Pig Focus Asia 2014

Pig Focus Asia 2014 – Day1 3rdMarch
Keynote sessionjointly held with Poultry, Dairy & Meat Focus Asia 2014
9:20 Opening ceremony
9:40 Intestinal targeting of nutrients for specific gene expression Pim Langhout,
Nutriad, Netherlands
10:15 Diagnostics – a revolutionary road? Kirk Adams, Life Technologies, USA
10:50 Latest developments in mycotoxin control Tugrul Durali, Alltech, Australia
11:25 Vaccination in the future Marcus Remmers, Merial, France
12:00 Lunch
13.10 Strategies for controlling disease Zoilo Lapus, Consultant, Philippines
13.45 Nutrition and the immune system Jason W Frank, Diamond V, USA
14.15 Ileitis – the underestimated disease Nathaya Duangwhae, Boehringer, Thailand
14.45 Break
15.15 Lung scoring program as a monitoring tool Ricardo A Munoz
Ceva Animal Health, Malaysia
15.50 An innovative adjuvant in veterinary vaccines Agusti Camprodon Tuneu
Hipra, Spain
16.20 The latest science for preventing respiratory disease Marlon Linatoc
Zoetis, China
16.50 Q&A

Pig Focus Asia 2014 – Day 2 4th March
8.45 The cost of pig immunity in the tropics Dennis Garcia, Alltech, Philippines
9.20 Two facets of zinc in pig production Stéphane Durosoy, Animine, France
9.50 Challenges in boar feeding, an exciting European topic Bernhard Eckel, 
Dr. Eckel GmbH, Germany
10.20 Break
10.45 Modulating swine intestinal microbiota by organic acids Richard Sygall,
Perstorp Waspik, Netherlands
11.20 Intestinal health – an alternative approach Daniele Marzin, Neovia, France
11.50 Q&A
12:15 Lunch
13.25 Feeding to reduce antibiotics – anything new? Peter van t'Veld,
Denkavit, Netherlands
14.00 Ten years usage of a natural growth promoter Ryan Von de Leon, 
Addcon, Germany
14.30 Multi-protease cocktail for swine C Sugumar, Kemin Asia, Singapore
15.00 Break
15.30 Superdosing – phytase beyond phosphorus provision Pete Wilcock,
AB Vista, USA
16.05 Enzyme selection criteria for raw material flexibility Hans Christoph Wagner,
Aveve Biochem, Belgium
16.35 Q&A

Pig Focus Asia 2014 – Day 3 5th March
8.45 Versatility of probiotics in swine production Jens Noesgaard Jørgensen,
Chr. Hansen, Denmark
9.20 Eubiotics – their role in pig nutrition and health Rolando Valientes,
DSM, Philippines
9.50 Using umami peptides in creep/weaning piglet diets David Saunders,
Bluewave Marine Ingredients, Singapore
10.20 Break
10.45 An innovative solution to the emerging fumonisin challenge Guan Shu,
Biomin, Singapore
11.20 Can farmers grow pigs like mushrooms Klaus Hoffman,
Chemoforma, Switzerland
11.50 Q&A
12.15 Lunch
13.25 Improving sustainability with modern genetics Grant Walling, JSR Genetics, UK
14.00 How genomic selection revolutionises the industry Benny van Haandel,
Hypor, Netherlands
14.30 Breeding pigs that are robust and tolerant of diseases George Aretis,
Topigs, Thailand
15.00 Break
15.30 Importance of AI for farrowing rate and litter size Jose Garcia, Kubus, Spain
16.05 Antibiotics as an aid for PRRSV control Wouter Depondt,
Huvepharma, Belgium
16.35 Q&A – Close