SFT POULTRY CONFERENCE, VIRTUAL WITH LIVE Q&A January 20th 2022 3.30pm

Welcome 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 take place online at 3.30pm on 20th January where the speakers will summarise their presentations and answer questions from delegates.

THE PROGRAMME: 

  • Low protein poultry diets

Dr. Andreas Lemme, Head of Animal Nutrition Services and Technical Consultancy Poultry, Evonik.

  • Sustainability: Carbon neutral production

Gill Gallagher, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA).

  • Antibiotics in poultry production

Professor John Moore, Honorary Professor in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast.

  • Advances in poultry immunity and the role of nutrition

Dr. Jan Dirk Van de Klis, Head of Technical, Herbonis Animal Health

  • Gut Microbiota and its impact on poultry industry profit

Dr. Guilherme Borchardt, Poultry Technical Manager – EMEA, Christian Hansen.

THE PROGRAMME:

Chair: Professor Ilias Kyriazakis, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University, Belfast .

  • Iron supplementation of piglet feeds:

Dr. Cormac O’Shea, Head of Department of Bioveterinary & Microbial Sciences Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland

  • Effects of birth and weaning weight on lifetime performance:

Dr. Ramon Muns, Principal Scientific Officer, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough.

  • Low crude protein diets and amino acid nutrition:

William Lambert, Scientific and Technical Manager Metex Noovistago.

  • Pig Diets in a Post Soya Era – “Nutritional, Economic and Environmental”.

Dr. Michael Marsden, Product Development Director, AB Agri.

  • Update on liquid Feeding; recent research findings:

Dr. Peadar Lawlor, Principal Research Officer, Pig Development Department Teagasc, Moorepark, Ireland.

  • Considerations of water quality:

Joost Straathof, Managing Director of JSWater.

THE CONFERENCE FORMAT is in 2 parts:

  1. Pre-Recorded Presentations by the speakers made available on the SFT website to delegates on 28th October 2021.
  2. The Live Q&A will be held 7 days later on 4th November 2021 at 3.30pm-5pm. The session will be chaired by Professor Ilias Kyriazakis, Institute for Global Food Security Queen’s University, Belfast. Please send your questions to secretary@sft.uk.com prior to the Q&A. Thank you.

We look forward to joining you for an excellent programme with top class speakers.

Download The Full Programme and Biographies

A TRULY EXCELLENT PROGRAMME OF PAPERS AND SPEAKERS THIS YEAR.

  • Dairy Diets in the Post Soya era: Nutritional, Economic and Environmental Aspects

Dr. Michael Marsden, Head of Technical, AB Agri.

  • Sustainable C Footprints on Farm – with Emphasis on Ruminant Farms.

Julian Bell, Principal Consultant and Team Leader, SRUC Consulting Solutions.

  • The Amino Acid Requirements of the Young Ruminant.

Professor James Drackley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

  • The True Costs and Lifetime Implications of Rearing Dairy Herd Replacements.

Dr Jean Margerison, University of Nottingham.

  • Lifetime Effects of Overfeeding Cu on Performance, Health and Fertility of Dairy Cattle.

Professor Liam Sinclair, Harper Adams University.

  • The Great Fat Debate: Optimum Ratios of Fatty Acids.

Professor Adam Lock, Michigan University.

Chair: David Wilde, Global Innovation Manager, Anpario.

Registration: Please register online through the SFT website: https://sft.uk.com

On 15th April 2021 a link will be sent to all registered delegates giving immediate access to the presentations on the SFT website and to the live Q & A Video Conference which will take place at 3.30pm on Thursday 22nd April 2021.

Conference Fee: £40 plus VAT to fully paid up SFT Members.

Membership Renewal: https://sft.uk.com/sign-in/

New members are welcome. First year’s membership is just £33, including VAT:

New Members Registration: https://sft.uk.com/register/

Further SFT Diary Dates:

 

Please remember the AGM for 2019 and 2020 – virtual – 12 noon on Thursday 22nd April 2021.

SFT Pig Virtual and Live Q&A Conference: Thursday 4th November 2021 at 3.30pm.