CONVIS

OVERVIEW

CONVIS is the association of livestock farmers in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The cooperative represents 700 member farms and provides services to 1,100 dairy, suckler (and pig) farms. Around 85 employees carry out CONVIS’s core tasks, which are maintaining herd books for suckler and dairy breeds and monitoring performance. In addition to the dairy, suckler and pig departments, CONVIS also has an extension department with 15 agricultural advisers and a commercial structure, Pro-CONVIS, which handles the trade in genetic material (semen, embryos), the purchase and sale of livestock and the trade in livestock equipment. CONVIS is committed to representing and defending the interests of livestock farmers and the agricultural sector in general.

Guy Schmit

Tom Dusseldorf

Other informations

Country

Luxembourg

goals

The purpose of the cooperative is the promotion of the professional and economic interests of its members and the protection of the interests of livestock breeding.

Principal missions

- Management of Herdbook and Animal performance testing for dairy and beef cattle.
- Agricultural advisory service in all matters of animal breeding, feeding, welfare and economics.
- Commercial activities at Pro-CONVIS, the subsidiary organization.

Legal form

Cooperative Association (727 Members).

Address

CONVIS s.c.
4, Zone Artisanale et Commerciale
L-9085 Ettelbruck
Grand Duché de Luxembourg

Phone

+352 26 81 20-300