President’s Report
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President, Bob Pym |
It is very pleasing indeed to see the number of new branches of WPSA that have been formed since the last World’s Poultry Congress in Brisbane in 2008. This includes Tanzania (2008), Algeria and Cameroon (2009), and Burundi, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Senegal (2010). Branches presently in the process of being formed are Azerbaijan, Guinea-Conakry and Kenya.
It is also particularly pleasing to see the involvement of all sectors of the industry (representing research, education, government bodies and commercial companies) in the executive and general membership of many of these branches. Such broad based involvement is crucial to the ongoing relevance of the branch in the development of the poultry industry in the country.
Whilst not a new branch, I was particularly impressed by the high level of Government interest and involvement in the staging of the 7th International Poultry Show and seminar in Dhaka, Bangladesh in March of this year (organised by the WPSA Bangladesh branch), where a number of senior Government ministers spoke at length at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the meeting.
This suggests that in many developing countries, there is the potential for WPSA to play a high profile role in concert with Government and the commercial industry in addressing problems and facilitating the development of a viable and efficient poultry industry. The challenge to all branches is to maintain that diversity of membership and degree of involvement in all aspects of poultry production.
I have reported previously on the formation of the African Poultry Network (APN) and have a final opportunity as WPSA President and as convener of the APN Steering Committee, to visit Southern and Eastern Africa in October. The purpose of the visit is to meet with members of the APN Management Committee in South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya and Ethiopia en route to the WPSA Board meeting in Turkey in late October. I am keen to see the development of regional meetings throughout Africa wherein the activities of the APN can be facilitated and promoted. Such a meeting will be held in conjunction with the WPSA South African Branch’s Scientific Day in Pretoria on 6-7 October 2011.
My very best wishes are sent to all WPSA members. I look forward to seeing at least some of you at the European Federation (EF) Meat and Egg Quality Symposium in Leipzig (September), the UK branch Alternative Production Systems Symposium in Glasgow (September), the EF Nutrition Symposium in Cesme, Turkey (November), the Australian Poultry Science Symposium in Sydney (February 2012) and at the Mediterranean Poultry Summit in Alexandria, Egypt in March 2012. I hope as many of you as possible can attend the 24th World’s Poultry Congress in Salvador Brazil in August next year. It looks like being an excellent meeting; one not to be missed!
Report from the Office of the Secretary General
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General Secretary, Roel Mulder |
Branches: The inaugural meeting of the newly formed branch in Azerbaijan has been planned for the end of September 2011.
Speakers Bureau: The following requests for conference speakers from the WPSA Speakers Bureau have been accepted: WPSA Mexico (Dr. R. Cepero Briz, Spain); WPSA Chile (Prof E. Decuijpere, Belgium); and, WPSA South Africa (Dr Vicky Sandilands, UK).
Travel grants 2011: As of the end of August, 20 WPSA Travel Grants have been accepted. One was for attending the Australian Poultry Science Symposium in Sydney. Seven were accepted for travel to the Asian Pacific Poultry Conference that was held in March in Taipei, Taiwan; one was accepted for travel to the Journees Avicoles in Tours, and France; 2 were accepted for attending the 2011 Poultry Science Association meeting, in St Louis, Missouri, USA, and 2 were accepted for attending the 30th Poultry Science Symposium in Glasgow, Scotland.. A total of 7 additional travel grants were accepted for travel to several other symposia that were sponsored by the European Federation.
Constitution and By-laws: The new constitution and by-laws were published in the WPS Journal, June 2011. They are also available on the WPSA web site (www.wpsa.com).
Promotion of WPSA: Promotion of WPSA by Board members was done at several exhibitions (VIV Asia, Victam Europe, VIV Russia) and during many symposia and conferences (Asia Pacific Poultry Conference, Bangladesh Poultry Conference, Sri Lanka Scientific day, Turkey Production Symposium, European Association of Animal Production). This resulted in greater visibility for WPSA, additional members, and in the development of a new contacts with companies who may become sponsors and WPSJ advertisers.
During the coming months, symposia organised by Working Groups of the European Federation will be attended (Incubation, Physiology, Quality of Meat and Eggs, Nutrition). The Latin American Poultry Congress in September is another important meeting that will be attended, especially in light of the fact that the next World Poultry Congress will be held in Salvador, Brazil during 2012.
Proceedings: A new service is making CDs of the proceedings of past WPSA symposia and conferences that will be available upon request. Requests for copies should be directed to the office of the General Secretary. Further details can be found on www.wpsa.com under proceedings.
100 years WPSA: A new logo for the centennial celebration of WPSA was produced. As mentioned in the previous newsletter a historical stamp exhibition will be prepared for WPC 2012. The Belgian based organisation Les Amis de la Mere Poule, is in charge. 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 get as much material as possible. For further information and the sending of materials that might be considered for this project, please, 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.
More activities will be reported in future newsletters, as well as in the WPS Journal and on the website.
Report from the Office of the Treasurer
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In Memoriam: A. Wade Brant, Treasurer Emeritus of WPSA. |
I am writing this report in the days following the death of WPSA’s Treasurer emeritus, Dr. A. Wade Brant. To those of you who had the very good fortune to know Dr. Brant, I know this news will leave you with a sense of shock and loss. While Dr. Brant was nearly 92.5 years old, he maintained a youthful spirit. Just a few weeks before his death, he attended the Poultry Science Association (PSA) Meetings in St. Louis, MO. He was the oldest PSA member in attendance. Also at the St. Louis event he participated in all the WPSA-USA Branch activities and patiently educated the new pullets and cockerels on the history of our branch. While he was using a walker and his eyesight was nearly gone, we all felt he would keep on going for many years to come.
