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USSEC Participates in Poultry Seminar in Russia

At the invitation of the Russian Poultry Research Institute (VNITIP), USSEC participated in a poultry technical seminar on December 8.
USSEC consultant Dr. Gonzalo Mateos, accompanied by local USSEC consultant Dr. Maria Domoroshchenkova, attended the seminar, which was themed, "Modern Approaches to Feeding of High Productive Poultry Crosses, Control of Safety of Compound Feeds and Biologically Active Additives, New Technologies in Feed Production" in Sergiev Posad, the ancient Russian town which originated in the 15th century around one of the greatest Russian monasteries, the Trinity Lavra, located 70 kilometers from Moscow.

USSEC consultant Dr. Gonzalo Mateos explains to attendees of the Russian poultry seminar the importance of feed ingredient quality control
USSEC consultant Dr. Gonzalo Mateos explains to attendees of the Russian poultry seminar the importance of feed ingredient quality control

Over the last three years, USSEC consultants have become regular and respected visitors at such seminars, sharing with Russian customers the modern global and European trends in poultry production and feeding programs, new developments in soy feed additives production and control, the nutritional value and benefits of U.S. Soy versus other protein sources, and other issues.
A total of about 80 people attended the seminar. Attendees were predominantly representatives of feed mills, poultry farms, and feed additives and vet preparations companies from different regions of Russia.
Dr. Mateos gave a presentation, “Broiler Production in the Absence of ‘In Feed Antibiotics’: Diet Modification and Use of Functional Additives.” Dr. Mateos in his presentation, alongside with other poultry feeding questions/issues, compared the nutritive value of different protein sources widely used by the EU and Russian poultry industries and emphasized the importance of the uniformity of protein ingredients in modern poultry diets. He demonstrated the benefits of soy products in poultry feeding versus other protein sources and provided data for understanding quality differences in soybean meal (including differences in origin) and the impact on broiler production. The quality benefits of U.S. Soy products was clearly appreciated and recognized. The presentation was well received as evidenced by the number of questions and reactions. Although the organizers of the seminar allocated an hour and half in the program for Dr. Mateos’s presentation, it was still not quite enough time, and discussions continued after the end of the session. Obviously, the topics presented were of high interest to the Russian customers.

USSEC consultants (right) with academician Vladimir Fisinin, president of the Russian Poultry Union and general director of the Russian Poultry Institute (left)
USSEC consultants (right) with academician Vladimir Fisinin, president of the Russian Poultry Union and general director of the Russian Poultry Institute (left)

Local poultry farms are the principle users of soybean meal in Russia, compared to other animal producers. Russia's poultry production has been rising significantly in the past few years. Russia is the world’s fourth largest producer of poultry meat and the sixth largest producer of eggs. The poultry meat production growth rate in Russia is six times higher than the world average. Poultry meat occupies a 48 percent share in the structure of meat production in Russia in 2016, according to the estimates of the Russian Poultry Union.
There is a serious potential for the growth of demand of soybean meal via an increase of ratio of soy proteins in local feed formulations. USSEC’s marketing efforts are beneficial for the promotion of soy additives in poultry feeding programs at the nutritionally recommended dosage and will contribute to the growth of demand in U.S. Soy.

Dr. Mateos (right) with Mr. Fisinin (left)
Dr. Mateos (right) with Mr. Fisinin (left)
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The Trinity Lavra in Sergiev Posad