Scientific Program

DAY 1: Monday 9th February 2026

	POULTRY WELFARE AT THE FOREFRONT Chairperson: Dr. David Cadogen – Feedworks, Australia
13.20- 14.00	TRENDS, STANDARDS AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF LAYING HEN WELFARE *Prof. Tina Widowski – University of Guelph, Canada*
14.00- 14.10	FROM NOISE TO INSIGHT: LISTENING TO CONSUMERS ON POULTRY WELFARE Dr Chien Duong – Curtin University, Australia
14.10- 14.20	REDUCING FEAR AND RISK OF PECKING IN POULTRY: WHAT ROLE CAN SENSORY PLANT EXTRACTS PLAY? Dr Jean-François Gabarrou – Laboratoires Phode, France
14.20 – 15.00	RESILIENCE BEFORE RESTRICTION: INTEGRATING EARLY-LIFE EXPERIENCE, NUTRITION AND INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN BROILER BREEDERS *Dr Peta Taylor* *– University of Melbourne, Australia*
	Additional Q & A Time if required
15.15- 15.45	AFTERNOON TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

	REVISITING AMINO ACID NUTRITION & FORMULATION Chairperson: Ms. Katherine Balding – Baiada Poultry, Australia
15.45- 16.25	THREE DECADES LATER: FEED FORMULATION FLEXIBILITY REALIZED *Professor Michael Kidd* *– University of Arkansas, USA*
16.25-16.35	INTRINSIC AMMONIA: AN UNACKNOWLEDGED CHALLENGE Dr Peter Selle – The University of Sydney, Australia
16.35- 16.45#	L-ALANINE, L-CYSTEINE, L-HISTIDINE AND L-TYROSINE INCREASE LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS, L. RETEURI AND L PARACASEI GROWTH Mr. David Chau – University of Queensland, Australia
16.45- 16.55#	NON-BOUND AMINO ACIDS AND ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENTS TO REPLACE SOYBEAN MEAL IN WHEAT, SORGHUM OR BARLEY-BASED BROILER DIETS Ms Yutong Fu – The University of Sydney, Australia
16.55- 17.05#	WHEAT CRUDE PROTEIN LEVELS IMPACT GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND GUT ENVIRONMENT IN BROILERS Mr Damilola Kareem– The University of Sydney, Australia
17.05- 17.15#	THE EFFECT OF USING AN OPTIMALLY PRESSED CANOLA MEAL ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, VISCERAL ORGAN WEIGHTS AND GUT MORPHOLOGY OF BROILER CHICKENS Ms Yee Ling Enyu – Soon Soon Oilmills, Malaysia
	Additional Q & A Time if required

17.30- 20.00

POSTER SESSION inc. CANAPES & DRINKS
Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

