February 8, 2008

Alltech to hold its 24th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium
 

Press release

Alltech will once again be hosting the world's leading nutrition conference when it holds its 24th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky April 20-23, 2008.

The Alltech Symposium will be inciting delegates - including experts from around the globe - to redefine the industry as a leader of the 'Greenest Generation' by rethinking technology and business practices. The symposium will also urge delegates to find constructive ways in which we, the agriculture industry, can respond to the green revolution.

"We are in the grip of a new green revolution - this is a revolution driven in part by concerns over biofuel production and the spiraling cost of feed and food," said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech. "The nutrition industry has a role to play. It is Alltech's hope that, just as those who came of age in the 1940s are remembered as the 'Greatest Generation', our industry's deciders and influencers will make their mark in the wider world as members of the 'Greenest Generation.'

The symposium' speakers range from nutrition industry visionaries to decision-makers in political and regulatory spheres. Expect to hear John Y. Brown, former governor of Kentucky and architect of the Kentucky Fried Chicken superbrand, and David Byrne, former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, air their views on the only subject that matters to the nutrition industry today - the greener road ahead.

This conference will also focus on the success stories of companies using new nutritional knowledge and revolutionizing animal breeding and cost-effective feed management systems. The event will also examine how a lack of traceability not only undermines consumer confidence but presents the potential for the introduction of unacceptable ingredients into the food chain.  It will show examples of progress - where agriculture is the custodian of the environment.

Other plenary sessions will include discussions on topics such as:

• A Legacy for the Future - The road to a green, knowledge-based economy
   
• The Impact of the Rural Community Biorefinery
   
• Nutrigenomics - Can it be used to guarantee total traceability and transparency in the food chain?
   
• The Future of Food - Where our industry is going

Alltech's 2008 symposium will also feature in-depth sessions detailing the latest research in the aquaculture, beef/dairy, equine, feed quality, pig and poultry industries. These sessions will feature leading experts examining issues such as nutrition and gene expression, organic versus natural, nutrition for gut health, and selenium nutrition and stress, among others - subjects identified by nutritionists, breeders and veterinarians alike.

Alltech's Medal of Excellence will once again be presented, and this year's recipient is Dr. Ronan Power, for his work in advancing molecular biology for practical animal health applications.