2025 International Symposium
on Animal Environment and Welfare
Sustainable High-quality Development in Livestock Farming
Chongqing, ChinaŸOctober 20–23, 2025
（First Announcement and Call for Abstracts）
A healthy environment for animals and farmers, enhanced animal health and welfare, and minimum impact on the ecosystem continue to be a critical pillar of sustainable modern food animal production agriculture. Since 2011 the International Research Center for Animal Environment and Welfare (IRCAEW) has been hosting biennial symposia that aim to exchange cutting–edge research findings, discuss present and future needs of the production enterprise, explore ways to further interdisciplinary endeavors globally, and ultimately advance the science and technology for improved animal welfare/health, production efficiency, and environmental stewardship. The 2025 International Symposium on Animal Environment and Welfare (ISAEW 2025) will be held on October 20–23, 2025 in Rongchang, Chongqing, China (http://isaew2025.aconf.org). The symposium will use a hybrid format of in-person and on-line to accommodate the attendees whose travels may be affected by various reasons. This announcement provides information regarding timeline, thematic areas, organizing committees, registration, and travel logistics.
1. Timeline:
March 31, 2025: Deadline for abstract submission
April 25, 2025: Notification of abstract acceptance
June 30, 2025: Deadline for initial full paper submission
August 1, 2025: Reviews provided to corresponding author
August 31, 2025: Deadline for full paper to be included in the proceedings
October 20-23, 2025: Holding of ISAEW 2025
October 20, Monday
Onsite Registration
October 21, Tuesday
Morning: Opening ceremony; plenary sessions with invited speakers
Afternoon: Concurrent technical sessions
October 22, Wednesday
Morning: Plenary sessions with invited speakers
Afternoon: Concurrent technical sessions; Closing ceremony
October 23, Thursday
Technical tours
2. Venue (in person):
Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences,
No. 51, Changlong Road, Rongchang, Chongqing, China
3. Theme Areas:
I. Intensive Livestock Farming and Sustainability
(1) Impact of large-scale livestock operations on environment
(2) Intensive livestock farming, land use, and labor challenge and possible solutions
(3) Economic analysis of livestock operations: cost of production and profitability
(4) Gas and particulate emissions from livestock operations
(5) Renewable energy and energy-saving practices in livestock operation
(6) Water usage and water-saving practices in livestock operation
II. Livestock Housing Systems
(1) Innovative livestock housing systems for sustainability
(2) High-rise (multistory) housing systems
(3) Digital and smart housing systems
(4) Production efficiency, safety, and risk management
(5) Space requirements for optimal welfare and efficiency
(6) Animal product safety and traceability
(7) On-farm automation
III. Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) and Animal Welfare
(1) Benefits of PLF: animal welfare and health, environment, economics, and labor
(2) Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analysis, and IoT for PLF applications
(3) Sensors and robotics for PLF applications
(4) Smart equipment and tools: environmental control, feeding, watering, milking, behavior monitoring
(5) Cybersecurity in livestock operations – challenges and solutions
(6) Adoption of PLF and other technologies by farmers
(7) Social and economic aspects of new technologies for livestock farming
IV. Climate Change and Livestock Production
(1) Extreme weather (heat or cold waves) and its impact on livestock farming
(2) Public-private partnerships toward climate-smart livestock production
V. Pollution and Carbon Reduction, and Utilization of Livestock Waste
(1) Monitoring and measurement of GHG emissions
(2) Strategies and technologies for GHG emission reduction
(3) Carbon market and trade: subsidy policies; emission standards; carbon trading; green loans; carbon financial products.
(4) Waste reduction at sources: feed and feeding optimization; facility improvement; precision feeding; manure management
(5) Waste treatment technologies: aerobic fermentation; bedding material recycling; ectopic fermentation; storage fermentation; anaerobic fermentation, fertilizer making; solid and liquid waste-based fertilizer application; integrated environmental control; centralized (regional) treatment facilities.
(6) Facilities for animal waste treatment, collection, and transportation; microbial products; odour control.
