Scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, in April 2012 published article where in scientific work group participated researchers from Latvia from Institute BIOR GEORGS KORŅILOVS and MĀRIS PLIKŠS.

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 In the end of April, 2012 in Riga in the Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR” was held international workshop of animal welfare. There participiated 120 specialists from 13 different countries.

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 From 24th – 30th March 2012 researcher of Fish Resources Department of the Institute „BIOR” Gunta Rubene visited annual meeting of Working Group on Zooplankton Ecology in Malaga (Spain), where she presented report  „Zooplankton status in 2011, long-term dynamics and relationship between ecosystem components in the Gulf of Riga: LIMOD project results”.

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From 4th to 14th March 2012 specialists of Fish Resources Research Department of the Institute “BIOR” in accordance with the Latvian National Fisheries Data Collection Programme carried out its part of the Baltic International Trawl Survey (BITS) in the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian EEZ.

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia informs that  International animal welfare workshop will be held in Riga, Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment “BIOR” in April 19-20th. Veterinarians from Baltic states, Scandinavia, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Bulgaria will participate in this workshop. The aim of the workshop is to provide veterinarians a deeper understanding of animal welfare with focus per species on the animal welfare legislation applicable, the critical welfare issues and species-specific welfare assessment schemes. The workshop will consist of both a theoretical as a practical on-farm session, where participants can bring their theoretical knowledge in practice.