For those new WPSA members and the very few long time members who did not know or know of Dr. Brant, he was a member of our Association for 73 years, founding member of the USA Branch and the international Treasurer from 1978 to 1996. His tremendous contributions to the international poultry community and to WPSA were recognized by his induction into the International Poultry Hall of Fame in 1988 and by the awarding of the Macdougall Medal in 1998.
On a personal note, it was Dr. Brant (and WPSA Past President, Dr. A. Wm. Jasper) who were instrumental in my becoming active in WPSA. I followed Dr. Brant as Treasurer of our Association. The office I took over had financial books in perfect order and meticulously maintained historical records. In my experience, few scientific societies have been blessed with a treasurer possessing the financial skills, global contacts, and the international scientific reputation of A. Wade Brant. He never stopped mentoring me and he was my living encyclopaedia of WPSA’s financial history.
Dr. Brant loved everything poultry. Any of you who had the opportunity to visit his home will remember his amazing poultry collection. What was doubly impressive was Dr. Brant’s ability to remember the source of each item. While he might have appreciated that the chicken in question was made out of a rare stone from a far off country, he was most happy recalling that it was “my good friend in the ____Branch, who gave me this chicken when I attended the conference they held in ___.” He was a great poultry scientist and friend. He will be missed by many.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to his family, care of Mrs. Carol Hale, 2236 Bay Horse Lane, Sacramento, California 95835 United States of America.
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Treasurer, Francine Bradley |
I know the Treasurer emeritus would want me to cut my reminiscing short and talk about the money! I am pleased to report that all but five of our large journal advertisers have paid for 2011. I will soon be sending out second invoices to the advertisers and sponsors who have yet to pay.
In September the Association’s Review of the Books Committee will visit my office. At that time they will go over the 2010 records and financial statement. At the conclusion of their review, they will send a letter with their findings to the President.
Dr. Francine A. Bradley, Treasurer
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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
As Editor of the WPSJ, I am proud to announce that, from March 2010 onwards, 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. This system is advantageous in many respects, as it allows quicker processing, easy access to check the progress of each paper, regular automatic reminders for reviewers (to which we are always most grateful for their efforts) and rapid communications with authors. I’m sure some authors will miss the current ‘personal touch’ involved in submitting papers to me, however with ever increasing numbers of papers coming in, and very limited staff capacity, the only way to facilitate processing so many papers is via such a system.
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 (previously Tucker), Editor WPSJ
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European Federation of WPSA
The European Federation has planned a number of conferences between now and the the middle of 2012. 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 will hold its 3rd round-table on Poultry Economics and Marketing on 27-28 October, 2011, in Barcelona, Spain. For information contact the chairman of WG1 Peter van Horne at peter.vanhorne@wur.nl.
WG2: The European Federation’s Working Group 2 will co-host the 18th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN’2011) with the Turkish Branch of WPSA on 31 October – 4 November, 2011 at the Altın Yunus Resort Hotel, Çeşme, İzmirthe, Turkey. See the Turkey Branch report for further details.
WG3: European Working Group 3 on Breeding and Genetics will host the 7th European Symposium on PoultryGenetics on 5-7 October 2011 at the Peebles Hydro, Scottish Borders.
The symposium will be held in the Scottish Borders at the Peebles Hydro a few kilometres south of Edinburgh. The aim of the meeting is to present ongoing research activities and provide an update of current knowledge in genetics and poultry breeding for people from universities, research institutions and industry. There will be 5 or 6 sessions consisting of academic and commercial speakers and is designed to emphasise the application and foster interactions between the theory and practice of poultry breeding. In addition one session will be devoted to an update in research on genetic diversity. There will be a poster viewing period and an oral poster presentation session in which the contributor will be given an opportunity to summarize the poster content. The aim of the organising committee is to make the sessions as up-to-date as possible and further details of speakers, topics and sessions will be posted on the web site as soon as they become available.
We look forward to welcoming you to Scotland in October 2011.
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 XX 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 XIV European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products. Both will be held on September 4-8, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. Scientific sessions will take place during the first three days, and excursions will be held on the last day.
Michel Duclos
WG6: The 2011 meeting of the Incubation and Fertility Research Group {European Working Group 6 (Reproduction)} was held in Ede, The Netherlands on 30th – 31st August, 2011.
Dr. Nick French: nfrench@aviagen.com
WG9: The next WG9 meeting will take place in Uppsala, Sweden from 17-20 June 2013. See the website for details: www-conference.slu.se/poultrywelfare2013.
WG10: The European Federation’s Working Group 10 on Turkey Production hosted the 6th International Symposium on Turkey Production at the Hotel Steglitz International in Berlin, Germany, on June 16-18, 2011.
Prof. H.M. Hafez, Chairperson WG 10, Institute of Poultry Diseases, Free University Berlin
WG12: The European Federation’s Working Group 12 hosted the 5th Workshop on Fundamental Physiology and Perinatal Development in Poultry on the 31 August – 3 September, 2011 in Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Dr. Henry van den Brand, Adaptation Physiology Group, Wageningen
Asian Pacific Federation
Waterfowl WG committee: The Asian Pacific Federation Working Group 2 on Waterfowl is in the process of appointing members to its executive committee. Ideally each of our member branches should have a representative on the WG2 committee. In practice however, a committee with membership of six to eight would probably be sufficient. Those branches in countries with significant waterfowl industries should nominate a delegate and send the nomination to the WG2 chairman Dr Jeng-Fang Huang from our Taiwan Branch. His email address is huangjf@mail.edu.tw.
WPC 2012 Salvador, Brazil: Remember WPC 2012 is being held in Salvador, Brazil in early August next year. A strong Asian Pacific presence at the congress would be great. WPC 2012 coincides with the 100th anniversary of the founding of WPSA and several activities are being planned to celebrate this in both the lead up to WPC and at WPC itself. Keep an eye on the WPSA website for more details.
