November 10, 2005
Programme announced for Aquafeed technical workshop
The full programme has been announced for the "Optimize for Profit" technical workshop, to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, March 8, 2006.
The international line-up of aquafeed industry technical experts would instruct the one-day workshop "Optimize for Profit" in Bangkok, Thailand, during the Victam Asia 2006 feed industry exhibition.
The workshop represents a unique opportunity for aquaculture feed manufacturers in the region to gain access to the best in the business, and gain real-world practical information to help improve their feed production and profitability.
Workshop programme
| Morning | |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Welcome, coffee |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Nutritional approaches to aquatic animal health and performance |
| improvements: What can we learn from terrestrial nutrition? | |
| - Dr Dan Fegan, Alltech | |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Tailoring the feed formulation for maximizing profitability: farm |
| demonstrations with white shrimp in Latin America - Dr. Peter | |
| Coutteau, INVE Aquaculture | |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Soy proteins in aqua feeds: benefits and shortcomings - Lars |
| Andersen, Hamlet Protein | |
| Afternoon | |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Nutrient delivery through attractants: Implications for Nutritionists |
| and Formulators - Dr. A. Victor Suresh, Bentoli Inc. | |
| 12.30 - 2.00 | Discussion/break for lunch |
| 2.00 - 2.30 | Formulation software and handling variability - Merryl Webster, |
| Format International Ltd. | |
| 2.30 - 3.00 | Optimizing size reduction technology to process better quality, more |
| profitable aquafeeds - Gary Minor, Mill Technology | |
| 3.00 - 3.30 | Moisture uniformity, why should you care? - Paul D. McKeithan, |
| Aeroglide Corporation | |
| 3.30 - 4.00 | coffee |
| 4.00 - 4.30 | Making more profit with new technologies for aquafeed - Dr. Mian |
| Riaz, Texas A&M | |
| 4.30 - 5.00 | Increasing aquatic feed production rates through plant audits - |
| Galen J. Rokey, Wenger Mfg., Inc. | |
| 5.00 ¨C 5.30 | Optimization of formulation and product quality parameters of |
| extruded aquafeeds - Stuart Howsam, Buhler AG | |
| 5.30 - 6.00 | Discussion |
| 6.00 ¨C 7.15 | Cocktail party (Orchid Rooms) |
The conference is organised by Aquafeed.com, the aquafeed information portal, in association with Victam Asia 2006 and supported by the Thai Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture & Co-operatives, Thai Feed Mill Association and the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
Delegates to this conference would also be able to take advantage of the co-location with Victam Asia 2006 to visit the premier grain and feed industry trade show in the region. The show runs from Mar 8-10, 2006, in the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
In accordance with Aquafeed.com's mission to support the industry with accessible information, costs have been kept to a minimum to make this meeting available to as many people as possible. Registration by Dec 31, 2005, is just US$150; from Jan 1 to Mar 1, 2006, it is US$175. 10 percent discount is offered for groups of five or more. Places are limited and pre-registration is mandatory.
For more information, contact: editor@aquafeed.com or visit: www.aquafeed.com. Full information and registration forms are available on-line.
For more information about Victam Asia 2006, including discounted accommodation rates, visit: www.victam.com.
