VICTAM Asia 2018

Dr. Juadee Pongmaneerat, Thai Dept of Fisheries, Thailand.

Meredith Brooks, Associate Editor, Aquafeed.com LLC, Hawaii, USA. 

Thomas Ellegaard Mohr, Global Application & Sales Manager, ANDRITZ Feed & Biofuel, Denmark.

Anders Fjeldbo Haubjerg, Sr. Process Engineer, Graintec A/S; Assistant Professor, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. 

Ramesh Gangatharan, Technical Sales Advisor, Wenger Manufacturing Inc., USA. 

Maarten Jay van Schoonhoven, Aqua Care manager, Olmix group, Netherlands.  

David Tze, CEO Novo Nutrients, USA. 

Tarique Arsiwalla, Founder, Protix, The Netherlands. 

Benedict Standen PhD, Product Manager, BIOMIN GmbH, Austria. 

Francisco González, Product and Export Manager for APAC in Bioiberica S.A.U., Spain.  

Kabir Chowdhury PhD, Global Technical Manager - Aquaculture, Jefo Nutrition Inc., Canada. 

Dr. Jarosław Dastych is the founder, CEO and president of the board of Proteon Pharmaceuticals S.A., a biotechnology company developing alternatives to antibiotics in animal, plant and human health. After receiving his Ph.D. in Medical Biology from the Medical University of Łódź, Dastych started his scientific career at the Polish Academy of Sciences; worked for several years at the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH); and established the first research laboratory at the newly created International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw. In 2005, he created Proteon Pharmaceuticals. Dastych has authored more than 40 publications in international scientific journals and co-authored four biotechnology-related patents. 

Dr. Maarten De Gussem is a poultry consultant and founder of Vetworks, an independent consultancy agency providing technical and project management support to the animal production and veterinary pharmaceutical industry. Vetworks services the poultry industry with a global team of specialists, with a focus on mycoplasmosis, general gut health and coccidiosis. Maarten De Gussem graduated as Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Ghent Veterinary School in 2000.

Jackie Roembke is the editor of Feed Strategy magazine, published by WATT Global Media. Prior to the launch of Feed Strategy in 2018, she was the editor of WATT’s Feed Management and Feed International magazines. Roembke has worked in trade publishing since 2003.

Spencer Lawson is the manager of UP/C Technology with Wenger Manufacturing. He is exclusively involved with the process technology for extrusion in livestock feed systems. Lawson received a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University in 2006.Spencer Lawson is the manager of UP/C Technology with Wenger Manufacturing. He is exclusively involved with the process technology for extrusion in livestock feed systems. Lawson received a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University in 2006.

André Meeusen is a senior consultant in animal nutrition and feed additives. For the last 20 years he has been working for Dutch and Belgian feed companies specializing in research and development for new feed additives. During this time, he developed the concept of Eubiotic Nutrition, based on the use of non-antibiotic feed additives combined with novel nutritional principles. Meeusen obtained his masters in Animal Science from the University of Ghent (Belgium), with specialization in animal production and nutrition.

Dr. Christine Potthast is Agromed Austria GmbH’s director of research and development since 2016. She has 24 years of animal nutrition experience, working in both the feed industry and in research. 

Dr. Bob Thaler is a professor at South Dakota State University, where he has served as Extension Swine Specialist with an emphasis in swine nutrition and management since 1988. He has consulted extensively in China and Southeast Asia since 1993, and has received numerous regional and national awards. Dr. Thaler was recently awarded a Fulbright Fellowship and will be working at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture in Hanoi from January through May of 2018.

Dr. Jan Dirk van der Klis is Delacon’s director of products and innovation and species leader – poultry. Van der Klis started his career in poultry nutrition at Spelderholt Institute in the Netherlands, and completed his Ph.D. in animal nutrition at Wageningen Agricultural University. After working for several Dutch research institutes and developing the retainable phosphorus system for poultry, he wrote the first scientific publication on the efficacy of phytase in laying hens.

Daniel Ramirez is Nutriad’s business development manager. In addition to 10 years of professional experience in the food industry, Ramirez earned his degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Metropolitan University in Mexico (UAM); a Master in Animal Production and Health at the National University of Mexico (UNAM); and holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) at the Porto Business School in Portugal.

Finisher pig feeds have the greatest contribution to the feed cost and therefore optimizing efficiency and growth rate during this period is an economic must. This seminar will review sustainable nutritional options which can be considered to enhance growth performance and efficiency in finisher pigs, as well as reducing feed costs whilst maintaining carcass quality. 

The use of Enzymes in the feed industry, has become a well-established practice and many commercial products are available. As a result, feed enzyme suppliers are constantly looking for ways of differentiating themselves from one another. This has led to feed enzymes users being recipients of both information and even mis-information, which in some cases is void of clarity of product forms for different applications. This presentation will provide information on product form differentiation, with special focus on heat stability, mixability. Also, will address which product form is suitable for the different feed manufacturing processes.