Poster Presentations

*POSTERS:*
1# THE RELEVANCE OF STARCH AND PROTEIN DIGESTIVE DYNAMICS ON BROILER PERFORMANCE: A META-ANALYSIS	Mrs. Mengzhu Wang – The University of Sydney, Australia
2 IN VITRO XYLO-OLIGOSACCHARIDE RELEASE AND IN VIVO CAECAL SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACID LEVELS IN BROILERS FED WHEAT- OR MAIZE-BASED DIETS	Dr. Eunjoo Kim – The University of Sydney, Australia
3 DOSE RESPONSE EFFECTS OF LYSOLECITHIN IN A LOW ENERGY DIET ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND PROFITABILITY OF BROILER	Mr. Matthew Oldnall – Pathway Intermediates Limited, United Kingdom
4# IMPACT OF WHEAT PARTICLE SIZE IN REDUCED SOYBEAN MEAL DIETS ON BROILER PERFORMANCE	Mr. Milan Kandel – The University of Sydney, Australia
5# IMPROVING AN IN VITRO DIGESTION MODEL TO EVALUATE FEED INGREDIENTS IN BROILER CHICKENS	Miss Xueping Jing – The University of Queensland, Australia
6 VALIDATION OF A NEW NIRS APPROACH TO ESTIMATE METABOLIZABLE ENERGY IN BROILER DIETS	Dr Bing Guo – Adisseo Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore
7 CRYSTALLINE ARGININE IMPROVES FEED EFFICIENCY AND STRESS RESILIENCE COMPARED TO INGREDIENT-BASED SOURCES IN HEAT-EXPOSED BROILERS	Mr. Jisoo Tak – CJ BIO, South Korea
8 PROTEASE SUPPLEMENTATION CAN AMELORIATE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF HIGH TRYPSIN INHIBITOR IN BROILER DIETS	Mr. David Torres – Novus International, Thailand
9# PEAS AND LENTILS OR CANOLA MEAL USED AS SOYBEAN MEAL ALTERNATIVES IN BROILER BREEDER DIETS IMPROVED YOLK PIGMENTATION	Miss Beini Xu – The University of Queensland, Australia
10 COMPARISON OF TWO COMMERCIAL PROTEASES ON THEIR EFFICACY FOR INCREASING AMINO ACID DIGESTIBILITY IN BROILERS FED A MIXED-CEREAL DIET	Dr. Amir Ghane – Danisco Animal Nutrition and Health, Singapore
11 LOW-SOYBEAN MEAL DIETS HAVE MODIFIED AMINO ACID LIMITATIONS IN BROILER CHICKENS	Dr. Shemil Macelline – The University of Sydney, Australia
12 IN FEED MATRIX VALUES ESTIMATION OF A HEAT STABLE E. COLI PHYTASE IN BROILERS	Mr. Thomas Wakeford – Huvepharma Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
13 GUANIDINOACETIC ACID UNLOCKS FEED ENERGY REDUCTION WITHOUT COMPROMISING PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS QUALITY IN BROILERS	Dr. Yafeng Zhai – Numega Nutrition Pte. Ltd, Singapore
14 EFFECTS OF LYSOLECITHIN SUPPLEMENTATION ON NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS FED DIETS WITH COCONUT OIL	Mr Crison Timoging – Philchema, Inc., Philippines
15 EFFECTS OF L-SELENOMETHIONINE ON INCREASING SELENIUM DEPOSITION IN BROILER MEAT	Mr. Martin Sinclair – Orffa Additives BV, Netherlands
16# EFFECT OF YEAST CELL WALL SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILERS UNDER HIGH STOKING DENSITY	Mrs. Fatemeh Sharifi – Central Queensland University, Australia
17 POSTBIOTIC YEAST EXTRACT AS A FUNCTIONAL FEED ADDITIVE TO SUPPORT BROILER PRODUCTIVITY UNDER BOTH THERMONEUTRAL AND HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS	Mrs. Caitlin Vosloo – Phileo Lesaffre, France
18 ELEMENTAL SELENIUM LIMITS THE UTILIZATION OF SUPPLEMENTED SELENIUM IN BROILERS	Dr Bing Guo – Adisseo, Singapore
19 EFFICACY OF A NEW-GENERATION PHYTASE IN 21 DAYS BROILER CHICKENS COMPARED WITH A REFERENCE PRODUCT ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, BONE PARAMETERS AND BLOOD BIOCHEMISTRY	Dr. Xaviere Rousseau – AB Vista, Singapore
20 SANGUINARINE-BASED ISOQUINOLINE ALKALOIDS ENHANCE GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GUT HEALTH AND ALTERNATING GUT BACTERIOME AND MYCOBIOME IN BROILERS	Dr. Yongyuth Theapparat – Phytobiotics (Thailand) Co. Ltd, Thailand
21 POST-PEAK PRODUCTION BENEFITS OF A FEED SUPPLEMENTATION WITH A TRIPLE-STRAIN BACILLUS-BASED PROBIOTIC IN DYSBIOSIS-CHALLENGED LAYERS	Mr. Antoine Meuter – Novonesis, France
22 SUPPLEMENTING A HIGH-DOSE OF PROTEASE IN THE STARTER DIET OF BROILER CHICKENS CHALLENGED WITH ESCHERICHIA COLI IMPROVED GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND INTESTINAL MORPHOMETRICS	Mr. Derek Detzler – Jefo Nutrition Inc., Canada
23# ENERGY DEPENDENT REGULATION OF PERFORMANCE, INTESTINAL MORPHOLOGY AND GENE EXPRESSION IN BROILERS SUPPLEMENTED WITH GLUCOSE OXIDASE	Mrs. Sharmin Akter – University of New England, Australia
