"Global Volatility and Poultry Industry Sustainability"
Dr. Aaron Cowieson - hails originally from Scotland, having read for
his PhD at the University of Aberdeen, completing in 2001. From 2001-2010, Prof. Cowieson worked for two
major biotechnology businesses where his research focus was feed enzymes,
ingredient quality and amino acid and mineral nutrition of poultry. From 2010-2013 Prof. Cowieson was Associate
Professor of Poultry Nutrition and Director of the Poultry Research Foundation
within the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney, Australia. Currently Prof. Cowieson is Corporate Science
Fellow at DSM Nutritional Products. Prof.
Cowieson has published more than 300 scientific articles including approximately
180 in peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Cowieson was the 2016 recipient of the
Poultry Nutrition Research Award from the American Feed Industry Association
and the 2019 recipient of the Life Mentor Award by the Poultry Science Association.
In addition to his role with DSM he is retained
as Adjunct Professor of Animal Science at Purdue University in the United
States.
Dr. Stuart Wilkinson - began his career working with The University of Sydney Poultry Research Foundation after completing his degree in Agricultural Science in 2000. Stuart completed his Masters and PhD at The University of Sydney Faculty of Veterinary Science. Prior to his current role with Feedworks, Stuart was a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Poultry Research Foundation at The University of Sydney. His research interests include calcium, phosphorus, phytate nutrition and dietary fatty acids. Stuart has been invited to speak at several international and local conferences, is an associate editor for the Journal of Animal Production Science and is the Vice-President of the Australasian Pig Science Association. His role at Feedworks involves providing consulting and technical support to the pig and poultry industries and Stuart continues to be active in research and post-graduate teaching.
Rick Kleyn - the founder of the Spesfeed Consulting in South Africa, has an MSc in poultry nutrition from the University of Natal and has subsequently concentrated on poultry nutrition and feeding systems. In addition, he has had experience of the animal feed industry; particularly with regards least cost feed formulation software.
In addition to its practical commercial potential, the precision feeding system facilitates high quality research with free-run birds, directly addressing the societal issue of animal confinement.