Practical information
Date: January 28 - 30
Location: Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Booth: A823 - see the floorplan below for the specific location
International Production & Processing Expo
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Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The International Production & Processing Expo is the world's largest annual poultry and egg, meat and animal feed industry event of its kind. Join us in Atlanta on January 28 - 30, 2025!
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Our booth: A823
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Join the TechTalk
Water quality is crucial for animal health and productivity. Cleaning and disinfecting water systems, including flushing pipes and using hydrogen peroxide, can remove biofilm. Chlorination, using sodium hypochlorite, produces hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypochlorite ions (OCl-), with HOCl being the most effective disinfectant. The effectiveness of chlorine depends on water pH and impurities.
Organic acids (OA) can further improve water quality by lowering pH to prevent bacterial growth and enhancing animal health and performance. Buffered OA can be used at higher levels without drastically lowering water pH, ensuring proper water intake and maintaining animal performance. Combining chlorination and buffered OA maintains water quality and supports animal health.
During the TechTalk, Giseli Heim will explain how we got to these results and the impact of Selko AlpHa on hen performance.
Selko at the International Poultry Scientific Forum
The International Poultry Scientific Forum (IPSF) will be held January 27-28, 2025, alongside IPPE. The forum presents information on industry topics such as environmental management, nutrition, physiology, pathology, processing and products, and avian diseases.
We will be presenting latest research around the synergystic effect of buffered organic acids in water. Read more about our oral presentation and poster presentation below.
The presenting author for both the oral and poster presentations is Giseli Heim.
Oral presentation - 28 January, 9.45 am - 10.00 am
Title: A synergistic blend of organic acids administered in water improves the productive traits of broilers
The search for alternatives to traditional antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) is increasing. Organic acid (OA)-based additives, such as Selko AlpHa, have emerged as a promising option due to their beneficial effect on intestinal health and animal performance. A meta analysis of two studies suggest that a basal diet plus 1L Selko-AlpHa/1000L water enhances broiler production performance and could serve as an effective growth-promoting strategy in an AGP-free production system.
Poster presentation, 27 - 28 January
Title: Efficacy of a blend of organic acids in water in reducing Salmonella Heidelberg contamination in broilers
Salmonella Heidelberg (SH) is a significant public health concern due to its antibiotic resistance and potential to infect humans. This 42 days-study evaluated the effects of Selko AlpHa in water on reducing SH at slaughter. The findings suggest that this product can be a viable strategy to enhance food safety and quality in poultry production.
