Program

DAY 1: Monday 10th February 2025

9.00- 12:00	REGISTRATION Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

9.30- 10:30	MORNING TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

10:00- 12:00	Student/Industry “Meet and Greet” Mentors will be invited from relevant industry sectors and early career researchers that attend APSS 2025 will be encouraged to attend the networking function. Professors Roura, Choct and Crowley 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.

12:00- 13.00	LUNCH Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

13.00- 13.15	OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM Lecture Theatre, Basement Level, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School The president of the PRF, Lisa Jamieson welcomes the audience and introduces Professor Kathy Belov, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global and Research Engagement), The University of Sydney to open the symposium

	PROTEIN AND WATER – TWO KEY DRIVERS FOR SUSTAINABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION Session 1 Chair: Prof. Mingan Choct – University of Sydney, Australia
13.15- 13.55	WORLDWIDE WATER SCARCITY – WE ARE ALL IN IT TOGETHER *Prof. Walter Bottje – University of Arkansas, USA*
13.55- 14.05	WATER INTAKE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH FEED EFFICIENCY OF BROILER Dr. Nishchal Sharma – University of New England, Australia
14.05- 14.15	EFFECT OF PROCESSING METHODS ON THE QUALITY DETERMINANTS OF CANOLA MEALS Ms Sin Nee Ng – Soon Soon Oilmills Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
14.15- 14.25	COMBINATION OF CONSENSUS 6-PHYTASE, CARBOHYDRASE ENZYMES AND BACILLUS BASED PROBIOTICS IMPROVES BROILER PERFORMANCE WHEN LOW ENERGY AND AMINO ACID DIETS ARE FED Dr Amir Ghane – Danisco Animal Nutrition and Health -IFF, Singapore
14.25 – 15.05	PROMOTING RESILIENCE: SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN ALTERNATIVES AND LOW-PROTEIN DIETS FOR CHICKEN-MEAT PRODUCTION *Assoc. Prof. Sonia Liu – The University Of Sydney, Australia*

15.05- 15.30	AFTERNOON TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

	BROILER NUTRITION: BUILDING RESILIENCE OF THE YOUNG GUT Session 2 Chair: Dr David Cadogan – Feedworks, Australia
15.30- 16.10	PRIMING YOUNG BIRDS FOR GUT HEALTH AND RESILIENCE *Dr Mike Bedford – AB Vista, UK*
16.10-16.20#	GOBLET CELL POPULATIONS INCREASE FROM PROXIMAL TO DISTAL SECTIONS OF THE BROILER CHICKEN SMALL INTESTINE Miss Francisca Diaz-Aviles – University of Queensland, Australia
16.20- 16.30#	XYLO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES: ARE YOU GETTING WHAT YOU PAID FOR? Mr Andrew Wallace – University of New England, Australia
16.30- 16.40	REPLACING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTED L-ARGININE WITH GUANIDINOACETIC ACID AND L-CITRULLINE IMPROVES FEED CONVERSION RATIO OF BROILER CHICKENS Dr Reza Barekatain – SARDI, Australia
16.40- 16.50	CAECUM BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES RESPOND TO DIETARY GRAIN TYPE AND CRUDE PROTEIN LEVELS AND CORRELATE WITH BROILERS’ GROWTH Dr Jiasui Li – The University of Sydney, Australia
16.50- 17.00#	USING PROTEOGENIC AMINO ACIDS TO MODULATE PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL GROWTH IN THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOME OF BROILER CHICKENS Mr. David Chau – The University of Queensland, Australia

17.00- 17.20	SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY DIAMOND SPONSOR DSM – INCORPORATING AN ESSENTIAL OIL AND SAPONIN BLEND AS PART OF AN EFFECTIVE COCCIDIOSIS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Dr Shelby Ramirez – dsm-firmenich, USA

17.30- 20.00	POSTER SESSION inc. DINNER & DRINKS The Poster Room (Seminar Room 2130), Level 2, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

