Special Focus on Latin American and Caribbean 2017 IPPE Attendees

GLOBAL - In addition to encouraging domestic attendance, the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) actively seeks to bring in a diverse international audience from around the world.
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This was never more apparent than at the 2016 IPPE where a new international attendee record was set with 7,280 visitors from 141 countries. Latin America and the Caribbean were the largest regions represented at the 2016 IPPE.

IPPE is continuing to focus on bringing in international attendees with a special emphasis on the Latin American and Caribbean markets. In addition to having more than 48 exhibitors from Latin American countries, IPPE is providing educational programs and networking activities for these attendees at the 2017 trade show.

Along with offering several free education programs, IPPE is featuring a Seminario Técnico para Maximizar la Eficiencia de la Industria Avícola program, presented entirely in Spanish, which will discuss improvements in the areas of breeding, incubation, grow-out, egg production, processing and health. The program will be offered from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, and presenters and topics include the following.

Dr. Rodrigo Espinosa, Aviagen
Producción de Pollos de Engorde sin el Uso de Antibióticos
Rafael Rivera, USPOULTRY
Bienestar animal - Enfoque en sustentabilidad y en el negocio
Dr. Eduardo Vicuña, Biomin
Control de Daño Ocasionado por las Micotoxinas
Dr. Leonardo Cotamo, AVIDESA
Control de Enfermedad de Gumboro
Dr. Marcelo Silva, Aviagen
Plan de alimentación para lograr una óptima Productividad con Reproductoras Pesadas
Angel Salazar, ISI Incubation
Evaluación de programas sanitarios en plantas de incubación
Juan DeVillena, Wayne Farms
Evaluación de rendimiento de una planta de proceso
Humberto Hernandez, Gainco
Motivación de empleados de proceso
Dr. Fernando Vargas, Merck
Manejos en la granja que influye el proceso, manejo de canal

While at IPPE, Latin American and Caribbean attendees can observe several cooking demonstrations for chicken, turkey, beef and pork on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 and Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. There will also be an IPPE Welcome Reception held at the Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest aquarium, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, and all IPPE attendees are invited. Additionally, attendees will have an opportunity to vote on the best chili, which will be prepared by chefs featuring their favorite chili recipes for beef, pork and poultry, as well as participate in the hot wing eating competition where the winners of each “Heat” go on to compete eating sequentially hotter wings.

Ludmila Starostina

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