HORIZON 2020 Societal Challenges Sustainable Food Security Genetics and nutrition and alternative feed sources for terrestrial livestock production

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Budget: €128,000,000 H2020-SFS-2014-2
Deadline Date: 12-03-2014
Deadline Date Stage 2: 26-06-2014
Programme: Horizon 2020
MAX Co-funding rate: 100
Applicants: Research centres, Local and Regional authorities, SME
Regions: European Union, Candidate countries, European Economic Area
Eligibility conditions: Three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other.

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Proposals should address the diversity of production types. New traits linked to feed conversion efficiency and to sustainability (e.g. robustness) should be investigated and phenotypes should be used for modelling biological functions and develop predictive approaches of performances. Precision feeding including new management systems should be developed in order to fulfil the need of individual animals, taking into account their physiological, health and welfare status, and their genetic make-up. Activities should also investigate diversifying feed sources, in particular as protein inputs, including industry by-products, organic waste and alternative crops, and better use of local resources (e.g. pastures and forage crops).