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2025

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XXVI European Symposium on the Quality of Poultry Meat and XX European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products

15-17 September 2025
Zadar, Croatia

13th European Symposium on Poulry Genetics

8-10 October 2025
Gdansk, Poland

Combined Workshop of WG 6 – IFRG and WG 12 – Physiology

22-24 October 2025
Berlin, Germany

World’s Poultry Congress 2026

13-17 July 2026
Toronto, Canada

World's poultry congress 2026

  • The World’s Poultry Congress will be organized from 13-17 July 2026 in Toronto, Canada. Visit the Congress website for actual information.
  • Abstract submission for WPC2026 is now open. Submission ends November 3, 2025. Notifications will be e-mailed by December 23, 2025. Submit your abstract here.
  • To encourage student and young scientist participation, two programmes will be available that will aid with financial costs and offer exclusive events for programme participants: the Young Scientists Programme and the Youth Programme. Information on both programmes can be found on the website.
  • Young WPSA members/students and older scientists (>40 y) from developing countries can apply for a WPSA Travel Grant.
  • The World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA) announce the eight group of awards to be presented at the World’s Poultry Congress. The awards are made in each of two categories – Research and Education – which form part of the wording on the WPSA logo. The award will consist of a suitably inscribed certificate or plaque and US$ 15,000.
  • 2026 Cliff D. Carpenter International Essay Competition. Five travel awards of $2,000 will be made available on a competitive basis to full time graduate poultry science students for attendance at the World’s Poultry Congress in Toronto, Canada.  

Branch/Working group News

WPSA Programmes

Branch News

  • The Macedonia Branch website (https://www.wpsa-mk.com/en/home) is now live with the latest updates and activities! Explore detailed reports on the Branch Development Grant and highlights from the successful 5th Annual Conference. Thanks to the support of the Development Grant, the Branch has expanded its digital footprint and is now actively engaging with the community on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
  • The UK branch has produced its spring newsletter, including a report on the annual conference, held jointly with the British Veterinary Poultry Association. Click here to read more: Member news in 2025 – WPSA
  • The Indonesia Branch reports on activities during June-July 2025. Click here for the full report.
  • The Israel Branch reports on its 2025 Annual Conference new officers. Click here for the full report.
  • The Pakistan Branch recently launched their official . They held an executive body meeting, where several new initiatives to advance scientific and professional collaboration within the poultry sector were discussed. Click for the full report.
  • The Cameroon Branch of WPSA held a webinar on “Towards Smart Poultry Farming in the Tropics: Challenges and Opportunities of AI”. Drs. Vincent Guyonnet and Franklin Tchakounté spoke (in French, with PPT in English) about the integration of AI in tropical poultry farming. The replay can be viewed here.
TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAMME

For young WPSA members and students (<40 years).

PhD student Research support PROGRAMME

For PhD students to support their research projects.

BRANCH DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

For WPSA branches.

TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAMME

For ‘older’ WPSA members from developing countries (>40 years).

SPEAKERS’ BUREAU PROGRAMME

For WPSA Branches/Working Groups organizing a WPSA meeting.

Upcoming conferences

Check the WPSA website for a complete list of upcoming WPSA conferences.
  • The Polish Branch is organizing the 35th Symposium of PB WPSA combined with the 9th International Scientific Symposium ‘Poultry Days 2025’ under the theme ‘Science for practice – practice for science from 8-10 September 2025. Updated and detailed information can be found on the Symposium 2025 website.
  • The Croatia Branch is organizing the EggMeat 2025 Symposium from 15-17 September 2025 in Zadar, Croatia. Detailed information is presented on the official web site www.eggmeat2025.com.
    If additional information or help are needed, do not hesitate to contact us on e-mail in**@*********25.com.
  • The 3rd Pan-African Poultry Conference (PPC3), with the main theme ‘Resilience and Sustainability of Poultry Value Chains in Challenging Environments in Africa’, is scheduled to be held on 22-23 September 2025 at the Future Africa, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • The 13th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, will be held October 8 -10, 2025 in Gdańsk (Poland), and is organized by Working Group No. 3 (Breeding and Genetics) of the European Federation of WPSA and the Polish Branch of WPSA. Deadline for abstract submission April 30, 2025. For more details visit: espg2025.org.
  • A combined workshop organized by the WPSA WG6-IFRG (Incubation and Fertility Research Group) and WG12 (Physiology) will be held from October 22-24 in Berlin, Germany. For more information, registration, and abstract submission look at Combined Workshop 2025 | IFRG.
  • APSS 2026: the Australian Poultry Science Symposium will be held in Sydney, Australia February 9-11th 2026. Major themes and hot topics of the 2026 Symposium: Broiler and layer nutrition, Artificial intelligence in poultry production, Poultry welfare, Re-imagining amino acid nutrition, Intestinal health and antibiotic replacement, and Updates on avian influenza. Abstract submission is currently open via the website https://apss.sydney.edu.au/.
  • The Turkish Branch of WPSA will hold the International Congress on Digitalization and Health in Poultry Production on 7-8 May 2026 in Elazığ. Details about the congress can be found at: https://ipc2026.com.
  • The UK branch is hosting the next European Symposium on Poultry Welfare, on 31st May to 3rd June 2027 (please note the change of dates.) See the website and register your interest https://espw2027.com/.

