December 24, 2007

Delacon concludes first Asian seminar tour

Delacon successfully concluded its first Asian seminar tour in Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

The main objective of the "Performing Nature" tour was to raise the profile of Phytogenic feed additives.

Dr. Jan Dirk van der Klis, PhD, from Schothorst Feed Research in the Netherlands, discussed about Microflora and intestinal health in broiler and the Phytogenic feed additives role.

Prof. Kim In-ho from Korea's Dankook University spoke about research carried out on FRESTA on sows and piglets. It also allowed him to present his latest research finding on the use of AROMEX ME on growing finishing pigs in Korea.

The third guest speaker, Prof. Wilhelm Windisch from University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Science in Vienna, Austria, explored the various aspects on non-antibiotic feed additives including phytogenic feed additives. He also touched on mechanism and application of Phytogenic in poultry.

Furthermore, Stephane Jolain, Delacon Regional Manager Western Europe, gave an overview about upcoming challenges in animal production, given the facts of high raw material cost and disease pressure.

The seminars gained high attendance and have attracted more than 250 representatives from the feed industry, livestock integrators, as well as researchers.