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2010 Sponsorship: XIIth International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA)

Project start date: 01 January 2010
Project end date: 22 June 2010
Publication date: 22 June 2010
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle

Summary

Parasites have an enormous impact not only in the environment but also on human and animal health. This conference was an important forum for the dissemination and discussion of new findings in this rapidly expanding field. The theme of the congress was Understanding the global impact of parasites-from genomes to function and disease around developing an exciting scientific program that provided a dynamic platform for the vibrant and fruitful exchange of your new findings, research questions and state-of-the-art techniques.