Global LifeStart Swine Symposium

Leo den Hartog Director R&D

30 March 2015

Animal Nutrition research centres

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Swine Poultry

Agresearch

Ruminants

Ingredients Food

Unique capabilities Trouw Nutrition

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Key focus areas for innovation at Trouw Nutrition

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• Young animal feed

• Young animal vitality and later life performance

• Specific hatchery and nursery nutrition

• Supporting intestinal health

• Nutritional solutions for transition periods

• Nutritional solutions for specific challenges

• Feed additives for production efficiency

• Reducing emissions

• High performance feeds for maximum growth and feed efficiency potential

Life Start Health & Welfare

Feed Efficiency

Animal Nutrition Research Centres

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More than 100 qualified experts working in 6 research centres in 3 countries

• Ingredient (NL)

• Poultry (ES)

• Ruminant (NL)

• Swine (NL)

• Agresearch (CA)

• Food (ES)

Specialists Centres

Collaborations • Animal nutrition, Veterinarian, Immunology, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Feed technology & microbiology

• 16 nationalities, in research 90% have PhD

• Collaborations with the

world’s top universities and

research institutes in the field

of animal science

Swine research facilities in NL

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Gestating and lactating sows Weaned piglets Finishing pigs

Our swine science network

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Research contacts

International field farm network

Large scale validation and multi-site studies: • Belgium • Canada • China • Netherlands • Spain

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Symposium Programme

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Day 2 – Wednesday May 13

9.00 Welcome Prof. Dr. Leo den Hartog

9.15 The role of the sow in the lifestart of the progeny

Dr. Ruben Decaluwe

9.50 A good start is half the battle won: early life interventions in piglets program intestinal development and colonization

Dr. Astrid de Greeff

10.30 Break

11.00 Post-natal phase – the second window of opportunity for growth

Dr. Sandra Paredes

11.30 Improve profitability by minimizing lost opportunities for growth

Dr. Neil Ferguson

12.00 Closing of the event Prof. Dr. Leo den Hartog

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Optional visit Swine Research Center, production plants Trouw Nutrition or Selko Feed Additives and MasterLab laboratories

Thank you

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