The SFT are holding a joint pig conference with the PVS over two days, the 8th and 9th November 2023 at the Forest of Arden hotel. CV7 7HR.
Read moreThe SFT Ruminant Conference and AGM 2022 has been changed from 7th to 21st April to avoid conflict for those who will also want to attend to Dairy-Tech 2022 which has been re-scheduled for 7 April. The SFT Ruminant Conference will now take place on Thursday 21st April at the Windmill Hotel and Spa, […]
Read moreWelcome in the New Year of 2022 with a top class conference incorporating a range of topical items presented by world class contributors and the programme Chaired by Dr. Bronagh Owens, Director, Poultry Division, Devenish. The recorded presentations will be available to delegates via the SFT website on Friday 14th January. The Live Q&A will […]
Read moreThe SFT Annual Poultry Conference will be held at the Windmill Hotel, Coventry on Thursday January 20th 2022. The SFT Annual Ruminant Conference and AGM will be held on 7th April 2022 at the Windmill Hotel, Coventry . Plans for a June 2022 SFT NextGen conference are underway. The SFT Pig Conference will be held […]
Read moreTHE PROGRAMME: Chair: Professor Ilias Kyriazakis, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University, Belfast. Iron supplementation of piglet feeds: Professor Cormac O’Shea, Associate Professor of Non-ruminant Science, University of Nottingham. Effects of birth and weaning weight on lifetime performance: Dr. Ramon Muns, Principal Scientific Officer, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough. Low crude […]
Read moreName Position Specialist Area Dr. John Dunne President Dr. Richard Remmer Vice President Pig Andrew Lunt Treasurer John Davies Secretary Melanie Blake Management Committee NextGen Tom Butler Management Committee Ruminant Dr. Siobhan Carroll Management Committee Poultry Emily Marshall Management Committee Poultry Gary McIntyre Management Committee Poultry Dr. Alex Wealleans Management Committee NextGen James McCulloch AIC […]
Read moreThe Annual SFT Pig Conference will be on Thursday September 4th 2021. Further details will follow. The Annual Poultry Conference will be on Thursday January 20th 2022. Further details will follow. The Annual Ruminant Conference will be on Thursday April 7th 2022. Further details will follow. The Annual General Meeting will be […]
Read moreThe 2020 Edgar Pye Research Scholars. The Edgar Pye Research Trust has, due to the generosity of its sponsors, awarded two Scholarships of £2000 each for 2020. The scholars are: Sophie Mahendran, Royal Veterinary College, whose research topic is “The effect of calf size on feeding behaviours and social interactions within large groups fed on […]
Read moreA founder of the SFT and active member for many years Dr Peter Darashah has died in his home town of Cork. Peter’s last SFT appearance was a speaker in 2017 at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the founding of SFT.
Read moreIt is very sad news that Dr Wes Ewing had passed away from a heart attack. He used to be a regular attendee at SFT meetings. Our thoughts are with his wife, Alison and their children.
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