Pet Food Technology Symposium: Focus on Nutrition
Postponed (New Date TBD)View the 2009 agenda HERE
Come to The Food Processing Center for an exciting day of exchanging ideas, making connections, and discovering original approaches to companion animal food formulation! Join other R&D and Product Development professionals and pet food manufacturers for the informative, dynamic program that will inspire and challenge you.
2009 Keynote Speaker:
Dr. George C. Fahey, Jr.
Professor of Animal and Nutrition Sciences
University of Illinois
Biography:
George C. Fahey, Jr. is Professor of Animal Sciences and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has served on the faculty since 1976 and holds research, teaching, and administrative appointments. Dr. Fahey’s area of research is companion animal nutrition. The primary discipline studied is carbohydrate nutrition to include work on dietary fibers, oligosaccharides, resistant starch, and novel polysaccharides. An overarching theme of the program is gastrointestinal tract health and the role of carbohydrates in improvement of gut health. Glycemic control and its relationship to diabetes is another major area of study, as is functional ingredient use in dog and cat diets. Dr. Fahey has published extensively and has advised over 75 graduate students and postdoctoral research associates. He has served on numerous National Research Council and Institute of Medicine committees and is active in the American Society of Nutrition and the American Society of Animal Science. He has or is currently serving on six editorial boards and is a member of the scientific advisory boards of several companies and one research center. He has won several awards for his research and, in 2006, was named the Kraft Foods Endowed Professor in Nutritional Sciences.
Topic Abstract:
George Fahey will lecture about the many opportunities for research and discovery in companion animal nutrition that exist today. Major advances have been made over the years, but much remains to be done. Nutritional information in the companion animal area is often non-existent, incomplete, or weak. The lecture will provide information on the following areas: Pet Food Market Overview, Nutrient Requirements, Nutrient Interactions, Nutrient Composition of Pet Food Ingredients, Ingredient Issues, Bioavailability of Nutrients in Ingredients, Nutrition and Disease, and Genomics.
Workshop fee:
The registration fee for the 2009 Pet Food Symposium is $150. Registration fee is only refundable if the workshop is cancelled; substitutions can be arranged.
Lodging:
Registrants are required to make their own lodging arrangements.
Please send an e-mail or call 402-472-2816 with questions about this event or the registration.
Testimonials:
I felt it covered many areas and would benefit a variety of people. Pulling different areas together to provide answers for everyone -- a great idea!
...I enjoyed the broad range of topics
Great information, well-organized, stayed on time, interesting speakers.