Just as a matter of interest, the Asian Pacific Federation’s history is quite a bit shorter. It began at a meeting in Singapore in 1981 so will be 31 years in operation at the time of WPC 2012.
Solomon Islands visit: I have recently visited the Solomon Islands where there is interest in creating a new branch of WPSA. This is a small country of approximately 530 000 inhabitants, mostly Melanesian, situated just to the east of Papua New Guinea and north east of Australia.
The Solomon Islands poultry industry is struggling to reassert itself following the ethnic tensions of recent years. Much of the existing industry was destroyed during that time and a general lack of resources has precluded a redevelopment of the industry now that the country is politically and socially quite stable.
An indication of the need for general development in the Solomon Islands can be gauged from the following excerpt from FAO (www.fao.org):
Each year since 1990 the Human Development Report has published the Human Development Index (HDI) which was introduced as an alternative to conventional measures of national development, such as level of income and the rate of economic growth. The HDI represents a push for a broader definition of well-being and provides a composite measure of three basic dimensions of human development: health, education and income. Solomon Islands HDI is 0.494, which gives the country a rank of 123 out of 169 countries with comparable data. The HDI of East Asia and the Pacific as a region increased from 0.391 in 1980 to 0.650 today, placing Solomon Islands below the regional average. The HDI trends tell an important story both at the national and regional level and highlight the very large gaps in well-being and life chances that continue to divide our interconnected world.
This must be a prime concern of the Government of the Solomon Islands. Development of the local poultry industry could well help lift the Solomon Islands HDI.
The market for chicken and eggs in Solomon Islands is currently undersupplied, with much of the product available being imported. Domestic commercial production is minimal. Village production is commonplace, but productivity in this sector is low. There is certainly a need to expand both commercial poultry production and upgrade village production. It would be most beneficial to poultry development in the Solomon Islands for both sectors to continue to exist side by side for the foreseeable future. This co-existence would allow initial commercial development near centres of population, not replacing village production in any way, but complementing it, encouraging productivity improvement and a consequent better supply of high quality protein in the form of eggs and chicken meat to the rural village dwellers.
A.M. Gibbins, avianag@infogen.net.nz
President Asia Pacific Federation
WPSA Asian Pacific Working Group News
WG3: The WG3 “Ratites” of the APF WPSA contributed to the scientific program of the 44th Congress of the South African Society for Animal Science that was held 11-14 July 2011 at the Stellenbosh University (South Africa). The papers were presented in two sessions: “Exploiting diversity within and across ratite strains” and “Harnessing reproductive technology to exploit additive and non-additive variation in ratites”. The speakers covered aspects of ostrich chick survival, breeder female performance, egg hatchability, molecular and quantitative genetics and the artificial insemination technology.
In summary, it was found that genetic selection for evaporative water loss and eggshell quality should lead to improved hatchability and potentially to better post hatch survival of chicks. An improvement in chick survival is also expected due to genetic variation in the ostrich chick mortality and due to changes in rearing methods namely increased exposure to humans. The ostrich breeding should in the future benefit from crossbreeding that may provide a hybrid vigour, improved reproduction and chick survival if the existing variation in South African Black, Zimbabwean Blue and Kenyan Red breeds is explored. Further, it has been reported that genetic superiority of the breeder female is already demonstrated at 3 years of age. This promises faster genetic gains in egg and chick production, as the generation interval can be reduced in the breeding program. It also appears that reproductive traits are not going to be affected by selection for traits of economic importance such as live weight, egg and chick production.
Studies of the performance of breeder ostriches showed that males maintained without females exhibit little seasonal variation in semen quality and quantity as well as the libido. It has been clearly demonstrated that semen is produced all-year round in the South African environment although ostriches exhibited an increase in measured parameters during spring. On the other hand, the egg laying performance showed clear seasonal variation and the egg production of female ostriches kept without males was poorer than in the pair-mated females. It is clear though that male presence is not essential for ovulation. This female physiology needs to be explored in future studies. A prolonged storage of sperm in the female lasting up to 18 days after the last artificial insemination and production of ostrich chicks from the artificial insemination has been reported lending further support for development of the artificial insemination technology.
The next International Ratite Science Symposium is being decided and will be announced in the coming weeks.
Membership and scientific meetings enquiries should be sent to Dr Irek Malecki (irek.malecki@uwa.edu.au).
Dr Irek Malecki
Acting Chairman, the Working Group 3 [Ratites], the Asia Pacific Federation of the WPSA
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Mediterranean Poultry Network (MPN)
The first announcement for the 3rd Mediterranean Summit of WPSA that will be held on 26-29 March 2012 at Porto-Mariena, Alexandria, Egypt can be found on http://www.wpsa.com/downloads/3MPS-6IPC_2012_first_ann.pdf. Additional information related to Alexandria meeting can be found in the Egypt Branch report found in this edition of the Newsletter.
At the MPN meetings in Antalya and Tours, members agreed to prepare a constitution for the MPN. Prof. Nuhad Daghir, of the Lebanon Branch prepared a first draft which was introduced to the members after the meeting held in Tours. The constitution was then revised in accordance with the suggestions from the Tours meeting. Members have now agreed on the final draft constitution which will now be sent to the WPSA Council for their approval.
The Steering Committee of the MPN has also been looking at the possibility of producing its own Newsletter.
Servet Yalçın, on behalf of the Steering Committee of MPN
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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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Congresses / Symposia
Update on the planning for the 24th World's Poultry Congress to be held on 5-8 August 2012, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
WPC 2012 opened the registration process for the Scientific Congress, for the Poultry Exhibition, and for the submission of abstracts during July, 2011.
