President’s Report
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President, Bob Pym |
Establishment of WPSA branches in Africa: Prior to attending the WPSA Board meeting in Turkey on 30 October, I visited a number of southern and eastern African Countries in relation to the establishment of WPSA branches and the development of the African Poultry Network. The development and viability of the Network is likely to be crucially dependent upon the establishment of active WPSA branches throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The branch in South Africa is well established and very active, and it was my pleasure, on invitation, to attend their Scientific Day on 6 October 2011; it was an excellent programme.
Following that, I visited in turn Mozambique, Kenya and Ethiopia. Mozambique does not have a WPSA branch, but I was able to discuss the possibilities and benefits of same with persons active in promoting poultry production in the country from government, from NGOs (TechnoServe and the Kyeema Foundation) and representatives from the local poultry producers association in Maputo. There was considerable interest in developing an application for membership and discussions are ongoing. My visit to Kenya was organised by Dr Thomas Kaudia, Chair of the African Poultry Network Steering Committee and principal player in the development of the current Kenyan application for membership of WPSA. While there I met in Nairobi with a number of senior government personnel and academics associated with livestock production and veterinary services, who all expressed strong support for Kenya’s application for membership. In Ethiopia, I attended a meeting in Addis Ababa kindly organised by FAO for the specific purpose of discussing the development of a WPSA branch in the country. Attendees at the meeting included poultry producers, feed millers, government personnel and representatives from FAO. There was strong endorsement of the proposal to form a branch and this process is presently underway under the enthusiastic direction of Mr. Milkias Kelemework from Three Lakes Poultry Farm, Debrezeit. While there I travelled to Ethiopia’s main Agricultural and Veterinary University at Jimma, where I had discussions with a number of poultry researchers and academics who expressed keen interest in being involved in the development of the proposed branch.
Collaboration with the World’s Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA): Over the past four or more years, there has been ongoing dialogue between WPSA and WVPA about bringing the Associations closer together. It was thought by some that there would be considerable merit in organising joint meetings, even joint world congresses. A particular benefit of this would be the opportunity to run multidisciplinary sessions focused on multifactorial problems.
One of the particular constraints to combining the world congresses of the two organisations is the inherent structure within each organisation associated with the determination of the country and venue of forthcoming meetings. In WPSA, a very significant section of the Constitution and By-laws deal with the processes associated with the selection and election of the host country of forthcoming Congresses.
Issues relating to poultry health are not the exclusive province of WVPA. Most health issues and problems are multi-factorial and WPSA historically has demonstrated a keen interest and involvement in promoting discussion of these problems. The involvement of poultry health professionals is, of course, fundamental to this. In many developing countries, the issue which stimulates producers and others to seek assistance and advice is frequently related to bird health problems. This collective action often results in the formation of a branch of either WVPA or WPSA in the country. This argues for close collaboration and cooperation between the two Associations.
In northern Africa, WVPA is relatively well represented in the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, whereas apart from Egypt and Algeria, WPSA is not. One of the aims of establishing the Mediterranean Poultry Network within WPSA, was to facilitate the development of WPSA branches in that region through collaboration with WVPA. This has been somewhat interrupted by recent developments there with the “Arab Spring” uprisings.
There are other ways in which the two organisations can interact and collaborate and I look forward to discussions with my good friend and colleague, Dr Trevor Bagust, the recently elected President of WVPA, to explore opportunities for a closer relationship between the two organisations.
Report from the Office of the Secretary General
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Secretary General, Roel Mulder |
Board meeting: During the recent Board meeting, held in conjunction with the European Poultry Nutrition Symposium, 30 October 2011 in Cesme, Turkey, the programme for the next World Poultry Science Congress and plans for the celebration of 100 years WPSA in 2012 were discussed. Information can be found on www.wpc2012.com.
During the 2012 Council meeting to be held during the World Poultry Congress on 7 August 2012 in Salvador, Brazil, a number of major decisions will be made including: the site for the 2020 World’s Poultry Congress; the election of officers for the WPSA Board; and the selection of new members for the Poultry Hall of Fame. Branch secretaries have been informed on the procedures and deadline for nominations for the Hall of Fame. More information is available through roel.mulder@wpsa.com.
Branches: The inaugural meeting of the branch in Azerbaijan has been postponed until 9-11 January 2012.
Travel grants 2011: During 2011 a total of 27 WPSA Travel Grants were accepted for travel to the following Symposia and conferences: the Australian Poultry Science Symposium in Sydney, Australia; the Asian Pacific Poultry Conference in Taipei, Taiwan: the Journees Avicoles in Tours, France; the 2011 Poultry Science Association meeting, in St Louis, Missouri, USA; the 30th Poultry Science Symposium in Glasgow, Scotland; the European Symposia on the Quality of Poultry Meat, Eggs and Egg Products in Leipzig, Germany; and the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, in Cesme, Turkey.
Promotion of WPSA: WPSA was promoted at many symposia and conferences, including a number of symposia organised by the various Working Groups of the European Federation (Incubation, Physiology, Quality of Meat and Eggs, Nutrition), and the Latin American Poultry Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina in September. This resulted in greater visibility for WPSA, additional members, and in the development of new contacts with companies who may become sponsors and WPSJ advertisers.
In 2012, WPSA will be present at a number of large poultry exhibitions around the world including: Victam Asia, Bangkok, Thailand; VIV China, Beijing, China and Eurotier, Hannover, Germany. WPSA will promote the association and its main activities, such as the 2012 World’s Poultry Congress in Salvador, Brazil. During these exhibitions and scientific meetings, WPSA promotional materials, including copies of the WPS Journal, are made available. To avoid high postage costs for sending printed materials, a special CD was produced with all of the information about WPSA and the WPS Journal.
WPSA materials will also be distributed at other large events such as the “Cereal’s Mixed feed-Veterinary” Fair in Moscow, Russia (7-10 February 2012); the 3rd Mediterranean Poultry Summit in Alexandria, Egypt (25-28 March 2012); and the AGRA Middle East in Dubai, UAE, (2-4 April 2012). On 4 April there will be a one-day Poultry Summit during the Dubai Fair.
100 years WPSA: A historical stamp exhibition will be prepared for the 2012 World’s Poultry Congress. The Belgian based organisation Les Amis de la Mere Poule, is responsible for organizing this. Secretaries of branches who organised WPCs in the past and who could find philatelic material produced during these events have been contacted in order to obtain as much material as possible. Any member who has philatelic material available, should contact Mrs Maria Spitaels, Les Amis de la Mère Poule, Jan de Trochstraat 118, 1703 Schepdaal, BELGIUM, Maria.spitaels@pandora.be. In the meantime the Belgian organisation has started a promotional campaign with individual First Day Covers, showing the logo’s of each of the 24 WPCs together with the WPSA logo and the 100 year logo. An example is shown below. Sets of First Day Covers can be bought. Please contact Mrs. Maria Spitaels.
Report from the Office of the Treasurer
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Treasurer, Francine Bradley |
This September, the Association’s Review of the Books Committee (Dr. Yvonne Vizzier-Thaxton and Dr. Ralph Ernst) went over the 2010 records and financial statement. The reviewers wrote President Bob Pym that they found all records to be in good order.
At the October WPSA Board Meeting held in Cesme, Turkey, I presented the finalized financial reports for 2010. I also fielded questions on our finances and reviewed how records (2008-2011) would be presented at next year’s Congress.
Since my return from Turkey, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has completed an audit of WPSA’s tax returns for 2008. The audit was initiated by the IRS in April. During April and early May, I spent weeks assembling all the documentation I was to have available for the audit. This documentation included the ORIGINAL 1955 letter written by Dr. Gustav Heuser and co-signed by Dr. Rupert Coles and Major MacDougall to the IRS, requesting tax-exempt status for WPSA. In mid-May the IRS Auditor spent 2 full days in my WPSA office interviewing me, going over all the records, and posing questions. When he departed, he said everything was in order. However, he was unsure if we needed to fill out forms on the satellite accounts WPSA maintains in The Netherlands.
In late July, I was notified that WPSA should fill out Foreign Bank and Financial Account forms (FBARs) on any foreign account containing in excess of US$10,000. We were required to go back and complete FBARs for 2005, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.
On Oct. 21, 2011 the IRS Director of EO Examinations wrote me that WPSA’s 2008 tax returns were accepted as filed and that WPSA continues to qualify for exemption from Federal Income Tax. This is significant for WPSA and I hope we can look forward to many audit-free years!
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2012 World's Poultry Congress
- Update on planning
- Best Presentation Awards
- Call for WPSA Centennial Posters
- Nominating Committee
- Awards 2012
- International Poultry Hall of Fame
Update on the planning for the 24th World's Poultry Congress to be held on 5-8 August 2012, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
At this moment, only 15% of the Congresses booth space is available to be sold to national and international companies involved in the worldwide production of poultry and its allied industries. The WPC’s organizing committee has opened the Convention Centre’s second floor for meeting space for specific groups, organizations, specialized media, and/or companies, who are interested in participating in the Congress. The official WPSA booth with its 150m² of space will be located on the same floor along with other booths, meeting rooms, a bookstore, a lounge area, an IT room, and screens for showing WPSA’s history and accomplishments.
Registration for the 24th World Poultry Congress is currently underway, and registrations have been pouring in from many countries. It pays to register early, but if you missed the 1st registration period (7/25/2011 – 11/30/2011), you can still register by going to: http://www.wpc2012.com Registration fees by registration date for both members and non-members of WPSA are provided in the following table.
For those planning to make presentations at the 24th World Congress, abstract submissions opened in late June 2011, and will be continued through to 13 January 2012. The Organizing Committee has set the following dates for the review and acceptance process. An extended abstract submission period has been set for March 5-31.
Deadlines
Abstract submission |
From | 27 June 2011 |
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| Through | 13 January 2012 |
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Review process |
From | 16 January 2012 |
| Through | 28 February 2012 |
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Final notice of acceptance |
5 March 2012 | |
Extende abstract submission |
From | 5 March 2012 |
| Through | 31 March 2012 |
Additional information is also available on the WPC2012 website http://wpc2012.com/.
Best Presentation Awards for the 24th World Poultry Congress to be Held on 5-8 August 2012, Salvador, Bahia, BRAZIL
In order to stimulate student participation and the presentation of papers by students at the 2012 WPC, the Congress Scientific Committee will be giving out monetary awards for the best student papers presented. A special technical committee will select a total of 22 papers or posters that will each be given an award of U.S. $1,000 cash. To be eligible for these awards, an abstract must be submitted by 13 January 2012, and the abstract submission must be submitted and accepted through the Congress’ official web site www.wpc2012.com.
Call for WPSA Centennial PostersWPSA will celebrate its 100 years of existence in 2012. Guidelines Only a single PowerPoint slide, with no animation, will be accepted for one poster.
