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 | EFFECT OF PROCESSING METHODS ON THE QUALITY DETERMINANTS OF CANOLA MEALS Ms Sin Nee Ng – Soon Soon Oilmills Sdn Bhd, Malaysia |
| 14.05- 14.15 | COMBINATION OF CONSENSUS 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 |
| 14.15 – 14.55 | PROMOTING RESILIENCE: SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN ALTERNATIVES AND LOW-PROTEIN DIETS FOR CHICKEN-MEAT PRODUCTION Assoc. Prof. Sonia Liu – The University Of Sydney, Australia |
| 15.00- 15.30 | AFTERNOON TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School |
| BROILER NUTRITION: BUILDING RESILIENCE OF THE YOUNG GUT Session 2 Chair: TBA | |
| 15.30- 16.10 | PRIMING YOUNG BIRDS FOR GUT HEALTH AND RESILIENCE Dr Mike Bedford – AB Vista, UK |
| 16.10-16.20# | THE GOBLET CELL POPULATION INCREASES FROM THE DUODENUM TO THE ILEUM IN BROILER CHICKENS 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 |
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When:
3 Day Conference
Monday 10th – Wednesday 12th February 2025
Symposium Dinner
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Where:
3 Day Conference
University of Sydney
Abercrombie Business School
Symposium Dinner
Doltone House – Darling Island
2025 Sponsors
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 GUT ECOSYSTEM ON PRODUCTIVITY OF YOUNG CHICKS 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 | INVESTIGATION OF THE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF LAURIC AND BUTYRIC ACID GLYCERIDES ON THE PERFORMANCE, INTESTINAL GROSS LESIONS AND CECAL MICROBIOTA IN A SUBCLINICAL NECROTIC ENTERITIS CHANLLENGE MODEL IN BROILER CHICKS 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 Alessandra Rigo Monteiro – Animine, France |
| 12.20- 12.30# | THE USE OF COPRODUCTS TO MITIGATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF BROILER CHICKEN PRODUCTION Sekhou Cisse – Nor-Feed SAS, France |
| 12.30- 12.40 | PROTEIN TURNOVER IN BROILER CHICKENS Dr Peter Selle – Poultry Research Foundation, Australia |
| 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: TBA | |
| 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 – University of New England, Australia |
| 15.40- 16.10 | AFTERNOON TEA Level 2 Concourse, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School |
| ALTERNATIVE FEED INGREDIENTS Session 6 Chair: TBA | |
| 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 12th 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 Emer. Prof. Steve Leeson – University of Guelph, Canada |
| 9.40- 9.50 | COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF LIQUID AND DRY APPLICATIONS OF A COMBINATION OF LYSOLECITHIN, SYNTHETIC EMULSIFIER AND MONOGLYCERIDES ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, PROFITABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN BROILERS FED DIETS OF DIFFERING ENERGY DENSITY Mr Stuart Court – Kemin, Australia |
| 9.50- 10.00# | INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF GRAIN AND FAT SOURCES ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF BROILER CHICKENS WITH REDUCED METABOLIZABLE ENERGY IN STARTER AND GROWER DIETS 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 Mrs Sharmin Akter – 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 |
| NUTRITION AND FOOD ADDITIVES 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: TBA | |
| 14.20- 14.30 | EFFECT OF YEAST CELL WALL SUPPLEMENT ON BROILER CHICKENS PERFORMANCE UNDER CHRONIC HEAT STRESS Dr Alison Leary – Lallemand, Australia |
| 14.30- 14.40 | COMPARISON OF LITTER, MOISTURE AND FRIABILITY SCORES TO MOISTURE CONTENT Dr Mark Dunlop – Department of Primary Industries, Australia |
| 14.40- 14.50# | CATCHING METHOD DOES NOT IMPACT THE PRE-SLAUGHTER MORTALITY OF MEAT CHICKENS 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 |