The International Society for Animal Hygiene (ISAH) is proud to announce its XVIth International Congress (ISAH-2013) with the main theme "Animal Hygiene, Health and Welfare as Corner Stones of Sustainable Animal Production". The XVIth International Congress of the ISAH will offer professionals and the interested public in fields of animal hygiene, health and welfare a multidisciplinary informative platform. Based upon your great contributions to this particular field, the organizing committee cordially invites you to participate in XVIth International Congress on Animal Hygiene to be held on May 5-9 in 2013, the year of the snake, in Nanjing, China. The bi-annual congresses of ISAH initiated in 1970 have become accepted as an influential conference worldwide for professionals in animal hygiene, health and welfare to discuss and develop the latest research breakthroughs as well as potential business opportunities. It will manage to provide an exellent platform for information exchange and business collaborations. Traditionally joint sessions will be organised together with FAO, and presentations will be given by specialised companies.