24# TARGETED EARLY GUT COLONISATION IN BROILERS USING PROBIOTIC PEDIOCOCCUS SP.	Miss Maria de las Malvinas Whitton – Central Queensland University, Australia
25 DIET- AND STRAIN-DEPENDENT SPORE OUTGROWTH KINETICS OF BACILLUS-BASED PROBIOTICS IN BROILER FEEDS	Mr. Lukas Bauer – Evonik Operations GmbH, Germany
26# NUTRIENT TRANSPORT AND BARRIER PROPERTIES CHANGE WITH CELL-LINEAGE COMPOSITION IN THE SMALL INTESTINE OF BROILER CHICKENS	Ms. Francisca Diaz-Aviles – The University of Queensland, Australia
27# ADAPTIVE METABOLIC RESPONSES TO A LOW CRUDE PROTEIN DIET IN BROILER CHICKENS	Ms. Anguara Khatun – The University of Queensland, Australia
28# SEQUENTIAL PROFILING OF DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES	Mr. Andrew Wallace -University of New England, Australia
29# REDUCING DIETARY NET ENERGY IN BROILERS UNDER THERMONEUTRAL AND HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS	Ms. Carria Xie – The University of Sydney, Australia
30 USING DAILY DATA TO DETERMINE FACTORS INFLUENCING MARKET BODY WEIGHT	Mr Thomas Wakeford – Huvepharma Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
31 EFFECT OF AGE AND SEX ON INDIVIDUAL GROWTH PERFORMANCE IN FARM-RAISED COMMON PHEASANTS (PHIASIANUS COLCHICUS)	Professor Daria Murawska – University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland
32 25-HYDROXY VITAMIN D3 FROM FERMENTATIVE ORIGIN IMPROVES BONE TRAITS IN LATE-STAGE LAYING HENS	Mr Thomas Wakeford – Huvepharma Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
33 NUTRIENT CONTENT OF RE-USED LITTER FROM A FREE-RANGE BROILER SYSTEM	Associate Professor Natalie Morgan – Curtin University, Australia
34 NUTRIENT CONTENT OF EGG-RELATED WASTE FROM THE BROILER INDUSTRY	Associate Professor Natalie Morgan – Curtin University, Australia
35# BLACK CUMIN SEED MEAL TO PARTIALLY REPLACE SOYBEAN MEAL AND ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY OF BROILER PRODUCTION	Mr. Vahid Jazi – Central Queensland University, Australia
36# BROILER PERFORMANCE ON LUPIN AND FABA BEAN-BASED STARTER DIETS	Mr. Obright Hamungalu – Massey University, New Zealand
37 IMPACT OF GRADED LEVELS OF PALM KERNEL MEAL ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY IN ROSS 308 BROILERS	Professor In Ho Kim – Dankook University, South Korea
38# DIGESTIBILITY STUDY OF BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE RELATIVE TO SOYBEAN MEAL SHOWED POSITIVE RESULTS IN PULLETS	Mr. Kar Wai Lai – The University of Queensland, Australia
39 YEAST-DERIVED COMPONENTS REDUCE SALMONELLA IN VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED LAYING HENS	Dr. Theresia Lavergne – Natural Biologics, Inc., United States of America
40 ENHANCED CONTROL OF SALMONELLA AND ESCHERICHIA COLI BY PARAFORMIC ACID COMPARED TO FORMIC ACID AND FORMALDEHYDE: IN VITRO AND FEED CONTAMINATION STUDIES	Dr. Yafeng Zhai – Numega Nutrition Pte Ltd, Singapore
41 DO WE KNOW THE TRUE GROWTH POTENTIAL OF MODERN BROILERS?	Dr. Timothy Wester – Massey University, New Zealand
42# PREDICTING BROILER GROWTH PERFORMANCE THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF BLOOD BIOMARKERS RELATED TO HEAT STRESS AND METABOLIC IMBALANCE	Miss Nattawadee Jantasila – DSM Nutritional Products (Thailand) Ltd, Thailand
43 DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL COMPOUNDS FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF COCCIDIOSIS IN CHICKENS USING A TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN-VITRO MODEL	Dr Quinn Mackie – Adelaide University, Australia
44 THE EFFECT OF INTELLIGENT RED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON LAYING HEN PERFORMANCE	Professor Dorota Witkowska – University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland
45 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIETS AND SHEDDING OF AMR KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE IN POULTRY	Mr. Mian Khagan Shah – The University of Sydney
46 AFLATOXIN B1-INDUCED MEAT LIPID OXIDATION IN BROILER CHICKENS AND AMELIORATIVE EFFECT OF GINGER	Professor Adekoyejo Samuel Oyegunwa – Tai Solarin Federal University of Education, Ijagun Nigeria

