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Network of R&D in animal welfare between Quebec and Catalonia

18/01/2013

18 January 2013

QCATnet is the name of a new network of investigation in welfare of animals of production, between the Institute of Investigation and Technology Agroalimentarias (Irta), of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing, Feeding and Half Natural (DAAM) of the Government of Catalonia, and the Dairy and Pork Research and Development Centre of Lennoxville (Canada), that belongs to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

This network is cream from a project funded by the Agency of Gestión of University Helps and Investigation (Agaur) of the Government of Catalonia, in the frame of the announcement of helps for incentivar the transnational actions of collaboration in investigation and development (R&D) between Catalonia and other regions or countries of strategic interest for Catalonia (Cones 2010). Both institutions have of equipment of researchers in animal welfare with a remarkable experience and international recognition that, from now worked jointly to level of projects of R&D in animal welfare.

QCATnet Has of a web with information on the equipment of the Irta and of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in the steering www.qcatnet.org.

The aim of this network of R&D in animal welfare is the one to deepen more in the relations of collaboration already existent between the two institutions so that, en el futuro, can establish channels of cooperation institutionalised to realise projects of R&D colaborativos in animal welfare to scale European.

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