XXXVII FEDNA Symposium

Program

Wednesday, November 23rd

• 08:45 h Registration and documentation.

Session 1. Chairman: Emilio Borja – Grupo AN, Navarra, Spain.

• 09:00 h Sustainability of the meat production chain: Practical implications for animal feeding.
  • Jaume Coma and Pau Aymerich – Grupo Vall Companys, Spain.
  • Jesús Méndez – FEFAC Working Committee, Spain.
• 09:45 h Trends in broiler production and feeding programs in Spain: A comparative study (2022 vs. 2014).
  • Nutrition: Gerard Santomá and Pedro Pérez de Ayala – Trouw Nutrition, Spain.
  • Growth performance: José Ignacio Barragán – Galimetría, Spain.
• 11:15 h Coffee.

Session 2. Chairman: José Francisco Pérez – Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.

• 12:00 h Additives, animal health, and production. Non-ruminant species.
  • Dietary modification of the bacterial community in the different segments of the gastrointestinal tract. Potential effects on broiler performance.
    • Juha Apajalahti – Alimetrics, Finland.
  • Exogenous enzymes in animal feeding. New advances and future developments.
    • Ester Vinyeta, Yueming Dersjant-Li and Rafael Duran, IFF-Danisco Animal Nutrition & Health, Spain.
  • Mycotoxins contaminations of ingredients and diets. Evaluation and future areas of control.
    • Carlos Mallmann – Universidad Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil.
• 14:15 h Lunch.
• 15:30 h FEDNA AWARD for young researchers. Presentation of selected studies.
  • Chairman: Manuel Fondevila – Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.
• 16:10 h Mineral composition of the diet: an update and its influence on biomarkers and gut function, including the microbiome.
  • Carrie L. Walk – DSM, United Kingdom.

Session 3. Chairwoman: Marta Cirera – Indukern, Spain.

• 16:55 h New insights on the FEDNA Ingredient Tables on Feed Composition.
  • Cereals and fiber sources. A comparative study among sources.
    • Gonzalo G. Mateos and Lourdes Cámara – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
  • Protein sources. The case of processed animal proteins.
    • David Solá and Lewis Aguirre – Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain.
  • Energy contribution of lipid sources to pigs and poultry diets.
    • Emilio Borja and Guillermo Fondevila – Grupo AN, Navarra and Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.
  • Re-evaluation of systems on the utilization of calcium and phosphorus in non-ruminant species.
    • Paloma García Rebollar and Roselina Angel – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain and University of Maryland, USA.
• 18:15 h Adjourn.

Thursday, November 24th

Session 4. Chairman: Javier García – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain.

• 09:00 h Nutrition of the periparturient sow – a total transition concept to lactation.
  • Pieter Langendijk and Lluis Fabá – Trouw Nutrition, The Netherlands and Spain.
• 9:50 h Management and feeding practices post-weaning in the absence of pharmacological doses of zinc oxide in the diet.
  • John Pluske – Australasian Pork Research Institute Limited, University of Melbourne, Australia.
• 10:35 h Round Table. Strategies, management, and feeding programs for piglets from birth to 20 kg BW:
  • Chairman: Gonzalo G. Mateos – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
    • Enric Marco – Marcovet, Madrid, Spain.
    • Manuel Toledo – Agropecuaria Casas Nuevas, Murcia, Spain.
    • Francesc Molist – Schothorst Feed Research (SFR), The Netherlands.
    • John Pluske – APRIL, University of Melbourne, Australia.
• 11:30 h Coffee break.

Session 5. Charmain: Pedro Medel – Innovabiotics, Spain.

• 12:10 h Nutrient requirements and feeding programs for fattening pigs. Influence of the genetic background, sex, and body weight at slaughter.
  • Mariano Gorrachategui – Tesercus, Spain.
• 12:55 h European Union legislation, Novelties, expectations, and incidence on feeding programs and current production systems.
  • Francisco Javier Piquer – Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Spain.
• 13:25 h FEDNA Award and final remarks.
• 13:50 h Adjourn.