Bangkok, 1-2 November 2018

Nutritional strategies for health and performance

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Formulating for improved outcomes in dairy rations

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Registrations close 20 October 2018

DATES & VENUES

1-2 November 2018Lotus Suites 5-7, 22nd floorCentara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld999/99 Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

PROGRAM – Thursday 1 November

0800 Registration opens, coffee available

0900 Welcome and introduction Chris King, Conference Chairman and Program Director

FORMULATING FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN DAIRY RATIONS

0910 Formulating Rations for Improved Outcome Mike Hutjens, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, USA Prof Hutjens is a world-renowned dairy extension specialist. Raised on a Holstein dairy farm near Green Bay, Wisconsin,

USA, he earned his joint doctorate degree in dairy science and nutritional science with a minor in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Prof Hutjens writes feed columns for Hoard’s Dairyman, Dairy Today, Dairy Japan, Western Canadian Dairy Magazine, Wisconsin Agri-View, and Dairy Herd Management. He has authored 21 technical journal articles and abstracts, 540 popular press articles, three computer programs, four video tapes, and numerous slide sets. He has co-authored a textbook entitled ‘Principles of Dairy Science’. He teaches a wide range of courses, is a member of numerous organisations and has received many prestigious awards related to the dairy industry.

0950 Water – the first (but often forgotten) nutrient in dairy nutrition Steve Little, Principal, Capacity+ Ag Consulting, Australia Dr Little is an Australian dairy farm consultant providing support on dairy herd nutrition, reproduction, health and

productivity. He has led or contributed to several Dairy Australia-funded research & development projects and extension programs including ‘InCalf’, ‘feed.FIBRE.future’, ’Feed2Milk” & ‘Cool Cows’. He has also recently developed an advanced level training program delivered by Dairy Australia – ‘Advanced Nutrition in Action” allowing dairy farmers and advisors to use on line resources and workshops to work together.

Having worked for ten years with Australia’s largest compound feed manufacturer Steve has a very good understanding of the role, challenges and opportunities faced by compound feed manufacturers.

Dr Little is a veterinarian with additional qualifications in ruminant nutrition and agribusiness management and consults to commercial agribusiness and & public sector organisations.

1030 COFFEE BREAK

1100 Differences in tropical vs temperate nutrition for dairy cows Jean Margerison, Assoc Professor, Faculty of Science Nottingham University, United Kingdom Prof Margerison grew up on a farm in Lancashire UK and has acted in a teaching capacity at the Universities of Leeds,

Plymouth, Bangor, Shandong and the Tropical Feed Resources Research & Development Centre at Khon Kaen University. She spent ten years at Massey University in a research and teaching role, researching and publishing a wide range

of papers covering dairy nutrition, lameness, milking frequency, mammary development, genetic parameters, silage production, effect of cow nutrition on milk as functional food for humans, organic systems, temperate and tropical nutrition and management.

Prof Margerison has also conducted research and consideration of sustainable livestock production systems.

1140 Timing, frequency and availability of total mixed ration (TMR) feeding Brendan Wilkins, Dairy Consultant, Thailand Mr Wilkins is an independent dairy consultant based in Bangkok covering the Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia where he

advises operating farms and farm set-ups. Previous roles have included Manager of Farm Management Services South East Asia for DeLaval based in Vietnam, Assistant Farm Manager for Almarai, Saudi Arabia, and other farm management roles in Canada and Saudi Arabia. A BSc graduate from Harper Adams College and product from an English family dairy farm, Brendan brings vital first-hand knowledge in the Asian region with a previous global experience base.

1210 PANEL DISCUSSION MORNING SPEAKERS 1240 LUNCH

Jean Margerison

Brendan Wilkins

What are the

key factors of

profitable dairy

production?

Mike Hutjens

Steve Little

1340 Practical observations on dairy production in South East Asia - where the emphasis should be placed/Importance of feed uniformity

Peter Robson, Independent Consultant, Vietnam Mr Robson is based in Vietnam and currently consults to local and Asian-based feed and livestock sectors specializing in

feed formulation, livestock productivity, livestock management and feed mill production, efficiency and quality systems. He has worked in a range of nutritional roles and regions – feedmill management and production, animal heath, liquid

feed management and production, premix management and production – these being based within Australia and Vietnam but also travelling to other Asian countries.

1420 Australian feed grains – value and opportunities Steve Little, Principal, Capacity+ Ag Consulting, Australia

1450 Selection of forage species in tropical environments Michael Hare, Professor, University of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Professor Hare received his Master of Agricultural Science in Plant Science from Lincoln, University of Canterbury, New

Zealand and his PhD in Seed Technology from Massey University, New Zealand. He has been involved with seed production of tropical and temperate forage grasses and legumes for over four decades in Thailand (tropical) and New Zealand (temperate). He developed the first forage seed production programme in Thailand at the Department of Land Development and at the Department of Livestock Development, Thailand.