Poster Presentations

*POSTERS:*
1	IDENTIFICATION OF MEAT QUALITY AND FLAVOR SUBSTANCES IN KOREAN WOORIMATDAG NO. 2 CHICKEN BREAST MEAT DURING COLD STORAGE Prof. Aera Jang – Kangwon National University, South Korea
2	EFFECTS OF A LYSOLECITHIN PRODUCT ON THE PEFORMANCE, EGG PRODUCTION RATE AND EGG QUALITY OF END-OF-LAY HENS UNDER HEAT STRESS Miss Christy de Wildt – Adisseo, The Netherlands
3#	FLOOR EGGS IN AUSTRALIAN FLOCKS OF CAGE-FREE BROWN EGG-LAYING HENS Miss Ruby Putt – The University of Sydney, Australia
4	EFFECT OF DIETARY ELECTROLYTE BALANCES ON PERFORMANCE AND EGG QUALITY IN LAYING HENS Professor In Ho Kim – Dankook University, South Korea
5#	COMPATIBILITY OF IN OVO APPLICATIONS OF ESSENTIAL OILS AND MAREK’S DISEASE VACCINE: A CHICKEN EMBRYO FIBROBLAST MODEL Miss Yunjia Yang – The Queensland Alliance for Agriculture And Food Innovation (QAAFI), Australia
6	LITTER TILLING CONTRIBUTES TO SHORT-TERM INCREASES OF IN-SHED AMMONIA CONCENTRATION Dr Mark Dunlop – Department of Primary Industries, Australia
7#	TRANSGENERATIONAL INFLUENCE OF VARIED DIETARY PROTEIN ON BROILER EMBRYONIC ADAPTATION Mr Kar Wai Lai – The University of Queensland, Australia
8#	LOWERING THE CRUDE PROTEIN IN MATERNAL DIETS DECREASED INTESTINAL WEIGHT AND INCREASED DEAD-IN-SHELL OF THE DAY-OLD BROILER CHICK PROGENY Mr. Bipul Chandra Ray – The University of Queensland, Australia
9#	DIETARY ARGININE REQUIREMENT IN LOW CP DIETS MAYBE HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED IN STANDARD CP CONTENTS IN CHICKENS Ms Anguara Khatun – The University of Queensland, Australia
10	SUSTAINABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION: THE REFERENCE POSTBIOTIC FOR REDUCING THE CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS OF POULTRY PRODUCTION Mr Toby Locke – Phileo Lesaffre, Australia
11	TRIBUTYRIN RELEASE KINETICS AND ITS EFFECTS ON GUT HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BROILERS Dr Balachandar Jayaraman – Evonik Methionine (SEA) Pte. Ltd, Singapore
12	EFFECT OF DIFFERENT IONOPHORES IN EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED NECROTIC ENTERITIS IN BROILERS Dr. Vasil Stanev – Phibro Animal Health Sa, Belgium
13	EFFECTS OF MULTI-STRAIN AND MONO-STRAIN PROBIOTICS ON INTESTINAL HEALTH, INTESTINAL MORPHOMETRICS, PERFORMANCE, AND PROCESSING CHARACTERISTICS OF BROILERS EXPOSED TO INTESTINAL CHALLENGE Dr. Vasil Stanev – Phibro Animal Health Sa, Belgium
14	EVALUATION OF A TRIPLE-STRAIN BACILLUS-BASED PROBIOTIC FOR IMPROVING BROILER WELFARE AND PERFORMANCE UNDER HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS Dr Hsiao Li Mok – Novonesis, Malaysia
15	ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM INSIGHTS INTO HOST-MICROBIOME EFFECTS AND POTENTIAL FOR CLINICAL DISEASE IN BROILERS Dr Susanne Kirwan – Kemin Industries, Germany
