Confirmed registration deadline closing April 15th for feed and grain conferences at Victam 2011

April 1, 2011 - PRLog -- The deadline to secure your place at Aquafeed Horizons, the FIAAP Conference and/or the GRAPAS Conference 2011 is just days away.

Online registration for the international feed and grain conferences taking place during Victam 2011 - Aquafeed Horizons, FIAAP and GRAPAS Conferences - closes April 15, 2011!  After this date, registration will be accepted on-site on a space-available basis only. You are strongly urged to register now to secure your place.

5th AQUAFEED HORIZONS – May 3, 2011
The aquaculture feed industry’s information specialist, Aquafeed.com, has joined forces with Norway’s research group, Nofima, to present the 5th Aquafeed Horizons Conference: Advances in Processing & Formulation.  Dr Olai Einen, Director of Research, Nofima,  Norway will welcome delegates to a packed day of high quality presentations by Nofima’s scientists and experts from industry. Topics will cover pellet quality, extrusion technology, formulation and more.  Program. Registration and full details: www.feedconferences.com

3rd THE FIAAP CONFERENCE – May 4, 2011
An integral part of FIAAP 2011 will be the FIAAP Conference, to be held in association with EUFETECH, the newly formed European Feed Technology Centre.  EUFETEC's ambition is 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. 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. Representing EUFETECH, Gert van Duinkerken of Wageningen UR Livestock Research, the Netherlands, will introduce speakers from TECALIMAN, France, FEFANA, Novi Sad, Serbia, ILVO, Belgium, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, Poet Nutrition, Nutreco,  Provimi and GMP+ International to provide insights into current feed hygiene and safety issues, regulation, and specific ingredient incorporation.  Program. Registration and full details: www.feedconferences.com

2nd THE GRAPAS CONFERENCE – May 5, 2011
The GRAPAS Conference will be an important component of GRAPAS 2011. Millers and grain processors from across Europe and beyond will come together to see the latest in equipment and products and to learn about developments in flour milling, grain processing, grain and finished product storage and handling solutions at the GRAPAS Conference. Christoph Kempkes, director VK Mühlen A and member of the board of The German Millers Association (Verband Deutscher Mühlen) will introduce delegates to the German milling industry and welcome them to a day of technical presentations. Dr. Jan-Willem van der Kamp, Senior Officer International Projects, TNO, the Netherlands will start the day with a discussion of the Healthgrain project. Commodity handling and storage, grain preservation, a case study of NIR applications used throughout the Barilla Group, flour milling, extrusion technology, structural grinding and expander use, the impact of debranning on durum wheat and semolina quality and resource optimization software will all be discussed. Program. Registration and full details: http://www.feedconferences.com.

The conferences take place during the world's largest trade show for the feed , grain and biofuel industries: Victam International 2011, May 3-5, 2011, Cologne Germany. For information about Victam, please visit: http://www.victam.com.

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Linx Conferences specializes 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. Linx Conferences is a division of Aquafeed, the specialist information provider for the aquafeed industries.