Presenters have the option of bringing small paper copies of the poster for distribution in addition to the electronic format (presenter is responsible for doing this). Posters should be submitted before April 30, 2012
Dorien Kleverwal A confirmation e-mail will be sent on receipt. |
Prof. Sally Solomon to Chair the Nominations Committee
The purpose of the Nominations Committee is to put forward the list of candidates for the positions of Secretary General, Treasurer and the 5 Vice-president positions to be voted for at the Council Meeting at each World’s Poultry Congress (WPC). The membership and procedures to be followed by the Committee have been set out in the newly-adopted By-Laws of WPSA (see the WPSA website www.wpsa.com). The Committee is chaired by a WPSA member of high international repute appointed by the Board, and the Board is delighted to report that Prof Sally Solomon has accepted the invitation to act in this role. Sally is noted for her world-leading research on eggshell structure and quality. Other members of the Committee will include the Immediate Past President of WPSA and the Immediate Past Presidents of the European and Asia Pacific Federations. The Committee will also co-opt other members to increase its geographic diversity so that the total membership of the Committee will be at least 15 but not more than 20.
The Committee will request nominations for all the above positions from Branches. They may also receive proposals for candidates for nomination from individual WPSA members, submitted through the Secretary General at least 90 days before the date of the election at the WPC. For the positions of Secretary General and Treasurer, the Committee will only nominate persons considered suitable for these positions in terms of experience and capability. For the Vice-presidential positions, the Committee will draw up a slate of nominations that reflects the world-wide distribution of Branches, with a minimum number of 8 candidates. The Committee is obliged to confirm with all candidates their willingness to accept nomination and to communicate the list of nominees to the Secretary General at least 28 days before the date of the election.
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World's Poultry Science Journal
Online submission of papers for the World's Poultry Science Journal
All submissions to the journal will be through ScholarOne Manuscripts at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wpsj or via the WPSA website. Authors must log in and follow the instructions on screen in order to ensure their paper will be processed quickly and efficiently.
Although most authors are familiar with this kind of submission system, for those who aren’t, please make sure your manuscript strictly adheres to the guidelines given in the instructions. The WPSJ does not charge for publishing papers (except if colour pictures are required), and continues to make every effort to keep the costs of publication to a minimum. However, please be aware that papers which are not reviews or are incorrectly formatted may incur costs that will be charged back to the submitting author (approximately US$20).
Dr Lucy Waldron, Editor WPSJ
24-hour online access to World's Poultry Science Journal
If you wish to have an online subscription instead of receiving the printed Journal please go to www.wpsa.com and click on the button “online journal” or go directly to www.wpsa.com/journal/online_members.html. You will need your membership number which is printed on every label of the Journal, or you can contact your Branch Secretary.
This online subscription means you get access to World's Poultry Science Journal from the current day right back to Volume 1, Issue 1!
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European Federation of WPSA
The European Federation has planned a number of conferences between now and the the end of 2013. The conferences are listed at the end of this Newsletter and contact information is available on the WPSA website (www.wpsa.com). News from a number of the Federation’s working groups are provided below.
WPSA European Working Group News
WG1: The European Federation’s Working Group 1 on Poultry Economics and Marketing held its 3rd round-table on Poultry Economics and Marketing on 27-28 October, 2011, in Barcelona, Spain.
For information on future activities contact the chairman of WG1 Peter van Horne at peter.vanhorne@wur.nl.
WG2: The European Federation’s Working Group 2 co-hosted the 18th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN’2011) with the Turkish Branch of WPSA on 31 October – 4 November, 2011 at the Sheraton Resort Hotel, Çeşme, İzmir, Turkey.
WG3: The European Federation’s Working Group 3 on Breeding and Genetics hosted the 7th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics on 5-7 October 2011 at the Peebles Hydro, Scottish Borders. The Symposium included 88 registrants from 19 countries, and the venue was very nice and convenient. Participants by country included: The United Kingdom (31), Germany (11), USA (7), France and Netherlands (6 each), Italy (5), and the Czech Republic (4). Twelve other countries had 1 or 2 participants, including: Australia (1), China (1), Nigeria (1), and Ghana (2). Twenty-two of the participants were from breeding companies or breeding associations (including AVEC, NGO representing the poultry sector in Brussels). The other 66 participants were academics. Just prior to the symposium, Aviagen had organised an internal workshop with foreign scientific experts. Paul Hocking made a presentation about the European Federation and its working groups.
Michele Tixier-Boichard made a short presentation about the activities of the worldwide WPSA at the business meeting of WG3. She included information on branch development, the WPSA travel fund, the WPSA Speaker’s Bureau, the digital library, WPC2012, and the WPSA Centennial celebration that will be held at the World Congress in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil during August, 2012. The business meeting was mainly devoted to the preparation of the programme for the next symposium that will take place in Padova, Italy, around Sept 25, 2013.
Six scientific sessions were held at the 7th Symposium, including:
- Genomic selection: 2 theoretical papers, and 1 presentation by the Lohmann company
- Genetics of behaviour: one quantitative genetics paper on selection with social effects; one review on the corticotropic axis, and on the physiology of stress; one talk on the biology of adaptation in wild birds (unusual for WPSA where you discover that broilers would walk more easily if they had uncinate processes); one talk on Broiler welfare and regulatory issues where Paul Hocking presented the outcome of an expert panel. There are clearly different perceptions of this issue in WG9 and WG3 and it would be of interest to trigger a scientific discussion between these two groups at either the EPC or at the next WPC. The Cobb and Aviagen breeding companies presented how welfare issues (locomotion problems, pododermatitis) can be included in a selection programme, and they concluded that there is no welfare problem that selection could not solve. The relationship between scientific expertise and lobbying could sometimes be a delicate issue.
