Aborde les thèmes suivants : utilisation des parcours par les ovins et caprins en milieu aride ; sous-nutrition, digestion, métabolisme et performances ; évaluation nutritionnelle des aliments non conventionnels ; adaptation des petits ruminants aux aliments non conventionnels. ©Electre 2025

The 9th Seminar of the Nutrition Sub-Network of the FAO-CIHEAM Cooperative Research on Sheep and Goats, held at Hammamet (Tunisia), 8-10 November 2001, was organised, under the auspices of the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, by INRAT (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and CIHEAM (Centre International des Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes), in collaboration with ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas), IRESA (Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles), OEP (Office de l'Elevage et des Pâturages) and GIVR (Groupement Interprofessionnel des Viandes Rouges).

The seminar focused on topics related to sheep and goat nutrition and feeding strategies under harsh climate conditions. Sessions were on: (i) use of rangelands by sheep and goats under arid conditions; (ii) effect of under-nutrition on sheep and goat digestion and performance; (iii) nutritional evaluation of non-conventional feedstuffs; and (iv) adaptation of small ruminants to non-conventional feeds. Furthermore, six round tables were organised to discuss pertinent up-to-date topics related to sheep and goat nutrition and feeding systems. The topics covered by these round tables were: (i) mineral nutrition; (ii) feeding behaviour; (iii) feeding and product quality; (iv) methods to improve non-conventional feedstuffs; (v) databases - a working tool for networks; and (vi) cooperation research project - conception and funding.

In addition to this scientific programme a field trip was organized to OEP Saouef Farm where the agro-pastoral production system is prevalent. Two local sheep breeds are raised under rainfed conditions, and an integrated feeding system is efficiently practiced, using fodder shrubs, natural pastures, and cereal crop residues.

The seminar was attended by 68 participants from 16 countries (Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Sultanate of Oman, Tunisia, UK and Venezuela), and representatives or scientists from CIHEAM, FAO, IAEA and ICARDA. A total of 64 papers were presented and discussed including introductory papers, oral presentations and posters in the four main sessions. Thirty-seven papers have been selected to be published in these proceedings.