Sponsors List

DIAMOND EVENT PARTNER

As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavours, and fragrances for the world’s growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet.

dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than €12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life every day, everywhere, for billions of people.

dsm-firmenich is our most prolific corporate sponsor, showing their support for the 30th consecutive year, and the 5th consecutive year as our exclusive DIAMOND SPONSOR.

PLATINUM EVENT PARTNERS

Since 1982, Jefo designs solutions to meet the needs of the animal industry, with a forerunner vision. Backed-up by our applied scientific curiosity, our passionate and creative team of animal scientists, veterinarians and Ph.Ds., bring real-life solutions to the table.

Jefo has been a sponsor of APSS for a total of 17 years, and continuously for the past decade.

Aviagen® stands at the forefront of poultry genetics, pioneering research, and innovation on a global scale. Our broiler breeder brands are among the most recognized and respected in the industry and each has a proven record of success in addition to a large and loyal global customer base.

Aviagen returns as a sponsor of APSS this year for the 5th time. We are very grateful that they have returned to support our event again in 2025.

The AgriFutures Chicken Meat Consortium – Nutrition, Gut Health and Environment is a multi-institutional and multi-national collaboration to grow the long-term prosperity of the Australian chicken meat industry from the nutritional strategy to optimise gut health, animal welfare, and sustainability outcomes. Involving 50 scientists, 19 early-mid career researchers, 12 PhD students, and eight international research institutions including some top scientists in the field, the Consortium will help pave the future for chicken meat production.

The Consortium is an initiative of the AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program. The scientific program is led by The University of Queensland, in partnership with The University of Sydney, Central Queensland University, Massey University, and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. In addition, five global industry partners including Aviagen, DSM, Lallemand, Lucta, and Metex Noovistago, as well as Poultry Research Foundation and World Poultry Science Association New Zealand Branch are supporting the Consortium.

The AgriFutures Chicken Meat Consortium – Nutrition, Gut Health and Environment is proud to support APSS 2025, for the second year running.

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) focuses on differentiating, elevating preference, and attaining market access for the use of U.S. Soy for human consumption, aquaculture, and livestock feed in 80+ countries internationally. USSEC members represent the soy supply chain including U.S. Soy farmers, processors, commodity shippers, merchandisers, allied agribusinesses, and agricultural organizations. USSEC is funded by the U.S. soybean checkoff, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) matching funds, and industry.

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) is partnering with APSS for the second time in 2025. We look forward to their involvement in our conference.

GOLD EVENT PARTNERS

As the world population continues to expand and the demand for protein soars, food producers are turning to Kemin for innovative solutions.

We believe raising healthy livestock and poultry is more important than ever before, and we are delivering products and services that help consumers achieve optimal nutrition, feed quality, gut health and pathogen control – all while maximizing the profitability of our customers.

Kemin has now been involved with the conference for a total of 22 years.

Australian Eggs is a member owned not-for-profit company providing marketing and research & development (R&D) services for the benefit of Australian egg farmers.

Working together with the egg industry and the Australian Government, Australian Eggs strives to deliver value to industry and the public by investing in programs that increase consumption and ensure industry sustainability.

All known Australian egg farmers are serviced by Australian Eggs, irrespective of their size, location or farming system.

Australian Eggs and previous egg industry not-for-profit companies have been part of APSS since the very beginning, with continued support every year from 1989 – 2025.

Feedworks Pty Ltd, is a partnership aimed at supplying quality products and technologies to the agricultural associated industries in the Australian, New Zealand and Oceania regions.

Feedworks and their various partners have been avid supporters of the symposium for 29 consecutive years.

Elanco Animal Health is a global leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians, stakeholders, and society as a whole. With nearly 70 years of animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a meaningful impact on our local and global communities.  

Elanco operates the only private-sector R&D facility for food and companion animals in Australia. Elanco’s vision is “Food and Companionship Enriching Life”. Grounded by our corporate social responsibility framework, Elanco’s Healthy Purpose™, Elanco is committed to enhancing the well-being of animals, people and the planet.

For more information visit https://www.elanco.com.au or contact Elanco Australasia Pty Ltd on 1800 995 709. 

Elanco have now sponsored APSS for a total of 27 years.

Adisseo is among the world leaders in animal nutrition with the mission to feed the planet in a high-quality, affordable, safe and sustainable way.