Over 82% of the exhibition’s available booth space has now been reserved and/or sold to a number of national and international companies who are involved worldwide in the Poultry Industry. The WPC’s organizing committee has opened the convention centre’s second floor area for specific groups, organizations, specialized media and other companies who are interested in participating.
Deadlines
Abstract submission |
From | 27 June 2011 |
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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 |
More news will be released continuously through the WPSA Newsletter in order to keep the global WPSA family well informed about the Branch’s progress on preparing for the 24th WPC.
Additional information is also available on the WPC2012 website http://wpc2012.com/.
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WPSA Branch News
Bangladesh
The Bangladesh branch was hosted on the 8th of July to a family night get together at the home of the newly elected president of the Branch, Mr. Moshiur Rahman, in Dhaka. Discussions were held as to how to further develop and improve the scientific position of the branch.
An "Installation Ceremony" was held on 21st July 2011 in Dhaka to welcome the newly elected EC committee for 2011-12. The federal Ministers of Fisheries & Livestock and Food & Disaster Management, were kindly in attendance for the installation ceremony.
Md. Rafiqul Haque, Secretary, Bangladesh Branch
Brazil
The Brazilian branch of WPSA (WPSA-BR) is well underway on the organization of the XXIV WPC in 2012 in Salvador, BA, Brazil. The scientific committee has defined some tentative deadlines for abstracts and review papers submissions, which are:
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 |
WPSA-Brazil was represented at XVII Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry Association, held in Cancun-Mexico this past 14-18 of August, by its President and its Marketing Director, both of whom spent a lot of effort promoting 2012 WPC. The same amount of effort will be carried out in Çeşme, İzmir (Turkey) at the 18th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition to be held on October 31st - November 4th, 2011.
The FACTA/WPSA-BR 2011 Annual Conference, which is the largest annual poultry scientific event in Latin America, was held in Santos, SP, Brazil from May 31st through June 2nd. The Conference had 775 paid registrations. This year the organizers decided to pay homage to several selected individuals who were heavily involved on the origins of the modern Brazilian poultry industry. In addition, the well-known FACTA/WPSA-Brazil Award was given to the winner of last year’s Best Poultry Professional, Prof. Elisabeth Gonzales. Several other Brazilian professionals were awarded with the LAMAS Award in the areas of poultry Nutrition, Health, Production and other areas during this year’s FACTA/WPSA-Brazil conference. These awards recognize the best poultry research done during the previous year.
Carla Palermo, FACTA/WPSA Brazilian Branch
Czech Republic
The Czech Branch will hold its annual international conference POULTRY 2011 in Brno, Czech Republic, on October 20 and 21, 2011.
Dr. Pavel Trefil, President (trefil@bri.cz)Egypt
3rd Mediterranean Poultry summit of WPSA (3rd MPS) and the 6th International Poultry Conference (6th IPC)
On behalf of the Egyptian Poultry Science Association (EPSA) and World Poultry Science Association (WPSA) - Egypt branch, it is our great pleasure to invite you to attend the 3rd Mediterranean Poultry Summit of WPSA (3rd MPS), and the 6th International Poultry Conference (6th IPC). These events will be held in one of the most beautiful resorts – Porto Marina in Alexandria, Egypt, on the 26 – 29 March 2012. This is the first time that this event will take place in the Middle East and North Africa, and it will be the largest poultry science scientific and industry event to ever be held in the middle east region. The theme of the event will be:
Poultry Production for Better Human Health and a Safer Environment
The success of any event is determined by the degree of active participation. Your participation will greatly contribute to the success of these meetings, and will also add great significance to this important meeting for this part of the world.
There is no doubt that the unprecedented democratic transformation in Egypt and the Middle East will help create new and improved prospects for investment and transactions in poultry science and poultry production and related industries in the middle east, particularly with those European and Euromed partners who will attend the conference, in addition to participants from around the world.
The web site of 3MPS & 6IPC has already been launched, and your abstracts can be submitted online at the following website: http://www.mpn-wpsa.org/egypt.
The organizing committee has spared no effort to ensure the success of these conferences. They should provide an enjoyable and fruitful stay to all participants as well as to any accompanying persons. It would be our pleasure and honour see your name among the conference delegates, and we are looking forward to your positive response. We are willing to answer any and all your questions at any time via the following e-mail address: 3MPS.6IPC@gmail.com.
There is no doubt that the news of the Egyptian revolution has grabbed the public’s attention all over the world. Now almost 7 months post-revolution everyone is concerned and is asking as to whether or not Egypt is safe for travel??!! The answer to this question is twofold: the first is that there are no clear restrictions on travel to Egypt from any other country; the second is that there are increasing numbers of tourists arriving every day at all of the Egyptian airports. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Tourism, the occupancy rate of the five star hotels in the tourist city of Sharm el-Sheikh reached 82% in August 2011.
Occasionally, the media still shows some protests taking place in Tharir square in Cairo. The fact is that daily life in Egypt has returned to normal in almost all aspects of life. Any protests that do take place are mainly at Tharir square (the symbol of the revolution) which is very far from the majority of Egypt’s tourist and other important places. We are seeing increasing numbers of foreigners who are coming daily to visit the upper, east and northern parts of Egypt. On the other hand, these kind of protests are healthy in any democratic country (we see the news from Greece and England for example).
As for the conference, it will be held in the city of Alexandria (230 km away from Cairo) and the conference venue will be in a luxury hotel (105 km away from Alexandria city). For those who would like to avoid coming to the Cairo airport, it's more convenient to come directly to the Alexandria airport by one of these airlines: Turkish, Alaitalia, Etihad, Fly Dubai, Qatar, Egypt, Royal Jordanian or Air Arabia.