- Genetic resistance to diseases: one talk presented biotechnological approaches of fighting avian flu, and another one showed how new vaccines against coccidia were elaborated. These two talks did not really address the genetics of the chicken, but rather the genetics of the pathogen; the last talk provided an extensive review on the genetics of resistance to salmonella infection and the carrier state.
- Biodiversity: one talk on linkage disequilibrium in commercial and experimental brown or white-egg layers (very similar to a published paper); one talk on chicken domestication with a proposal of a domestication centre in Indonesia; one report from a European project on Low Input Breeds, with a comparison of free-range and organic farming in three countries (F, NL, CH) and a discussion of sustainability/adaptability.
- Next generation sequencing: a review on what genome sequencing makes possible (phylogenomics, high density SNP chips for selection, genome expression, methylome) ; an example of the search for selection signatures in the High and Low growth rate lines of P. Siegel (now studied in Sweden) ; a conclusion on what technology offers in terms of ‘precision animal breeding’ and ‘genetic epidemiology’.
- Several posters were presented orally with a few minutes each, some quite interesting, others were more classical.
Altogether this was a very pleasant and interesting meeting with lots of time for discussion.
Michèle Tixier-Boichard
WG5: The WG5 meeting was held in Leipzig (Germany) during the Eggmeat 2011 meeting (August, 4-8, 2011). The meetings were held at the Congress Centre in Leipzig.
The XXI European Symposium on the Quality of Poultry Meat organized by the European Federation’s Working Group 5 will take place in parallel with Working Group 4’s XV European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products. Both will be held on September 15-19, 2013 in Bergamo, Italy.
Michel Duclos
WG6: The next meeting of the Incubation and Fertility Research Group (IFRG) will be held in Pisa, Italy, on June 13-15, 2012. The Chairman of the Meeting is Dr. Nick French (Aviagen). Dr. Margherita Marzoni and Dr. Annelisse Castillo (Pisa University) are in charge of the Local Organizing Committee. Further details and information is available on the following websites: http://www.ifrg.org/ifrg.htm and http://www.msn.unipi.it/default.aspx.
WG9: The European Federations Working Group 9 on Poultry Welfare and Management currently consists of 36 members from 24 countries. The group will meet at Uppsala, Sweden 30-31 January 2012. The main agenda item for discussion will be the organization of programme details for the 9th European Symposium on Poultry Welfare that will be held in Uppsala, Sweden 17-20 June 2013 – see www-conference.slu.se/poultrywelfare2013.
Asian Pacific Federation
WPSA Asian Pacific Working Group News
WG3: The Asian Pacific Federation’s Working Group 3 involves researchers working on “Ratites” (emus, ostriches, rheas, cassowaries and kiwis).
On 11-14 July 2011, a one-day Ratite Scientific Symposium was held at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) during the 44th Bi-annual meeting of the South African Society of Animal Science. The Ratite Group, plans to attend the 24th World Poultry Congresses 2012 in Brazil and the 10th Asia Pacific Federation Conference in South Korea. Membership in the APF WG3 and scientific meeting enquiries should be sent to Dr. Irek Malecki (irek.malecki@uwa.edu.au).
Dr Irek Malecki, Acting Chairman of the Ratite Group
School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia
Crawley WA 6009
Western Australia
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WPSA Programmes
Providing travel assistance for young WPSA members and students to participate in regional and global WPSA conferences
The Association has funds set aside for a limited number of travel grants. These are to provide international travel assistance for YOUNG WPSA members (both scientists and poultry producers) from developing countries and STUDENTS from developed countries to attend and participate in regional and global WPSA conferences.
Application conditions
- Applications must be submitted at least 3 months prior to the meeting. If a scientific paper or poster is the basis for the application, this need not have been accepted at the time of application but it will eventually have to be accepted before funds are disbursed
- Maximum age of the applicant is 40 years at the time of application.
- Applicants must have been a member of WPSA for at least 6 months at the time of application.
- No member may receive more than two Travel Grants.
- Successful applicants will receive the funds electronically AFTER the meeting on receipt of a copy of the airline ticket.
- Incomplete or late submissions will NOT be considered.
Application form must be accompanied by:
- Either
A copy of the abstract submitted.
Or
One typed page clearly outlining how you propose to network at the meeting. Describe the feasibility of your plan and what you hope to gain. Possibilities for the plan could include names of individuals you plan to interview or conference attendees you plan to meet who share similar interests to your own. Networking plans must be made in advance and must involve individuals with whom you are not already acquainted. - Budget request and justification (one page). Include cost of economy rate travel, food and lodging. Conference registration fees and dues will NOT be funded.
- Letter of recommendation from a well-known member of your WPSA Branch stating why you are a worthy candidate to receive a Travel Grant.
- Short Curriculum Vitae and photo.
The completed application form, abstract or networking proposal, budget, Curriculum Vitae with photo and recommendation letter should be sent by e-mail to wpsa@xs4all.nl or roel.mulder@wpsa.com or by fax to: +31 207 508 941.
