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The Nottingham Feed Conference - Always inspiring
Now in its 42nd year and still going strong. On 3rd – 4th September 2008, at the Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus (UK).
The Background
This meeting has been held annually since 1967 and is the premier event of its kind in the UK. Traditionally it took place at the University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus (School of Biociences; the best School of its kind in the UK).
The meeting attracts delegates from all parts of the Feed Industry, ranging from Compounders / Raw Materials through to Supplement / Additive Companies, Vitamin Manufacturers, Pharmaceutical Suppliers, Advisors, Consultants, University / Research Personnel, Government personnel.
Members of the Programme Committee are chosen from University staff and the Animal Feed Industry. Each year between 12 and 14 invited papers are chosen which are relevant to both the science and the practice of Animal Nutrition. They are presented by recognised authorities from Europe but also worldwide.
The Proceedings ‘Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition´ are considered essential reading by commercial personnel as well as scientists and students.
With its mixture of basic science and application, together with liaison between the University and the world of commerce, the meeting represents an excellent example of Technology Transfer.
Draft Programme
| A. RUMINANTS |
| 1. Patrice Humblot: "Nutrition and fertility in dairy cows" |
| 2. Peter Lovendahl: "Opportunities for online monitoring of health and performance in dairy cows" |
| 3. Mike Theodorou: "Improvements of forages to increase the efficiency of nitrogen and energy use" |
| 4. Donagh Berry: "Improving feed efficiency in cattle with Residual feed Intake" |
| B. BIOSECURITY |
| 5. Jill Thompson: "Safety in the food chain: biosecurity and coping with disease outbreaks" |
| 6. Victoria Morris: "Campylobacter: farm strategies for control" |
| 7. Andy Timms: "Campylobacter: opportunities for control by phages" |
| C. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY |
| 8. Angela Booth: "Global supplies and trends in commodities" |
| 9. Ton Sas: "Developments in the Russian livestock industries: implications for European producers and the Feed Industry" |
| D. NON-RUMINANT NUTRITION |
| 10. Jaap van Milgen: "Recent developments in the INRA Pig Model to reduce N and P excretion" |
| 11. Imke Mulder: "Nutrition, gut health and immunity" |
| 12. Knud Erik Bach Knudsen: "The role of fibre in gut health" |
| E. BIOFUELS |
| 13. John Pinkney: "Recent and future developments in the biofuels industry: implications for livestock production" |
| 14. Mick Hazzledine: "Nutritional and economic value of co-products from biofuels production" |
| 15. Ruurd Zijlstra: "Variability of quality in biofuels co-products" |
| 16. Joe Loughmiller: "Application of distillers grains in non-ruminant production" |
| 17. Mike Bedford: "Use of enzymes to improve nutritive value of co-products" |
| 18. Roger Johnson: "Implications of biofuels co-products for meat quality" |
For further information, visit The Nottingham Feed Conference website by clicking here.