36th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium

Mentors will be invited from relevant industry sectors and early career researchers that attend APSS 2025 will be encouraged to attend the networking function. Professors Roura, Choct and Crowley will do an introduction at the beginning of the session and then encourage mentors and mentees to engage in activities and conversations for the rest of the session.

Lecture Theatre, Basement Level, University of Sydney – Abercrombie Business School. The president of the PRF, Lisa Jamieson welcomes the audience and introduces Professor Kathy Belov, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global and Research Engagement), The University of Sydney to open the symposium.

Prof. Walter Bottje – University of Arkansas, USA

Session 1 Chair: Prof. Mingan Choct – University of Sydney, Australia

Dr. Nishchal Sharma – University of New England, Australia

Ms Sin Nee Ng – Soon Soon Oilmills Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Dr Amir Ghane – Danisco Animal Nutrition and Health -IFF, Singapore

Assoc. Prof. Sonia Liu – The University Of Sydney, Australia

Dr Mike Bedford – AB Vista, UK

Session 2 Chair: Dr David Cadogan – Feedworks, Australia

Miss Francisca Diaz-Aviles – University of Queensland, Australia

Mr Andrew Wallace – University of New England, Australia

Dr Reza Barekatain – SARDI, Australia

Dr Jiasui Li – The University of Sydney, Australia

Mr. David Chau – The University of Queensland, Australia

Dr Shelby Ramirez – dsm-firmenich, USA

By invitation only.

Dr Michael Kogut – USDA-ARS, USA

Session 3 Chair: Dr Reza Barekatain – SARDI, Australia

Antoine Meuter – Novonesis, France

Ms. Nadeera Disanayaka – The University of Queensland, Australia

Dr Bing Guo – Adisseo, Singapore

Mr Sm Mostafizur Rahaman Sumon – University of New England, Australia

Mr Darwin Horyanto – CQU/Bioproton, Australia

Dr. Madri Brink – Orffa Additives BV, Belgium

Dr. Vasil Stanev – Phibro Animal Health SA, Belgium

Dr Peter Chrystal – Aviagen Inc., New Zealand

Session 4 Chair: Prof. Eugeni Roura – University of Queensland, Australia

Mr. Bipul Chandra Ray – The University of Queensland, Australia

Miss Xueping Jing – The University of Queensland, Australia

Dr Amy Moss – University of New England, Australia

Dr David Cadogan – Feedworks, Australia

Dr Shemil Macelline – University of Sydney, Australia

Prof Mingan Choct – Director, Poultry Research Foundation

Mr Vitor Arantes – Hy-line International, USA

Session 5 Chair: Mini Singh – Australian Eggs

Dr Wendy Muir – The University of Sydney, Australia

Dr. Leonardo Linares – Zinpro Corporation, USA

Assoc. Prof. Sanna Steenfeldt – University of New England, Australia

Dr Elham Assadi Soumeh – The University Of Queensland, Australia

Session 6 Chair: Nick Rodgers – Inghams Enterprises P/L, Australia  

Mr. Obright Hamungalu – Massey University, New Zealand

Mr Milan Kandel – The University of Sydney, Australia

Dr Eunjoo Kim – The University of Sydney, Australia

Mr Muhammad Asad Iqbal – University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Emer. Prof. Steve Leeson – University of Guelph, Canada

Session 7 Chair: Prof. Shubiao Wu – University of New England, Australia

Mr Stuart Court – Kemin, Australia

Mrs. Mengzhu Wang – The University of Sydney, Australia

Ms Carria Xie – The University of Sydney, Australia

Mrs Sharmin Akter – University of New England, Australia

Dr. Pairat Srichana – Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd., Thailand

Prof. Martha Pulido Landinez – Mississippi State University, USA

Session 8 Chair: Dr. Wendy Muir – University of Sydney, Australia

Dr Meg Manohar – CSIRO, Australia

Dr Lee Campbell – The University of Sydney, Australia

Dr Samiullah Khan – The University of Adelaide, Australia

Dr Jose A. Quinteros – The University of Sydney, Australia

Dr Yadav Bajagai – Central Queensland University, Australia

Dr Peter Groves – Poultry Research Foundation, Australia

Assoc. Prof. Thi Thu Hao Van – RMIT University, Australia

Dr Alison Leary – Lallemand, Australia

Session 9 Chair: Prof. Wayne Bryden – University of Queensland, Australia

Dr Mark Dunlop – Department of Primary Industries, Australia

Dr Peta Taylor – The University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr Peta Taylor – The University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr Frank Wong – CSIRO, Centre for Disease Preparedness, Australia

Mingan Choct Award for Best Oral Presentation presented by Prof. Tamsyn Crowley – Poultry Hub Australia. PRF Award for Best Student Poster presented by Assoc. Prof. Sonia Liu.

Final closing remarks and thank you to Sponsors and Media Partners by Professor Eugeni Roura – WPSA (Australian Branch).