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