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Dr Robyn Alders (International Rural Poultry Centre, Kyeema Foundation, Australia)

Following graduation with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in veterinary immunology from the Australian National University in 1989, Dr Alders worked for three years at the School of Veterinary Medicine within the University of Zambia and was then based in Maputo, Mozambique for 12 years. For the past 15 years, she has worked closely with smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia as a veterinarian, researcher and colleague. For much of this time, Dr Alders worked on the development of sustainable Newcastle disease (ND) control in rural areas as this disease is a key constraint to small livestock producers, many of whom own only poultry. Since 2004 she has been involved with preparedness, prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ethiopia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Thailand and Timor-Leste. In addition to technical issues relating to livestock production, Dr Alders recognises the important role of socio-economic issues, including gender, in livestock development programs. She also has a practical understanding of the role of livestock in HIV/AIDS mitigation.

Village poultry: still important to millions eight thousand years after domestication
Dr Martine Boulianne (University of Montreal, Canada)

Dr Martine Boulianne is a full professor at the University of Montréal, Canada, where she obtained her DMV. She did her PhD in Avian Pathology at the University of Guelph, spent a year in Davis, California for post-doctoral studies and became Diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians. In 1999, with the support of Quebec's major poultry and egg producers, she established the "Chair of Poultry Research" and was instrumental in creating the inter-university Centre for Poultry Research, with McGill University. Her expertise in poultry health and food safety is widely recognised in academic and industry circles. As a researcher, she is known to be close to poultry producers.
Poultry product safety: recent advances
Mr Gordon Butland (G&S Consultants, Thailand)

Born in 1940 in Plymouth, Devon, he qualified as an Associate of the Cost and Management Accountants in the UK in 1968. In 1966 Gordon moved permanently to Brazil and held senior financial management positions with the Anglo American Group in Brazil, and for the Coca Cola Company for South Latin America. He then moved into banking and in 1989 he started his association with Rabobank International. It was there that he initiated his contact with the poultry industry. In September 2004 he retired from Rabobank International and is concentrating on advisory assignments along the whole chain of the poultry industry, including genetics, feed, animal health, hatchery and slaughterhouse equipment companies as well as meat processors.
China: Its influence on the global poultry industry

Laureate Professor Peter Doherty (University of Melbourne)

Professor Peter Doherty shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996 with Swiss colleague Rolf Zinkernagel, for their discovery of how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells. He was Australian of the Year in 1997, and has since been commuting between St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne. His research is mainly in the area of defence against viruses. He regularly devotes time to delivering public lectures, writing articles for newspapers and magazines and participating in radio discussions.

Peter Doherty graduated from the University of Queensland in Veterinary Science and became a veterinary officer. Moving to Scotland, he received his PhD from the University of Edinburgh Medical School. He is the first person with a veterinary qualification to win a Nobel Prize.

Avian Influenza
Dr Tim Doran (CSIRO Livestock Industries, Australia)

Tim completed his PhD in 1993 at CSIRO Division of Animal Health and the Department of Microbiology, Monash University. He then took on a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at St George's Hospital Medical School in London, where he was awarded the Richard Merkal Fellowship for his outstanding research on paratuberculosis. In 1996 Tim returned to CSIRO Livestock Industries and was the inaugural winner of the 2001 AFFA Science Award for Young People. He is currently project leader of RNAi Technologies at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory. His research team is applying RNAi gene silencing technology to control viral infection in livestock.
Innovative biotechnologies in the poultry industry
Dr Robert Etches (Origen Therapeutics, USA)

Rob Etches has worked in the field of avian genetics and reproduction throughout his career as an academic and industrial scientist. Dr Etches received his Bsc (Agr) at the University of British Columbia, his MSc from McGill University and his PhD and DSc degrees from the University of Reading. Between 1975 and 2000, Dr Etches held various academic appointments in the Departments of Animal Science and Zoology at the University of Guelph. In 1998, Dr Etches was appointed as the Vice President, Research of Origen Therapeutics to lead the development of avian embryonic stem cell and primordial germ cell technology for pharmaceutical and agricultural applications. Dr Etches is the author of 4 books, 34 chapters in books, 123 scientific papers, 30 articles in the popular press, two patents and several patent applications.
Progress in the development of transgenic chickens
Dr David Farrell (University of Queensland, Australia)
David Farrell held a personal chair at the University of New England until 1994; was awarded the degree of Doctor of Rural Science in 1984, and is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Animal Production. He has researched and published extensively in poultry science and is now concerned with what the future holds for mankind, including the food and feed supply, and the deteriorating environment.
The future eaters
Dr John R Glisson (University of Georgia, USA)