Finally, the organizing and scientific committees are sure that with your support and participation we will have a very successful event, and we are looking forward to seeing you in Alexandria next year.
For additional information please contact: Prof. Dr. M.A. Kosba, Poultry Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, El shatby Egypt 21545. Phone: (002)0106446339 or 002035421631; Fax: 002035231939 or 002035922780; E-mail: mkosba@ hotmail.com.
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)
Germany
The German Branch held its annual meeting in March, 2011, at the University of Hohenheim. The board meeting was followed by a general meeting attended by 70 members and guests, a get-together in the evening and a conference on the following day, attended by about 100 participants. The six presentations covered a range of timely topics, focusing on nutrition and management to optimize economic returns and bird welfare. An update on molecular tools to monitor biodiversity and a short review on Ostrich Farming in Germany completed the programme. After the conference, participants were invited to visit the Mhou Ostrich Farm in Rülzheim to learn more about opportunities and limitations of ostrich farming in Europe. The German branch recently submitted a bid to host the World Poultry Congress 2020 in Berlin.
Italy
The Italian Branch will 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
15-19 September 2013
Bergamo – Italy
Contact:
Prof. Margherita Rossi
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari e Microbiologiche
University of Milan
Via Celoria 2
20133 Milano ITALY
Phone +39 0250319188; fax +39 0250319190
E-mail: margherita.rossi@unimi.it
8th European Poultry Genetics Symposium
25th - 27th September 2013
Padova – Italy
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
Lebanon
The Lebanon Branch of the WPSA held its annual meeting on July 23, 2011, at the Rotana Hotel in Hazmieh, a suburb of Beirut. The annual meeting was chaired by the President, Dr. Nuhad J. Daghir, who welcomed the members and their guests and made some announcements regarding poultry conferences to be held during 2012, mainly the Mediterranean Poultry Summit in Egypt and the World Poultry Congress in Brazil. He then introduced the treasurer of the branch Mr. Samir Cortbawi who presented the financial report of the year that was accepted and recorded. The business meeting was then followed by a scientific conference during which three papers were presented. Dr. Nada Usayran, professor of poultry science at the Lebanese university and member of the executive committee of the branch introduced the speakers and led the discussion. Below are the titles and speakers of the papers presented:
- The use of Raw fibre concentrates, Arbocel and Vitacel, in poultry and calf diets by Dr. Manfred Pietsch of the Animal Nutrition Unit of JRS Co. in Germany.
- Arbocel reduces litter moisture and improves ready to cook carcass yield of broilers at market age by Dr. Muhamad Farran of the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences of the American University of Beirut.
- Genetic-based diagnosis of etiologic agents involved in economic diseases of Lebanese poultry: A prerequisite data for vaccine programme establishment by Dr. Elie Barbour of the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences of the American University of Beirut.
The scientific meeting was followed by a brief introduction about the newly formed B.S. programme in Veterinary Science at the American University of Beirut. The acting Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Salma Talhouk introduced the programme and then was followed by Dr. Muhamad Farran who gave a detailed description of the requirements for admission to the programme and the contents of the curriculum.
During the meeting, the President of the branch presented Dr. Muhamad Farran with a certificate of recognition for his services to the branch and his research activities in the service of the poultry industry. This was followed by a lunch courtesy of ETN Food Engineering, the distributor of JRS products in Lebanon.
Nuhad Daghir, President WPSA-Lebanon
Malaysia
Malaysia Branch President Datuk Dr. Vincent Ng In Hooi has accepted an invitation to chair the scientific sessions at the following two events:
- Veterinary Association Malaysia congress 23-25 Sept 2011 in Regency Tower, Ipoh, Perak. Theme: Globalization of Veterinary Services: Is Malaysia Ready?
- Livestock Asia Exposition, 2011 , to be held on 4 - 6 October 2011 in Kuala Lampur CC. Theme: Transforming the Feed & Livestock Industry in Asia.
Teo Kim Lai, Secretary WPSA Malaysia Branch
Mexico
XVII Congress of the WVPA Cancún México 2011 from 14-18 August
The World Veterinary Poultry Association is now celebrating its 17th Congress in Cancun, QR, Mexico, with an attendance of over 900 people representing 59 countries. Although, for obvious reasons, the largest contingent from Mexico, many people in the United States, Central and South America and Europe. Are showing a total of 285 jobs, 226 jobs in the lineup, as well as symposia and lectures.
The main themes have revolved around the diseases that affect poultry, Newcastle, Gumboro and avian influenza. This last condition is what has attracted much attention, perhaps to become "the topic of the moment". We have also witnessed interesting lectures on vaccination, adenovirus, immunosuppression, and coccidiosis, intestinal health and minerals, all with a high scientific level, worthy of this global meeting.
The exhibition is composed of companies such as Ceva, Bachoco, Merial, IASA, Avimex and Pfizer, among others. The WVPA goes through a great time, which, according to reports, continues to increase its membership, as well as the addition of branches in other countries. The two countries that have joined are Thailand and Jordan. Have as one of its objectives in Latin America to increase participation of both members and the presentation of papers in Avian Pathology, a journal in which there is little research developed in our region. In addition, next year, Avian Pathology 40 years old, so it made the official presentation of the new design of the magazine to mark a milestone in its history.
The next congress will be held in Nantes, France in 2013, from 19 to 23 August.
