Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic organize The 18th Scientific Conference with International Participation Animal Protection and Welfare 2011 20 - 21 September 2011 University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno Czech Republic http://www.vfu.cz/welfare/ The conference is summoned to discuss pressing problems of protection and welfare of farm animals, companion animals, experimental animals, and wild animals, including animals in zoological gardens and handicapped animals. The conference is addressed to governmental authorities, breeders, veterinarians, scientists, teachers, private sector and non-profit NGOs and anybody who is interested in animal protection and welfare. The conference is hosted by the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Palackeho 1/3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic, http://www.vfu.cz/). Conference Committee: Prof. MVDr. Vladimir Vecerek, CSc., MBA MVDr. Jiri Dousek, Ph.D. MVDr. Jiri Kruml Doc. MVDr. Petr Chloupek, Ph.D. Doc. MVDr. Vladimira Pistekova, Ph.D. Doc. Ing. Eva Voslarova, Ph.D. Hana Sirova (secretary) Official languages: English, Czech, Slovak (simultaneous interpreting between English and Czech/Slovak) Conference fee (including welcome buffet): € 90 Payment options: cash at registration desk or bank transfer (payment confirmation will be required at registration desk). Bank account for the conference fee payment: CSOB, a.s., Milady Horakove 6, 601 79 Brno IBAN: CZ84 0300 1712 8001 1722 7743 SWIFT code: CEKOCZPP Variable symbol: 2220212222 Free accommodation is available in the campus (limited number of rooms, early reservation is recommended). Other accommodation options near the university area: Hotel Slovan*** http://www.hotelslovan.cz/ Hotel Avanti*** http://www.hotelavanti.cz/ Hotel Bobycentrum**** http://www.bobycentrum.com/ Tourist services in Brno http://www.ticbrno.cz/ Texts of all accepted papers and posters will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Please follow the instructions when submitting texts. The deadline for receiving your paper is the 15th of July 2011. Your paper should not exceed 5 pages (Title, Summary, Keywords, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, References) and you are required to send an electronic copy in the RTF format (Times New Roman, 12 point type face) by e-mail. Please, indicate if the text is submitted as a paper or as a poster. Approx. 10 minutes are reserved for presentation of each paper. Poster boards 0.90 m x 1.20 m (width x height). A preliminary programme of the conference will be sent to the registered participants in September. REGISTRATION FORM to be filled in and returned before 15 July 2011 to Mrs. Hana Sirova, Department of Nutrition, Animal Breeding and Animal Hygiene, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1/3, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic Phone: +420 541 56 2671, fax: +420 541 56 2675, e-mail: sirovah@vfu.cz ANIMAL PROTECTION AND WELFARE 2011 First name, Surname, Title Affiliation Correspondence address Phone Fax E-mail Authors of presented paper Title of presented paper I hereby confirm my attendance at "Animal Protection and Welfare 2011" conference Conference sessions □ active participation: □ poster (21 September 2011) □ passive participation Welcome buffet □ yes (20 September 2011) □ no Date: □ paper Signature: