The 9th Asia Pacific Poultry Conference kicked off March 20 in Taipei City, with more than 500 researchers, entrepreneurs and policymakers from 30 countries participating in the four-day event.
“This conference will facilitate international exchanges and scientific collaboration in poultry breeding,” said Wang Cheng-teng, deputy minister of the Council of Agriculture, during the opening ceremony. “It will also help expand the vision of the local poultry industry.”
Poultry nutrition, breeding techniques, marketing strategies and animal health are among some of the topics to be discussed, according to event organizer the World’s Poultry Science Association.
Keynote speakers include scholars from France, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and the U.S.
The WPSA is a nonprofit international organization dedicated to the advancement of poultry science, with over 70 branches worldwide. (HZW)
Write to Kwangyin Liu at kwangyin.liu@mail.gio.gov.tw