If you do not have access to e-mail or fax you can send your application to:
Dr R.W.A.W. Mulder,
PO Box 31,
7360 AA Beekbergen,
THE NETHERLANDS
The Travel Grant Application Form can be downloaded from the WPSA website.
Speakers' Bureau: Fostering local and regional conferences in the poultry sciences
During the 34th meeting of the Board of WPSA on August 20, 2000 in Montreal, Canada it was recognised that expertise in several areas of poultry science and production in low income countries is often very limited, and WPSA branches in these countries often do not have sufficient financial resources to fund overseas speakers.
To address this problem, the Board created a Speakers’ Bureau to assist branches in low income countries to cover the travel costs of expert international speakers. This measure is consistent with the key objective of WPSA to encourage and facilitate liaison among research scientists and educators, between those in research and education and those working in the many diverse sectors of the poultry industry. Under the Speakers’ Bureau scheme, WPSA will pay only the cost of air travel (lowest economy class). All other expenses such as local travel and accommodation are to be paid by the organizing Branch(es). WPSA will not pay any honorarium to speakers.
A Branch (or group of Branches) may either identify a speaker to invite or seek the advice of WPSA in the selection of an appropriate speaker.
Given the high cost of international air travel it is important that optimum value be obtained from this expenditure by WPSA. This can be achieved by insisting that the visiting speaker provides more than just one paper at a conference. The visiting speaker could contribute in a variety of ways, e.g., present a second paper on a related topic, conduct a workshop for graduate students, have small group or one-on-one interaction, especially with students, visit industry groups, visit university groups, etc.
Where a Branch or a group of Branches wish to apply for Speakers’ Bureau assistance, there are certain conditions which must be met:
Application conditions
- Application must be made using the WPSA Speakers’ Bureau application form.
- Where the Branch (or group of Branches) has identified a speaker that they would like to invite, the Curriculum Vitae of that speaker must be submitted on the WPSA Speakers Bureau Speakers CV Form.
- Application must be submitted at least 2 months prior to the meeting.
- The speaker must contribute more to the meeting and/or branch than just presenting one paper.
- Unless the Branch (or group of Branches) can pay all the speakers’ costs itself, a speaker should NOT be invited until approval of Speakers’ Bureau funds is made by the WPSA Executive Committee. The Branch(es) should not assume that approval will be given until so advised by the WPSA Secretary.
- Following approval, the speaker or the local Branch will be reimbursed by the WPSA Treasurer after the meeting.
- A maximum of 2 speakers will be sponsored from the Speakers’ Bureau per meeting.
- The Branch(es) must be up-to-date with their membership payment.
- Incomplete or late submissions will NOT be considered
Where to send the application
The completed application form(s) should be sent by e-mail to wpsa@xs4all.nl
or by fax to: +31 207 508 941.
For those branches that do not have access to e-mail or fax, applications can be mailed to: The General Secretary WPSA,
PO Box 31,
7360 AA Beekbergen,
THE NETHERLANDS
Both the Speakers’ Bureau Application Form and the Speakers’ Bureau Speaker’s CV Form can be downloaded in Word or PDF format.
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DSM grants Nutrition Award 2011 to Dr. Yves Nys
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Dr. Yves Nys |
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, recently announced that the DSM Nutrition Award 2011 for research on Animal Nutrition has been granted to Dr. Yves Nys of INRA, the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research in the field of poultry nutrition. In the course of a career spanning several decades, Dr. Nys has pushed the frontiers of poultry nutrition science to develop several novel approaches to enhancing the quality of poultry products, such as poultry meat and eggs, which are a major source of relatively cheap and nutritious animal derived proteins.
An international judging committee, chaired by Dr. Georg Kau, Vice President Research & Development at DSM Nutritional Products, unanimously selected Dr. Nys from among several candidates shortlisted by an international pre-selection committee. The award – which carries a cash prize of €50,000 – was presented to Dr. Nys in the presence of a large audience at the 18th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition 2011 in Cesme (Izmir), Turkey, on 2 November.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Kau said: “With our Nutrition Award, we want to recognize and reward exceptional contributions to the advancement of science in the fields of human and animal nutrition. As a science-based company and leading producer of products in the field of animal nutrition & health, we are convinced that scientific research will always play a crucial role in providing innovative solutions to the many challenges we face today, such as ensuring food and nutrition security for the world’s rapidly growing population. We are very pleased to honour here today one of the world’s most outstanding scientists working in the field of poultry nutrition.”
According to the judging committee, Dr. Nys has made a major contribution to the world’s understanding of the role of nutrition in improving the quality of poultry products: “His research has resulted in an impressive record of scientific publications, almost all dedicated to poultry nutrition and physiology at a very deep experimental and analytical level. His publications – positioned at the interface of nutrition, physiology and molecular biology – have provided new insights into the mineral metabolism of poultry and egg quality.”
Major name in poultry nutrition research
Dr. Yves Nys studied general agronomy and received his PhD in animal nutrition from University Paris 6. With the exception of several research assignments at various European and Canadian universities, he has spent most of his working life at the Tours (France) branch of INRA, a unique institution entirely dedicated to poultry research, of which Dr. Nys was a director from 2002 to 2007. He is currently Director of Research at INRA. A physiologist and nutritionist, Dr. Nys specializes in the study of the poultry egg in terms of its formation, structure and quality as well as its natural defences. In the course of several decades of research activity, he has also addressed topics such as the mineral metabolism of poultry, the fabric of the eggshell, the nutrition and physiology of laying hens, the assessment of feedstuffs for their specific utility in birds’ feeding, and the development of sustainable ways of poultry production with a lower impact on the environment. Dr. Nys has a broad network of scientific collaborations across the world and has (co-)organized scientific conferences, most recently the European Poultry Conference in Tours (France) in 2010, of which he was chairman. Dr. Nys enjoys a very high reputation among peers and his scientific publications.
