Future of Feeding with Wilmer Pacheco
About the Webinar.
Please join us Wednesday, January 3rd at 9:00am (CST) for our "Future of Feeding" webinar series! This webinar series focuses on using innovation in the processing of animal food, the equipment being used (existing and newly developed), as well as using grains from our region for co-products. A new speaker will be featured each month.
This month will feature Wilmer Pacheco, Extension Specialist & Associate Professor at Auburn University. Join us as Wilmer presents on Importance of the Macro and Micro Structure of the Feed on Poultry Performance. A few highlights during his presentation include:
Grinding equipment (hammermills vs. roller mills)
Influence of particle size (microstructure of the feed) on pellet quality
Organ development
Reverse peristalsis and nutrient digestibility
The importance of feed form (mash, pellets, and crumbles), and alternatives to improve pellet quality (macro-structure of the feed)
So, mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss this webinar!
Wilmer Pacheco | Auburn University
About the Speaker.
Dr. Wilmer Pacheco was born in Honduras where he obtained a BS in Food Science in 2005. Shortly after graduation, Dr. Pacheco began a feed mill manager training program with Murphy Brown, LLC in Laurinburg, North Carolina where he was responsible for overseeing the production of approximately 10,000 tons of pellet feed per week. In June 2009, Dr. Pacheco was awarded a fellowship in the Department of Poultry at North Carolina State University, where he earned his Master's in Poultry Science and his Ph.D. in Physiology and Nutrition. Currently, Dr. Pacheco is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at Auburn University in the State of Alabama. His research activities are focused on understanding the interrelationships between feed processing and nutrition on broiler performance. Additionally, Dr. Pacheco conducts research on nutrition strategies to reduce production costs as well as to improve broiler performance and nutrient digestibility. Dr. Pacheco is lead or supporting author of 35 research articles and 92 news articles primarily in Feedstuffs magazine, which is the leading source of news for animal agriculture in the United States with 12,500 accredited subscribers. Dr. Pacheco has been invited to give more than 200 presentations in over 20 countries, has served as chair or member of 25 graduate student committees, and has mentored 22 visiting scholars from 12 countries.
How to Register.
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Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Northern Crops Institute and its employees.
General Information.
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Phone: 701-231-7736
Email: nci@ndsu.edu
Website: www.northern-crops.com
About the Northern Crops Institute.
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
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