Attended by delegates from more than 60 countries, Alltech’s International Feed Industry Symposium provided an abundance of information for those involved with horses, poultry, pigs, dairy and beef cattle, agronomy, aquaculture, and companion animals. Each year, the meeting, held in Lexington, Ky., provides a forum for researchers and international industry leaders to gather, exchange ideas, and discuss issues relating to animal science and the future of the animal feed industry.

Topics in the equine section included mycotoxin (poison exuded by some mold species) contamination, problems related to nutrition, antioxidants in exercising horses, starch digestion in the small intestine, identifying and solving semen quality problems, and many more.

Mycotoxin Researcher Recognized

Trevor Smith, BSc, MSc, PhD, professor at the University of Guelph in Canada, was awarded Alltech’s 2003 Medal of Excellence in Bioscience for the Feed Industry for his groundbreaking research into mycotoxins and for his work on the efficacy and mode of action of natural solutions to mycotoxicosis. Mycotoxicosis can result in numerous health problems in the horse, and some types of mycotoxins are deadly and can be very difficult to detect