MPN

1nd Mediterranean Poultry Summit Chalkidiki 7-10 May 2008

IDENTITY GOALS of the Mediterranean The Mediterranean Poultry Poultry Network of the Network Goals:

WPSA: - Research and scientific exchanges between the - The MPN was formed MPN members. under Working Group - To promote the diffusion of 11 (WG 11) of the WPSA in the Mediterranean European Federation of countries; the WPSA, “Education - To create new contacts with and Information”. people involved in the poultry sector; - To develop new activities; - To coordinate the events of future Mediterranean Summits of WPSA to be held in any of the countries facing the with an official WPSA branch. - To technically assist the organizers of the event, whenever required, by The Mediterranean Poultry Network offering adequate tools and knowhow, in order to ensure homogeneous events.

Advisory Board Members

- A.Tserveni – Goussi (Greece) - A. Meluzzi (Italy) - H.M. Hafez (Egypt) - N. Daghir (Lebanon)

Report on the 1nd Mediterranean Summit of WPSA 7-10 May, 2008 Chalkidiki, Greece

The event was held in Chalkidiki, one of the most Prof. Tserveni-Goussi, President of the Organizing beautiful areas of northern Committee, summarised the 1st Mediterranean Summit as Greece, between the 7th follows: and the 10th of May 2008. “Approximately 350 participants attended the 1st The Organizing Committee Mediterranean Summit of WPSA entitled "Advances and has developed an challenges in Poultry science", held in Chalkidiki, Greece. impressive technical The major stakeholders in the poultry industry of Greece program accommodating were present, including international companies specializing themes of poultry science in poultry nutrition, and production, providing pharmaceutical companies, the latest developments for poultry breeding scientists, members of the companies, as well as poultry industry and researchers and producers. producers. The objective of the conference was to The participants of the 1st communicate the latest Mediterranean Summit developments in the global had the chance to meet and poultry sector as well as to exchange valuable explore options for its information on the latest future. Special attention advances in research and was given to production technology. Even more, all and product quality as well delegates enjoyed both the as bio security. All oral and the poster presenters noted the very presentations and other strong poultry sector activities during their stay. dynamics in Greece and worldwide. Both plenary Porto Carras Grand Resort and oral presentations in Chalkidiki is one of the explored a wide range of top Greek resorts and it has issues covering the most been chosen because it important avian species provided a wide choice of relating to research and very high quality facilities technology in production, novel products, quality and safety, that ensured a successful as well as avian diseases in the broadest sense, including their Conference. role in the dynamics of the poultry industry and their implications for sustainable development. In this respect the The success of the 1st considerable and multiple challenges concerning public Mediterranean Summit of health (e.g. avian influenza), were specifically addressed. WPSA was not only due to There have been a significant number of research papers the facilities of the resort, concerning innovative work on new market functional foods but but due to the such as the enrichment of broiler meat with omega-3 fatty commitment of the acids through special nutritional management, the production Organizing (President : of selenium enriched meat by the use of organic selenium and Prof. Tserveni-Goussi) and the production of ‘designer’ eggs and omega-3 eggs. Another Scientific (President: Prof. important aspect that was addressed in the conference was Yannakopoulos) animal welfare and its implications in the quality of produced Committees to arrange an meat as well as novel control measures against salmonellosis interesting scientific and and coccidiosis in poultry production. The conference hosted cultural programs for all delegates and accompanying also two very successful satellite events. persons, and hence they made their stay pleasant and Professor Angeliki Tserveni – Goussi productive. President of the Organizing Committee Photographs available at http://www.mcps2008.gr/photos.htm

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The MPN Steering Committee Thanks you for your participation

(From left to right) Dr. Evangelia Sossidou National Agr. Research Foundation, Vet. Research Institute, , Greece [email protected] Ing. Ghassan Sayegh C EO: SaySoft Italy, CEO: MEAP (Poultry Middle East and North ) Lebanon [email protected] Prof. Dr Servet YALÇIN, .Ege Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Zootekni Bölümü Bornova-İzmir [email protected]

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