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December 2015

The Annual Convention and Scientific sessions for the Sri Lankan Branch were held on 5 October 2015 at Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo Sri Lanka. The Netherlands Ambassador in Sri Lanka Madam Joanne Doornewald graced this occasion as the Chief Guest.
The morning session commenced with a Theme Seminar on ‘Safe Poultry Products - Farm to Table’. The key note speaker on this occasion was Dr. Roel Mulder, the General Secretary of WPSA who is an expert on Public Health and Director of Spelderholt Poultry Consulting.
The Guest of Honour was Prof. Pierre Colin – Professor Emeritus of University of Brent who gave a presentation on the ‘European Approach to Control of Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. in Poultry Production.’
Two local scientists also gave presentations, including: Dr. Ruwani Kalupahana, Head, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, who provided a presentation on ‘Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry products – Challenges for Sri Lankan poultry producers’; and, Dr. Tharanga Ranasinghe, Assistant Production Manager, CIC processing plant, spoke on the ‘Safety and Quality of Chicken Meat: Risk Management Practices from Farm to Table'.

The afternoon session was devoted to paper presentations by local poultry experts and young scientists. Seven papers were presented during that session.
The Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lankan Branch was held during the evening of the same day, followed by an Awards Presentation Ceremony and a cocktail party. For the awards ceremony, The Ambassador from the Netherlands for Sri Lanka, Madam Joanne Doornewald was in attendance as the Chief Guest. The Guest Speaker was Mr. S. Thiyagarajah, CEO, NDB Bank, Sri Lanka.
Three individuals who have contributed yeoman’s service to the Poultry Industry in Sri Lanka, Dr. D.D. Wanasinghe (in absentia), Dr. Mrs. A.L. Godwin and Mr. Francis Fernandez were honoured on this occasion.

Dr. M. Somaratne, Secretary, Sri Lanka WPSA Branch

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