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CHALLENGES FACING THE POULTRY INDUSTRIES – CAN RESEARCH MEET THE NEED?

9:00 to 9:30 Coffee/Tea and Registration

9:30 Session 1: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Chair: FRANK ANNISON - PRF Honorary Governor
Presentation: The Establishment and Research Activities of the Poultry Research Foundation – The First Two Decades.

Speakers:

  • Balkar S Bains - PRF Honorary Governor
  • Leo Den Hartog – Director R & D Nutreco
  • Mingan Choct - CEO Australian Poultry CRC
  • Russell Lyons - National Sales and Marketing Manager, Ridley AgriProducts

Morning Tea Break 10:45 to 11:15

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11:15 Session 2: WHERE HAS RESEARCH TAKEN US?

Past students of the foundation and what field they worked in and where it has evolved to today.

Chair: DERICK BALNAVE - PRF Honorary Governor

Presentation: The Poultry Research Foundation: Outcomes for Industry 1978 – 2001

Speakers:

  • Greg Hargreave (1975) - Nutritionist - Baiada Poultry P/L
  • Ron MacAlpine (PhD 1980) - National Nutrition Manager - Inghams Enterprises P/L
  • Wendy Muir(PhD 1996) - Senior Lecturer - University of Sydney
  • Peter Selle (PhD 2001) - Honorary Associate - University of Sydney
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Lunch 12:30 to 1:30

1:30 Session 3: CHALLENGES FACING THE INDUSTRY SECTOR!

Chair: WAYNE BRYDEN - Professor Animal Science - University of Queensland, Gatton
Presentation: Poultry Production Research Horizons

Speakers:

  • Layers: David Witcombe - Research & Development Program Manager AECL
  • Breeders: Jack Houweling - General Manager- Darwalla Milling Co.
  • Broilers: Tim Walker - Nutritionist - Bartter Enterprises
  • Feed Add: Ian Partridge - New Business Development Director Asia Pacific - DSM Nutritional Products
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Afternoon Tea Break 3:00 to 3:30

3:30 Session 4: CHALLENGES – HOW CAN THE PRF MEET THEM?

Chair: TOM SCOTT - Director of Research - Poultry, Provimi Research and Innovation Centre

Presentation: How can or will the Poultry Research Foundation meet the future challenges to conducting Poultry Research?

Speakers:

  • Vivian Kite - Deputy Director, ACMF and Research Manager, Chicken Meat Program - RIRDC
  • David Fraser - Emeritus Professor Animal Science - University of Sydney
  • Jeff Downing - Senior Lecturer - University of Sydney
  • Peter Groves - Acting Director PRF, Lecturer - University of Sydney

4:45 Close - Ms. Linda Browning - President PRF

6.30 for 7.00pm GALA DINNER - Welcome by Mr. John Darling - 1st President (Chairman) of the PRF and Honorary Governor

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