NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2024

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Introduction from the Secretary General, Ir Peter van Horne

Ir Peter van Horne (Secretary General WPSA) and Dr E.F. Guèye (WPSA-APN President & WPSA Vice-President) attended the Leadership Conference, co-organized by VIV Africa and WPSA, which was held on 1st October 2024 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda. This major event, which was assembling an international line-up of experts and world leading speakers, offered a program tailored for Sub-Saharan Africa to about 100 participants. The key topics exploring the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in poultry value chains in Africa were thoroughly addressed.

Peter van Horne

federations and working groups

24th European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition

23-26 June 2025
Maastricht, The Netherlands

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

World’s Poultry Congress 2026

13-17 July 2026
Toronto, Canada

Branch News

WPSA Programmes

The Japan Poultry Science Association (JPSA) will hold the 2025 Spring Meeting Online on Thursday, March 27, and Friday, March 28. The presentations will be scheduled from 9:00 to 17:00 (JST). Details about the meeting will be posted at https://jpn-psa.jp/en/meeting-information/. The JPSA welcomes broad participation worldwide.

TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAMME

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

SPEAKERS’ BUREAU PROGRAMME

For WPSA Branches/Working Groups organizing a WPSA meeting.

TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAMME

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

BRANCH DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

For WPSA branches.

Recent conferences: Proceedings and presentations

  • Last October, the 36th edition of our International Poultry Seminar was held (in-person) at our facilities, with close to 300 attendees. The chosen topics were presented by experts from academia and private industry. See details at: https://amevea.org/2024/09/25/eventos-amevea-wpsa/.
  • The Leadership Conference, co-organized by VIV Africa and WPSA, was held on 1st October 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda. With record numbers and industry engagement, VIV Africa 2024 highly appreciated WPSA contribution to the vibrant discussions and connections made throughout the Conference and Exhibition.

Upcoming conferences

Check the WPSA website for a complete list of upcoming WPSA conferences.
  • The 36th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium will be held in Sydney on 10-12 February, 2025
  • From February 22 to March 5 2025, the second edition of the poultry nutrition course will be carried out virtually synchronously. Learn about topics and speakers that will be presented in this important academic activity at the link: https://amevea.org/2024/11/05/ii-curso-de-nutricion-avicola/
  • The 1st World Native Poultry Conference, with the theme ‘Fighting Poverty with Native Poultry’, will be held on 12 March 2025 at VIV Asia Bangkok Thailand, organized by the Small-Scale Family Poultry Farming (SSFPF) Working Group of the WPSA Asia-Pacific Federation and Pakistan Branch.

  • The next meeting of the UK branch of WPSA will be 12-13 March 2025, in Harrogate, UK. For more information, and to submit an abstract (deadline: 18th November 2024) please see their website.

  • In April 2025, a workshop on Ventilation Systems and Controlled Environments will be held, with experts in the field from the University of Georgia and the industry. See details at: https://amevea.org/2024/11/06/taller-de-ventilacion-y-manejo-de-ambientes-controlados/

  • The 13th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics, to be held October 8 -10, 2025 in Gdańsk (Poland), is organized by WG No. 3 (Breeding and Genetics) of the European Federation of WPSA and the Polish Branch of WPSA. Deadline for abstract submission March 31, 2025. For more details visit: espg2025.org

  • 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.

Webinars / podcasts

Check the WPSA website for a complete list of upcoming webinars.

courses

Scientific articles

Note from the editor

We are happy to have titles and links to more than 40 scientific articles covering a very wide range of poultry science topics. You are encouraged to use the search function to search 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.

