The Joint International Congress on Animal Science is locally co-organised by INRAE (The French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment) and the French Association for Animal Production (AFZ), on behalf of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) and the World Association for Animal production (WAAP) and by “France Génétique Elevage” on behalf of Interbull.

EAAP promotes research, discussion, debate and dissemination of high quality and relevant animal science findings amongst the scientific communities, the livestock industry, civil society and groups with interests in livestock production.
President: Isabel Casasús
General secretary: Andrea Rosati

WAAP aims to encourage closer collaboration between the animal production organisations and to bring together scientists, educators, technicians, and administrators with the objective of reviewing development concerns on the five continents.
President: Philippe Chemineau

INTERBULL is a Permanent Sub-Committee of The International Committee For Animal Recording, the world-wide organisation for the standardisation of animal recording and productivity evaluation.
President: Matthew Shaffer
CEO: Toine Roozen