Jose A. Quintana, Mexico Branch Secretary
Nigeria
Eruvbetine bows out as Onagbesan takes over
The Nigerian Branch elected a new President during the African International Poultry Summit (AIPS) which was held in the early part of this year. In a keenly contested election among many participants which shown interest in the various vacant positions. At the end of the day Prof. O.M. Onagbesan, the Director of Biotechnology Centre, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria emerge as president of the Nigeria Branch. Prof. Onagbesan transferred his membership from the Belgian branch some years back. Since his acceptance by the branch, he has been instrumental to the development of the branch. The WPSA president who was in attendance at the event congratulated the new president and wished him well as he takes over the leadership of the branch.
In his acceptance speech, Prof. Onagbesan thanked members of the branch for the confidence they have in him. He thereafter promised to build on the achievements of the immediate past president Prof Daisy Eruvbetine whom he described as a great woman and an achiever.
Pym decorated with African Leadership Award
The President of the World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA) was decorated with African Leadership Awards at African International Poultry Summit which held early in the year at University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Dr Pym was nominated for this award for his immense contribution for the development of African Poultry through the African Poultry Network (APN) Project. The highly elated Pym was short of words when called upon to receive his award. He showed gratitude to God and the organizers of the AIPS for the honour bestowed upon him.
In a related development, Mrs. Comfort Kerewa Acheampong the secretary of the Ghanian branch was also decorated with the most outstanding member award. Mrs. Acheampong was nominated for her consistency in branch activities over the years. She said the award will serve as encouragement to other members of her branch.
From left: Prof. E.B. Oguntona, Prof. O.M. Onagbesan, Dr. Bob Pym, Prof. Daisy Eruvbetine and Mrs. C.K. Acheampong at the high table in a dinner at Chicken Republic, Nigeria.
Russia
Courses for the remainder of 2011 at the All-Russian Scientific Research and Technological Poultry Industry Institute (VNITIP) in Sergiev-Posad, include:
September 12-17. Modern approaches to high production poultry crosses feeding, feeds and biologically active additions quality control, new technologies in feed production (for poultry and feed production enterprises, veterinary specialists, zoo- and veterinary laboratory leaders, zoo engineers in feeds).
September 26-October 1. Some actual problems of poultry products processing, quality and standardization (for eggs and poultry meat production and processing specialists).
October 10-15. New technologies and raising ways for broiler meat producing (for technologists and poultry meat production and processing specialists).
October 24-29. Selection work with high producing poultry crosses (for breeding farms leaders and specialists).
November 7-12. Innovative and resource-saving technologies and equipment for hen eggs production for food and incubation (for technologists, zoo engineers, veterinary specialists, department managers and poultry industry enterprises team leaders).
November 14-19. Some modern approaches to poultry egg incubation technology, poultry embryo diseases (for zoo engineers, veterinary specialists, incubation department managers and mechanicians).
November 28-December 3. Perspective technological decisions and equipment for poultry products production and processing resource-saving technologies (for poultry industry enterprises engineers, energy managers, technologists).
For information on these courses: Phone: +7 (49654) 77070, 61351; Fax: +7 (49654) 61138
Tatiana Vasilieva, Branch Secretary
South Africa
The 30th annual Scientific Day will be held in Pretoria on 6 October 2011. Our main guest speaker this year is Dr Vicky Sandilands from the Scottish Agricultural College in Scotland. Her research interests relate to housing and management of poultry in ways that are sustainable and sensitive to their needs. She will present two papers, one on feeding behaviour in poultry and the other on the consequences of selection on poultry behaviour and welfare. Another paper on genetic selection will be presented by Dr Nicky Tyler from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, who has investigated the possibility of selecting against photorefractoriness in broiler breeders.
The bulk of the presentations will be to the benefit of poultry nutritionists who wish to hear the very latest scientific evidence pertaining to antimicrobials, fumonisins, phytonutrients and enzyme applications. The benefits derived from the use of these products as well as their modes of action will be described by the following international speakers: Dr Tom Shryock of Elanco, Dr Karin Naehrer of Biomin, Dr David Bravo of Pancosma and Dr Peter Plumstead of Danisco.
There will be two presentations, the first of their kind for our WPSA Scientific Day, that are designed to look into the future, for the benefit of the poultry industry. The first is by Dr Ferdi Meyer of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy who will discuss the future availability of feed ingredients for poultry in South Africa, and the second is by the Chairman of the South African Poultry Association, Kevin Lovell, who will look into the future of the poultry industry in South Africa.
We are 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 members of the South Korean Branch, including Drs. Jae-Hong Kim (President) and Dr. Jae Yong Han (Secretary) had arranged for the possibility of having the tenth Asian Pacific Poultry Conference held on Jeju Island, Korea. South Korea was finally chosen to be the host country in spite of a keen competition with Singapore. Korea had previously served as the host nation for the APPC back in 1993, and will now provide a wonderful place to hold the 10th APPC in 2014.
The beautiful Jeju island remains free from avian influenza (A.I.), bird flu, based on results of the A.I. testing and an elegant site as a UNESCO World Heritage. Moreover, the international convention centre of Jeju is famous for its spectacular view of the ocean and well-equipped fabulous accommodations. This spectacular convention centre and resort is located in the Jungmun Sightseeing Complex at the south end of the Jeju Special Self-governing Province, the best resting place in Korea. The Jeju Island where the mild and kind weather attracts travellers from all over the world. The hotel provides excellent service and amenities for its guests, also the easy access to the island’s natural attractions.
Dr. Jae Yong Han, Secretary, WPSA South Korean Branch
Spain
The 48th Scientific Poultry Symposium will be organized by AECA-WPSA (Spain), and it will take place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, from 5 to 7 October, 2011. The main theme for the symposium is “Quality of Production Process and Poultry Products”. The topics will include Genetics, Nutrition, Management, Health and Environment, and Quality Requirements. The Symposium will start on October 5 at 10:30 a.m., and will finish on October 7 at 14:00. The Scientific programme will be held, and free time will be available for activities in the historical city of Santiago (which is well-known as the final destination on the Santiago Way).
