Symposium 2019

Nutrition and Health

This annual symposium shared insights and perspectives on sustainable diets; definitions and goals, the impact of animal agriculture on environmental sustainability, particularly in Canada, and the nutritional implications of plant-based or “flexitarian” diets. In this section, you can read the summary of the presentations or watch the webcast.

Symposium 2019 Presentation Summaries

• Food and Climate Change: The 2050 Challenge

  Global animal protein production is projected to double from its year 2000 levels by 2050 and the majority of this livestock production growth will occur in the developing world. Satisfying these upcoming animal protein demands will pose a challenge to the environment – hence the notion...

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• Sustainable Agriculture: The Canadian Context

  Canada accounts for about 1.6% of global GHG with 0.001% of this arising from the Canadian dairy industry. The Canadian dairy production’s GHG emissions per L of milk (0.94 kg CO2eq) ranks among the most efficient in the world. Canadian dairy cows continue to become increasingly...

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• Healthy AND Sustainable Diets

  Climate change and environmental degradation present major threats to humanity. In recent years, recognition of the significant environmental impact of food production has prompted research into the relationships between diets and environmental sustainability. The term sustainable diets...

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• A Global Perspective on Sustainability

  Over the last 30 years, consumption of meat, milk and eggs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has more than tripled. Population growth, urbanization, income gains and globalization continue to fuel the “livestock revolution”. According to the latest FAO projections, under a...

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Speakers

• Frank Mitloehner, PhD

  Professor and Air Quality Extension Specialist
  Department of Animal Science
  University of California, Davis

• Tim McAllister, PhD

  Principal Research Scientist
  Ruminant Nutrition and Microbiology
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• Sergio Burgos, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Animal Nutrition and Metabolism
  McGill University

• Anne Mottet, PhD

  Livestock Development Officer
  Animal Production and Health Division
  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)