16	EVALUATION OF BCO LAMENESS INCIDENCE IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS-CHALLENGED BROILERS EARLY SPRAYED WITH AN ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM-BASED PROBIOTIC Mr Antoine Meuter – Novonesis, France
17#	EFFICACY OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS PB6 ON BROILER PERFORMANCE AND GUT HEALTH IN MITIGATING NECROTIC ENTERITIS Mrs Most Khairunnesa – University of New England, Australia
18#	ESTABLISHING AN IN VITRO FERMENTATION MODEL FOR CHICKEN CAECAL INOCULA Miss Shuyu Yang – The University of Queensland, Australia
19	POSITIVE IMPACT OF A TRIPLE STRAIN BACILLUS-BASED PROBIOTIC ON INTESTINAL BIOMARKERS AT 7 DAYS OF AGE Dr In Sun Yu – Chr. Hansen APAC, Thailand
20	MITIGATING BACTERIAL LAMENESS IN BROIELRS WITH PROBIOTIC BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS DSM 28710 Mr. Thomas Wakeford – Huvepharma Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
21	SUPPLEMENTING MAIZE-BASED DIETS WITH WHEAT BRAN INCREASES BROILER FLOCK UNIFORMITY Dr Natalie Morgan – Curtin University, Australia
22#	PRECISION GLYCANS AS TOOLS FOR CONTROLLED GUT COLONISATION Miss Maria de las Malvinas Whitton – Central Queensland University, Australia
23#	PRECISION GLYCAN SUPPLEMENTATION ENHANCES GUT MICROBIOTA DIVERSITY IN BROILERS Mrs Edina Lobo – Central Queensland University, Australia
24#	PREBIOTIC XYLO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES MODULATE EXPRESSION OF GENES ASSOCIATED WITH CELL MOBILISATION IN THE BROILER CHICKEN JEJUNUM Miss Carla Castro – The University of Queensland, Australia
25	IN OVO DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL OILS MODULATES THE EXPRESSION OF NUTRIENT SENSING GENES IN THE JEJUNUM OF BROILER HATCHLINGS Dr Thi Thanh Hoai Nguyen – The University of Queensland, Australia
26	NETWORK ANALYSIS AND MOLECULAR DOCKING OF PHYTOBIOTICS AND THEIR SYNERGISTIC MECHANISM ON GROWTH AND IMMUNITY IN POULTRY Dr Amiya Ranjan Sahu – ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, India
27	BILE ACIDS IMPROVE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILERS FED A LOW LEVEL OF AFLATOXIN B1 – CONTAMINATED DIET Mr Aizhi Cao – Shandong Longchang Animal Health Product CO.,LTD, China
28	A BLEND OF ORGANIC ACIDS ADMINISTERED IN WATER IMPROVES THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMICS OF BROILERS Dr Lane Pineda – Trouw Nutrition (Thailand) Limited, Thailand
29	EVALUATION OF SUPPLEMENTED ZINC-COMPLEXED MINERAL ON PERFORMANCE OF BROILERS FED DIETS WITH HIGH DOSE OF PHYTASE Dr. Leonardo Linares – Zinpro Corporation, USA
30	COPPER NANOPARTICLES: ENHANCING BROILER GROWTH AND IMMUNITY WHILE ENSURING LOW TOXICITY IN A DOSE-DEPENDENT MANNER Dr Maksuda Begum – Sher e Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh
31	COMPARISON OF THE IMPACT OF FIVE SORGHUM HYBRIDS ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND NUTRIENT UTILISATION IN BROILER CHICKENS Dr Shemil Macelline – The University of Sydney, Australia