Harmful impacts of microplastic pollution on poultry and biodegradation techniques using microorganisms for consumer health protection: a review. (WG5)
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Comparative analysis of reproductive tract microbiomes in modern and slower-growing broiler breeder lines. (Israel)
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Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in commercial poultry: Current control strategies and future challenges: Discussion Paper from the Working Team on Avian Mycoplasmas (IRPCM) of the International Organization of Mycoplasmology (IOM). (Israel)
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Effects of housing systems, flock variables, and storage conditions on internal egg quality in Israel. (Israel)
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Lessons learnt on infectious bronchitis virus lineage GI-23. (Israel)
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Unveiling the Genetic Symphony: Diversity and Expression of Chicken IFITM Genes in Aseel and Kadaknath Breeds. (India)
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Effect of feeding chitosan and blend of essential organic acids on growth performance, haematological parameters and innate immunity in early aged male layer chicks. (India)
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Target antigen screening and development of a multi-component subunit vaccine against Mycoplasma synoviae in chickens. (China)
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Dietary supplementation with Bacillus subtilis KC1 alleviates the negative effects of Mycoplasma gallisepticum on growth performance and amino acid metabolism of broiler chickens. (China)
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The dual role of mannosylerythritol lipid-A: Improving gelling property and exerting antibacterial activity in chicken and beef gel. (China)
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Characterization of a novel IGFBP-2 transcript in the ovarian granulosa cells of chicken follicles: mRNA expression, function and effect of reproductive hormones and IGF1. (China)
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Selenomethionine alleviates kidney necroptosis and inflammation by restoring lipopolysaccharide-mediated mitochondrial dynamics imbalance via the TLR4/RIPK3/DRP1 signaling pathway in laying hens. (China)
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Characterization of the regulatory network and pathways in duodenum affecting chicken abdominal fat deposition. (China)
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Phosphate, magnesium containing additives and biochar regulate compost maturity and synergistically reduce odor emission in chicken manure composting: Role of physicochemical, bacterial and fungal dynamics. (China)
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Correction for Liang et al., ‘Chicken or Porcine Aminopeptidase N Mediates Cellular Entry of Pseudoviruses Carrying Spike Glycoprotein from the Avian Delta coronaviruses HKU11, HKU13, and HKU17’. (China)
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Mass transfer kinetics of ultrasonic- and vacuum-ultrasonic-assisted static brine of chicken breast (Pectoralis major). (China)
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The long non-coding RNA lncRNA-DRNR enhances infectious bronchitis virus replication by targeting chicken JMJD6 and modulating interferon-stimulated genes expression via the JAK-STAT signaling pathway. (China)
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Research note: Changes in chicken egg yolk metabolome during its spray drying and storage. (China)
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Effects of substituting soybean meal with fermented rapeseed meal mixture on the growth performance, slaughter performance, meat quality, blood biochemical indices and intestinal barrier function in Langshan Chickens. (China)
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Evaluation of Infectivity, Length of Infection, and Immune Response of Avian Reovirus Variants in Egg-laying Hens. (China)
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Whole transcriptome sequencing of testis and epididymis reveals genes associated with sperm development in roosters. (China)
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Dietary bile acids alleviate corticosterone-induced fatty liver and hepatic glucocorticoid receptor suppression in broiler chickens. (China)
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Bioconversion of sulfamethazine-contaminated chicken manure by black soldier fly larvae: Effects on antibiotic resistance genes and microbial communities. (China)
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Gut microbiota in two chickens’ breeds: Characteristics and Dynamic Changes. (China)
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Application of lentinan in suppression of Marek’s disease virus infection. (China)
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Fluoride stimulates the MAPK pathway to regulate endoplasmic reticulum stress and heat shock proteins to induce duodenal toxicity in chickens. (China)
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Single-cell transcriptomics and tissue metabolomics uncover mechanisms underlying wooden breast disease in broilers. (China)
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Books

  • Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing have recently published an excellent volume of research – Advances in poultry nutrition, edited by Professor Todd J. Applegate, University of Arkansas, USA
  • The book ‘The Many Faces of Chemistry in Poultry Production and Processing’ was published by De Gruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110683912 (K. Stadnicka, A. Dunisławska, B.Tylkowski, editors)

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