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Dairy Focus Asia is Asia’s only independent, technical dairy conference that has now run successfully for almost a decade. The programme for the 4th Dairy Focus Asia 2014 will focus on management, breeding, health and nutrition and once again we are bringing to Bangkok international experts to share their knowledge and expertise with you.

Programme Day 1

• 09:20

  Opening ceremony

• 09:40

  Intestinal targeting of nutrients for specific gene expression

  • Pim Langhout •
  • Nutriad •
  • Netherlands

• 10:15

  Diagnostics — a revolutionary road?

  • Kirk Adams •
  • Life Technologies •
  • USA

• 10:50

  Latest developments in mycotoxin control

  • Tugrul Durali •
  • Alltech •
  • Australia

• 11:25

  Vaccination in the future

  • Marcus Remmers •
  • Merial •
  • France

• 12:00

  Lunch

• 13:10

  Heat stress — nutritional and management practices

  • Nicola Walker •
  • AB Vista •
  • UK

• 13:45

  Applying state of the art silage techniques

  • Van Tho Minh •
  • Addcon •
  • Vietnam

• 14:14

  How can we maximise the animal’s full genetic potential?

  • Rob McFarlane •
  • Alltech •
  • New Zealand

• 14:45

  Break

• 15:15

  A comprehensive approach to manure management on mega dairy farms

  • Dale Senestraro •
  • GEA Farm Technologies •
  • China

• 15:50

  Microgranulated toxin binder for improving performance

  • Virgil Meallet •
  • Olmix •
  • Vietnam

• 16:20

  Using feed additives to improve farm efficiency

  • Irmgard Immig •
  • DSM •
  • Switzerland

• 16:50

  Q&A;

Programme Day 2

• 08:45

  Continuous measurement of rumen pH — how and why?

  • Johann Gasteiner •
  • Smaxtec •
  • Austia

• 09:20

  Preventing SARA in ruminants using lignocellulose

  • Arthur Kroismayr •
  • Agromed Austria •
  • Austria

• 09:50

  Lessons from the European dairy industry

  • Eamonn Drea •
  • Volac •
  • UK

• 10:20

  Break

• 10:45

  Improved reproduction programme

  • Richard Emslie •
  • Bayer •
  • New Zealand

• 11:20

  Impact of heat stress on milk fat depression

  • Ilkyu Yoon •
  • Diamond V •
  • USA

• 11:50

  Q&A;

• 12:15

  Lunch

• 13:25

  A new strategy to improve inter calving intervals

  • Dennis Smulders •
  • Huvepharma •
  • Belgium

• 14:00

  Toxic contamination effect on rumen and liver functions

  • Stephan Baumens •
  • Innovad •

• 14:30

  Possibilities for optimising rumen pH

  • Andreas Lewke •
  • Dr Eckel GmbH •
  • Thailand

• 15:00

  Break

• 15:30

  CLA for better performance

  • Wayoon Poonperm •
  • BASF •
  • Thailand

• 16:05

  Glucose: specific role in transition

  • Daniel Diaz •
  • Novation •
  • Spain

• 16:35

  Q&A; and Close