Dr Glisson is a Professor in the Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. He currently serves as Head of the Department and Director of the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center. His research career focused on infectious diseases of poultry, specifically bacterial diseases. Dr Glisson works closely with the USA poultry industry on issues of disease control and prevention. He has devoted much of his career to training veterinarians to become poultry veterinarians through the Master of Avian Medicine degree program.
From pasteur to genomics: past, present and future control of poultry disease
Professor John Hodges
John Hodges was responsible at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome for genetic programs for the improvement of farm animals in the developing world and for the conservation of animal biodiversity. Previously he was Professor of Animal Genetics at the University of British Columbia, Canada and earlier was a faculty member at Cambridge University. He also served in agribusiness as Head of the Production Division of the Milk Marketing Board of England and Wales.

He has degrees in Agriculture (Reading), Animal Production (Cambridge), Animal Genetics (Reading) and Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. He was born in the UK and now lives in Austria. He is an author and speaker on ethics, genetics and values in agriculture and the food chain.

Emerging Boundaries for Poultry Production: Challenges, Opportunities and Dangers

Dr Lekh Juneja (Taiyo Kagaku, Japan)

Dr Lekh Juneja is an Executive Vice President of Taiyo Kagaku Co., Ltd., Japan. He is also Chairman of Taiyo Lucid Pvt. Ltd., India. He obtained his PhD from Nagoya University, Japan. He is internationally acclaimed for developing various nutraceuticals and functional foods and has authored and co-authored over 200 research papers, reviews and more than 100 Japanese and international patents. He has edited the book on Hen Eggs: Their Basic and Applied Science by CRC Press. Dr Juneja is recipient of many international awards including IFT, FIE, and Nutracon Awards. He is a Fellow & Vice President of International College of Nutrition and also affiliated to several international societies and presented several invited lectures.

Recent technologies in the development and use of egg components
Dr Jim McKay (EW Group)
Currently the Group Director for Science and Technology of the EW group, Dr Jim McKay received his BSc in Genetics in 1974 from the University of Edinburgh. In 1977 he achieved his PhD in Popular Genetics and became Lecturer in Genetics and Animal Breeding at Trinity College. Establishing himself as a world leader in quantitative and molecular genetics, Dr McKay has held various positions including Geneticist and Biotechnologist for Ross Breeders; Vice President for Science for Aviagen Group; and was appointed Science and Technology Coordinator for the EW Group when they purchased Aviagen in 2005.

The genetics of modern commercial poultry

Professor Steve Leeson (University of Guelph)

Dr Leeson is currently Chair of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Guelph. As a recognized authority in Poultry Nutrition, Dr Leeson has authored two books, Nutrition of the Chicken and Commercial Poultry Nutrition that have become the standards in teaching and commercial application. He has authored 4 other books, 320 papers in refereed journals, made over 500 presentations at various meetings. He has received numerous industry, society and university research and extension awards.

Developments in Poultry Nutrition and Management

José Augusto Lima de Sá

José Augusto Lima de Sá has a Bachelor in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and has completed extension courses in Multinational Marketing Management at Harvard Business School, and Strategic Management at Wharton School. José Augusto has more than 20 years of experience in international trade and the meat industry. He was the founder and managing partner of Gemni Trading, CEO of Doux Frangosul in Brazil, president of ABEF (Brazilian Chicken Producers and Exporters Association) and International Sales Director of Sadia. Currently, José Augusto is the International Affairs Director of Sadia.

Building a global brand on a multi-cultural world: A permanent challenge for meat industry

Dr Pearse Lyons (Alltech Inc.)
Dr. Pearse Lyons is founder and President of Alltech, a global bioscience company employing over 1,500 people in 85 countries. Lyons received his BSc from the National University of Ireland in Dublin. He pursued his MSc and PhD at the University of Birmingham. He later worked as a biochemist in Irish Distillers before founding Alltech in 1980. Today the company is one of the top 20 animal health companies in the world boasting group sales of approximately $300 million.

Dr. Lyons received the State Export Award for Kentucky and was acknowledged as the leader of one of the top 100 fastest growing high tech companies by World Trade Magazine. He was the Kentucky recipient of the Entrepreneur of the Year in 1993. Dr. Lyons has been recognised for his contribution to science and industry and has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Plymouth and Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. His alma mater National University of Ireland, Dublin on the occasion of their 150th anniversary selected Dr. Lyons as one of their honorary doctorates. Most recently he was recognised as one of the top 15 Irish American life scientists of the year by Biolink USA-Ireland. He has authored over 20 books and many research papers in scientific journals.


