Monday 26th (1st day – afternoon)
15:00: Welcome from authorities
- Introduction from the President of the Organizing Committee – Cheng Xudong (Dongrong Group)
- President of WAAP – Frank Dunshea
- Rector of the University of Camerino – Graziano Leoni
- Rector of the Northwest A&F University – TBC
15:30: 1st Session – “Introducing the topic”, chair Carlo Renieri/
15:45: 1st Main Lecture: “Structure and biology of hair follicle on Mammals producing fiber” – Hugh Galbraith (University of Aberdeen -UK)
16:30: 2nd Main lecture: “New technologies on Animal Fiber breeding” – Liu Hongbo (Henan Shouwang Group)
17:15: 3rd Main lecture: “Supporting animal fiber production through sustainable grazing management” – Marco Pittarello (University of Turin – Italy)
18:00: Welcome cocktail
Tuesday 27th (2nd day – morning)
9:00: 2nd Session – “Wool production”, chairs Frank Dunshea / Liu Jiaqiang
9:00: “World Wool production” – James Preston (University of New England, Australia)
9:45: “Wool production in China” – Professor Wang Chunxin (Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China)
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: “European wool – Animal welfare in the supply chain – UNI Standards production, preparation, marketing, and traceability of Italian wool, including supporting information, ethical and environmental claims” – Marco Antonini (ENEA – Italy)
11:45: “Ten Years of Collaborative Innovation in Uruguay: Impacts of the CRILU Consortium – Phase I on Ultrafine Wool Production” – Fabio Montossi (INIA – Uruguay)
12:30: 2 Submitted presentations (15 minutes each) + Poster
13:00: Lunch
Tuesday 27th (2nd day afternoon)
14:30: 3rd Session – “Cashmere production”, chairs Carlo Renieri / Sun Haizhou
14:30: “Cashmere production in China and in the World” – Lin Shanshan
15:15: “Genome-wide analysis for signatures of selection in cashmere goat: identification of new candidate genes for environmental adaptation and productive traits” – Stefano Pallotti (University of Camerino – Italy)
16:00: Coffee break
16:30: 8 Submitted presentations (15 minutes each) + Poster
Wednesday 28th (3rd day morning)
9:00: 4th Session – “Mohair and Angora fibres”, chair Marco Antonini
9:00: “Mohair production” – Carina Visser (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
9:45: “Angora rabbit production” – Professor Li Fuchang (Shandong Agricultural University, China)
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: 8 Submitted presentations (15 minutes each) + Poster
13:00: Lunch
Wednesday 28th (3rd day afternoon)
14:30: 5th Session – “Camel and Camelids fibres”, chair Fabio Montossi
14:30: “Fiber production in Camel” – Professor Jirimutu (Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
15:00: “Fiber production in Alpaca and Vicuna – Gustavo Gutierrez (Universidad La Molina, Peru)
15:30: “Fiber production in Llama (Lama glama) – Celso Ayala (Universidad Mayor San Andrees, Bolivia)
16:00: Coffee break
16:30: 8 Submitted presentations (15 minutes each) + Poster
Thursday 29th (4th day morning)
9:00: 6th Session – “Silk and other fibres of animal origin”, chairs Marco Antonini/ Liu Wenguan
9:00: “Silk production in China” – Professor Dai Fangyin, Southwest University (China)
9:30: “Silk production around the world – Tian Ling
10:00: “Fiber production in Yak” – Liu Shujie, President of Qinghai Academy of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine (China)
10:30: Coffee break
11:00: “Other fibers (Chiru, guanaco, musk ox..)” – Liu Yan
11:30: 6 Submitted presentations (15 minutes each) + Poster
13:00: Lunch
Thursday 29th (4th day afternoon)
14:30: Challenged Session – chair Andrea Rosati
“The techno-scientific evolution of animal fibers between global challenges and new markets”
16:30: End of the conference
Gala Dinner
Friday 30th (4th day)
Technical Tour: “Inner Mongolia Dongrong Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Technology Co, Ltd”