The oral presentations during the Wednesday morning session represented the huge variety of aspects under the umbrella of ‘Intensive Livestock systems and services’, but stood in keen competition with time constraints due to a pushed forward lunch break. Stories ranged from the quality of para-veterinary services, milk production in Bangladesh to Creole Pig Farming in Peru and the contribution of crop-livestock production on the health of children in Ethiopia. The first two presentations were actually part of the same research project on para-professional veterinary services conducted in Uganda by the PhD candidate John Ilukor of the University of Hohenheim. Afterwards, the audience pointed to the fact that para-vets are a heterogeneous group with different education and experiences. Another participant was asking the researcher for recommendations on practical trainings for para-vets, which Mr. Ilukor answered with a need of training on right drug prescription and knowledge on correct usage. Similarly, the next two presentations dealt with research project of the IFCN (Uni Kiel) in Bangladesh. However, they focused on two very distinct aspects: one studied examined the economic and water footprint of dairy farming systems, the other modeled the decision to exit dairy farming. Due to time constraints, presentations and discussions had to be cut down so that finally an intensive lunch won over intensive livestock systems, and listeners could enjoy their products more practically at the mensa. Thea Nielsen presenting