DAY 2: Tuesday 10th February 2026

7:30- 8:30	REGISTRATION FOR LATE OR TUESDAY ONLY REGISTRANTS Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Builidng

8.25- 8.30	DAY 2 – Housekeeping Auditorium B2010 Basement Level, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

	MANAGING ANTIBIOTIC-FREE PRODUCTION AND GUT HEALTH Session 3 Chair: Associate Professor Reza Barekatain – The University of Sydney, Australia
8:30- 9:10	ALTERNATIVES TO ANTIBIOTICS: STATE OF THE ART AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES *Emeritus Prof Richard Ducatelle – Ghent University, Belgium*
9:10- 9:20	AN INNOVATIVE, NON-INVASIVE METHOD TO ASSESS GUT HEALTH IN BROILERS Dr. Madri Brink – Orffa Additives BV, Belgium
9:20- 9:30	A COMBINATION OF POSTBIOTICS AND PHYTOGENICS DRIVES BROILER PERFORMANCE GAINS Miss Lorran Baeumle Gabardo – Cargill, Thailand
9:30- 9:40#	PHYTOGENIC SUPPLEMENTATION ENHANCES PERFORMANCE, INTESTINAL HISTOMORPHOLOGY, AND INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE IN NECROTIC ENTERITIS CHALLENGED BROILERS Mrs Most Khairunnesa – University of New England, Australia
9.40- 9.50	INVESTIGATING THE COMPLEX PATHOBIOME OF ENTEROCOCCAL SPONDYLITIS: EVIDENCE FOR COINFECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES IN AUSTRALIAN POULTRY Dr Sung Yu – Central Queensland University, Australia
9.50- 10.00	CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS ENZYMES SIALIDASE, CHITINASE AND COLLAGENASE EXERT A CONCERTED ACTION IN INITIATING NECROTIC ENTERITIS Prof. Filip van Immerseel – Ghent University, Belgium
10.00- 10.10	PATHOGENIC ENTEROCOCCUS CECORUM CAUSING BACTERIAL CHONDRONECROSIS WITH OSTEOMYELITIS DIFFER FROM COMMENSAL STRAIN IN GENETIC MAKE-UP AND PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS Prof. Filip van Immerseel – Ghent University, Belgium
	Additional Q & A Time if required
10.30- 11.00	MORNING TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

	ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND POULTRY PRODUCTION Session 4 Chair: Professor Emeritus Wayne Bryden – The University of Queensland, Australia
11.00- 11.40	DATA-DRIVEN POULTRY PRODUCTION: A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR REAL-TIME DIGITALIZATION, IOT INTEGRATION, AND LLM- ASSISTED INSIGHTS FOR PREDICTIVE FARM MANAGEMENT *Dr Neamat Eltazi – PoultrySync, Egypt*
11.40- 11.50#	EXPLORING RISK FACTORS FOR FLOOR EGG PRODUCTION IN CAGE-FREE LAYER FLOCKS Miss Ruby Putt – The University of Sydney, Australia
11.50- 12.00#	INCREASED HEPATIC FATTY-ACID β-OXIDATION MAY EXPLAIN THE REDUCED FEED INTAKE IN BROILER CHICKENS FED HIGH CANOLA MEAL DIETS Ms Shay Sadr – The University of Sydney, Australia
12.00- 12.10	IMPACT OF A STIMBIOTIC FEED ADDITIVE ON MICROBIOME MODULATION AND SKIN PIGMENTATION IN BROILER Dr Xaviere Rousseau – AB Vista, UK
12.10- 12.20#	SUBSTRATE TYPE INFLUENCES IN VITRO CECAL FERMENTATION IN 7-DAY-OLD CHICKS: GUIDANCE FOR DIET ADJUSTMENT DURING THE EARLY-LIFE STAGE Miss Shuyu Yang – University of Queensland, Australia
12.20- 12.30	ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PROBIOTIC INTERVENTION ON BACTERIAL CHONDRONECROSIS WITH OSTEOMYELITIS (BCO) LAMENESS INCIDENCE IN BROILER CHICKENS Mr Antoine Meuter – Novonesis, France
	Special Recognition by Ms. Lisa Jamieson and Mr. Richard Browning, PRF Executive
12.45- 14.00	LUNCH Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building
13.00- 14.00	WPSA AGM Seminar Room 2020, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

	FEED ADDITIVES Session 5 Chair: Ms Amanda Olthof – AgriFutures, Australia
14.00- 14.10#	BACTERIAL XYLANASE SUPPLEMENTATION ENHANCES GROWTH PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, INTESTINAL BARRIER FUNCTION AND MICROBIOMES COMPOSITION IN BROILERS Ms Banjaphorn Phusathian – Kasetsart University, Thailand
14.10- 14.20	EVALUATION OF COPPER SOURCE AND DOSE ON PHYTASE EFFICACY IN YOUNG BROILERS Dr David Cadogan – Feedworks, Australia
14.20- 14.30	IMPROVING RED SORGHUM UTILISATION IN BROILER CHICKENS USING EXOGENOUS ENZYMES OR A REDUCING AGENT Dr Eunjoo Kim – The University of Sydney, Australia
14.30- 14.40	KINETICS AND LOCALIZATION OF SPORE GERMINATION AND OUTGROWTH OF A BACILLUS-BASED PROBIOTIC IN AN IN-VITRO MODEL OF THE POULTRY GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT Mr Lukas Bauer – Evonik, Germany
14.40- 14.50	BUTYRIC AND VALERIC GLYCERIDES BLEND AND ESSENTIAL OILS IMPROVED BROILER PERFORMANCE AND INTESTINAL MORPHOLOGY Dr Alex Wu – Perstorp, Singapore
14.50- 15.00	MYCOTOXINS AND CONCURRENT STRESSORS: A COMBINATION OF CONCERNS IN COMMERCIAL BROILER PRODUCTION AND THE POTENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF A DETOXIFIER Mr Michele Muccio – Innovad Group, Belgium
15.00- 15.10	BENEFICIAL IMPACT OF ESSENTIAL OIL SUPPLEMENTATION ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, MEAT QUALITY, AND GUT MICROBIOTA IN COMMERCIAL BROILER CHICKENS Dr Elham Asadi Soumeh – University of Queensland, Australia
15.10- 15.20	XYLANASE SUPPLEMENTATON IN REDUCED ENERGY BROILER DIETS WITH VARYING WHEAT- CORN RATIOS: EFFECTS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE Dr Thi Thanh Hoai Nguyen – University of Queensland, Australia
	Additional Q & A Time if required
15.30- 16.00	AFTERNOON TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

DAY 3: Wednesday 11^th February 2026

8.00- 8.55	REGISTRATION FOR LATE OR WEDNESDAY ONLY DELEGATES Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

8.55- 9.00	DAY 3 Housekeeping Auditorium B2010, Basement Level, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