Future Technical Developments in the Global Poultry Industry
Professor John Webster (Bristol University,UK)

John Webster is Professor Emeritus at the University of Bristol. On arrival at Bristol in 1977 he established a unit for the study of animal behaviour and welfare, which now is over 50 strong. He was a founder member of the Farm Animal Welfare Council and first propounded the 'Five Freedoms' which have gained international recognition as standards for defining the elements of good welfare in domestic animals. He is a former President of both the Nutrition Society and the British Society for Animal Science. His book 'Animal Welfare: A Cool Eye towards Eden' was published in 1994 and is still in print. Its successor, 'Animal Welfare: Limping towards Eden' appeared in 2005.

Welfare and the Environment

Provisional Program

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Pre-congress
Thursday 26 June

Avian Immunology Research Group Meeting commences (at additional cost)

World’s Poultry Congress 2008
Sunday 29 June 2008

Exhibition setup
Avian Immunology Research Group Meeting concludes (at additional cost)
Pre-Congress meetings

Monday 30 June 2008
Pre-Congress meetings
Registration
Opening ceremony and keynote session: Emerging Boundaries for Poultry Production: Challenges, Opportunities and Dangers
Welcome reception

Tuesday 1 July 2008
Plenary session:

  • Welfare and the environment
  • Avian influenza
  • Poultry breeding

Concurrent symposia and poster sessions
2008 Poultry Information Exchange commences
6th Asian-Pacific Poultry Health Conference commences
4th International Ratite Science Symposium commences
Optional dinner

Wednesday 2 July 2008
Plenary session:

  • Poultry product safety: recent advances
  • Recent technologies in the development of use of egg components
  • The future eaters

Concurrent symposia and poster sessions
2008 Poultry Information Exchange concludes
Free evening

Thursday 3 July 2008
Plenary session:

  • World trade in broiler meat-future prospects
  • Egg Quality: the issues
  • Health and welfare in the face of contagions disease

Concurrent symposia and poster sessions
Congress dinner

Friday 4 July 2008
Plenary session:

  • Feeding the scavenging chicken: Social and economic benefits?
  • Innovative biotechnologies in the poultry industry
  • China: Its influence on global poultry production

Concurrent symposia and poster sessions
6th Asian-Pacific Poultry Health Conference concludes
4th International Ratite Science Symposium concludes
Congress concludes

Post congress
Sunday 6 July 2008

8th International Marek’s Disease Symposium commences (Townsville) (at additional cost)

Thursday 10 July 2008
Symposium concludes

Combining plenary, symposia and poster sessions, the Congress program aims to cater for all levels and specialties within this diverse industry whilst recognising the challenges and future of the industry as a whole.

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Youth & Young Scientist Programs

Youth program. The Congress organisers are offering the opportunity for undergraduate and postgraduate students to attend the Congress under the Congress Youth program. The Congress organisation will meet the costs of the registration fee and accommodation as well as a four-day Post-Congress tour for successful applicants. Applicants are required to present a paper in a special session at the Congress. More details will be provided on the website soon.

Fellowship program. Following the successful Fellowship program at WPC2004 in Istanbul, we will also offer a similar program involving support for 15 young poultry scientists from developing countries to attend the Congress. Congress organisers will cover costs of travel to Brisbane, Congress registration and accommodation in Brisbane for successful applicants. More details will be provided on the website soon.

Interested students should register their interest with the Congress Managers. Please note travel assistance and funds for incidental travel expenses should be sourced separately. We recommend if you require assistance to consult your local WPSA branch for advice in gaining sponsorship.

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4th International Ratite Science Symposium

1-4 July 2008, Brisbane, Australia

Provisional Program

TUESDAY 1 JULY 2008

0800

Registration and speakers support centre opens

0830

WPC Plenary session 1: A global perspective of the poultry industry: now and the future
Animal welfare and the environment John Webster University of Bristol, UK
Avian influenza Peter Doherty University of Melbourne, Australia
The genetics of modern commercial poultry Jim McKay EW Group, UK

1030

Morning Tea

1100

WPC Plenary session 1: A global perspective of the poultry industry: now and the future (continued)
Poultry nutrition future prospects Steven Leeson University of Guelph, Canada
Beyond the horizon Pearse Lyons Alltech, USA
Poultry in the 21st Century Anni McLeod FAO Italy

1230

Lunch

1330

4IRSS Plenary Session
Welcome

1350

Deriving a selection objective for commercial ostriches  Schalk Cloete  Institute For Animal Production: Elsenburg, SOUTH AFRICA  R01

1420

Ratite farming environmental management  Geraldo Stachetti-Rodrigues Embrapa Labex Europe, FRANCE  R02