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WPSA Branch News
Brazil
The registration period for the WPC 2012 started (Scientific Congress, Fair and Paper Submission) in last July, and registration requests from many countries have been pouring in. The registration period was extended through November 30, 2011
The Brazil branch was represented at the 18th European Symposium On Poultry Nutrition that was held in Çeşme - İzmir - Turkey this past October 31st – November 04th, by its President, its Executive Director, and its Marketing Director. They did a lot of promotional work for the 2012 WPC. The same type of effort will be carried out in Atlanta at the 2012 International Poultry Exposition, that runs from January 24th – 26th.
Carla Palermo, FACTA/WPSA Brazilian Branch
Chile
The Chilean branch held its 7th Technical Annual Meeting on September 2, 2011. The one day Symposium was held at the Veterinary Faculty, University of Chile in Santiago.
Dr Eddy Decuypere from the Catholic University at Leuven in Belgium, gave two presentations to a full auditorium: the first talk was on A physiological point of view for broilers selected for rapid growth and feed efficiency; and the second talk was on the Basics of thermoregulation and physiological responses of poultry upon climate stress. Those two talks provided the Chilean producerswith some concepts and tools for controlling the cost of production, in times of high feed cost, when the producer is obligated to minimize energy expenditure.
Another interesting topic was presented on: Manure Management in Avian Productive Systems by Ing. Catherine Prain from the Sopraval Company in Chile. The Technical Symposium was completed with another interesting talk on Nutritionally Critical Points of Laying Hens by Dr Douglas Zaviezo from the Special Nutrients Company in the USA.
Ariztía, Experiencia Familiar
Egypt
3rd Mediterranean Poultry summit of WPSA (3rd MPS) and the 6th International Poultry Conference (6th IPC)
The organizing and scientific committees are sure that with your support and participation we ill have a very successful event, and we are looking forward to seeing you in Alexandria next year.
The Egyptian branch has created the following website for the 3rd Mediterranean Poultry Summit: http://www.mpn-wpsa.org Please go to this website for registration information and for abstract submission information. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended until December 30, 2011. Travel Grants are available from WPSA to attend the conference.
Yahya Eid, Ph.D., Chairman of the Scientific Committee for the3rd Mediterranean Poultry Summit of WPSA (3rd MPS), and the 6th International Poultry Conference (6th IPC)
For additional information please contact: Prof. Dr. M.A. Kosba, Poultry Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, El shatby Egypt 21545. Tel.(002)0106446339 or 002035421631; Fax: 002035231939 or 002035922780; E-mail: mkosba@ hotmail.com.
France
The next meeting of the French Branch will take place on Thursday, March 29th, 2012, at AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Rennes, France. The meeting subject will be: “Innovation as a driving force for the sustainability of the poultry industry and its diversification,” and the meeting is open for attendance by members and non-members. For further information and registration, connect to http://www.wpsa.fr.
The conference will be held in French.
The board of the French Branch is presently composed of the following members, who were elected in May, 2011:
President: Pierre-André Geraert
Secretary: Michel .J. Duclos
Treasurer: Michel Magnin,
Vice Presidents: Michel Lessire, and Michèle Tixier-Boichard
M. Duclos, Secretary
Germany
The German branch recently submitted a bid to host the World Poultry Congress 2020 in Berlin.
Italy
The next meeting of the Incubation and Fertility Research Group (IFRG) will be held in Pisa, on June 13-15, 2012. The Chairman of the Meeting is Dr. Nick French (Aviagen). Dr. Margherita Marzoni and Dr. Annelisse Castillo (Pisa University) are in charge of the Local Organizing Committee. Further details and information is available on the following websites: http://www.ifrg.org/ifrg.htm and http://www.msn.unipi.it/default.aspx
The Italian Branch will also be hosting the following meetings during calendar year 2013:
XV European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products
XXI European Symposium on the Quality of Poultry Meat
Bergamo – Italy
15-19 September 2013
Contact:
Prof. Margherita Rossi,
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari e Microbiologiche,
University of Milan,
Via Celoria 2,
20133 Milano ITALY
Phone 0039 0250319188; fax 0039 0250319190
E-mail: margherita.rossi@unimi.it
8th European Poultry Genetics Symposium
Padova – Italy
25th - 27th September 2013
Contact:
Prof. Martino Cassandro,
Department of Animal Science,
University of Padova,
Agripolis, viale dell’Unviversità, 16,
35020 Legnaro – Padova, Italy
E-mail: martino.cassandro@unipd.it
Achille Franchini
Japan
The Journal of Poultry Science (JPS) received the first impact factor, 0.833. The JPS welcomes you to submit reviews and original papers (http://jpn-psa.jp/english/index.html).
