantho, Vietnam
	Supplementing  diets of lactating sows with catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) by-product oil;  effects  on milk production and fatty acid composition, and performance of sows and piglets	Nguyen Thi Thuy and T R Preston, College of Agriculture, CanTho University, CanTho, Vietnam
	Effect of rice wine by-product or fish meal on growth performance of crossbred pigs fed basal diet of cassava root meal and ensiled taro leaves plus stem	Chiv Phiny, T R Preston, Khieu Borin and Mao Thona, Center for Livestock and Agriculture Development (CelAgrid), Cambodia
	Evaluation of the apparent digestibility and Nitrogen retention in growing pigs given diets with supplements of catfish by-products and coconut oil	Tran Trung Tuan and T R Preston, Ang Giang University, Vietna
	Effect of crossing Moo Laat females with Mong Cai boars on reproductive and lactation performance	Taysayavong Lotchana, Viraphet Phetsamay, Vivasane Souksakone and T R Preston, Champasack University Champasack province, Lao PDR
	Apparent digestibility and nitrogen in crossbred Mong Cai*Moo Laat pigs fed varying proportions of ensiled Taro foliage and rice bran	Taysayavong Lotchana, Viraphet Phetsamay, Vivasane Souksakone and T R Preston, Champasack University Champasack province, Lao PDR
	Fish production from natural resources
	The growth and economics of integrated culture of Tilapia (Oreochomis niloticus) and Common carp (Ciprinus carpio) in an indoor intensive system with earthworms as feed and in natural ponds fertilized with biodigester effluent and supplemented with duckweed	Yen Nhi N H and Preston T R, Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, An Giang University, Vietnam
	Growth of red tilapia (Oreochomis mossambicus) and black tilapia (Oreochomis niloticus) with common carp (Ciprinus carpio) in monoculture and polyculture by using natural feed in ponds fertilized with biodigester effluent	Yen Nhi N H and T R Preston, Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, An Giang University, Vietnam, An Giang University, Vietnam
	Effect of protein-rich forage and fertilizer from pig manure or biodigester effluent on growth of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)	Pek Samnang, Kong Saroeun, Chhay Ty and T R Preston, CelAgrid, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	The effect of fresh duckweed (Lemna minor L.) and fresh taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaves on the growing Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) fish	Sen Sorphea, Chhay Ty, Kong Saroeun, T R Preston, CelAgrid, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaves utilization as protein replacement for soybean meal on the growth performance of catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus)	Kong Saroeun,  Chhay Ty, Vor Sina and T R Preston, CelAgrid, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Replacing earthworm by water spinach or duckweed on growing frogs with basal diet of rice bran and broken rice	Ung Ratha, Chhay Ty, Vor Sina, Khieu Borin and T R Preston, CelAgrid, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Local feed resources for poultry
	Effects of inclusion of Catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) by-product meal and probiotics in diets for improve chicken on performance, carcass quality and ileal and total amino acid digestibility.	Nguyen Thi Thuy, College of Agriculture, CanTho University, CanTho, Vietnam
	Ducks	Bui Xuan Men
	Ducks	Bui Xuan Men
	Guinea fowl	Nha
	Effect of gallic and Tra fish oil supplementation on performance, egg production and quality, serum lipids, yolk cholesterol of laying hens	Nguyen Nhut Xuan Dung, Le Thanh Phuong, Le Thanh Quang,  Luu Huu Manh
	Effect of crude rice bran oil supplementation on performance, egg production and quality, serum lipids, yolk cholesterol of laying hens	Nguyen Nhut Xuan Dung, Le Thanh Phong, Bui Thi Le Minh, Truong Van Phuoc
	Local feed resources for rabbits
	Effect of mixed or separate feedings and ration of Centrocema pubescens and Para grass on feed utilization, nutrient digestibility and growth performance of Crossbred rabbits	Nguyen Thi Kim Dong and Nguyen Van Thu
	Effect of different size of sugar cane waste  in the basal diet with Operculina turpethum supplement on feed utilization, nutrient digestibility and growth rate of Crossbred rabbits	Nguyen Thi Kim Dong and Nguyen Van Thu
	Response of growth rate in rabbits to paddy rice given as a supplement to either water spinach or water hyacinth leaves	Bui Phan Thu Hang, Vo Lam and T R  Preston, Angiang University, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vietnam
	Effects of supplementation of paddy rice and/or rice grain and/or rice husk to sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vines as basal diet on feed intake, growth performance and digestibility of New Zealand White rabbits	Nguyen Thi Duong Huyen, Nguyen Xuan Trach and T R Preston, Hanoi University of Agriculture
	Growth performance of growing rabbits fed paddy rice as energy sources in basal diets of Operculina turpethum forages or Operculina turpethum mixed with water spinach	Nguyen Huu Tam, Bui Phan Thu Hang, Vo Lam and T R Preston, Angiang University, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vietnam
	New feed resources
	Effect of biochar and biodigester effluent on biomass yield of Taro (Colocacia esculenta)	Souksakhone Vivasane , Phetsamay Vyraphet, Sisomphone Southavong and T R Preston, Champasack University, Laos
	Effect of effluent treated biochar and biodigester effluent on growth of maize (Zea mays) and on soil physical properties	Sisomphone Southavong and T R Preston, Champasack University, Champasack province, Lao PDR