1450

Value adding and processing of Ratite meat: A review  Louwrens Hoffman  University Of Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA  R03

1530

Afternoon Tea

 

4IRSS: Breeding, Genetics & Reproduction

1600

Reproductive technologies for ratites – a review  Irek Malecki University Of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA  R04

1630

Characteristics of ostrich ejaculates in the second half of the breeding season  Paulina Rybnik Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Jastrzebiec, POLAND R05

1640

Semen characteristics of 2- and 3-year-old male ostriches  Paulina Rybnik  Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Jastrzebiec, POLAND  R06

1650

Management practices to manipulate the reproductive performance of breeding ostriches (Struthio camelus var. domesticus)  Helet Lambrechts University Of Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA  R07

1705

Responses in breeding values to phenotypic selection of ostriches for live weight and reproduction  Schalk Cloete Institute For Animal Production: Elsenburg, SOUTH AFRICA  R08

1720

Direct heterosis for live weight and mortality in ostriches  Schalk Cloete Institute For Animal Production: Elsenburg, SOUTH AFRICA  R09

1730

Session concludes
Registration and speakers support centre closes   

1730-1800

WPC Poster Viewing Session

 1730

Optional dinner Australian Outback Spectacular, Gold Coast

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WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 2008

0800

Registration and speakers support centre opens

0830

WPC Plenary session 2
Village poultry: still important to millions eight thousand years after domestication Robyn Alders KYEEMA Foundation, Australia  
Poultry product safety: recent advances  Martine Boulianne Universite de Montreal, Canada  
Progress in the development of transgenic chickens Robert Etches, Origen Therapeutics, USA

1030

Morning tea

 

4IRSS: Incubation, Chick Rearing & Growth

1100

Is poor gastrointestinal development a limitation to survival and growth of neo-natal ostriches? Paul Iji The University Of New England, AUSTRALIA  R10

1130

Effect of high fiber diet on the ostrich gastrointestinal tract  Mohamed Salih University of Science & Technology, Sudan R11

1140

Growth performance of ostriches in India  Selvan Shanmugam Tamilnadu Veterinary And Animal Sciences University, INDIA  R12

1150

Reproductive and hatching performance of ostrich in India  Selvan Shanmugam Tamilnadu Veterinary And Animal Sciences University, INDIA  R13

1200

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) egg characteristics and hatchability in Mexico  Ross Cooper University of Central England, UK  R14

1215

The genetic relationships between water loss and shell deaths in ostrich eggs  Zanell Brand Institute for Animal Production: Oudtshoorn, SOUTH AFRICA  R15

1230

Lunch

 

4IRSS: Anatomy & Physiology

1330

Thermoregulation in ratites  Shane Maloney University Of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA  R16

1400

A gross anatomical and histo-morphological study of the vaginal region of the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and ostrich (Struthio camelus) Mary-Catherine Madekurozwa University of Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA  R17

1445

Effect of Nitrogen Intake on Kidney Function in Adult Female Ostriches  Darin Bennett University of British Columbia, CANADA  R18

1500

Physiological stress response of captive Greater Rheas (Rhea mericana) Alvina Leche Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, ARGENTINA  R19

1510

Haematology and serum profile in growing ostriches  Selvan Shanmugam Tamilnadu Veterinary And Animal Sciences University, INDIA  R20

1520

Geometric limb similarity between two flightless birds: an extinct terror bird (Phorusrhacinae gen.) vs. ostrich (Struthio camelus) Ross Cooper University of Central England, UK  R21

1530

Afternoon Tea

 

4IRSS: Nutrition & Feeding

1600

Developing simulation models for food intake and growth of ostriches Rob Gous Department Of Agriculture: Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA  R22

1630

Effect of different energy and protein levels in diets on performance of grower ostriches  Phil Glatz South Australian Research and Development Institute, AUSTRALIA  R23

1645

The effects of dietary probiotic supplementation on growth performance in the ostrich chicks  Farhad Foroudi Islamic Azad University, IRAN  R24

1700

Improving the diet for captive kiwi Charlotte Minson Massey University, NEW ZEALAND R25

1710

The effect of L-carnitine on egg production in ostriches Ali Hajibabaei Islamic Azad University, IRAN R26

1725

L-Carnitine effect on Quantity and Quality of African Black Neck Ostrich Sperm  Tarlan Farahvash Islamic Azad University, IRAN  R27

1745

Session concludes

1730 –
1800

WPC Poster Viewing Session

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THURSDAY 3 JULY 2008

0800

Registration and speakers support centre opens

0830

WPC Plenary session 3
Building a global brand on a multi-cultural world: A permanent challenge for meat industry Jose Augusto Lima de Sa  Sadia SA, Brazil
The future eaters David Farrell University of Queensland, Australia
From Pasteur to genomics: past, present and future control of poultry disease John Glisson University of Georgia, USA

