Symposium Spotlight #5

Myopathies in Broilers:

Supply chain approach to provide answers/solutions to challenges of raising fast growing broilers

Chair: Shai Barbut, University of Guelph

Tuesday, July, 11, 2023 at 8:00 AM ET

This special all-day symposium brings together world experts, from different disciplines, to talk about the challenges and potential solutions for eliminating the costly (> $1 billion/year) myopathy problem in broilers.

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8:00 AM EDT

Introduction.

Shai Barbut, University of Guelph

8:05 AM EDT

Biophysical basis of breast muscle myopathies in broilers.

Massimiliano Petracci, University of Bologna, Italy

8:40 AM EDT

Implications and remediation of myopathies in broilers.

Casey M. Owens, University of Arkansas

9:20 AM EDT

How nutrition and management affect muscle myopathies in fast growing broilers.

Randolph D. Mitchell, Perdue Farms Inc.

10:00 AM EDT

Break.

10:30 AM EDT

Understanding the genetic basis of meat quality.

Richard Bailey, Aviagen Ltd., United Kingdom

11:10 AM EDT

Broiler breast muscle myopathies: Association with satellite cells.

Sandra G. Velleman, Ohio State University

12:00 PM EDT

Lunch Break

1:00 PM EDT

Meat quality: Why we are where we are and where to now?

David E. Gerrard, Virginia Tech University

1:40 PM EDT

Industry challenges for primary poultry processing.

Parker Hall, Perdue Farms Inc.

2:20 PM EDT

Industry perspective of managing myopathy in chicken breast products.

Craig Bacon, Simmons Foods

3:00 PM EDT

Break.

3:30 PM EDT

Texture – A consumer perspective.

Abbie Cuny, Chick-fil-A Inc.

4:10 PM EDT

Panel Discussion.

4:50 PM EDT

Closing Remarks.

Shai Barbut, University of Guelph

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