32	STERCULIA QUADRIFIDA STEM EXTRACT AS A DRINKING WATER SUPPLEMENT ON GROWTH AND BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETRES OF BROILER CHICKENS Mrs Ni Gusti Ayu Mulyantini S. Sekarsari – University of Nusa Cendana, Indonesia
33#	THE APPARENT METABOLIZABLE ENERGY AND NITROGEN-CORRECTED APPARENT METABOLIZABLE ENERGY OF BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE IN BROILER CHICKEN NUTRITION Mr Mohammad Alafif – The University of Queensland, Australia
34	BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE RAISED ON FOOD WASTE HAVE HIGHER DIGESTIBILITY THAN SOYBEAN MEAL IN A CHICKEN IN VITRO MODEL Dr Thi Thanh Hoai Nguyen – The University of Queensland, Australia
35	UPGRADE OF WHEAT BY-PRODUCTS PROXIMATE AND TAA PROFILE FOR POULTRY Dr Bing Guo – Adisseo Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore
36	NOVEL PROTEIN-RICH INGREDIENTS TO PARTIALLY REPLACE SOYBEAN MEAL AND IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY OF BROILER CHICKEN PRODUCTION Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh – The University of Queensland, Australia
37	A NOVEL PHYTASE IMPROVED THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE, TIBIA MINERALIZATION AND PHOSPHORIUS UTILIZATION OF MEAT DUCK Mr Friedrich Petranyi – DSM Nutritional Products Australia Pty Ltd, Australia
38	UNLOCKING THE FULL MATRIX POTENTIAL OF A NOVEL CONSENSUS BACTERIAL 6-PHYTASE VARIANT IN ENHANCING THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS YIELD, AND TIBIA ASH OF TURKEYS Dr Arun Kumar – The University of Queensland, Australia
39	SUPPLEMENTAL EFFECT OF DIETARY PHYTASE AND EMULSIFIER ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, ORGAN WEIGHT, AND FECAL SCORES IN BROILERS Professor In Ho Kim – Dankook University, South Korea
40	HIGH DOSE OF PROTEASE AND A PROTECTED BLEND OF ORGANIC ACIDS AND ESSENTIAL OILS SUPPORTS THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS DURING HEAT STRESS Mr Derek Detzler – Jefo, Australia
41	EFFICACY OF A NEW BIOSYNTHETIC BACTERIAL 6-PHYTASE ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND BONE TRAITS IN BROILERS FED INORGANIC PHOSPHATE-FREE DIETS Miss Chuleeya Prombut – Adisseo Trading, Thailand
42#	GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND ENERGY UTILISATION OF BROILERS FED A HIGH LEVEL PALM KERNEL MEAL SUPPLEMENTED WITH BACILLUS-BASED PROBIOTICS AND NSPASE Ms Nurul Imawati – Chulalongkorn University, Indonesia
43	FACTORS AFFECTING UPLIFT IN INDIVIDUAL ILEAL AMINO ACID DIGESTIBILITY FOLLOWING EXOGENOUS PROTEASE SUPPLEMENTATION: A META-ANALYSIS Mr Stuart Court – Kemin, Australia
44	IMPACT OF LYSOLECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDE AND EMULSIFIER COMBINATIONS ON EMULSION STABILITY AND RATE OF LIPID HYDROLYSIS Mr Stuart Court – Kemin, Australia
45	EFFECT OF A LYSOLECITHIN PRODUCT ON BROILER PEFORMANCE AND NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY Dr Bing Guo – Adisseo Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore

DAY 2: Tuesday 11th February 2025

7:00- 8:30	REGISTRATION FOR LATE OR TUESDAY ONLY REGISTRANTS Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School
7:00- 8:00	Adisseo Breaskfast Seminar By invitation only.

8.25- 8.30	DAY 2 OPENING ADDRESS Lecture Theatre, Basement Level, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

	BROILER NUTRITION – FEED ADDITIVES AND GUT HEALTH Session 3 Chair: Dr Reza Barekatain – SARDI, Australia
8:30- 9:10	IMPACT OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE FEED ADDITIVES ON THE CHICKEN GUT ECOSYSTEM: THEIR ROLE IN PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILTY *Dr Michael Kogut – USDA-ARS, USA*
9:10- 9:20	BENEFICIAL IMPACT OF A COMMERCIAL TRIPLE-STRAIN BACILLUS-BASED PROBIOTIC ON CECAL COLONIZATION OF SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS IN CHALLENGED LAYER PULLETS Mr Antoine Meuter – Novonesis, France
9:20- 9:30#	A DOSE-RESPONSE STUDY WITH ARGININE IN OVO FEEDING SHOWS SIGNS OF TOXICITY BEYOND 60 MG/EGG IN BROILER CHICKENS Ms. Nadeera Disanayaka – The University of Queensland, Australia
9:30- 9:40	EFFECTS OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF LAURIC AND BUTYRIC ACID GLYCERIDES ON THE PERFORMANCE AND INTESTINAL HEALTH OF BROILERS IN A SUBCLINICAL NECROTIC ENTERITIS CHALLENGE MODEL Dr Bing Guo – Adisseo, Singapore
9.40- 9.50#	BUTYRIC AND VALERIC GLYCERIDES BLEND PREVENTS ADVERSE IMPACTS OF EIMERIA CHALLENGE ON PERFORMANCE AND REDUCES OOCYST LOADS IN BROILER CHICKENS Mr Sm Mostafizur Rahaman Sumon – University of New England, Australia
9.50- 10.00#	INFLUENCE OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS PROBIOTIC ON GUT INTEGRITY AND GENE EXPRESSION IN BROILERS Mr Darwin Horyanto – CQU/Bioproton, Australia
10.00- 10.10	EVALUATNG DIFFERENT APPLICATION STRATEGIES OF A SAPONIN-ALUMINOSILICATE BLEND IN BROILERS CHALLENGED WITH EIMERIA Dr. Madri Brink – Orffa Additives BV, Belgium
10.10- 10.20	EFFECTS OF QUILLAJA AND YUCCA COMBINATION PRODUCT AT DIFFERENT INCLUSION LEVELS AND DURATION OF USE IN BROILERS SUBJECTED TO INTESTINAL CHALLENGE MODEL Dr. Vasil Stanev – Phibro Animal Health SA, Belgium

10.30- 11.00	MORNING TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

	BROILER AND BREEDER NUTRITION Session 4 Chair: Prof. Eugeni Roura – University of Queensland, Australia
11.00- 11.40	RECENT ADVANCES IN BROILER BREEDER NUTRITION *Dr Peter Chrystal – Aviagen Inc., New Zealand*
11.40- 11.50#	REDUCING DIETARY PROTEIN FROM 16 TO 12% DOES NOT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON BROILER BREEDER PERFORMANCE Mr. Bipul Chandra Ray – The University of Queensland, Australia
11.50- 12.00	TOWARDS AN IN VITRO DIGESTION MODEL BASED ON EX VIVO ANALYSIS OF CHICKEN DIGESTA Miss Xueping Jing – The University of Queensland, Australia
12.00- 12.10	FEEDING METHIONINE HYDROXYL ANALOGUE CHELATED ZINC, COPPER AND MANGANESE TO BROILER CHICKENS REDUCES MINERAL EXCRETION Dr Amy Moss – University of New England, Australia
12.10- 12.20	COMPARING TRADITIONAL FORMS OF SUPPLEMENTAL COPPER TO A MONOVALENT COPPER ON BACTERIA CONTROL Dr David Cadogan – Feedworks, Australia

12.20- 12.30	PROTEIN TURNOVER IN BROILER CHICKENS Dr Shemil Macelline – University of Sydney, Australia
12.30- 12.40	SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Prof Mingan Choct – Director, Poultry Research Foundation

12.40- 14.00	LUNCH Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School
13.00- 14.00	WPSA AGM Seminar Room 2050, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

