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Alltech Annual International Symposium

POULTRY: DELIVERING TO MEET CONSUMER DEMANDS

What to Expect in the Poultry Session

Aidan Connolly, vice president of Alltech, describes what to expect in the poultry session at Alltech's 2012 Symposium.

 

Monday, May 21

1:00-1:05

Introduction
Chairs: Nick Adams and Paulo Rigolin

 
1:05-1:25

Data and facts on food - looking toward 2050
Osler Desouzart, OD Consulting, Planning and Strategy, Brazil

 
1:30-1:50

World beating performance: Why does New Zealand beat the standards and what can we learn from their experience?
Bill Williams, Tegel Foods Ltd, New Zealand

 
1:55-2:15

What do birds really need? The Brazilian perspective on meeting nutrient requirements
Horacio Santiago Rostagno, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil

 
2:20-2:50

Break

 
2:55-3:15

Making sense of soy: Feed passage, trypsin inhibitors and the other challenges of SBM
Nelson Ruiz, Nelson Ruiz Nutrition, LLC, USA

 
3:20-3:40

Feeding in a cost-conscious environment: Nutritional solutions for coping with the spiraling cost of feed
Eilir Jones, Devenish Nutrition International, UK

 
3:45-4:05

Econometrics: Delivering more eggs by delivering the right nutrients at the right time
Mark Farmer, Ridley Feed Ingredients, USA

 
6:00 Buses leave for Kentucky Night

Tuesday, May 22

8:30-8:35

Introduction
Chairs: Nick Adams and Paulo Rigolin

 
8:35-8:55

Poultry performance starts with intestinal health: Weed, feed & seed
Natalie Armour, University of Georgia, USA

 
9:00-9:20

Interfacing immunity, intestinal health and performance: The next generation of smart ingredients
Andreas Kocher, Alltech Inc., Australia

 
9:25-9:45

From the lab to the field: Transferring smarter solutions for toxins and pathogens
Gertrudes Corção, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
9:50-10:20

Break

 
10:25-10:45

Standing on the genetic platform, where will the train take us in the next 20 years?
Santiago Avendaño, Aviagen Group, Scotland

 
10:50-11:10

New ways to start birds: Diets that change gene expression and increase the bird’s ability to use nutrients
Rosalina Angel, University of Maryland, USA

 
11:15-11:35

Programmed to succeed: How programmed nutrition will increase economic efficiency and produce a better consumer product
Peter Ferket, North Carolina State University, USA

 
11:35-12:00

Questions & Answers: Wrap up
A brief discussion with the speakers

 
12:00-1:25 Break for lunch