Dear Colleagues,
It is a pleasure to inform you that the IV Mediterranean Poultry Summit of the WPSA (Mediterranean Poultry Network)
will be held in Beirut, Lebanon from the 2nd to 5th of September 2014. The event is organized by The
Lebanese Branch of The WPSA in cooperation with the American University of Beirut,
The programme and updates are available on the
web site.
The summit is a unique opportunity for the Mediterranean countries to meet and discuss
problems and challenges of the poultry industry in the region and beyond.
September is a beautiful month in Lebanon, when the climate will be ideal to enjoy the outdoors
and the many historical sites in the country. We also look forward then for a very peaceful
environment when most of the local political problems of the country would have been resolved.
I want at this time to thank all our sponsors and those that have indicated their desire to become
sponsors for our summit. We assure them that we value their trust in us and with their help
we promise that we will do our best to deliver and make this summit the best of them all.
We are looking forward to a very wide participation from scientists from the Mediterranean
region as well as from the World at large. Below is a very tentative program of the meeting
that will be revised in time to be in synchrony with the abstracts received.
Sessions and Abstract Themes:
- Economics – Economic Status of Poultry Industry in the Mediterranean Region
- Housing – Recent Advances in Poultry Housing
- Nutrition – Alternative Feed Sources for the Mediterranean region
- Gut Health – Alternative Feed Additives for Gut Health
- Food safety – Poultry Meat and Eggs and food Safety
- Genetics – Environment and Genetic Interactions
- Poultry Health – Current Challenges and Future Approaches to Disease Control
- Graduate Students Presentations
- Others – Organic Production, Novel Species, etc…
We are now accepting abstracts for the meeting. All abstracts are to be submitted via the online submission form. The maximum length of abstract is 350 words. Please observe
instructions for abstract preparation and format. In the abstract submission dedicated online page, you may register your e-mail and insert and manage easily your abstract. The closing date for
abstract submission is March 15, 2014. The abstract must be of interest to the scientific community and the industry at large and must fit within the categories shown above. We look forward to receiving your abstracts and to your joining us for a very successful and enjoyable meeting.
Thank you and best regards,
Nuhar Daghir,
President WPSA - Lebanon Branch
Beirut, Lebanon