Spanish is the official language for this symposium. For more information about the general programme, please visit our website: http://www.wpsa-aeca.es/, click on Symposium AECA.
WPSA’s European Working Group1 (Economics) Task Force Meeting will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on October 27-28, 2011. That meeting will take place in the DAR Auditorium (Agriculture and Livestock Department), Gran Vía, 612-614. The topics include global or specific country economics.
Secretaría AECA-WPSA
Correo-e: secretaria@wpsa-aeca.es
Teléfono: + 34 983 47 44 94
Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka branch held its Annual Scientific Session on 23rd July 2011at the Hotel Ramada, Seeduwa. The Morning session included a theme seminar on “Re-emerging Diseases in Poultry,” and the afternoon session was dedicated to the presentation of submitted papers. The Chief Guest for the session was the Director General/Department of Animal Production & Health, Dr W.K. de Silva. The Proceedings began with the Lighting of the Traditional Oil Lamp and Singing of the National Anthem of Sri Lanka.
During the First Session, presentations were made by three guest speakers. Dr R.W.A.W. Mulder, the Secretary General of WPSA who graced the occasion as a guest speaker and delivered the Keynote Address, on the “Global Situation of (re) Emerging diseases in poultry”. He also provided a very informative presentation on “Current Salmonella and Campylobacter situations in the poultry meat industry, regulations and strategies for reduction.” Additional presentations were made by Dr S.P. Wimalasiri a local expert, on “An Incidence of Serial Outbreaks of Colibacillosis in Broiler Breeders Flocks” which highlighted the current problem of E coli infections in the region; and by Dr H.C. Chin who is a founder member of the branch and is now based in Singapore with Malvolia (Pvt) Ltd. Dr Chin spoke on “Recent Outbreaks of Newcastle Disease in Asia and possible Control Measures.” His presentation gave food for thought on the pathogenicity of Newcastle Disease and the efficacy of the currently available vaccines and their effectiveness in combating a newly emerging virus that may be a mutant form.
The presentations were followed by a Panel Discussion which was very helpful to the Session participants, who were all involved with the poultry industry as Veterinarians, Consultants, Farmers and other industry stakeholders.
The second session consisted of research presentations that were chaired by Prof. Preenie Abeynayake, Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Peradeniya. Ten papers were presented by Academics, Researchers, and officials of the Dept of Animal Production & Health. Four of the papers were on Sub Clinical Necrotic Enteritis, one on Chicken Anaemia, two on the quality of Rice Polish, one on Hatchery Sanitation, one on Market Analysis of meat, and one on Protein Adulteration. The papers included:
- Investigation of Hygiene Status of Six Broiler Hatcheries in Sri Lanka
- Can the dietary Proteins Primarily Affect the Incidence of Sub-clinical Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler chickens?
- Use of locally produced Competitive Exclusion Agent to Control Sub- Clinical Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens?
- Does the Dietary Protein Digestibility Affect the Severity of Sub-Clinical Necrotic Enteritis in Broiler Chickens?
- Dose Response of Competitive Exclusion Agent on Spontaneously Occurring and Experimentally Induced Sub- Clinical Necrotic Enteritis.
- Chicken Infectious Anaemia – An Emerging threat to poultry industry.
- Nutrient and Mineral Composition of Different types and forms of Rice Polish available in Sri Lanka;
- Performance of Broilers fed with different levels of Red and White Rice Polish.
- Adulteration of major protein supplements with Non Protein Nitrogen compounds in poultry feeds; preliminary findings
- Market Analysis of Poultry meat: Supply and demand.
Over 100 participants both members and non-members of the branch attended the sessions, and the Executive committee thanks the participants and sponsors for all of their generous contributions that made the event a great success. The event concluded with fellowship and Dinner.
Dr. Mrs. A L Godwin
Turkey
The 18th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN’2011) is being organised by the Turkish Branch of WPSA and is scheduled for 31 October – 4 November, 2011 at the Altın Yunus Resort Hotel, Çeşme, İzmir. You are invited to participate in this Symposiumwhich offers numerous opportunities to explore the latest research and developments related to poultry nutrition.
There will be 6 main sessions during the Symposium, including; early nutrition, feed quality and food safety, nutrigenomics, poultry nutrition and animal welfare, poultry nutrition and animal health, and new approaches in poultry feed production and technology. A total of 16 keynote speakers have been invited to present at ESPN’2011. Abstract submission is currently open, and will be ended on 31 of March. For additional scientific information contact: Prof. Dr. Necmettin Ceylan at:necmettin.ceylan@agri.ankara.edu.tr.
For registration and accommodations, please visit our web page www.espn2011.org. For Sponsorship Packages contact: servet@saltur.com.tr.
WPSA’s Turkish branch extends a very warm welcome to everyone with interests in poultry nutrition. We hope that Congress days will be fruitful and enjoyable for all of you!
Prof. Dr. Servet Yalçın., Secretary of the WPSA Turkish Branch
United Kingdom
The UK Branch’s 30th Poultry Science Symposium on Alternative Systems for Poultry – Health Welfare and Productivity that will take place on 9–11 September, 2011, at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. For more details, please see our website at:
http://www.wpsa-uk.com/newSite/meetings/30thPoultryScienceSymposium.html
The annual meeting of the UK branch of the WPSA was held on 4th and 5th April 2011. This annual event is a scientific meeting where current research into poultry is presented by both established and younger members of the academic community. A specific session for industry speakers is included to encourage dialogue between the researchers and industry.
