Early-Bird and Author Deadline Fast Approaching + Draft Program Sneak Peak

By Benjamin Geist

We are now less than 2 months away from the Poultry Research Foundation’s flagship event, the 36th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium (APSS). As communicated last newsletter, organisation of the event has been going extremely well. These past 2.5 months have been a mammoth effort reviewing 100 submitted papers and 11 invited presentations, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our Reviewers and Handling Editors for their amazing effort in getting through the record number of submission for this years conference.

Our Draft Program is very close to being finalised, and in this article we will be sharing a sneak peak at the 2.5 day event. Please remember that the Author & Early Bird Registration Deadline is the 15th December, 2024.

DRAFT PROGRAM:

This draft program is a guideline only and is subject to change pending final acceptance of submitted papers.

Overarching theme: Enhancing productivity through resilience.

Day 1 – Monday 10 February 2025

9:00: Registrations Open.
10:00-12:00: Student workshop and mentoring session.
12:00-13:00: Lunch.
13:00-13:15: Official Opening.
13:15-15:10: Session 1 – Protein and water – two key drivers for sustainable poultry production.
Prof. Walter Bottje – Worldwide water scarcity – we are all in it together (University of Arkansas, USA).
Assoc. Prof. Sonia Liu – Promoting resilience: sustainable protein alternatives and low-protein diets for chicken-meat.
15:10-15:40 – Afternoon Tea.
15:40-17:15: Session 2 – Title to be decided depending on the papers selected.
17:30-20:00: Poster Session

Day 2 – Tuesday 11 February 2025

7:30: Registrations Open.
08:30-10:35: Session 3 – Broiler and breeder nutrition – building resilience of the young gut.
Dr Mike Bedford – Priming the young birds for gut health and resilience (AB Vista, UK).
Dr Peter Chrystal – Recent advances in broiler breeder nutrition (Aviagen).
10:35-11:05: Morning Tea
11:05-12:50: Session 4 – Broiler nutrition – feed additives and gut health.
Dr Mike Kogut – The impact of past, present, and future feed additives on the gut ecosystem on productivity of young chicks (US Department of Agriculture).
12:50-14:00: Lunch and WPSA AGM.
14:00-15:35: Session 5 – Trends in global egg production.
Mr Vitor Arantes – Genetic advancement of modern laying hens (Hyline Global).
15:35-16:00: Afternoon Tea.
16:00-17:20: Session 6 – Recent advances in nutrition and management of laying hens.
Dr Sanna Steenfeldt – Nutrition and feeding strategies in extended egg production in different production systems (Aarhus University, Denmark)
18:00-22:00: Symposium Dinner @ Doltone House – Darling Island

Day 3 – Wednesday 12 February 2025

8:00: Registrations Open.
9:00-10:35: Session 7 – Dietary energy re-visited.
Emer. Prof. Steve Leeson – Thoughts on diet energy- definitions, requirements and alternatives (University of Guelph, Canada).
10:35-11:05: Morning Tea
11:05-13:00: Session 8 – Net energy and its application.
Dr Pairat Srichana – Enhancing productivity through net energy application in broilers (CP Thailand).
13:00-14.00: Lunch
14:00-15:45: Session 9 – Poultry diseases of significant concerns.
Dr Martha Publido-Landinez – Prevalence and prevention of enterococcus around the world (Mississippi State University).
Dr Frank Wong – Avian influenza – outbreaks, control and future challenges faced by the Australian poultry industries (Australian Animal Health Laboratory).
15:45-16:00: Student awards and closing remarks.
16:00-16:30: Afternoon Tea.