	LATEST TECHNOLOGIES IN POULTRY NUTRITION Session 7 Chair: Professor Dragana Stanley – Central Queensland University, Australia
9.00- 9.40	OPTIMISING THE CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS NUTRITION OF BROILERS USING BLOOD METABOLOMICS *Prof . Aaron Coweison – DSM-Firmenich, Scotland*
9.40- 9.50#	EXCESS ARGININE INJECTED IN OVO DISRUPTS NUTRIENT TRANSPORT AND DETOXIFICATION PATHWAYS IN BROILER CHICKS Ms Nadeera Disanayaka – University of Queensland, Australia
9.50- 10.00	PROTEIN SOURCE AND STARCH-PROTEIN DIGESTIVE DYNAMICS SHAPE GUT MICROBIOTA AND GROWTH IN BROILER CHICKENS Dr Jiasui Li – The University of Sydney, Australia
10.00- 10.10	EVALUATION OF MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF RAW MATERIAL METABOLISABLE ENERGY FOR BROILER Dr Pierre Cozannet – Adisseo, France
10.10- 10.20	AN EVOLUTION IN MYCOTOXIN MITIGATION: TOWARD A HOLISTIC AND ROBUST MULTI-MODEL STRATEGY Dr Alexandros Yiannikouris – Alltech Lienert, Australia
	Additional Q & A Time if required
10.30- 11.00	MORNING TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

	LAYING HENS AND BREEDER NUTRITION Session 8 Chair: Ms. Jo McClosky – Australian Eggs, Australia
11.00- 11.40	STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE ENERGY UTILIZATION IN MODERN LAYING HENS TO EXTENDED EGG PRODUCTION *Prof. Mike Persia – Virginia Tech, USA*
11.40- 11.50	DEVELOPMENTS TOWARDS PRECISION NUTRITION FOR POULTRY Dr Amy Moss – University of New England, Australia
11.50- 12.00#	REDUCING DIETARY CRUDE PROTEIN ENHANCES ILEAL AMINO ACID DIGESTIBILITY AND DECREASES CECAL MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN BROILER BREEDERS Mr Bipul Chandra Ray – University of Queensland, Australia
12.00- 12.10#	THE EFFECTS OF ARGININE, GUANIDINOACETIC ACID AND CITRULLINE SUPPLEMENTATION IN REDUCED PROTEIN DIETS IN AGED LAYING HENS Mr Aamir Nawab – University of New England, Australia
12.10- 12.20	EFFECTS OF A COMMERCIAL TRIPLE-STRAIN BACILLUS-BASED PROBIOTIC ON EGG QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, WELFARE AND LIVABILITY OF LAYING HENS Dr In Sun Yu – Novonesis, Thailand
12.20-12.30	EFFECTS OF ENERGY AND LYSOLECITHIN LEVELS ON EGG PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE AND FAT DEPOSITION ON POST-PEAK BROILER BREEDERS Mr Matthew Oldnall – Pathway Intermediates Limited, UK
12.30- 12.40#	ANAEROBIC AND TWO-STAGE BACILLUS SUBTILIS FERMENTATION IMPROVE IN VITRO DIGESTIBILITY OF SUNFLOWER MEAL FOR POTENTIAL USE IN POULTRY FEED Mr Ahmed Abdulrahman – University of Reading, UK
	Additional Q & A Time if required