Recent conferences: Proceedings and presentations

  • The Book of Abstracts of the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, which was held from 23-26 June 2025 in Maastricht, The Netherlands can be downloaded here.

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Scientific articles

Note from the editor

We are happy to have a list oftitles and links to more than 30 scientific articles covering a very wide range of poultry science topics. You are encouraged to use ctrl-F to search the list for words of interest to you (e.g., broiler, duck, egg, meat, genome, mRNA, virus, etc.).

Individual members are encouraged to send links of their papers to the Newsletter Editor (av*************@**********ac.il). 

Association between movement patterns, microbiome diversity, and potential pathogens of feral pigeons in dairy farms (Israel)
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Light-induced epigenetic modifications in the hypothalamus during avian embryonic development enhance phenotypic plasticity (Israel)
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The incision and beyond: successful implantation of temperature loggers in the coelom of ostrich chicks Ratite WG)
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Effect of incorporating mango (Mangifera indica) feed and boiled mango seed kernel as partial substitutes for maize on the zootechnical performance of broiler (Cameroon) View article >>

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of antibiotic treatment in controlling colibacillosis in broiler production  (Cameroon)
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Impact of Biosecurity on Production Performance and Antimicrobial Usage in Broiler Farms in Cameroon (Cameroon)
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Present status of quail farming in Africa: A review (Cameroon)
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Breast muscle myopathies: twists and turns in modern broilers (abstract, WG5)
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Epigenomic insights into the immune regulatory mechanism of GBP4L in poultry (China)
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Ecological prevalence and genomic characterization of Salmonella isolated from selected poultry farms in Jiangxi province, China (China)
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A dual fluorescence channel RAA-based CRISPR-Cas12a/Cas13a system for highly sensitive detection of Gyrovirus galga1 and Gyrovirus homsa1 (China)
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Protection of humus acids in chicken manure compost by inhibiting aromatic degrading bacteria (China)
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Oxidative-textural coupling mechanisms in chicken breast stored at low-temperature gradients: Super-chilling as a quality preserving strategy (China)
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A comparative study on the PSE-like chicken breast meat protein isolate-sunflower oil emulsion stability, rheological properties and gel properties by different additions of l-Lysine (China)
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Duckweed-based edible vaccine confers complete protection against avian infectious bronchitis virus by inducing robust mucosal and systemic immunity (China)
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Housefly larva bioconversion enhances heavy metal stabilization and antibiotic degradation during chicken manure composting (China)
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Mechanism of Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharide inhibiting oxidation and modifying physicochemical of chicken myofibrillar protein under oxidation system (China)
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The role of lipid metabolism imbalance in copper-induced PANoptosis in broiler kidney (China)
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Development of an ELISPOT assay for numerating IFN-γ-secreting T cells in chicken using novel monoclonal antibodies (China)
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Alleviating Clostridium perfringens-Induced Gut Lesionsin Broiler Chickens by Orally Administered Bovine Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase (China)
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals involvement of FOXL2 in regulation of ovulation cycle in chicken (China)
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Effects of plant essential oils on intestinal microflora and growth performance of Lingshan native hens (China)
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LincRNA-MSTRG.673.2 Promotes Chicken Intramuscular Adipocyte Differentiation by Sponging miR-128-3p (China)
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Deep Learning Methods for Automatic Identification of Male and Female Chickens in a Cage-Free Flock (China)
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Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Egg Production and Clutch Traits in Lindian Chickens (China)
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EtSERPIN1 binding with chicken ANXA2 is essential for Eimeria tenella attachment and invasion process (China)
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In vivo and in vitro protective effect of lutein against inflammatory response in lipopolysaccharide-induced broilers (China)
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Elucidating the genetic basis of earlobe color in Qingyuan partridge chickens through genomics and metabolomics (China)
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A low-cost mitigation system for ammonia removal from broiler house exhaust air (China)
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Hatcheries’ contamination: the molecular characterization and pathogenicity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates in China (China)
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Involvement of ferroptosis in lipopolysaccharide-induced intestinal inflammation in broilers (China)
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