April 13, 2016

Nutriad hosts technical symposium in Brazil

On March 30, Nutriad organised its third annual Technical Symposium at Florianopolis, in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

At the event, Nutriad experts and external speakers introduced new insights and novel solutions for gut health, feed intake and mycotoxin control.

Hosting more than 50 professionals from all over Brazil - including veterinarians, nutritionists, plant managers and farmers - for three days, the symposium once more proved to be an excellent opportunity for industry leaders to learn from experts as well as from each other.

Simon Eskinazi (Technical Manager, Palatability) and David Jacob (Technical Manager, Nutriad Brazil) discussed how palatability solutions can optimise the feed intake across all species and allow producers maximum flexibility on selection of raw materials. 

Dr. Olga Averkieva, Nutriad's Business Development Manager, presented on how feed mycotoxins decrease vaccine efficacy, a challenge for producers worldwide.

Dr. Elisabeth Santin from Universidade Estadual do Paraná explained the impact of mycotoxins on intestinal health while Dr. Eduardo Micotti from Universidade de São Paulo discussed on the importance of proper mycotoxin management for feed mills.

The final day of the programme was dedicated to "Digestive Performance". Essential oils applications in poultry and swine nutrition were discussed by Dr. José Henrique Stringhini (Universidade Federal de Goiás). Tim Goossens (Business Development Manager, Nutriad) presented studies on Quorum Sensing and the mode of action of Sodium Butyrate and Dr. Javier Hernandez (Technical Director, Disan) showed the results of his research on the effect of Sodium Butyrate on the Ecophysiology of the gastro intestinal tract.

"We are pleased to invite our guests to an event that grows bigger every year," Marcelo Nunes, Nutriad's Regional Director (South America), said. "SITEC was built around three modules: palatability, mycotoxin management and digestive performance; product groups which Nutriad excels in and has global knowledge. Customers and partners alike provided us with positive feedback and we are all looking forward to next year's IV SITEC."