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PROGRAMME

MONDAY 31 JANUARY 2005

08.30

Opening
Dr. Herman B.W.M. Koëter
Deputy Director, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Session 1
Setting the context for debate

Chair:	Dr. Shabbir Simjee Elanco Animal Health, UK
08.45	Current use of antimicrobial growth promoters in food animals: the benefits Dr. Stephen W. Page Advanced Veterinary Therapeutics, Australia
09.15	Use of antimicrobial growth promoters in food animals: the risks overweigh the benefits Prof.dr. Henrik C. Wegener Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Denmark
09.45	Antimicrobial growth promoters: consumer concerns and demands Prof.dr. Lucas Reijnders University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
10.15	Coffee/tea break

Session 2
AGPs - regulatory aspects and international developments

Chair:	Dr. Pierre-André Geraert Adisseo, France
10.45	Phasing out antibiotic feed additives in the EU: worldwide relevance for animal food production Dr. Andrew Chesson University of Aberdeen, UK / European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (FEEDAP)
11.15	The US government's strategy on antimicrobial growth promoters Ms. Dr. Paula J. Fedorka Cray U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit (USDA-ARS-RRC), USA
11.45	Non-human usage of antibiotics: recent developments at FAO/WHO/OIE Ms. Dr. Hilde Kruse National Veterinary Institute, Norway
12.15	Lunch

Session 3
AGPs - risk assessment

Chair:	Dr. Niels J. Kjeldsen The National Committee for Pig Production, Denmark
13.30	The use of risk analysis as applicable to antimicrobial growth promoters Dr. Jacques F. Acar Pierre et Marie Curie Université, France
14.00	Antimicrobial growth promoters: to ban or not to ban? Ms. Dr. Emma L. Snary Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UK
14.30	Analysing the impacts of antibiotic growth promoters on human health: the case of virginiamycin Dr. Louis A. Cox Cox Associates, USA
15.00	Coffee/tea break

Session 4
AGPs - use/non-use practice

Chair:	Prof.dr. Martin W.A. Verstegen Wageningen University, the Netherlands
15.30	The practice of pig production without the use of AGPs Dr. Niels J. Kjeldsen The National Committee for Pig Production, Denmark
16.00	The AGP use/non-use situation in poultry production Dr. Martin Wierup Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
16.30	The AGP use/non-use situation in pre-ruminants Jacques L. de Groot, M.Sc. VanDrie Group, the Netherlands

Session 5
Modes of action - from AGPs to replacements

Chair:	Dr. Andreas Kocher Alltech, Ireland
17.00	Molecular basis for AGP effects in animals Ms. Dr. Margie D. Lee University of Georgia, USA
17.30	Rational development of novel microbial modulators Dr. Juha H.A. Apajalahti Alimetrics, Finland
18.00	The use of a dynamic in vitro model of the gastrointestinal tract (TIM) in studying replacements for AGPs Dr. Rob Havenaar TNO Nutrition and Food Research, the Netherlands

Mini-symposium
Recent advances in the analysis of AGPs and related products

Chair:	Dr. Jacob de Jong RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands
15.30	Rapid detection of many illegal antibiotics in feed, a way forward for the control in animal husbandry: the Feedstuffs-RADIUS project (EU project 'Rapid antibiotic detection for illegal and unlicensed substances in animal feedingstuffs') Dr. Chris Elliott Queen's University Belfast, UK
16.00	Towards a control strategy for banned antibiotics and growth promoters in feed: the SIMBAG-FEED project (EU project 'Screening and identification methods for official control of banned antibiotics and growth promoters in feedingstuffs') Dr. Jacob de Jong RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands
16.30	Novel approaches for the determination of probiotics in feed Ms. Dr. Renata Leuschner EC-DG JRC Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Belgium
17.00	Pitfalls and challenges for the official control of enzymes in feed Dr. Roger Ziebal, DGCCRF, Laboratoire de Rennes, France
17.30	Review of the possibilities to detect herbal active principles and prebiotics in feed Dr. Gianfranco Brambilla Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy
18.00	New authorisation of feed additives in the EU: the role of the Community Reference Laboratory and the network of European Laboratories Dr. Christoph von Holst, EC-DG JRC Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Belgium
18.30 - 19.30	Poster presentations at the Scientific Café
20.30	Conference dinner

TUESDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2005

Session 6
AGPs - alternatives of the present and future

Chair:	Dr. Arie K. Kies DSM, the Netherlands
08.30	Nutritional solutions beyond AGPs Dr. Milan Hruby, Danisco Animal Nutrition, UK
08.55	The likely benefits of feed enzymes in AGP free diets Dr. Michael Bedford, Zymetrics, UK
09.20	Interfacing gut health and nutrition: the use of pre- and probiotics to maximise growth performance Dr. Andreas Kocher Alltech, Ireland
09.45	Acidification of diets as alternative Mr. Gerd Diebold BASF, Germany
10.10	Are herbs, botanicals and other related substances adequate replacers of AGPs? Prof.dr. Caspar Wenk ETH Zurich, Institute of Animal Sciences, Switzerland
10.35	Coffee/tea break
11.00	Bacteriophage: a safe and natural alternative to AGPs Dr. William E. Huff U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit (USDA-ARS-PPPSR), USA
11.30	Intestinal genomics for the evaluation of alternatives to AGPs: current situation and perspectives Dr. Theo A. Niewold Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen University and Research Centre, the Netherlands
12.00	Sense and non-sense of innovative approaches to replace AGPs Prof.dr. Bruno Goddeeris Catholic University of Leuven (K.U.Leuven), Belgium
12.30	Setting and meeting standards for the efficient replacement of pronutrient antibiotics in poultry and pig nutrition Prof.dr. Gordon D. Rosen Pronutrient Services, UK
13.00	Lunch

Session 7
Panel discussion - where are we now, where are we going?

14.00 -
16.00

Brief presentations and panel discussion

Moderator
Prof.dr. Martin W.A. Verstegen
Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Panel members
Asko Haarasilta, M.Sc.
Member of the European Feed Manufacturers Association (FEFAC) Praesidium, Brussels, Belgium / Director R&D, Suomen Rehu Oy, Finland

Dr. Philippe Becquet
Operational Team member, European Federation of Animal Feed Additive Manufacturers (FEFANA), Brussels, Belgium

Dr. Willem Penning
Head of Unit Animal Nutrition, Directorate Food Safety: production and distribution chain, The European Commission Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, Brussels, Belgium

Ms. Dr. Paula J. Fedorka Cray
Research Leader, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA

Prof.dr. Gordon D. Rosen
Pronutrient Services, UK

Purpose and organisation of the panel discussion
During this two-day conference the present and future of antimicrobial growth promoters have been discussed from different viewpoints, from benefits to consumer concerns, from risk analysis to international and regulatory developments, from use to alternative strategies and products, etc. But, what is the take home message?

The purpose of this session is to discuss the issues, practices and perspectives of use/non-use of antimicrobial growth promoters, and to inform the participants of the way forward. During the first part of the discussion the panelists representing the various stakeholders will give brief presentations (15 minutes each) concluding on:

What do we know about the effects of banning antimicrobial growth promoters?

What is the consequence of banning or not banning?

What do we do next and how do we do it?

And how do we know it will actually achieve anything?

During the second part of the discussion questions from the participants will be answered.

16.00	Closing lecture Appropriate use of AGPs - oxymoron or opportunity? Dr. Stephen W. Page Advanced Veterinary Therapeutics, Australia
16.30	End of conference