2018 Annual Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference Equine Session Announced
The 2018 Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference, the region’s premier animal nutrition conference, will be held April 4-5, 2018 at the Delta Hotels Baltimore Hunt Valley in Hunt Valley, MD. Two days of expert speakers have been lined up with the Equine Session held on the second day featuring seminars devoted to equine feed ingredients and discussion of natural or organic feed components. Veterinarians, students, horse trainers, horse breeders, and horse owners should not miss this opportunity to learn about exciting new discoveries related to their equine health and nutrition. All attendees will receive lunch and the opportunity to ask questions of all of the experts. Pre-registration with an early bird rate are available before March 15th and can be done online at: https://ansc.umd.edu/extension/mid-atlantic-nutrition-conference/registration-information
2018 Mid-Atlantic Nutrition Conference – Equine Session Schedule
Thursday, April 5, 2018
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8:00am |
Natural and Organic Trends in Horse Feeds Dr. Preston Buff, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN |
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8:50am |
Ingredients in Feeds and Processing of Ingredients Dr. Stephen Duren, Performance Horse Nutrition Sponsored by Poulin Grain |
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10:20am |
What Goes Into a Feed Tag Dr. Ashley Wagner, Probiotech |
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11:10am |
Genetic Engineering for Sustainable Food and Fiber Production: Separating the Myths from Reality Dr. Troy L. Ott, Penn State University |
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1:30pm |
Holistic Healthcare for Horses: Science or Sales Pitch? Dr. Mark Crisman, Virginia Tech |
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2:20pm |
Panel discussion and Q/A with speakers |
The conference is hosted by the Maryland Feed Industry Council, University of Maryland, Pennsylvania State University, University of Delaware, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Rutgers University, American Feed Industry Association, and the United States Department of Agriculture.
For more information on the entire conference, please visit our website at https://ansc.umd.edu/extension/mid-atlantic-nutrition-conference.
For information on sponsoring this event, please contact Jennifer Reynolds at 301-405-1547.