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The 6th edition of Pig, Poultry & Dairy Focus Asia, which was held at the Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on 3rd to 5th March, was a great success with over 400 attendees from over 25 different countries. The event was for senior livestock production managers, nutritionists and veterinarians and focused on livestock production including nutrition, health and breeding.
Following the opening ceremony, when delegates were addressed by the Secretary General of the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA), Assoc. Prof. Dr Achariya Sailasuta, the whole conference heard four keynote presentations before dividing into three species specific conferences.
The first of these was given by Dr Pim Langhout from DSM on the topic of ‘Intestinal targeting of nutrients for specific gene expression’ which highlighted how different feed ingredients can influence the functioning of cells and/or organs in the animal’s body and how this could result in improved animal health and productivity.
Roland Klober from Thermo Fisher Scientific focused on the revolutionary road down which diagnostic testing was going and how such testing was going to play a greater and greater role in future livestock production.
Dr Tugrul Durali from Alltech’s Asian Pacific Mycotoxin Management Team then spoke on ‘The latest developments in mycotoxin detection and control’ and in so doing highlighted the challenges of mycotoxin diversity, masked mycotoxins and the latest survey results.
Finally, Dr Marcus Remmers, Head of Global Bio R&D at Merial looked at the future of vaccination and in particular how the next generation of recombinant vaccines will better and more broadly address unmet demands.
In the three species specific conferences, experts from all around the world then shared their expertise and experience with delegates in a series of presentations from the cutting edge of livestock production science.
The next Pig, Poultry & Dairy Focus Asia is planned for the spring of 2016 and will again be held in Bangkok.
March 6, 2014 - Pig Focus Asia
