Schedule

Tuesday, October 8th

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8:00-13:00

Registration

13:00 - 13:10

Opening session: Nei Arruda (Chair PSA LA) and Everton Krabbe (Vice-Chair PSA-LA)

13:10 - 14:00

Keynote Speaker: Challenges and opportunities for sustainable poultry production

14:00 - 17:00

Symposium: Transitioning towards a dCa and P system in commercial broilers 

Chair: Mauricio Cunha, IFF

  • The importance of Ca, impact of excess Ca and its regulation 

  • Implication of excess Ca and source on phytase efficacy and in the context of a global limestone quality. 

  • Break

  • Evaluation of limestone characteristics in Latin America 

  • The determination of dCa and P in feed ingredients and the validation of such in a complete diet

  • The use of prediction equations to understand Ca and P digestibility, and the implementation into commercial production on performance, economics and sustainability 

  • Questions and panel discussion

14:00 - 17:00

Symposium: Strategies and technologies for promoting ecoproductivity and intestinal health in poultry: The role eubiotics in immunity and sustainability of the poultry production system. 

Chair: Bruna Martins & Sandra Bonaspetti, Phibro Animal Health

  • Holistic view of the poultry immune system and its importance for the success of poultry production 

  • Immunity as a tool to improve gastrointestinal health and efficiency 

  • Break

  • Strategic use of eubiotic additives to ensure ecoproductivity 

  • Efficacy of saponins in immunonutrition 

  • Questions and answers

17:30

Cocktail Reception

Wednesday, October 9th

8:00-14:00

Concurrent Symposia A: A holistic view on the factors that affect saleable meat: challenges from field to processing. 

Chair: Dr. Gabriela Cardoso Dal Pont

  • Problem introduction, Dr. Gabriela Cardoso, Novus Int.
  • Skin lesions that produce commendations of broiler carcasses: how to increase saleable meat, Dr. Liris Kindlein, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 

  • The Secret of Poultry Health and Welfare: Efficient Broiler Litter Management, Dr. Kelen Zavarize, Novus Int.

  • Defining saleable meat: is it quantity or quality?  Dr. Casey Owens, Arkansas University - US
  • Structural problems and their effects on carcass quality, Dr. Hugo Romero, Novus Int.

  • Salmonella: Prevention, control, and eradication strategies, feedback of the European experience, Dr. Claudio Chimienti- Reseau Cristal- France

8:00 - 14:00

Concurrent Symposia B: One-Poultry Production: interconnections between Health and Nutrition  

Chair: Rafael Sens and Marcelo Hidalgo

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  • Understanding microbiome metabolism with all the omics - metagenomics, metabolomics, and metatranscriptomics, Dr. Cristiano Bortoluzzi - DSM
  • Role of nutrition to maximize the action of the microbiome on the health and welfare of poultry, Dr. Jovanir Fernandes – UFPR (BR)
  • Ingredients quality and gut health: how to achieve maximum intestinal functionality and precise nutrition, Dr. Alex Maiorka – UFPR (BR)
  • How to proper evaluate the action of feed additives in poultry under field conditions: tips for targeted approaches, Dr. Edgar Oviedo – NCSU (USA)
  • Roundtable Discussion

12:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-18:00

Concurrent Symposia C: A comprehensive approach of combined preventive strategies to promote immunity, health, and profitability in poultry production 

Chair: Dr. Melina Bonato, ICC, Brazil

  • The historical use of antibiotics in poultry production: past, present, and future, Dr. Michael H. Kogut, USDA-ARS, U.S.
  • Optimizing poultry monitoring: turning field data into insights for precise decisions, Dr. Vinícius Duarte, C-Vale, Brazil
  • Management and biosecurity actions as a preventive plan for today and tomorrow's challenges, Dr. Marcos Dai Prá, BRF, Brazil
  • Advanced feed additive technologies for enhancing immune function in poultry production, Prof. Dr. Doug Korver, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Managing mycotoxins to enhance gut health and immunity in poultry production, Prof. Dr. Paulo Dilkin, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
  • Strategic preventive and therapeutic programs to support poultry industry profitability, Dr. Ricardo Rauber, Vetinova, Brazil
  • Panel Discussion