1030

Morning tea

 

4IRSS: Welfare, Behaviour & Husbandry

1100

Welfare and husbandry issues in the ratite industries Phil Glatz South Australian Research and Development Institute, AUSTRALIA   R28

1130

Animal protection and ostrich farming in EU Directive 98/58EC context  Eduardo Carbajo Department of Health, Head of Food Safety, SPAIN  R29

1140

Present status of emu farming in India Devareddy Narahari Tamilnadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, INDIA R30

1150

Dynamic of nest population in a colony of ostriches Jason Ledger University Of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA R31

1200

Crouching behaviour and oviposition rate of female ostriches reared without males  Irek Malecki University Of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA  R32

1230

Lunch

 

4IRSS: Health

1315

Ostrich intestinal health: a key to sustainable production Adriaan Olivier Klein Karoo Group, SOUTH AFRICA  R33

1345

Causes of mortality among ostriches (Struthio camelus) and emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) raised commercially in Saudi Arabia Aisha Elfaki Mahammed  Wildlife Research Center, Animal Resources Research, SUDAN  R34

1400

Complex Aspergillus air sacculitis and periotonitis in ostriches Amir Shahraeeny,  IRAN  R35

1410

Vaccine strategies against ostrich mycoplasmas  Annelise Botes University of Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA  R36

1415

Isolation and Pathogenicity identification of avian Paramyxovirus type 1 (Newcastle disease) virus from a flock of ostriches in Iran Reza Momayez  Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, IRAN  R37

1425

Evaluation of maternal antibody levels for establishing the vaccination program against Newcastle disease in ostrich chicks Reza Momayez  Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute, IRAN  R38

1435

HACCP approach to the monitoring of potential hazards in ostrich processing: microbial testing of ostrich products Eduardo Carbajo Department of Health, Head of Food Safety, SPAIN R39

 

4IRSS: Value added products

1445

The application of emu oil in intestinal health Gordon Howarth University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA R40

1515

Comparison of the antioxidant properties of Emu oil and other avian oils Darin Bennett University of British Columbia, CANADA R41

1530

Emu oil: a potential treatment for chemotherapy induced mucositis? Ruth Lindsay University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA R42

1540

Influence of different processing methods on nutritional aspects of ostrich (Struthio camelus) meat Rodrigo Garofallo Garcia University of Agrarian Sciences, BRAZIL  R43

1530

Afternoon Tea

 

4IRSS: Conservation

1600

The relevance of captive breeding for conservation of native ratites in Argentina Joaquin Luis Navarro Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, ARGENTINA  R44

1630

A metapopulation modelling approach for wild Greater rheas in central Argentina Joaquin Luis Navarro Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, ARGENTINA  R45

1640

Situation of the Lesser Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata) in Bolivia Carmen Quiroga Oorpeza Universidad Mayor de San Andres, BOLIVIA  R46

1700

Session concludes

1730 –
1800

WPC Poster Viewing Session

1930 - 2330

Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
WPC Congress dinner

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FRIDAY 4 JULY 2008

0800

Registration and speakers support centre opens

 

4IRSS Industry Workshop

Chairperson

0930

How we can use the power of genetics to achieve Industry growth

Dr Johan Greeff  Department of Agriculture and Food/University of Western Australia

1000

Breeding by Artificial Insemination – New technology for the Industry

Prof Graeme Martin  University of Western Australia

1030

Morning Tea

1100

Getting better returns for Ratite meat

Dr Peter McInnes Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australia

1130

Reducing the downgrades in Ratite Skin to improve profitability

Mr Michael Hastings Australian Ostrich Association

1200

Ratite Products – The economic advantages of value adding

Mr Chris Gregory Emu Industry Federation of Australia

1230

Nutrition and Cost effective feeding

Dr Phil Glatz South Australian Research and Development Institute

1300

Lunch   1230-1330

1330

The importance of Ratite Health, Welfare and Bio-security

Dr Fritz Huchzermeyer South Africa, Chairman RWG13 WPSA

1400

R&D strategic plan to maximise the potential of the Ratite industries

Workshop chairmen, key researchers and industry members will be invited to formulate future R&D strategies

1430

Concluding Session

Session to be chaired by Drs Peter McInnes (RIRDC) and Fritz Huchzermeyer (Chairman of the Working Group 13 Ratites-WPSA) – key Symposium issues and outcomes and presentation of R&D plan

1500

4IRSS Closing Ceremony

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