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37th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium
37th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium

37th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium

February 9, 2026 to February 11, 2026
The University of Sydney Business School – Belinda Hutchinson Building (H70) Sydney - New South Wales - Australia
Lectures
09:00hs
2/9/2026
Registration
09:00hs
2/9/2026
10:00hs
2/9/2026
Student/Industry “Meet and Greet”

Mentors will be invited from relevant industry sectors and early career researchers that attend APSS 2026 will be encouraged to attend the networking function. Professors Roura and Walkden-Brown 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.

10:00hs
2/9/2026
12:00hs
2/9/2026
Lunch
12:00hs
2/9/2026
13:00hs
2/9/2026
Opening of the symposium

The president of the PRF, Ms. Lisa Jamieson will welcome delegates and introduce the Pro Vice Chancellor (Research Enterprise) from the University of Sydney to formally open the symposium.

13:00hs
2/9/2026
15:15hs
2/9/2026
Afternoon Tea
15:15hs
2/9/2026
15:45hs
2/9/2026
Three decades later: feed formulation flexibility realized

Professor Michael Kidd – University of Arkansas, USA

Speaker:
Michael T. Kidd
United States
Research
15:45hs
2/9/2026
17:30hs
2/9/2026
Poster session inc. canapes & drinks
17:30hs
2/9/2026
14:10hs
2/9/2026
Reducing fear and risk of pecking in poultry: what role can sensory plant extracts play?

Dr Jean-François Gabarrou – Laboratoires Phode, France

Speaker:
14:10hs
2/9/2026
14:20hs
2/9/2026
Resilience before restriction: integrating early-life experience, nutrition and individual variation in broiler breeders

Dr. Peta Taylor – University of Melbourne, Australia

Speaker:
Peta Taylor
Australia
14:20hs
2/9/2026
16:55hs
2/9/2026
Wheat crude protein levels impact growth performance and gut environment in broilers

Mr. Damilola Kareem – The University of Sydney, Australia

Speaker:
16:55hs
2/9/2026
17:05hs
2/9/2026
The effect of using an optimally pressed canola meal on growth performance, visceral organ weights and gut morphology of broiler chickens

Ms. Yee Ling Enyu – Soon Soon Oilmills, Malaysia

Speaker:
YEELING ENYU
Malaysia
17:05hs
2/9/2026
16:25hs
2/9/2026
Intrinsic ammonia: an unacknowledged challenge

Dr. Peter Selle – The University of Sydney, Australia

Speaker:
Dr. Peter Selle
Australia
Adjunct Associate Professor
16:25hs
2/9/2026
13:20hs
2/9/2026
Trends, standards and research directions for the future of laying hen welfare

Prof. Tina Widowski – University of Guelph, Canada

Speaker:
13:20hs
2/9/2026
14:00hs
2/9/2026
From noise to insight: listening to consumers on poultry welfare

Dr. Chien Duong – Curtin University, Australia

Speaker:
Chien Duong
Australia
14:00hs
2/9/2026
16:35hs
2/9/2026
L-Alanine, L-Cysteine, L-Histidine and L-Tyrosine increase Lactobacillus Salivarius, L. Reteuri and L. Paracasei growth

Mr. David Chau – University of Queensland, Australia

16:35hs
2/9/2026
16:45hs
2/9/2026
Non-bound amino acids and alternative ingredients to replace soybean meal in wheat, sorghum or barley-based broiler diets

Ms. Yutong Fu – The University of Sydney, Australia

16:45hs
2/9/2026