As in previous years the meeting was held in conjunction with BSAS (British Society for Animal Science) and a joint session was included in the programme to bring the two societies together. A new element this year was the inclusion of the AVTRW (Association of Veterinary Teachers and Research Workers) and ASF (Animal Sciences Forum) with support from the BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council). This allows the inclusion of poultry papers from other research organisations to be readily included in the WPSA programme subject to review by the programme committee.
Jubilee Campus at Nottingham University was the venue for the meeting this year and superb facilities were made use of. Three auditoriums in the Exchange Building hosted the plenary and submitted papers sessions with additional rooms accommodating the poster sessions for WPSA and BSAS. On site student halls of residence and the hotel style facilities of the National College also on the campus provided a range of accommodation to meet the needs of all.
Attendance at this year’s meeting was up on previous years at 88 registered delegates and a welcome boost for the hard work put in by the programme committee in organising both the scientific programme and the logistics of the new venue.
The programme provided 19 submitted original oral presentations of 20 to 25 minutes, a selection of 15 short oral poster presentations of 3 minutes each. These were selected from 52 posters that were submitted. The 2 invited industry speakers covered practical nutrition and layer veterinary aspects. As in previous years the joint session organised between WPSA and BSAS covered an area of mutual interest for the respective delegates and 4 speakers delivered papers on the interactions between intestinal microflora and the body in humans, ruminants, pigs and poultry.
Delegates from all associations were invited to attend the Hammond Memorial lecture “Food Security in the 21st Century” delivered by Prof Sir John Beddington, this was followed by the Gordon Memorial Lecture “Commercial Scale Assessment of Poultry Welfare” delivered by Prof Marian Dawkins. After these 2 eminent speakers there was the Gordon Memorial Reception followed by the WPSA Annual Dinner which was held at the National College and catered to a very high standard.
At the dinner appreciation was given for the hard work of the entire programme committee in organising such a hugely successful event was made. The retirement of the associations Treasurer, Dr Kelvin McCracken was also marked and a gift of chickens and goats for a community aid project in Africa was made. We shall miss the help that Kelvin has provided and are grateful for the many years of service. President’s prizes were awarded to Demetra Lund for her paper “Assessing the repeatability of a measurement of vitelline membrane strength in a white egg laying pedigree population.” Also to Laura Dixon for her poster presentation “Using conditioned placed aversion techniques as a novel tool for measuring affective states: broiler breeders find unpredictable wind aversive”.
The meeting will be held at the same venue in 2012 on the 24th/25th April, details for submission of papers and posters as well as registration details will be available on the UK WPSA web site www.wpsa-uk.com.
Stephen Lister
USA
The USA Branch held its annual membership meeting during the annual meeting of the Poultry Science Association in St. Louis, MO, during July, 2011. Since the Branch is now a part of PSA, two items had been submitted to the PSA Constitution Committee related to the operation of the WPSA Branch for discussion and a vote during the PSA Annual Membership Meeting. Those included a change in Article 10, Section 7, of the PSA Constitution to change the term “councillors” to “representatives” so that the wording would be in agreement with the new WPSA Constitution. The second change proposed in Article 7 was to change the terms of WPSA-USA Committee officer’s from 4 years to 2 years. Both of these changes were approved at the PSA membership meeting on July 18, 2011.
The USA Branch will again be sponsoring Member Travel Grants to the 2012 World’s Poultry Congress that will be held in Salvador 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. The Branch will be in contact with the membership as to how to apply for the travel grants.
Inductions into the International Poultry Hall of Fame (IPHF) will take place during the 2012 World’s Poultry Congress. The WPSA-USA branch can nominate up to two individuals for election into the IPHF. The deadline for THOSE nominations is December 31, 2011, so nominations will be solicited from the WPSA-USA membership through the PSA Newsletter with a deadline of October 31, 2011. This will allow time for review of the nominations received prior to the deadline for submission to WPSA.
The Cliff Carpenter Student Essay contest was reviewed by Bob Taylor who has volunteered to Chair this student Contest for a travel Award to the World’s Poultry Congress. Notification of the Carpenter Student Essay Contest will be made through the PSA Newsletter procedure. The topic of the contest this year is “How a poultry science career can make a global difference”. It was moved and approved that the awards be increased from 3 to 4, with at least 2 awards being targeted for Undergraduate students. For each of these $2000 awards, $1000 is provided by WPSA-USA and $1000 from the student’s department. The deadline for submission of application of materials is 1 October 2011. Application details will be forthcoming from the USA Branch.
The USA Branch has submitted a letter to the General Secretary of WPSA indicating that the Branch will be submitting a bid to hold a World’s Poultry Congress in the USA during the year 2020. Volunteers were solicited from the membership, and a Committee, Chaired by Dr. Don Conner of Auburn University, has been put in place to prepare the bid that is due by December 31 of this calendar year.
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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:
2011 |
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| 13-15 September 2011 | XXIII International Poultry Symposium PB WPSA |
| 13-16 September 2011 | Space 2011, Rennes, France |
| 5-7 October 2011 | 7th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, Edinburgh, Scotland Contact: Paul Hocking |
| 20-22 October 2011 | Aviana 2011 Poultry and Livestock Expo, Accra, Ghana |
| 27-28 October 2011 | 3rd Round Table on Poultry Economics and Marketing, Barcelona, Spain |
31 October - 4 November 2011 |
18th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, Cesme, Turkey Contact: necmettin.ceylan@agri.ankara.edu.tr |
| 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 |
| 5-9 August 2012 | XXIV World's Poultry Congress, Bahia, Brazil |
| 23-25 September 2012 | VIV China 2012, Beijing, China |
| 17-19 October 2012 | FIGAP/VIV Amérioca Latina 2012, Guadalajara, Mexico |
| 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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