13.00- 14.00	LUNCH Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

	HEALTH AND DISEASES Session 9 Chair: Professor Ruth Zadoks – The University of Sydney, Australia
14.00- 14.10	PATHOGENESIS AND REPLICATION OF AVIAN HEPATITIS E IN CHICKENS Prof. Kapil Chousalkar – Adelaide University, Australia
14.10- 14.20	THE SWEET CHALLENGE: PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA LPS VARIATION AND FOWL CHOLERA CONTROL Dr Lida Omaleki – University of Queensland, Australia
14.20- 14.30	USING PLANT-DERIVED SOLUTIONS AS ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS FOR HATCHING EGGS Dr Gabriel de Silva Oliveira – University of Brasília, Brazil
14.30- 14.40	DIFFERENTIAL DETECTION OF ASCARIDIA GALLI AND HETERAKIS GALLINARUM EGGS IN INTESTINAL AND CAECAL DROPPINGS OF FLOOR HOUSED LAYING HENS Dr Teka Dewo – University of New England, Australia
14.40- 14.50	RECENTLY DETECTED INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS VIRUS STRAINS SHOW POOR PROTECTION CONFERRED BY VACCINES IN AUSTRALIAN FREE-RANGE LAYER FLOCKS Dr Jose Quinteros – The University of Sydney, Australia
14.50- 15.00	FLYING UNDER THE IMMUNE RADAR: WHAT DUCKS REVEAL ABOUT POULTRY RESPONSES TO INFLUENZA A VIRUSES Dr Lee Campbell – The University of Sydney, Australia
15.00- 15.40	VACCINATION FOR H5N1 PREPAREDNESS *Prof. Kirsty Short – University of Queensland, Australia*

15.40- 16.00	STUDENT AWARDS AND CLOSING OF THE SYMPOSIUM Mingan Choct Award for Best Student Oral Presentation presented by Prof. Stephen Walkden-Brown, Interim Director, Poultry Hub Australia. PRF Award for Best Student Poster presented by Mr. Richard Browning, Vice President, Poultry Research Foundation, Level 2 Centre Final closing remarks and thank you to Sponsors and Media Partners by Professor Eugeni Roura – WPSA (Australian Branch)

16.00- 16.30	AFTERNOON TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

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Monday 9th – Wednesday 11th February, 2026

Symposium Dinner

9.00- 12:00	REGISTRATION Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

9:30- 12:00	Student/Industry “Meet and Greet” Mentors will be invited from relevant industry sectors and early career researchers that attend APSS 2026 will be encouraged to attend the networking function. Professors Roura and Walkden-Brown will do an introduction at the beginning of the session and then encourage mentors and mentees to engage in activities and conversations for the rest of the session. Proudly Sponsored by:

12:00- 13.00	LUNCH Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building

13.00- 13.15	OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM Auditorium B2010 Basement Level, University of Sydney – Belinda Hutchinson Building The president of the PRF, Ms. Lisa Jamieson will welcome delegates and introduce the Pro Vice Chancellor (Research Enterprise) Professor Antoine van Oijen from The University of Sydney to formally open the symposium.

	INTERPLAY BETWEEN ENERGY AND AMINO ACIDS Session 6 Chair: Dr. Kosar Gharib Naseri – University of New England, Australia
16.00- 16.40	OPTIMISING ENERGY AND AMINO ACID DENSITY IN MODERN BROILER DIETS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, NUTRIENT EXCRETION, AND FEED COST EFFICIENCY Dr Mehdi Toghyani – The University of Sydney, Australia
16.40- 16.50#	INTERACTIVE EFFECT OF LYSINE TO ENERGY RATIO AND FEED PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN STARTER DIETS ON BROILER GROWTH Miss Deng Zhan – The University of Sydney, Australia
16.50- 17.00#	OPTIMISING ENERGY DENSITY IN BROILER DIETS USING A CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGN Dr. Rodrigo Gravena – Tegel Foods, New Zealand
17.00- 17.10#	INFLUENCE OF ENERGY LEVEL AND PARTICLE SIZE ON PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, AND GUT DEVELOPMENT IN BROILER STARTERS FED MAIZE-BASED DIETS Mr Mikael Sihite – Massey University, New Zealand

19.00- 23.00	SYMPOSIUM DINNER STARSHIP SYDNEY – HARBOUR CRUISE Bus transfers have been arranged to leave from Belinda Hutchinson Building, Nesuto (Bus Stops on APSS2026 Google Map) & 4 Points by Sheraton @ 6:30pm for No. 4 King Street Wharf to board Starship @7pm sharp. Please ensure you are at an appropriate meeting place at least 15 mins prior to departure to begin loading the buses or meet us at the wharf. Dress Code: Smart Casual Proudly sponsored by: Shandong Longchang Animal Health Product Co.,Ltd

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