Preliminary programme 2025

Fish Nutrition Workshop

Impacts on Gut Functioning and Health

Sunday February 2nd Registration + Dinner

Monday February 3rd Introduction to Nutrition

Morning Session:

• Current trends and Future challenges in aquaculture nutrition: Brett Glencross (IFFO, UK)

• Protein requirements: Luisa Valente (CIIMAR/UP, PT)

• Fatty acid requirements: Monica Betancor (Stirling U, UK)


Afternoon Session:

• Energy requirements: Johan Schrama (WU, NL)

• Minerals requirements: Roel Maas (WU, NL)

• Gut function with emphasis on motility: Øystein Sæle (IMR, NO)

• Tools in fish nutrition: Stephane Panserat (INRAE, FR)


Evening Poster session Ι

Tuesday February 4th Gut functioning

Morning Session:

• Gut physiology and selective barrier function: Kristina Snuttan Sundell (Goth U, SE)

  • Osmoregulation: Johan Schrama (WU, NL)
  • Digestive functioning and enzymes: Enric Gisbert (IRTA, ES)
  • Feed intake regulation: Marit Nederlof (WU, NL)Energy evaluation: Johan Schrama (WU, NL)

Afternoon session: Feed formulation Practical / Microbiota Practical

Evening Poster session ΙΙ

Wednesday February 5th Fish (Gut) Health

Morning Session:

  • Immunomodulation via fish feed: Geert Wiegertjes (WU, NL)
  • Using the zebrafish model to understand gut health: Sylvia Brugman (WU, NL)
  • Functional feeds: Viviane Verlac Trichet (Nord U, NO)
  • Gut microbiome and fermentation: Fotini Kokou (WU, NL)

Afternoon Session: Feed formulation Practical / Microbiota Practical

Thursday February 6th Non-commercial lectures from researchers working in the industry

  • The antioxidant system of fish: Sebastien Rider (DSM-Firmenich)
  • Organic acids in aquafeeds: Saravanan Subramanian (Trouw)
  • Marine Sulphated Polysaccharides: a potential functional additive: Speaker from Olmix
  • Functional feeds from a feed manufacturers' perspective: Robert Tillner (Aller Aqua)

Poster awards and closing remarks