Nowadays, the definition of 'Production diseases' has expanded to include not only metabolic and nutritional diseases, but also diseases of an infectious and genetic nature. The common theme of all these diseases is their association with management and selection of animals for efficient agricultural production.

"So we must now also implement the effects of management and genetic selection on a wide variety of factors such as animal behaviour, immunity and gene expression. The complexity of these interactions makes the interdisciplinary nature of the ICPD even more exciting than before" explains Geert Opsomer, Head of the organizing committee of the 14th ICPD.

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