(7) Integration of livestock and crop farming: nutrient utilization; energy utilization
VI. Animal Heath and Disease Control
(1) Emerging animal diseases
(2) Disease surveillance and eradication: regulations and strategies
(3) Biosafety in modern livestock operations
(4) Disease transmission: mechanisms, management, and modeling
(5) Managing disease outbreaks – emergency plans and responses
(6) Vaccination for disease prevention
VII. Rural Revitalization and Livestock Farming
(1) Positive role of livestock farming in rural revitalization
(2) Social impact of livestock farming in rural communities
(3) Land use planning and optimal usage of land
(4) Successful models of livestock farming in revitalizing rural communities’
(5) Societal and consumer aspects of livestock farming
4. Organization structure
Sponsored by:
· International Research Center for Animal Environment and Welfare (IRCAEW)
· Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE)
· China Agricultural University (CAU)
Co-Sponsored by:
· International Cooperation Committee of Animal Welfare (ICCAW)
· Animal Waste Utilization Branch, Beijing Association of Low Carbon Agriculture
Hosted by:
· Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences (CAAS)
· National Center of Technology Innovation for Pigs
· Key Lab of Agricultural Engineering in Structure and Environment of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, PRC
· Key Lab of Swin Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, PRC
5. Organization Committee
Honorary-chair:
Dr. Zuohua Liu, Chief Scientist of CAAS, President of National Center of Technology Innovation for Pigs, China.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Baoming LI, Professor, China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Qiang Zhang, Professor, University of Manitoba, Canada
Vice-chairs:
Dr. Liangpeng Ge, Research Scientist and Vice President, CAAS, China
Dr. Qigui Wang, Research Scientist and Vice President, CAAS, China
Committee members:
Dr. Robert Burns, Distinguished Professor, University of Tennessee, USA
Dr. Teng Teeh Lim, Professor, University of Missouri, USA
Dr. Yang Zhao, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, USA
Dr. Chaoyuan Wang, Professor, China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Lingjuan Wang, Professor, North Carolina State University, USA
Dr. Guoqiang Zhang, Professor, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Dr. André Aarnink, Research Fellow, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Dr. In-Bok Lee, Professor, Seoul National University of Republic of Korea, ROK
Dr. Jun Bao, Chair, International Cooperation Committee of Animal Welfare (ICCAW), China
Ms. Junxiang Yang, Research Scientist and Chair, Animal Waste Utilization Branch, Beijing Association of Low Carbon Agriculture, China
Dr. Weichao Zheng, Professor, China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Qiren Li, Research Scientist, CAAS, China
Ms. Qin Tang, Director, CAAS, China
Ms. Wen Liu, Professor, CAAS, China
6. Program and Proceedings Committee:
Dr. Qiang Zhang, Professor, University of Manitoba, Canada (Chair)
Dr. Yang Zhao, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, USA
Dr. Lingjuan Wang, Professor, North Carolina State University, USA
Dr. Teng Teeh Lim, Professor, University of Missouri, USA.
Dr. Chaoyuan Wang, Vice Director and Professor, China Agricultural University, China
Dr.Hongming Dong, Research Scientist, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Dr. Benhai Xiong, Research Scientist, Beijing Institute of Veterinary Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Dr. Zhengxiang Shi, Professor, China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Weichao Zheng, Professor, China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Yang Wang, Associate Professor, China Agricultural University, China
Dr. Hao Wang, Associate Research Scientist, CAAS, China
Dr. Lilong Chai, Associate Professor, University of Georgia, USA
Dr. Thomas Amon, Head, Department of Sensors and Modelling, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Germany
Dr. Qianyin Yi, Scientist, Department of Sensors and Modelling, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy, Germany
7. Other Information
Abstract Submission:
The ISAEW 2025 is soliciting abstracts on the afore-listed topics. Please prepare an abstract of less than 250 words using the form contained in this announcement and submit it via the symposium website: http://isaew2025.aconf.org/.
All abstracts will be lightly reviewed, and those selected for presentation at the symposium will be provided with paper and/or poster templates for their finished work. Full-length papers will be edited and published in a symposium proceedings.
Posters should fit within a 120 cm high x 86 cm wide (47" x 34") area.
Registration: online, please visit http://isaew2025.aconf.org/
Registration Fee:
Attendee Category | Early Registration by June10, 2025 | Regular Registration by August 31, 2025 | On-site Registration |
Overseas – Regular | USD$320 | USD$360 | USD$400 |
Domestic - Regular | ¥1,800 | ¥2,000 | ¥2,200 |
Overseas – Students | USD$160 | USD$180 | USD $200 |
Domestic – Students | ¥900 | ¥1,000 | ¥1,100 |
Note: 1. On-line credit card payment is currently not available, and the website will be updated once the service becomes available. Please prepare to pay cash for on-site registration.
2. Registration fee will cover symposium & meals. Lodging expenses are the responsibility of the attendees.
Hotel arrangements：
To ensure accommodation at the symposium main hotel (Rongchang Ruier Hotel), the domestic attendees should register by September 30, 2025 online.
l Rongchang Ruier Hotel (a four-star hotel) in Rongchang, No. 39 Changlong Road, Rongchang, Chongqing, China, Phone: (86)-23-46776080
l Rongchang Weiya Hotel, No. 56, Changlong Road, Rongchang, Chongqing, China Phone: (86)-23-46551111
l Rongchang Shuohaobufenshou Hotel, No. 133, Guotai Road, Rongchang, Chongqing, China Phone: (86)-23-46273333
Transportation route:
Flights：
l The Chongqing Airport code is CKG; many convenient domestic flights to Chongqing are available, it takes about 2 hours from the airport to the hotel by car or bus, and 50 minutes by train (see below).
l The Chengdu-Shuangliu International Airport code is CTU, it takes about 5 hours from the airport to the hotel by car or bus, and 60 minutes by train (see below).
l The Luzhou Yunlong Airport code is LZO. It takes 40 minutes from the airport to the hotel by car or bus.
High-speed train：
l Chongqing Bei--Rongchang Bei (50minutes)
l Chongqing Xi—Rongchang Bei (40 minutes)
l Shapingba--Rongchang Bei (40minutes) ,
l Chengdu Dong--Rongchang Bei (60minutes)
Bus:
l Bus transportation is available from Chongqing to Rongchang.
8. Contact for further information or questions:
Ms. Wen Liu
Department of Foreign Affairs
Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, No. 51, Changlong Road, Rongchang, Chongqing
Cell: +86 13983637816; Fax: +86 23 46792348; Email: 1127980958@qq.com
Dr. Weichao Zheng
Department of Agricultural Structure and Bioenvironmental Engineering
China Agricultural University, Mail Box 67, Beijing 100083, China
Cell: +86 13811997928; Fax: +86 10 62736904 ; Email: weichaozheng@cau.edu.cn
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