Prof Hare has worked at Ubon Ratchathani University in Thailand researching new pasture species for dairy farmers in Thailand and developing a village farmer seed production of tropical forages. In 2 he formed a forage seed company, Ubon Forage Seeds, which contracts over 1000 village farmers in Thailand and Laos to produce tropical forage seeds of various species.

ESSENTIALS FOR ENHANCED REPRODUCTION & BREEDING

1520 Managing the energy balance post-calving for optimal health and reproductive performance Steve Little, Principal, Capacity+ Ag Consulting, Australia

1630 PANEL DISCUSSION AFTERNOON SPEAKERS 1700 MEET-THE-SPEAKERS COCKTAIL PARTY Light refreshments and finger food as you meet and mix with speakers and colleagues – until 1830 hrs.

PROGRAM – Friday 2 November

0800 Coffee available

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR HEALTH & PERFORMANCE

0900 Comments Chris King, Conference Chairman and Program Director

0910 Nutrition strategies for performance and economic returns Mike Hutjens, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois, USA

0950 Nutritional strategies for health and performance Yoshinobu Nakatsuju, Ruminant Technical Manager, DSM Nutritional Products, Japan Dr Nakatsuji graduated Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine and has a veterinary license. After veterinary

school, as a practitioner for dairy cow and beef cattle, he was engaged in promotion of embryo transfer for Japanese black cow (Wagyu). In addition, he designed feed for Wagyu to get good beef marbling-vitamin A control and a program for decreasing Wagyu calves mortality. Thereafter he joined animal health companies and has studied development of vaccination program, anti-parasite, immunology-especially defence mechanism of epithelium and intercellular lipid& chemical substances. Recent he has studied the ability of beta-carotene to be an immune enhancer in mucosal epithelium for prevention of intestinal and respiratory disease and influence colostrum quality.

1020 COFFEE

Peter Robson

Yoshinobu Nakatsuju

Feed manufacturers should look to how to compliment forage bases

Michael Hare

1050 Use of alternative raw materials and impact on rumen function Metha Wanapat, Professor, Khon Kaen University, Thailand Professor Wanapat has been engaged in teaching and research in ruminant nutrition for 39 years at Khon Kaen

University, Thailand, where he has focused on the use of local feed resources to support the performance of beef cattle, dairy cattle, buffaloes as well as small ruminants. He has been publishing his research work in International Journals with high impact factor of more than 250 papers. In addition, he has been frequently invited as a key-note speaker to deliver presentations at International Conferences, as well as serving as a consultant for international organizations to supervise on animal agriculture development and human resource development.

1130 Role of carotenoids in improving fertility & udder immunity Chandr Shakhr, Senior Dairy Nutritionist, DSM Nutritional Products India Pvt Ltd, India After studying all the mandatory courses of Dairy Nutrition, Dr Shakhr started pet nutrition research at IVRI, Izatnagar,

India. He has used his skills of marketing management learnt at LBSIM, New Delhi during a post graduate program in management to promote Innovative dairy concepts at all levels from dairy farmers and veterinarians. He has worked on a mastitis control program in India under technical guidance of Ghent University, Belgium.

1200 LUNCH

1300 Key aspects of good silage production Jean Margerison, Assoc Professor, Faculty of Science Nottingham University, United Kingdom

1330 What the future holds for the Thailand dairy industry Supanya Budprom, General Manager, CP-Meiji Co Ltd, Thailand Dr Budprom is a graduate in veterinary medicine from Khon Kaen University in Thailand and has served as a dairy

farm vet with the Department of Livestock Thailand, been a farm veterinarian, a trainer for Vinamilk Vietnam, a livestock manager in Malaysia and is currently General Manager CP Meiji Co Ltd Thailand overseeing 6,300 farmers supplying milk to CP Meiji.

1400 Ingredients evaluation and dairy diet formulation Ercole Zerbini, Global Ruminant Technology Director, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Italy Dr Zerbini’s most consistent job has been milking cows starting when he was four at the family farm in Italy. He

worked and studied agriculture in Italy and then moved to USA where obtained a MSc and PhD in airy science at Virginia Tech before joining Ralston Purina International with different technical and management R&D responsibilities. Dr Zerbina has also worked with the International Livestock Research Institute in Ethiopia and ICRISAT in India. He returned to the feed industry initially as a EU Ruminant R&D manager for Agribrands Purina Spain and then with Cargill in Italy.

