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Day 1 – 08 July 2025 |
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08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration - Entrance |
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Session 1 |
Venue: Auditorium – Plenary Chairperson: Prof O Tada |
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09:00 - 09:10 |
Opening and House rules: LOC Congress Chairperson – Prof O Tada |
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09:10 -09:20 |
Opening and Welcome: DVC Research Innovation & Partnership: Prof TH Mothiba |
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09:20 – 09:50 |
Address Speech: Office of the MEC– Hon Ms Nakedi Grace Kekana |
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09:50 - 10:00 |
Welcome: President of SASAS – Dr T Dugmore |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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Session 2 |
Chairperson: Keynote Addresses & SAJAS Insights- Dr T Dugmore |
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10:15 - 11:25 |
How AI and technology will shape the future of animal production and precision livestock farming. Prof. Ilias Kyriazakis (Queens University, Belfast, UK). |
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11:25 – 12:05 |
Policies and viability of small & large stock production in South Africa. Dr Florence Nherera-Chokuda (RPO- RSA) |
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12:05 - 12:50 |
Sustainable milk production in diverse and increasingly harsh environment: possibility or fantasy Prof CB Banga (BUAN, Botswana) |
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12:50 - 13:20 |
Bibliometric Insights into the South African Journal of Animal Science: Trends and Contributions- Prof MM Scholtz (ARC- RSA) |
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13:20 – 14:20 |
Lunch Break |
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14:20 – 15:50 Break-away Sessions |
Theme 1.1: Climate change mitigation and adaptation: Breeding and Nutrition. Chairperson: TBC |
Theme 1.2: Application of biotechnology, machine learning and digital technologies to enhance animal production and product quality. Chairperson: TBC |
Theme 1.3: Advances in animal health management, ethno-veterinary, disease prevention, and welfare/wellness programs. Chairperson: TBC |
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14:20 – 14:50 |
Invited speaker: Dr Riana Reyneke |
Invited speaker: Michaela Pretorius (Cavalier) |
Invited speaker: Dr Robyn Joubert (Chemunique) |
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14:50 – 15:05 |
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15:05 – 15:20 |
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15:20 – 15:35 |
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15:35 – 15:50 |
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15:50 – 16:15 |
Coffee/Tea Break & Group Photo |
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16:15 - 17:30 Session 4 |
SASAS Student Quiz Finals: Quiz Master |
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18:30 |
Social function: Meet and Greet |
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Day 2 – 09 July 2025 |
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08:00 –08:30 |
Registration |
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Session 5 |
Chairperson 1:Prof M Manjoro |
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08:30 - 09:10 |
KNA 5: Alternative feed resources: Towards sustainable enhancement of ruminant meat production and quality. |
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09:10 - 09:50 |
Optimized feeding strategies and novel feed sources (conventional & non-conventional) for improved animal performance and resilience. *Adapt the topic to be more focused on molecular genetics; Dr Jani de Vos (Hendrix Genetics) |
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09:50 – 10:30 |
KNA 6: Breeding for resilience in animal populations - characterization, mating strategies, genetic selection, and genomics. Prof Chimonyo (Univen - RSA) |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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10:45 – 13:15 |
Animal Breeding, Physiology and Health Industry Chairperson: TBC |
Animal Feed, Wildlife and Aquaculture Industry Chairperson: TBC |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
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11:15 – 11:45 |
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11:45 – 12:15 |
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12:15 – 12:45 |
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12:45 – 13:15 |
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13:15 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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14:00 – 16:00 Break-away Sessions |
Theme 2.1: Advances in ruminant nutrition, health, and management Chairperson: TBC |
Theme 2.2: Pig and poultry production in diverse environments. Chairperson: TBC |
Theme 2.3: Quantitative Genetics, Molecular Genetics and livestock production. Chairperson: TBC |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Invited speaker: Gert Cronje (AFGRI) |
Invited speaker: Samantha van der Westhuizen (PIC) |
Invited speaker: Mr Mathuba Genetics |
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14:30 – 14:45 |
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14:45 – 15:00 |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
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16:00 – 16:15 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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16:15 – 17:15 Session 7 |
SASAS AGM – SASAS EXCO |
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17:15 - 18:00 Session 8 |
SASAS Student Debate Finals: Debate Master |
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18:30 |
Gala Dinner: Awards and Recognitions |
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Day 3 : 10 July 2025 |
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08:30 – 08:45 |
Registration |
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Session 9 |
Chairperson: Prof JJ Baloyi |
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08:45 - 09:25 |
KNA 7: Innovation advances - the link between animal feed and the circular economy. Prof M Mabelebele (UNISA- RSA) |
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09:25 – 10:05 |
KNA 8: Novel approaches to animal production - climate-smart agriculture, sustainable intensification, regenerative agriculture, and precision livestock farming. Prof L Sibanda (CGIAR System Board Chair) |
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10:05 - 10:45 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
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10:45 – 12:00 Break-away Sessions |
Theme 3.1: Breeding scheme optimization: balancing breeding goals, genetic progress and diversity. Chairperson: TBC |
Theme 3.2: Advances in monogastric nutrition, health, and management. Chairperson: TBC |
Theme 3.3: Wildlife, Rangeland & Ecology. Chairperson: TBC |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Invited speaker |
Invited speaker: David Brandt (Feed First) |
Invited speaker: Mr Joseph Hlako (Endangered Wildlife Trust and Raymond Oliphant) |
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11:15 – 11:30 |
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11:30 – 11:45 |
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11:45 – 12:00 |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break |
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Curtains Down: 55th Congress of the SASAS – Limpopo Affair |
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