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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
1:00 pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:15 pm
The Basics of Carotenoid Activity and Their Action on the Immune System
Dr. Boon Chew, Professor, School of Food and Science,Washington State University
2:15 pm Carotenoids in Poultry Nutrition
Dr. Doug Korver, Associate Professor, Agricultural,
Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:45 pm The Basics of Pigmentation in Broilers and Laying Hens
Dr. Sergio Fernandez, New Business Development, DSM Nutritional Products México
4:30 pm Beta-Carotene for Dairy Cows
Dr. Mark Engstrom, Market Development
Manager, DSM Nutritional Products North America
5:15 pm DSM Reception
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
8:15 am Opening Remarks - Ms. Jamie Blacklock, Co- Chair, 2010 WNC Planning Committee
8:30 am J.M. Bell Memorial Lecture
Functional amino acids: new developments and important implications for animal nutrition
Dr. Guoyao Wu, Professor, AgriLife Research, Senior Faculty Fellow, and University Faculty, Fellow, Department of Animal Science, Texas A& M University, College Station, TX
9:30 am Challenging Ingredient Limits - An Industry Checklist
Mr. Vic Pouteaux, Director, Nutritional Services, Friesen Nutrition, Medicine Hat, AB
9:40 am Challenging Ingredient Limits – Poultry
Dr. Rex Newkirk, Director of Research and Business Development, Canadian International, Grains Institute,Winnipeg, MB
10:05 am Nutrition Break / Poster Session
10:30 am Pigs Care Less than We Do: Selecting Maximum Ingredient Inclusion Rates
Dr. John Patience, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State, University, Ames, IA
10:55 am Challenging Ingredient Limits – Beef Cattle
Dr. John McKinnon, Professor and Beef Chair, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,SK
11:20 am Challenging Ingredient Limits – Dairy Cattle
Dr. Masahito Oba, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Alberta, Veterinary Research Institute, Edmonton, AB
11:45 am Panel Discussion Mr. Vic Pouteaux, Moderator
Dr. Rex Newkirk, Dr. John Patience, Dr. John McKinnon, Dr. Masahito Oba
12:15 pm Lunch/Poster Session
Concurrent Sessions
MONOGASTRIC
1:30 pm Is there such a concept as a “healthy gut flora” and can nutrition get you there?
Dr. Robert Pieper, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2:15 pm Non-antibiotic production enhancers
Dr. Yong Ping Xu, Professor, Chinese Ministry of Education Center for Food Safety of Animal Origin, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China
3:00 pm Nutrition Break / Poster Session
3:30 pm Polyunsaturated fatty acids in sow reproduction
Ms. Laura Eastwood, Graduate Student, Prairie Swine Centre Inc. and Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
3:50 pm Early broiler nutrition
Ms. Joni Rynsburger, Director, Saskatchewan Turkey Producer’s Marketing Board, Saskatoon, SK
4:20 pm Strategies to increase highly unsaturated Omega-3 fatty acids in rainbow trout fed canola, flax and camelina oils
Ms. Kyla Randall, PhD Candidate, Deartment of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
5:00 pm Does palatability influence pigs’ intake of peas?
Mr. Janardhanan Rajendram, Graduate Student, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
RUMINANT – NUTRITIONAL SOLUTIONS TO METABOLIC DISEASE IN CATTLE
1:30 pm Managing acidosis & related disorders in finishing cattle
Dr. Mike Galyean, Thornton Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2:15 pm Managing the transition dairy cow– emphasis on ketosis and fatty liver syndrome
Dr. Ric Grummer, Balchem Corporation, New Hampton, NY
3:00 pm Nutrition Break / Poster Session
3:30 pm New issues in understanding acidosis in dairy cattle
Dr. Kees Plaizier, Professor, Dairy Nutrition and Management, Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba,Winnipeg, MB
4:00 pm Challenges to rapid diet transition in feedlot cattle on barley based diets
Dr. Greg Penner, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
6:00 pm Banquet Entertainment: The ArrogantWorms
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Concurrent Sessions
MONOGASTRIC
8:00 am Rapid Methods for Prediction of Energy Values of Feedstuffs for Pigs
Dr. Ruurd Zijlstra, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
8:40 am Additivity of response to different exogenous enzymes in pigs and poultry
Dr. Michael Bedford, Research Director, AB Vista Feed Ingredients - a division of AB Agri Ltd., Marlborough,Wiltshire, England
9:20 am Impacts of maternal nutrition on embryonic/fetal survival and development
Dr. GuoyaoWu, Professor, AgriLife Research Senior Faculty Fellow, and University Faculty Fellow, Department of Animal Science, Texas A& M University, College Station, TX
10:00 am Nutrition Break / Poster Session
RUMINANT
8:00 am Fine tuning dairy rations to optimize nitrogen utilization
Dr. Tim Mutsvangwa, Associate Professor, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
8:40 am Impact of modern genetic selection tools on feeding programs for beef cattle
Mr. Leigh Marquess, Chief Operating Officer, Quantum Genetics Inc., Saskatoon, SK
9:20 am Milk Production and Feed Intake: Predictions of Efficiency
Dr. Peter Robinson, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA
10:00 am Nutrition Break / Poster Session Plenary Session
10:30 am The animal industry in a changing society– how must we adapt?
Dr. JohnWebb, Director of Emerging Science, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Toronto, ON
11:10 am Future need for food
Mr. Mike McCarty, Food Industry & Consumer Affairs, Elanco Animal Health
11:50 am Closing Remarks
Dr. John McKinnon, Co-Chair, 2010WNC Planning Committee
12:00 pm Lunch

 

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