	OPTIMISING EGG PRODUCTION Session 5 Chair: Mini Singh – Australian Eggs
14.00- 14.40	OPTIMIZING NUTRITION AND MANAGEMENT TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY IN MODERN LAYING HENS: FROM REARING TO PEAK PRODUCTION *Mr Vitor Arantes – Hy-line International, USA*
14.40- 14.50	A COMPARISON OF HEN PERFORMANCE DURING AN EXTENDED LAYING CYCLE BASED ON HEN BODY WEIGHT Dr Wendy Muir – The University of Sydney, Australia
14.50- 15.00	PERFORMANCE, EGGSHELL QUALITY AND BONE DENSITOMETRY OF WHITE LAYING HENS SUPPLEMEMENTED WITH AMINO ACID-COMPLEXED MINERALS FROM 78 TO 98 WEEKS OF AGE Dr. Leonardo Linares – Zinpro Corporation, USA
15.00- 15.40	NUTRITION AND FEEDING STRATEGIES IN EXTENDED EGG PRODUCTION IN DIFFERENT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Assoc. Prof. Sanna Steenfeldt – Aarhus University, Denmark

15.40- 16.10	AFTERNOON TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

	ALTERNATIVE FEED INGREDIENTS Session 6 Chair: Nick Rodgers – Inghams Enterprises P/L, Australia
16.10- 16.20	ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENTS TO REPLACE SOYBEAN MEAL IN COMMERCIAL BROILER CHICKEN PRODUCTION Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh – The University Of Queensland, Australia
16.20- 16.30#	NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF GRAIN LEGUMES COMPARED TO SOYBEAN MEAL: STANDARDISED ILEAL DIGESTIBILITY Mr. Obright Hamungalu – Massey University, New Zealand
16.30- 16.40#	USE OF FIELD PEAS AND NON-BOUND AMINO ACIDS IN BROILER DIETS REPLACING SOYABEAN MEAL Mr Milan Kandel – The University of Sydney, Australia
16.40- 16.50	HIGH INCLUSION OF WHEAT DISTILLER’S DRIED GRAINS WITH SOLUBLES IN BROILER CHICKEN DIETS Dr Eunjoo Kim – The University of Sydney, Australia
16.50- 17.00	EVALUATION OF APPARENT ILEAL AMINO ACID DIGESTIBILITY OF GUAR KORMA MEAL IN MALE AND FEMALE BROILERS Mr Muhammad Asad Iqbal – University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

18.00- 22.30	SYMPOSIUM DINNER Sponsored by Shandong Longchang Animal Health Product Co.,Ltd Doltone House Darling Island, North Wharf – 48 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009 Bus transfers have been arranged to leave 4 Points by Sheraton @ 6:15pm and 6:30 please meet in the foyer by 6:10pm or 6:25pm Returning to 4 Points by Sheraton, departing Darling Island @ 10:00 and 10.30pm. Dress Code: Smart Casual

DAY 3: Wednesday 12^th February 2025

8.00- 8.55	REGISTRATION FOR LATE OR WEDNESDAY ONLY DELEGATES Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

8.55- 9.00	DAY 3 OPENING ADDRESS Lecture Theatre, Basement Level, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

	DIETARY ENERGY RE-VISITED Session 7 Chair: Prof. Shubiao Wu – University of New England, Australia
9.00- 9.40	THOUGHTS ON DIET ENERGY – DEFINITIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND ALTERNATIVES (Video Recording) *Emer. Prof. Steve Leeson – University of Guelph, Canada*
9.40- 9.50	COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF LIQUID AND DRY LYSOLECITHIN MIXTURES ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, PROFITABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN BROILERS Mr Stuart Court – Kemin, Australia
9.50- 10.00#	EFFECTS OF GRAIN AND FAT SOURCES ON MEAT CHICKEN GROWTH PERFORMANCE OFFERED DIETS WITH REDUCED METABOLIZABLE ENERGY IN STARTER AND GROWER Mrs. Mengzhu Wang – The University of Sydney, Australia
10.00- 10.10#	INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF DIETARY NUTRIENT DENSITY AND BREED ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF STRAIGHT-RUN BROILERS Ms Carria Xie – The University of Sydney, Australia
10.10- 10.20#	EFFECT OF GLUCOSE OXIDASE ON PERFORMANCE OF BROILERS FEEDING NORMAL AND LOW ENERGY DIETS Dr Kosar Gharib Naseri – University of New England, Australia
10.20- 11.00	ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH NET ENERGY APPLICATION IN BROILERS *Dr. Pairat Srichana –* Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd., Thailand

