MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18
04:00 to 08:00 pm Registration (desk at the hotel in the lobby)
08:00 pm Dinner
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
08:15 am Departure from the hotel
08:30 – 8:45 am Registration at Bibliotheca Alexandrina: bring your passport
08:45 – 09:00 am Welcoming session – Joe Agnatios, Business Area Manager Africa & Middle-East, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
MORNING
Discovering the key role of fiber in dairy rations: from the production to digestion
09:00 – 10:40 am Overall importance of fiber and key influencers from the field to the silo
- Introduction to the world of fiber: key definitions Bill Woodley, Woodley Dairy Direction + influence of agronomy on final composition; evolution of fiber in plant Frank Kuechenmeister, International Technical Support Manager Forage additives, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
- Good practice of silage manufacturing and citrus techniques Mohammed Bakr, Assistant Professor of Animal Nutrition, Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt
10:40 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 – 12:30 am Role of fiber and impact on animal performance
- Role of fiber: physical and digestion Bill Woodley, Woodley Dairy Direction
- Management of rumen fermentation Aurélien Piron, Global Technical Manager Feed additives, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
12:30 – 01:00 pm Q&A
01:00 – 02:00 pm Lunch
AFTERNOON
02:00 – 03:30 pm Practical workshops and posters session: from silage to rumen secret
03:30 – 04:00 pm Break
04:00 pm Visit of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
08:00 pm Dinner
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20
MORNING
08:30 am Departure – Transfer to the farm
09:30 – 12:00 am Farm visits: Workshops on silage quality and ruminants (silage, TMR and animal evalutation)
Lunch
AFTERNOON
Discovering the key role of fiber in dairy rations: how farm challenges are affecting feed efficiency
02:00 – 03:30 pm Re-thinking the transition cow Bill Woodley, Woodley Dairy Direction & Aurélien Piron, Global Technical Manager Feed additives, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
03:30 – 04:00 pm Break
04:00 – 05:30 pm From silage to rumen and gut health: how toxins can affect animal health
- Keeping NDF digestibility high in silo Frank Kuechenmeister, International Technical Support Manager Forage additives, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
- Rumen fermentation, acidosis and leaky gut Aurélien Piron, Global Technical Manager Feed additives, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
05:30 – 06:00 pm Q&A & conclusion – Joe Agnatios, Business Area Manager Africa & Middle-East, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
08:00 pm Dinner