Sandy Robins, pet lifestyle expert and author, explains the role of the human-animal bond in changing how pets are fed and how pet food companies can take advantage of this bond to improve sales, including how to reach and educate consumers via various retail channels and social media. In addition, she will make the case for you to learn about products such as specialized food bowls, puzzles and toys that enhance the eating experience, plus the growing trend of pet technology and how it taps into the pet food and treat experience.

Robins is an award-winning, multimedia pet lifestyle expert, published author, pet industry spokesperson and influencer. Her work focuses on the latest trends and innovative ideas that can improve pets’ health and well-being and ultimately enhance the human-animal bond. Robins is the author of The Original Cat Bible and Fabulous Felines: Health and Beauty Secrets for the Pampered Cats, as well as many articles and columns in media such as MSNBC.com, Today.com, Zillow.com, Pet Age, Catster, Westways and Consumers Digest. In addition, she has served as a spokesperson for Petco, American Airlines and Motorola, worked as a pet safety advisor for Toyota touring the country to educate pet lovers and did a monthly pet segment on the Weather Channel for three years. Robins has received the Excellence in Journalism and Outstanding Contribution to the Pet Industry Award presented by the American Pet Products Association and was named by Pet Age as A Woman of Influence in the Pet Industry.

Brian Streit, director of pet food and aquatic technology for Wenger Manufacturing Inc., provides a review of pet food and pet treat product trends – ecommerce, humanization and premiumization, natural and special diets, superfoods and ingredient information demanded by consumers seeking transparency – from an equipment and process supplier perspective. He will address the production and processing challenges these new products create, such as expanded ingredient inventory and raw material availability, product stability, processing complexity, current equipment limitations, and food safety and quality control considerations, and present solutions to those challenges. 

Streit graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor of science in milling science and management, then spent 18 years in industry in plant manufacturing operations, engineering, quality control, R&D and management in the pet food and flour milling industries. Since joining Wenger in 2012, his focus has been on process and technology development in the pet food and aquatic industries as well as process auditing and client technical support.

Aurélie de Ratuld, PhD, R&D cat platform manager for Diana Pet Food, poses these questions: Can the pet food industry continue to please pets and meet the challenges of a global growing planet in terms of animal protein availability, food safety crises, sustainability and custom barriers? What are the alternatives for technologies and sourcing, and can vegetable proteins be part of the answer? de Ratuld conducted research to understand the sensory drivers of cats and dogs and how they could allow for the use of alternative sourcing to target specific components that guarantee pets’ enjoyment.

Graduated in food science, de Ratuld owns a PhD in biotechnology applied to aroma. With seven years of experience as a flavorist and biotechnologist, she joined Diana Pet Food in 2001 to work on innovation projects for both cat and dog palatability. Then she led the R&D team in charge of developing palatable solutions for wet pet food and treats for five years. Since 2010, de Ratuld has been managing Diana’s R&D cat platform, focusing on basic research projects dedicated to cat food palatability understanding and improvement, and studying both molecular levels and holistic approach of palatability.

Shiguang Yu, PhD, global technical manager for DSM Nutritional Products, presents new research findings that provide evidence-based guidance for the improvement of pet food quality and new product development via the health benefits of nutritional lipids. According to these new studies, significant health benefits can be achieved when nutritional lipids are used in pet food beyond the recommendations of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and FEDIAF (the European Pet Food Industry). For example, higher dietary DHA concentration improves visual acuity and trainability of growing puppies; pet foods with high fish oil concentrations improve clinical signs of dogs and cats with joint disease; and nutritional lipids in various forms significantly improve cognitive function in old dogs and cats.  

Yu holds a doctorate in nutrition from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and an MBA from Baker University in the US. He has over 20 years of experience working at leading global pet food companies in the areas of pet food formulation and product design, new ingredient evaluation, product development and clinical trials. Yu taught nutrition classes in universities and is an experienced speaker at international trade shows and professional conferences.

Jin Huang, international business director for Navarch Petcare, describes the strategy and tactics her company used to develop an ecommerce business from scratch, taking it to 78 percent of the company’s sales in just six years. Building strong social network communities, plus creating online promotions and events with digital platform partners, play an important role in increasing sales and consumer satisfaction.

Huang joined the Shanghai office of Navarch Petcare Inc. in 2015. Prior to that, she worked for the public service sector in California and Canada. Huang is a passionate social network community supporter and organizer, and has been organizing the company’s large-scale social networking activities with a 2 million membership base, such as Singles’ Carnival at the Global Double 11 Shopping Festival, 6.18. Mid-Year Shopping Spree, plus offline activities such as a consumer pet-themed movie premiere. She holds a master’s degree in applied science from Concordia University, Canada.

Dejan Miladinovic, quality control manager at the Centre for Feed Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, explains how proteins obtained from single-cell organisms have an optimal profile of amino acids, with high nitrogen retention and high digestibility in model animals. However, extracting protein from single-cell organisms is challenging. Pulsed electric fields, enzymes and the assistance of high-pressure processing may overcome these challenges, helping ensure sustainable pet food ingredient sourcing and manufacturing.