11.00- 11.30	MORNING TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

	POULTRY DISEASES OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS Session 8 Chair: Dr. Wendy Muir – University of Sydney, Australia
11.30- 12.10	PREVALENCE AND PREVENTION OF ENTEROCOCCUS AROUND THE WORLD *Prof. Martha Pulido Landinez – Mississippi State University, USA*
12.10-12.20	COMMENSALLY DELIVERED RECOMBINANT IMMUNITY AGAINST ZOONOTIC BACTERIA IN CHICKENS Dr Meg Manohar – CSIRO, Australia
12.20-12.30	EVALUATION OF INFLUENZA A VIRUS RESTRICTION BY DUCK TRIM PROTEINS Dr Lee Campbell – The University of Sydney, Australia
12.30-12.40	DUST CHALLENGE MODEL TO TEST THE SUCCESS OF LIVE SALMONELLA VACCINE Dr Samiullah Khan – The University of Adelaide, Australia
12.40-12.50	VARIANT STRAINS OF IBV ARE STILL EMERGING IN VACCINATED LAYER FLOCKS Dr Jose A. Quinteros – The University of Sydney, Australia

12.50- 13.00	MICROBIOME-HOST INTERACTION IN AVIAN PASTEURELLOSIS Dr Yadav Bajagai – Central Queensland University, Australia
13.00- 13.10	PATH MODELS FOR SPOTTY LIVER DISEASE Dr Peter Groves – Poultry Research Foundation, Australia
13.10- 13.20	REINFECTION OF CHICKENS WITH CAMPYLOBACTER HEPATICUS, THE CAUSE OF SPOTTY LIVER DISEASE Assoc. Prof. Thi Thu Hao Van – RMIT University, Australia

13.20- 14.20	LUNCH Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School

	WELFARE, ENVIRONMENT & AVIAN INFLUENZA Session 9 Chair: Prof. Wayne Bryden – University of Queensland, Australia
14.20- 14.30	EFFECT OF YEAST CELL WALL SUPPLEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS UNDER CHRONIC HEAT STRESS Dr Alison Leary – Lallemand, Australia
14.30- 14.40	COMPARISON OF LITTER, SUBJECTIVE MOISTURE AND FRIABILITY SCORES TO MEASURED LITTER MOISTURE CONTENT Dr Mark Dunlop – Department of Primary Industries, Australia
14.40- 14.50	MECHANICAL HARVESTING OF BROILERS DOES NOT INCREASE PRE-SLAUGHTER MORTALITY OF MEAT CHICKENS COMPARED TO MANUAL CATCHING Miss Jarrah Ransome – University of New England, Australia
14.50- 15.00	FEATHER-DIRECTED BEHAVIOURS ARE CONTEXT-SPECIFIC AND LIKELY HAVE VARYING IMPACTS ON MEAT CHICKEN BREEDER WELFARE Dr Peta Taylor – The University of Melbourne, Australia
15.00- 15.40	AVIAN INFLUENZA IN AUSTRALIA – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE *Dr Frank Wong – CSIRO, Centre for Disease Preparedness, Australia*

15.40- 16.00	STUDENT AWARDS AND CLOSING OF THE SYMPOSIUM Mingan Choct Award for Best Oral Presentation presented by Prof. Tamsyn Crowley – Poultry Hub Australia. PRF Award for Best Student Poster presented by Assoc. Prof. Sonia Liu 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 – Abercrombie Business School

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