Panel to examine use of alternative feed ingredients

Learn from three industry experts about the opportunities and pitfalls involved in the use of alternative feed ingredients in a presentation at the 2009 International Poultry Expo and the International Feed Expo Thursday, January 29, at 8:45 a.m.
In a WATT-sponsored panel, “Impact of alternative ingredients on poultry feed cost and quality,” experts will discuss the choice of alternative ingredients and how they impact costs, feed mill throughput, pellet quality and flock performance. The presentation will be held from 8:45 a.m. until 10 a.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center in Room C109.
The event will open with a survey of alternative poultry feed ingredients presented by the University of Georgia’s Dr. Nick Dale. This will be followed by an examination of the effect of alternative ingredients on feed milling and pellet quality by Dan Rollins, Aviagen’s feed production director, Dr. Tom Frost, Wayne Farms’ nutrition director, will then look at the impact of alternative ingredients on flock performance and profitability, which will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
The WATT seminar is free to IPE/IFE attendees.