EUFETEC to collaborate in feed ingredients conference at Victam 2011

June 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Linx Conferences is pleased to welcome the recently formed European Feed Technology Center, EUFETEC, as a partner in the FIAAP Conference.

“We are delighted to have The European Feed Technology Center as our partners in the FIAAP Conference,” organizer Suzi Dominy said. “The organizations that are part of EUFETEC represent not only cutting-edge expertise and technical know-how but also practical experience. Their participation in the conference will underpin the high level of information delegates can expect from the meeting”.

The European Feed Technology Center, EUFETEC, is a new organization that unites European animal feed manufacturers, academia and researchers in a common vision for the sector. Founding members are:  BEMEFA (Belgium); FEFAC (EU); CESFAC (Spain)  FRANA (Belgium) / FEFANA (EU); TECALIMAN (France); Wageningen UR Livestock Research (The Netherlands);  
Hogeschool Gent  / Ghent University / Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) (Belgium);
Institute for Food Technology (FINS) (Serbia); ISAN – University of Piacenza (Italy); University of Nottingham (UK). More organizations will be included as EUFETEC develops its activities.

Gert van Duinkerken of Wageningen University and Research Centre is a core team member of EUFETEC and stated that "EUFETEC has the ambition to initiate and coordinate a European response to major challenges in areas such as sustainable feed and environment, feed and food quality and safety, and production unit management. The FIAAP Conference is an excellent international podium to contribute to these goals by interaction between industries, research institutes and academia."

By identifying common industry challenges and opportunities, research will be coordinated and the results converted into practical guidelines. EUFETEC will help the industry to implement these through training and the provision of support services, van Duinkerken added.

FIAAP Conference 2011 will be the third in this series of highly successful specialist conferences focused on feed ingredients and additives.  FIAAP Conference 2011 will be an integral part of FIAAP 2011, part of Victam 2011, to be held in Cologne Germany May 3-5, 2011. It will take place on the second day of the event: May 4, 2011,

For more information about the FIAAP Conference and other conferences to be held during Victam 2011, please visit the conference website: http://www.feedconferences.com.

Information about the members of EUFETEC can be found on the following websites:

•   BEMEFA (Belgium)  http://www.bemefa.be
•   FEFAC (EU)  http://www.fefac.org
•   CESFAC (Spain)  http://www.cesfac.com
•   FRANA (Belgium)  http://www.frana.be  
•   FEFANA (EU)    http://www.fefana.org  
•   TECALIMAN (France)  http://www.tecaliman.com  
•   Wageningen UR Livestock Research (The Netherlands)    http://www.livestockresearch.wur.nl
•   Hogeschool Gent / Ghent University / Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) (Belgium)  http://www.hogent.be  http://www.ugent.be http://www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be
•   Institute for Food Technology (FINS) (Serbia)  http://www.fins.uns.ac.rs
•   ISAN – University of Piacenza (Italy): http://www.unicattolica.it
•   University of Nottingham (UK)  http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences/index.aspx

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Linx Conferences is the conference arm of Linx Publishing and Aquafeed.com. Linx Conferences specialises in workshops and conferences for the aquafeed, animal feed and grain industries worldwide. The international conferences Aquafeed Horizons, GRAPAS Conference and FIAAP Conference are held along side the feed and grain industry trade show, Victam, in Europe and Asia Pacific.