1430 PANEL DISCUSSION AFTERNOON SPEAKERS

1500 COFFEE

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

1530 Delegates must nominate to attend one of three simultaneous sessions:

Extension in the dairy industry – Prof Mike Hutjens will lead the workshop firstly with some observations on his experience in the US and other countries covering concepts such as current extension methodologies and the future, challenges, what it takes to be an educator, guidelines for being a successful educator and cost recovery – leading in to an open discussion on what are the requirements and implementation in Asia.

Practical guidelines on dairy feed formulation and how both farm and consultant can be on the same platform using a practical user-friendly formulation program – Dr Steve Little will run a live session demonstrating through the Rumen8 program how key principles and objectives can be met and shared. Participants will be able to download the Rumen8 program before the workshop and get a shared experience how it works and some practical examples through the workshop.

Choosing the right dairy farming system – Prof Jean Margerison who has had experience in a range of dairy production systems around Asia and Europe, will discuss options available to dairy producers which will lead in to open discussion on the selection and implementation in your local environment.

1700 Conference closes

* Please note that this program may be subject to change.

Metha Wanapat

What are the

differences when

feeding and managing

cows in different

conditions?

Chandr Shakhr

Supanya Budprom

Ercole Zerbini

Delegates at the past Feed Quality Conferences

Tips on constructing an effective diet for energy balance post-calving

Global milk production is forecast to increase to 829 million tonnes in 2018 expanding by 16.9 million tonnes, up 2.1% from 2017. However, two thirds of the growth in the coming years is expected to come from within Asia. Asia is the growth engine of the global dairy market but to date there has been limited platforms and technical interchanges to serve this dynamic market and the range of systems and challenges

within the region.

To assist the rapid growth and help augment change and information transfer in the Asian dairy market we are delighted to present the 2018 Dairy Feed Quality Conference. Drawing from an impressive range of quality speakers with extensive global and local experience, the program has been thoughtfully constructed to provide a framework of key principles and as it progresses will build on regional experience and application. There is a heavy emphasis on practical implementation “back home”.

The conference will include three themes:• Formulating for improved outcomes in dairy rations - feed formulation is central to feed efficiency, potential production, cost of production and rumen health. The program will examine the requirements in the Asian region for the range of farm sizes, environments and systems. • Nutritional strategies for health and performance – First priority for health and performance should be a sound nutritional base – prevention before cure. The program will update with the latest findings impacting health and performance in our region.

• Essentials for enhanced reproduction and breeding. It is well recognised that reproductive performance is a key driver of economic performance but in the region has a large scope for improvement. Some of the basics for improvement will be outlined.

In addition to the presentation program, the potential value to the individual needs of attendees will be augmented by the option of choosing one of three workshop sessions – based on the key themes of practical and interactive formulation overview (and interaction between nutritionist or consultant and farm); dairy extension in Asia and evaluation of Asian dairy systems. This innovative part of the program will take elements of information developed in the presentations and allow a vibrant interaction of speakers and attendees, capturing a wide base of knowledge and inputs.

The opportunity to interact in the workshops, the breaks or the social evening provides an unequalled opportunity to take advantage and share knowledge with speakers and attendees who will be specifically based in the industry.

The design of the program and interaction ensures high relevancy for anyone whose interests interface with dairy nutrition and management – whether that is feed production, management of a dairy enterprise, senior executives of dairy agribusiness organisations, milk cooperatives and processors, animal health and nutritional suppliers and consultants.

We look forward to welcoming you at the event.

Chris King, Program Director

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ENJOY AN EXCELLENT VENUECentara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorldCentara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld is in the very heart of Bangkok’s shopping and business district, with easy access by road and via the BTS Skytrain. This five-star hotel, the flagship of Centara Hotels & Resorts, is therefore ideal for those shopping, sightseeing, or on business.

At 55 storeys the hotel offers spectacular city views from its guestrooms and restaurants and provides a satisfying blend of city living with resort-style facilities. A complete lifestyles complex on the 26th floor includes the award-winning SPA Cenvaree along with a fitness centre, tennis courts and an outdoor pool with sundeck.

Both the hotel and the convention centre connect seamlessly with CentralWorld, one of the largest lifestyle and shopping complexes in Southeast Asia, which along with its shops, stores, boutiques and restaurants includes a multiplex cinema that can be used for presentations, and areas for organising exhibitions and public presentations.

See the Registration Form for details of the special rates for Dairy Feed Quality Conference delegates.

• 15 presentations across three critical themes• 11 experts delivering a world-class program• Three workshops designed to help you develop your business

• Great access to speakers including our ‘meet-the-speaker’ cocktail party immediately following day one presentations

• Extended panel discussions to permit more questions• Actual presentations

will be available in PDF for downloading post-conference

• A chance to mix with like-minded industry people

• Background papers available to delegates prior to the conference

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