14:00 - 18:00

Concurrent Symposia D: Achieving a more precise amino acid nutrition in poultry diets and its impact on growth performance, health and sustainability 

Chair: Victor Naranjo, Evonik Americas

  • Update on amino acid recommendations for modern broilers, 

    Horacio Rostagno, University of Vicosa

  • Modelling the response of modern broilers to amino acid and energy density levels on growth performance and profitability, Nilva Sakomura, UNESP Jaboticabal, Brazil
  • Effect of gut health challenges on energy and amino acid utilization in broilers, Samuel Rochell, Auburn University
  • Managing quality and nutrient variability of main raw materials and its impact on feed formulation costs and poultry performance, Everton Krabbe, Embrapa, Brazil
  • European experiences with reduction of dietary crude protein levels and its impact on performance, welfare and sustainability parameters, Andreas Lemme, Evonik Nutrition & Care, GmbH, Germany
  • Critical factors for practical application of reduced crude protein diets – Brazilian experience, Jeffersson Lecznieski, Nutritionist Brazil
  • Q&A Session

19:00-22:30

Awards Dinner

Thursday, October 10th

8:00 - 12:00 

Concurrent Symposia A: Myopathies in Fast Growing Broilers: Woody Breast, Dorsal Cranial, Deep Pectoral and White Striping – Challenges and Potential Solutions

Chair: Shai Barbut and Sandra Rodrigues and Liris Kindlein

  • Global Perspective, Dr. Shai Barbut (University of Guelph, Canada) Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
  • Overview - Brazilian market, Dr. Liris Kindlein (Univ Fed do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
  • Current and Future Research related to Myopathies, Dr.Vivek Kuttappan, Cargill, Inc.
  • Nutrition aspects, Dr. Douglas Korver (Alpine Poultry Nutrition, Canada)
  • Practical Aspects of management and nutrition to mitigate myopathies applied in Brazilian industry, Dr. Ivomar Oldoni (BRF, Brazil)
  • Panel Discussion

Concurrent Symposia B: Mycotoxin risk management in poultry: from diagnosis to prevention, discover the latest advances. 

Chair: Marie Gallissot, Olmix Group

  • Introduction, Marie Gallissot
  • Speed up your mycotoxin analysis: NIR perspectives. 
  • Unveiling years of mycotoxin occurrence monitoring, with a focus on Latam risk. Professor Carlos Mallmann, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
  • Latest advances in risk level assessment for poultry: what can we learn from the latest European findings? Dr Regiane Santos, SFR, The Netherlands
  • Serving poultry health and performance with an algae-clay technology: the advantage of prevention against mycotoxin polycontamination. Dr Leandro Royo, Olmix Group, Spain
  • Q&A Session

8:00 - 12:00 

Concurrent Symposia C: Information Management: Increasing industry competitiveness through data analysis

Chair: Dimitri Moreira de Freitas, Phytobiotics Brasil

  • Nutrition Cost Management – The Performance vs Production Cost - Dilemma, how to achieve greater profitability? Dr Sergio Luiz Vieira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
  • Database Management – How to obtain better conclusions from a database? Dr Cleverson Souza, Phytobiotics Brazil, Cambé, PR
  • Poultry Health Management – Real-time Management Tools, how far can technology take us? Dr Ricardo Rauber, Consultant, Curitiba, PR
  • Information Management in a highly complex environment – What can poultry market learn from other segments? Ricardo Portela, Zexann Consultancy, São Paulo, SP
  • Roundtable Discussion

12:10 - 13:00 

Keynote Speaker: Science as an essential element of the poultry industry of the future

13:00 - 13:20 

 

Closing session: Nei Arruda (Chair PSA LA) and Everton Krabbe (Vice-Chair PSA-LA)