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Agenda:
| 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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