The 2011 fall meeting of the Japan Poultry Science Association (JPSA) was held on the Towada Campus, Kitasato University, Aomori Prefecture, on August 24-25. Although some institutes in eastern Japan were affected by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, we were still able to hold that meeting due to efforts of our members. The meeting consisted of a public symposium entitled "The countermeasures against the new situation of AI", along with 36 paper presentations and the council and general meetings. Excellent presentation awardees (under 30 of age or student) included Kazuki Kitahara, Sachi Funai and Tomoko Matsueda. The 2011 outstanding paper awardees from the JPS were as follows: Mohamed Abdelsalam, Naoki Isobe, Yukinori Yoshimura, Changes in the localization of immunoreactive avian beta-defensin-8, -10 and -12 in hen ovarian follicles during follicular growth. JPS 47: 77-84, 2010; and Hae-duck Bae, Hiroyuki Honda, Rie Murota, Misato Kobayashi, Fumihiko Horio, Atsushi Murai, Production of recombinant chicken IgY-Fc and evaluation of its transport ability into avian egg yolks. JPS 47: 256-261, 2010. The 2012 spring meeting will be held in Nagoya University on March 30.
Dr. Tamao Ono, Secretary of Japanese Branch WPSA
South Africa
The South African Branch’s 30th annual WPSA Scientific Day was held in Pretoria on 6 October 2011. Our main guest speaker was Dr Vicky Sandilands from the Scottish Agricultural College in Scotland. In her first paper, on feeding behaviour in domestic fowl, she discussed the implications of the processes of domestication and improvements in feeding methods on poultry feeding behaviour. Birds no longer have to spend as long in foraging (appetitive behaviour) to eat their daily requirement (consummatory behaviour). However, domestic fowl still have both the ability and the motivation to perform all phases of feeding. If appetitive feeding behaviour is prevented, then birds may develop abnormal behaviours such as stereotypic oral behaviours (as with broiler breeders) or feather pecking behaviour (as with laying hens). Improvements in housing methods that extend the appetitive phase of feeding may improve bird welfare.
Her second paper concerned the consequences of selection on poultry behaviour and welfare. She noted that artificial selection has been very effective at giving us two distinct lines of chickens: those that produce meat and those that produce eggs. In comparison to their wild jungle fowl ancestors, modern chickens may appear to behave very differently to their shy, lightweight counterparts. But modern birds have retained many of their natural behaviours, including the motivation to perch (which may have implications for bone damage), broodiness and the motivation to find/make a nest. Selection has resulted in birds with large appetites and increased egg output, which (although beneficial to humans) can have detrimental effects on the birds. Also, the way in which we house birds (for example, caged hens without access to dust bathing substrates) can have detrimental effects on their welfare. Alternative selection methods or ways of managing poultry should be considered to ensure that they have a good quality of life.
Another paper on genetic selection was presented by Dr Nicky Tyler from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, who provided evidence that it is possible to select against photorefractoriness in broiler breeders.
Dr Tom Shryock of Elanco, Dr Karin Naehrer of Biomin, Dr David Bravo of Pancosma and Dr Peter Plumstead of Danisco discussed the benefits derived from the use of antimicrobials, fumonisins, phytonutrients and enzyme applications, as well as their modes of action.
Two presentations looked into the future of the poultry industry in South Africa. The first, by Dr Ferdi Meyer of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy, discussed the future availability of feed ingredients for poultry, and in the second, the Chairman of the South African Poultry Association, Kevin Lovell, gave evidence to suggest that there is tremendous potential for increasing poultry production and consumption in Africa.
We were fortunate this year to have the President of the WPSA, Dr Bob Pym, to open the meeting, which has become one of the most important scientific meetings in South Africa for the poultry community.
Rob Gous
South Korea
The 28th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Poultry Science was held in Cheonan Yonam College, Korea on November 4th. The auditorium was packed to capacity with participants and researchers who were anxious to listen to presentations by several young scientists, including: Dr. Bo Ram Lee from the Seoul National University, who spoke on Molecular events regulating epigenetics in chicken primordial germ cells using functional genomics; Dr. Gwan-Eung Kim from the Kon-kuk University, who spoke on: Dietary effects of chlorella on productivity, physiological and humoral immune responses in broiler chickens and laying hens; and Dr. In-Jae Park from the Chonbuk National University, who spoke on: The effect of proanthocyanidin-rich extract from Pinus radiate bark on immune response of chickens. In addition, many graduate students and researchers from various universities and poultry science-related institutes introduced their research data through 10 platform and 46 poster presentations.
In addition to the scientific meeting presentations, most of the South Korean Branch members, including Drs. Jae-Hong Kim (President, WPSA South Korean Branch) and Dr. Jae Yong Han (President, WPSA South Korean Branch) attended the meeting and discussed how to successfully hold the 10th Asia Pacific Poultry Conference in Jeju island, Korea, 2014. The Jeju Island is the nicest vacation and resting place in Korea and as an elegant UNESCO World Heritage site that is very famous for its spectacular view of the ocean and its well-equipped fabulous accommodations. During the meeting, Dr. Jae Yong Han was elected as the new President of the Korean Society of Poultry Science and WPSA South Korean Branch.
Dr. Gwonhwa Song, Secretary, WPSA South Korean Branch
Spain
The 48th Scientific Poultry Symposium was organized and hosted by AECA-WPSA (Spain), and in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, from 5 to 7 October, 2011.
Dr. Ana Barroeta Lajusticia was recently elected as the new President of the Spanish Branch of WPSA for the next four years. She is a professor at the Veterinary School of Barcelona University, and her field of expertise is Animal Nutrition. Mr. José Ignacio Barragán completed his term as president after leading the branch for the past eight years.