Adisseo is unique for its investments in both industry and research, guaranteeing a competitive and innovative solutions and services that:
– Protect the quality of ingredients and feed.
– Support and promote health and performance of the animals.

Learn more: www.adisseo.com

Adisseo has supported the conference for 21 consecutive years.

At Innovad® we combine people’s long time experiences in the field of animal feed and water additives with an innovative approach and dedication to animal well-being and a healthy environment. At the same time we secure cost effectiveness for the producer. We have built a business that embraces openness, shares ideas and opens up innovation in a sustainable and profitable manner.

With our corporate headquarters and licensed state of the art production facilities near to the port of Antwerp in Belgium, we are in a position to serve the global feed and animal industry. Our brands and services are available in over 70 countries.

Innovad® joined us as an event partner for the 1st time this year. WELCOME TO THE APSS FAMILY!

Orffa has a 50 year long history of being an innovative supplier of feed additives. We are the leading marketing and sales company of feed additives in Europe, our home base. Orffa develops, customizes, sources and offers a complete range of feed additives and concepts for the animal production industry. Spearhead products are Excential Energy Plus, the most cost-efficient nutritional feed emulsifier, and Excential Selenium 4000, the highest bioavailable organic selenium source.

Our products are not only designed to increase the cost-effectiveness of animal production, but we also aim to offer products improving sustainability and the quality of animal production, as well as the health and welfare of the animals and for the operators in the production sites.

Orffa is a sponsor of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium for the 3rd consecutive year.

SILVER EVENT PARTNERS

What is special about AB Vista is our pioneering spirit, our passion for trailblazing and taking the initiative, our inherent agility and our non-conformist approach to innovation – all underpinned by the integrity that is at the heart of our feed services and additives business.

Since we were formed in 2004, AB Vista has grown to be one of the largest suppliers of enzymes in animal nutrition, live yeast in animal feed and natural betaine production for the global animal nutrition industry. We attribute our success to our strong focus on scientific integrity and our open, collaborative relationships with our customers and research partners.

AB Vista celebrates 10 years of partnership with APSS.

The AgriFutures Chicken Meat Program’s purpose is to invest levy funds in RD&E to increase knowledge and understanding that fosters an innovative, adaptive, and valuable chicken meat industry in Australia. The vision is to grow the long-term prosperity of the Australian chicken meat industry. Also, crucial to the Program are the activities that enable the Australian chicken meat industry to prosper including, providing training and capacity building opportunities and ensuring that the levy investment delivers value to industry participants. 

AgriFutures, along with previous RIRDC bodies, have supported APSS every single year since the very first symposium in 1989.

BASF Animal Nutrition has been a pioneer from the beginning, for example, in vitamins and enzymes. The world’s appetite for animal protein is growing. But people want it to be grown more sustainably. Now, we are leading the way with more sustainable, successful, science-based solutions. Our products have proven to be efficient, effective and reliable in the lab, in the mill and in the field, promoting animal growth, vitality and well-being. With greater use of digital tools and technologies, we share our expertise and experience and work together to be more considerate of animals, people and the planet. That’s what we stand for at BASF Animal Nutrition: From feed to farm to fork to the future.

BASF has sponsored the Australian Poultry Science Symposium for a total of 18 years this year.

BRONZE EVENT PARTNERS

Lallemand Animal Nutrition – a global leader in the science of fermentation – and a primary producer of yeast and bacteria. Our passion is harnessing microorganisms to optimise animal well-being and performance, forage management, and the animal environment. We are partnering in microbial solutions for a changing world. Learn more at LallemandAnimalNutrition.com.

Lallemand has now been involved in the symposium for 7 consecutive years.

Known today as Alltech® Lienert Australia, we provide customers with innovative, high quality products and services, from feed formulation to the development of complete nutritional programs and biosecurity products and programs — all supported by outstanding customer service.

Our team of qualified animal nutritionists design premixes and feed formulations tailored to meet customers’ specific requirements in a range of sectors, including livestock producers, commercial feed mills and resellers in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Asia.

Alltech has been a supported of our conference for a total of 25 years

EW Nutrition offers animal nutrition solutions to the feed industry. The company’s focus is on gut health, supported by other product lines.

EW Nutrition researches, develops, produces, sells, and services most of the products it commercializes. In 50 countries, key accounts are served directly by EW Nutrition’s own personnel. 

