The Feeds and Nutrition course is designed to quickly inform the participants about the main theoretical and practical aspects of everything involved in feed production. The course is set up in different modules so that, depending on the interest of the participant, a custom program can be made. All modules are offered over the course of one week and the course is repeated yearly. In this way participants can take one or several modules in one week and additional modules the next year.
This course is a must attend for nutritionists, purchasing managers, quality assurance managers, feed mill managers and others involved in the feed or allied industry. The objective is to briefly inform participants about theoretical and practical aspects of feed formulating, production and quality control for different species.
The course will be taught in English. The training is set up in different modules of one or more days over the course of one week. The following modules will be offered.
• Module 1. Feedstuffs: Origin, nutritional characteristics and quality (2 days)
• Module 2. EU Feed legislation and legal requirements and interpretation of HACCP (1 day)
• Module 3. Feed processing and manufacturing (1 day)
• Module 4. Least cost formulating (1 day)
• Module 5. Dairy nutrition (2 days)
• Module 6. Swine nutrition (2 days)
• Module 7. Poultry nutrition (2 days)
• Module 8. Mycotoxins & Anti Nutritional Factors (1 day)
• Module 9. Risk management in commodity markets (2 days)
• Module 10. Interpretation of laboratory test results (1 day)
Optional: Saturday feed mill and farm visit in the Netherlands (€ 100,-)
A detailed program will be available via our website http://www.schothorst.nl/en/courses/show/21.
Costs and registration
The costs are € 800,- for one day (module 2, 3, 4, 8 or 10) per participant,
€ 1,325,- for 2 days (module 1, 5, 6, 7 or 9) or combinations f.i. 3 and 2).
€ 1,845,- for 3 days,
€ 2,325,- for 4 days and
€ 2,645,- for 5 days.
Prices are exclusive of VAT/BTW. Lunch is included but lodging costs are excluded. Prepayment is required.
Advance registration is possible via http://www.schothorst.nl/en/contact/contact-form/ or send an e-mail to info@schothorst.nl . You will receive a registration form by e-mail. Registration before May 5th, 2014.