The email address of the new president stays the same: presidente@wpsa-aeca.es, but the address changes to:
Universitat Autònoma Barcelona. Dpto. Ciencia Animal i Aliments
Facultad de Veterinaria
08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona)
Tel. + 34 93 581 1897
Secretaría AECA-WPSA
Correo-e: secretaria@wpsa-aeca.es
Teléfono: + 34 983 47 44 94
Turkey
The Turkish branch was privileged to host the 18th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition between 31 October – 4 November 2011, in Çeşme, Izmir. The support of the Working Group 2 of the European Federation under the presidency of Dr. Sanna Steenfeldt was vital in realising this important event. This symposium was very rewarding for our branch members, and I’m sure for most of the other participants as well. A record number of 878 individuals from 56 countries took part in the symposium.
One of the highlights of the symposium was that our WPSA board member and the President of the European Federation, Dr. Yves Nys, was awarded the prestigious DSM Nutrition Award for 2011.
During the symposium, several important board meetings were held, including:
- The last WPSA board meeting before the 24th World’s Poultry Congress in Brazil took place. The main topic of discussion was the celebration of the Centennial of WPSA in 2012.
- European Working Group 2 held its regular board meeting. The 18th ESPN was assessed and the preparations for the 19th ESPN that will be held in Germany were discussed.
- The WPSA European Federation also convened for their annual board meeting.
- The Mediterranean Poultry Network met to discuss the preparations for the 3rd Mediterranean Poultry Summit to be held in Alexandria in March of 2012. The Secretary of the WPSA Egypt branch, Dr. Haitham Yakout, gave a detailed presentation about the summit and the venue.
The Turkish branch will organise a national poultry symposium in cooperation with the Aegean University in September 2012.
Prof. Dr. Rüveyde Akbay
United Kingdom
The UK Branch’s 30th Poultry Science Symposium on Alternative Systems for Poultry – Health Welfare and Productivity took place on 9 – 11 September, 2011, at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
Stephen Lister
USA
The USA Branch will again be sponsoring Member Travel Grants to the 2012 World’s Poultry Congress that will be held in Salvadore Brazil during the summer of 2012. In order to qualify for those travel grants, one must be an active dues paying member of the Branch during 2011, and must submit and abstract and have it accepted for a presentation or poster that will be made at the Congress. Please see the update on the Brazil Congress for the deadline for the submission of your abstract, for registration information, and for student presentation awards. The Branch will be in contact with the membership as to how to apply for the travel grants.
Four Essays have been received for the Cliff Carpenter Student Essay Contest for a travel Award to next summer’s World’s Poultry Congress that will be held in Salvadore, Brazil.. Bob Taylor is currently considering those for potential travel grants.
The branch has also received 3 nominations for the International Poultry Hall of Fame. Two nominees will be chosen in the near future.
A USA Branch committee has been working hard to develop a bid to hold a World’s Poultry Congress in the USA during the year 2020. The Committee, Chaired by Dr. Don Conner of Auburn University, is well on its way to getting the bid ready to send into the WPSA General Secretary’s Office by the deadline of December 31.
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WPSA sponsored and other poultry related symposia and conferences
A number of WPSA sponsored and other poultry meetings have been planned for 2009 and 2010 (see the WPSA Website Calendar for contact and registration information), including:
| 2012 | |
| 7-9 February 2012 | International Exhibition for Animal Husbandry and Breeding, Moscow, Russia |
| 7-9 February 2012 | 17th International Trade Fair: Cereals, Mixed Feed, Veterinary 2012, Moscow, Russia |
15-17 February 2012 |
Victam Asia, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 20-22 February 2012 | 23rd Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, Australia Contact: Jo-Ann Geist |
| 22-23 February 2012 | 3rd International Veterinary Poultry Congress & Exhibition of Iran, Tehran, Iran |
| 22-24 February 2012 | VIV India 2012, Bangalore, India |
| 26-29 March 2012 | 3rd Mediterranean Summit of WPSA, Alexandria, Egypt Contact: Dr Yahya Eid |
| 24-25 April 2012 | WPSA UK Branch Annual Meeting/AGM - Healthy Food from Healthy Animals, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
| 13-15 June 2012 | Meeting of the Incubation and Fertility Research Group (IFRG) - WPSA Working Group 6, Pisa, Italy |
| 9-12 July 2012 | 2012 PSA Annual Meeting, Athens, Georgia, USA |
| 5-9 August 2012 | XXIV World's Poultry Congress, Bahia, Brazil |
| 12-14 September 2012 | XXIV International Poultry Symposium -"Science for poultry practice-poultry practice for science", Międzyzdroje, Poland |
| 23-25 September 2012 | VIV China 2012, Beijing, China |
| 17-19 October 2012 | FIGAP/VIV Amérioca Latina 2012, Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 21-27 October 2012 | First International Conference: Innovations in Poultry Health, Nutrition, Biodiversity and Genetics, Tbilisi, Georgia Contact: Dr Kakha Nadiradze |
| 2013 | |
| 13-15 March 2013 | VIV Asia 2013, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 28-30 May 2013 | VIV Russia 2013, Moscow, Russia |
| 17-20 June 2013 | IX European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, Uppsala, Sweden Contact: Prof Ragnar Tauson |
| 28 July - 1 August 2013 | 11th World Conference on Animal Production, Beijing, China |
| 15-19 September 2013 | XV European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products and |
| 25-27 September 2013 | 8th European Genetics Symposium, Padova, Italy |
We hope that many of you will consider participating in one or more of these poultry educational meetings. See the WPSA website Calendar for further details and registration information.
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