Miladinovic has worked at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) since 2005, teaching courses related to feed technology at the master level and researching within the same field. He has held various job positions at NMBU with overall topics related to feed, innovation, raw materials and rheology of novel feed/food ingredients. Miladinovic obtained a master of science in feed manufacturing technology from NMBU and a master of science in business administration from the University of Oslo. Currently he is a PhD candidate in the Department for Mathematical Sciences and Technology at NMBU, and has published dozens of scientific articles on feed science and technology.

Douglas Beloskur, product manager of automation for Buhler Aeroglide, shares a case study conducted with a pet food customer using cloud-based infrastructure to highlight the challenges of over-drying in the pet food production process. The results showed tangible improvements to a pet food supply chain, improving process control, dryer production rates and energy efficiency. Further, accessibility to big data, including KPI summaries using cloud-based technology, provided transparency in the drying process and invaluable real-time information for decision makers.

Beloskur is a leader in digital integration aimed at improving processing and food/feed safety, and a regular industry contributor in the new era of digital flows. He holds a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering and a master of science in engineering, both from Kettering University. Since joining Buhler Aeroglide in 2007, Beloskur has evaluated and commissioned many types of convection drying equipment and has conducted drying theory courses all over the world. He also spent nearly three years working in Bühler’s head offices in Uzwil, Switzerland, as process engineering manager. Beloskur has published articles in various trade magazines on the topic of industrial automation and thermal processing.

Anders Haubjerg, PhD, senior process engineer for Graintec A/S, presents a process design for extruded pet food production facilities that integrates the operation of the dryer, cooler and chiller to elevate overall process energy efficiency. Process simulations across a wide range of operating conditions and climates demonstrate that the outlined process design promises attractive improvements in energy efficiency. In addition, the design can be configured to conserve fresh water and reduce odor emission, and process modeling can predict operating points and identify expected levels of efficiency improvement as well as payback times for adopting the design.

Haubjerg holds a master of science in chemical engineering from University of Southern Denmark and UCD Ireland, and an industrial doctorate in model-based optimization and design of drying processes for extruded feed production. He has six years of industry experience within simulation and modeling of heat and mass transfer. Haubjerg has published in national science magazines, the International Aquafeed Directory and authored eight scientific articles on mechanical durability and energy efficiency in extruded feed production.

Fernando Roberti, technical expert for pet food at Biorigin, provides scientific evidence of the health benefits of beta-glucans for pets. These physiologically active compounds, generally considered biological response modifiers, can stimulate the immune system of dogs and cats and safely provide anti-inflammatory properties, while offering a solution for pet food companies to differentiate their products in a fast-changing market.  

Roberti received his bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine and his master of science in animal sciences from the University of São Paulo State (UNESP) in Brazil. During his career, he has acquired experience in health and nutrition of monogastrics, especially dogs, cats and aquatic organisms, and has made both technical and scientific presentations in Brazil and abroad. Roberti has served in his current role since 2013, with his work focusing on functional products produced by the company, particularly immunomodulators and prebiotics.

Protein digestion in non-ruminant livestock is not optimal with various external and animal related factors that allow protein to escape digestion. The consequences are costly and can be detrimental to animals and the environment. With the advent of proteases, this novel biotechnology can add value to assist livestock to improve protein and amino acid digestibility.  But there is more. The application of this novel enzyme in practical diets shows that many nutritional benefits can be obtained that are link to gut health and care for the environment. This seminar will briefly revise how protein escape digestion and its consequences. Data on how to improve this disparity and the link to improve other parameters like energy utilisation, parasites reduction and a better gut health will be given.  The results is to provide a more economical diets that improve animal health and nutrition and reduces reactive negative compounds to the environment.

Egg production and consumption are increasing in Asia Pacific countries and demand of egg quality is also rising. This presentation will provide information about market trend in Asia Pacific countries and practical parameter on egg quality. Then, introduce how to measure freshness with Yolk index method and how to improve it.

One massive trend today is “Functional foods and health”. Since today’s customer has considered a more holistic approach to taking care of their well-being as a peace of mind health solution. This seminar will provide information on health & market trends in functional foods, especially in premium eggs and the vitamin D enrichment. Then, introduce more about trends and development of the APAC market in functional vitamin D enriched eggs and the science behind. 

Catching consumer’s attention is paramount, it is important to revisit few initial steps to help educate your consumers. The best place to start is with the consumer. We need to conduct research first. Find out who purchase your brand and who is buying somebody else’s eggs. Develop an integrated marketing approach that reaches your target audience at multiple touching points.  Remember to communicate directly with your consumer, how your brand is unique and keep the quality high. Consumers remember a bad quality brand better than a high quality one.

From the intake to outloading in bulk, big bags or bags, there are ALFRA dosing and weighing systems for all capacities and accuracies.