USSEC teamed up with the International Grains Program (IGP) Institute to teach poultry nutrition training to Japanese industry professionals July 25 - 29 at the IGP Institute Conference Center in Manhattan, Kansas. The partnership between USSEC and the IGP Institute provided participants with education and training on milling practices and U.S. grains.
Eight students from Japan gained knowledge in several areas of poultry nutrition including quality control in a feed mill, batching and mixing, particle size reduction for poultry feed production, broiler breeder nutrition and management, the effects of selected mycotoxins, reducing the toxic effects of mycotoxins in poultry, and nutritional differences between soybean meal sources.
Course participant Takamasa Iijichi, executive director at AXYZ in Kagoshima, Japan says he attended the training program because he was interested in the course topics. He also says he has enjoyed everything in the course, especially the presentation about soybean meal.
“The ideas taught at the IGP Institute help us know how to make our feed more efficiently,” Mr. Ijichi explains.
Participants also attained knowledge through tours around Kansas by visiting Midwest Ag Services in Seneca, Kansas, and a soybean farm at Rezac Land and Livestock near Belvue, Kansas. The Kansas State University O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Center was toured as well.
“I have witnessed the relationship between USSEC and IGP for almost 10 years,” states USSEC consultant Miguel Escobar. “I have seen these courses grow and every time they are more important for our customers around the world.”