Bernard Faye

Biography

Bernard Faye was Scientific Project Manager in Animal Production sector at the International Cooperation Centre for Agronomic Research in Development (CIRADFrance) and currently, he is an independent International Camel Expert. He has obtained his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at Lyon (France) in 1974, then his MSc in Animal Nutrition and Endocrinology in 1980. After an eight-years African experience both in development (Niger) and in research (Ethiopia), he has obtained his PhD in Animal Epidemiology in 1995 (Paris University), then the habilitation to manage research team (HDR) at Montpellier University in 1998. After African period, he was Epidemiologist at the Ecopathology lab (National Agronomic Research Institute -INRA) at Clermont-Ferrand (France) and the Head of this lab for ten years. In 1996, he has joined CIRAD-Montpellier as the Head of Animal Production program. In 2010, he has joined FAO as Consultant in Saudi Arabia in the Camel Center at Kharj. Bernard Faye was Scientific Project Manager in Animal Production sector at the International Cooperation Centre for Agronomic Research in Development (CIRADFrance) and currently, he is an independent International Camel Expert. He has obtained his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at Lyon (France) in 1974, then his MSc in Animal Nutrition and Endocrinology in 1980. After an eight-years African experience both in development (Niger) and in research (Ethiopia), he has obtained his PhD in Animal Epidemiology in 1995 (Paris University), then the habilitation to manage research team (HDR) at Montpellier University in 1998. After African period, he was Epidemiologist at the Ecopathology lab (National Agronomic Research Institute -INRA) at Clermont-Ferrand (France) and the Head of this lab for ten years. In 1996, he has joined CIRAD-Montpellier as the Head of Animal Production program. In 2010, he has joined FAO as Consultant in Saudi Arabia in the Camel Center at Kharj.

Research Interest

camel farming , camel reproduction physiology