For more information, please visit https://ew-nutrition.com.

This is EW Nutrition’s 7th consecutive year as a sponsor of APSS.

Nutriment Health is an Australian owned and operated company that specialises in the supply of feed additives to the Australian stockfeed industry and injectable antibiotics to veterinarians.

As well as having branded products that are registered with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), Nutriment Health is also the Australian distributor for a number of global feed additive and animal health companies. As part of our unique flexibility, we have specialised in the provision of custom formulations of products that are produced in APVMA GMP accredited facilities. We hold an APVMA Manufacturing Licence to allow us to oversee the Quality Assurance of these custom formulations.

Nutriment Health is supporting the symposium for their 4th year.

CCD Animal Health is a leading distributor of quality veterinary pharmaceuticals including medications, vaccines, parasiticides, coccidiostats, electrolytes and a broad range of bio-security products. Australian owned and operated, we bring more than 40 years experience to meeting the needs of intensive animal production enterprises, especially pigs and poultry, as well as stock feed mills and veterinary consultants.

CCD have an extensive sales, customer service and distribution network covering all regions of Australia, together with a growing export business. Head office, manufacturing and warehouse facilities are located in Tamworth, a separate sales office is based in Sydney and a new warehouse has been opened in Melbourne.

We welcome back CCD Animal Health to the Sponsors List in 2024. This is their 3rd time contributing to APSS.

At Phileo by Lesaffre we are committed to push the boundaries of animal care to better nourish and protect the planet. We believe that yeast and bacteria with advanced fermentation technologies are the future of animal health through nutrition. They are the answers to the challenges of a global demand for animal protein and greater sustainability. We are on the ground, together, to help define new standards in terms of animal nutrition and build a sustainable agri-food future.

We welcome Phileo back as a sponsor for the 2nd time this year.

Since 1957, RCI (Ruth Consolidated Industries) has supplied innovative animal health products and feed additives for food producing animals throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Middle East.

RCI manufactures and distributes an extensive range of animal feed supplements, water soluble and veterinary products and is actively engaged in supplying the poultry, pig, dairy and water industries. RCI’s ongoing research and innovation brings new solutions to the farming and agricultural sectors in particular, but also water and pest management for a wide range of industries.

RCI has been a sponsor of APSS for a total 9 years.

VTR BioTech is a biotechnology corporation founded in 1991. We has grown significantly over the last 33 years to become the leading enterprise in biological enzyme preparation industry and the largest biological enzyme preparation manufacturing enterprise in Asia.

VTR has supported the conference for 5 years now.

INVITED SPEAKER SPONSORS

Dr. Steve Leeson

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Novus International, headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri, creates animal nutrition solutions for livestock, poultry and aquaculture. Novus operations include corporate offices, research and development laboratories and manufacturing facilities in more than 35 countries, as well as smaller offices with field staff in an additional 60 countries.

Novus has been a sponsor of APSS for the past 11 consecutive years, and a total of 25 years overall.

ITEM SPONSORS

Barista Coffee Cart

dsm-firmenich is our most prolific corporate sponsor, showing their support for the 30th consecutive year, and the 5th consecutive year as our exclusive DIAMOND SPONSOR.

Conference Satchel

Feedworks and their various partners have been avid supporters of the symposium for 29 consecutive years.

Lanyards & Name Badges

Feedworks and their various partners have been avid supporters of the symposium for 29 consecutive years.

USB Memory Stick

Evonik (formally Degussa) has sponsored APSS for the past 28 consecutive years, making them one of the longest supporters of the Symposium.

Attendee Mobile App

Orffa is a sponsor of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium for the 3rd consecutive year.

Notepads & Pens

Lallemand has now been involved in the conference for 6 consecutive years.

SOCIAL EVENT SPONSORS

Monday Night Poster Session & BBQ

dsm-firmenich is our most prolific corporate sponsor, showing their support for the 30th consecutive year, and the 5th consecutive year as our exclusive DIAMOND SPONSOR.

Tuesday Morning Breakfast Presentation

Tuesday Night Symposium Dinner



Shandong Longchang Animal Health Product Co., Ltd is joining the symposium as a sponsor for the very first time in 2025. We are so glad to have them on board.

Sunday Afternoon Informal Welcome Drinks