Xandra Smith

Company: Arm & Hammer

Job title: Manager, Microbial Ecology & Genetics

Seminars:

Effect of Hatchery on Early Colonizing Gastrointestinal Bacteria in Broiler Production 4:30 pm

• Microbiota influences the health and production efficiency of poultry, but has found t be highly variable within and between broiler and turkey flocks • Previous results have shown that microbiota acquired by day-old chicks and poults is mainly influenced by environmental factors at the hatchery • The objective of this study is to correlate…Read more

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Panel Discussion: A Strategic View to Harnessing the Animal Microbiome 9:00 am

Topics to be discussed: • What are the leading candidates for the replacements of antibiotics? • Where are we likely to see the most progress made? • What are the challenges we are likely to encounter as the field progresses?Read more

day: Day One