The Poultry Federation names Tyson CEO among speakers for 2013 conference

The Poultry Federation has announced the lineup of speakers for its 2013 Arkansas Nutrition Conference, being held September 3-5 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Roger, Ark. Featured speakers include industry experts from the U.S. and around the world, such as Donnie Smith of Tyson Foods.

The Poultry Federation has announced the lineup of speakers for its 2013 Arkansas Nutrition Conference, being held September 3-5 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Roger, Ark. Featured speakers include industry experts from the U.S. and around the world, such as Donnie Smith of Tyson Foods.

The program includes:

Tuesday, September 3: Rob Shirley, Ph.D., Adisseo, presiding
• Welcome and Introductions - Rob Shirley, Ph.D., poultry technical manager, Adisseo
• Methionine Inclusion in Poultry: Past and Present - Michael Kidd, Ph.D., poultry science director, Center of Excellence, University of Arkansas
• Advances in Sulphur Amino Acid Nutrition through Recent Metabolic and Physiologic Research - Pierre-Andre Geraert, Ph.D., director of innovation & marketing, Adisseo (France)
• Current Amino Acid Considerations for Broilers: Requirements, Rations & Economics - Paul Tillman, Ph.D., technical services consultant, Poultry Technical Nutrition Services LLC
• The Development, Use and Value of Adisseo's Precise Nutrition Evaluation Platform in Poultry Production - Rob Shirley, Ph.D., poultry technical manager, Adisseo
• NSP Enzymes: Interaction with Each Other and Dietary Factors - Jason Lee, Ph.D., assistant professor, Poultry Science Dept., Texas A&M University

Wednesday, September 4, morning: Nathan Collins, Ph.D., Simmons Foods Inc., presiding
• Broiler Production Efficiency: A Comparison between Brazil and the United States - Serigo Vieira, Ph.D., professor associado, Departmento de Zootecnia, Universidad Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, at Porto Alegre, Brazil
• UK and Irish Poultry Nutrition and Production - Bronagh Owens, Ph.D., poultry nutritionist, Devenish Nutrition Ltd.
• Poultry Production in Spain: New Advances in Feeding and Nutrition Production - Gonzalo Mateos, DVM, Ph.D., professor of animal nutrition, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
• Broiler Production and Nutrition in the United States - Carla Price, Ph.D., poultry nutritionist, Sanderson Farms
• International Speakers Roundtable - All international speakers

Wednesday, September 4, afternoon: Nathan Collins, Ph.D., Simmons Foods Inc., presiding
• The Early Brooding Period:  Issues and a New Technology Solution (In-hatchery Feeding) - Donna Hill, Ph.D., hatchery management consultant, Hatch Tech Incubation Technology
• Enzymes and Their Effect on Amino Acid Nutrition - Mike Bedford, Ph.D., research director, AB Vista Feed Ingredients
• Antibiotic-Free Strategies for Poultry Production - Matt Greenwood, Ph.D., poultry nutrition consultant, Greenwood Nutrition LLC
• Servant Leadership - Donnie Smith, president and CEO, Tyson Foods Inc.
• Speaker Roundtable - All speakers
• Introduction of 2013 Scholarships
• Poster viewing with students present

Thursday, September 5: Keith Turner, Ph.D., Butterball LLC, presiding
• Departmental and Center Update - Michael Kidd, Ph.D., poultry science director, Center of Excellence, University of Arkansas
• Animal Wellbeing: A Nutrition Challenge - Yvonne Vizzier Thaxton, Ph.D., professor & director, Center for Food Animal Wellbeing, University of Arkansas
• Turkey Nutrition and Skeletal Development Research: 1992-2012 - Mike Lilburn, Ph.D., professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio State/OARDC
• Pellet Quality Performance Tests: Milling to Bird Performance - Joe Moritz, Ph.D., professor, Animal & Nutritional Sciences, West Virginia University
• Equilibrium in the Gut Ecosystem for Productive Healthy Birds - Edgar Oviedo, DVM, Ph.D., associate professor, Prestage Department of Poultry Science on Affiliation, North Carolina State University

The event is co-sponsored by the Feed Manufacturers Committee of The Poultry Federation and the University of Arkansas, and the technical symposium is sponsored by Adisseo. Proceeds from this conference are designated for scholarship support at the University of Arkansas. The conference qualifies for 12 CEUs for members of American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS).

Advance registration for the conference is $100 and on-site registration is $125.  Professors, emeritus and students are free of charge. 

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