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Biofuel co-products as livestock feed - Opportunities and challenges

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Contributing authors 529Sustainable Production of Egg <strong>and</strong> Chicken Meat. He h<strong>as</strong> authored three scientific books, many scientific book chapters<strong>and</strong> published 126 research articles in national <strong>and</strong> international journals.P. Parth<strong>as</strong>arathy Rao is a Principal Scientist in the Markets, Institutions <strong>and</strong> Policy (MIP) Research Program at ICRISAT,working on <strong>co</strong>mmodity situation <strong>and</strong> outlook reports <strong>and</strong> linking farmers to markets through innovative linkage models.Bernardo Ospina is currently the Executive Director of the CLAYUCA Corporation, with headquarters at the InternationalCenter for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Colombia. With an MSc in International Agricultural Development from theUniversity of California-Davis, USA, Bernardo Ospina h<strong>as</strong> worked for the p<strong>as</strong>t 30 years with CIAT in the development <strong>and</strong>dissemination of improved technologies for c<strong>as</strong>sava production, processing <strong>and</strong> utilization, <strong>as</strong> a strategy to promote the<strong>co</strong>mpetitiveness <strong>and</strong> development of the c<strong>as</strong>sava sector in <strong>co</strong>untries of the Latin America <strong>and</strong> the Caribbean region, Africa,<strong>and</strong> Asia. He w<strong>as</strong> recipient of a Fullbright Scholarship from the University of California-Davis, <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> the 2007 ScienceAward for Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Partnership, granted by the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).Harold Patino graduated in Animal Science at Agricultural Sciences Faculty of Universidad Nacional de Colombia (1985),gained his M<strong>as</strong>ter’s in 1990 <strong>and</strong> his PhD in 1995 from Universidade Federal do Rio Gr<strong>and</strong>e do Sul, Brazil, with a postdoctoratestage at University of Guelph, Canada in 2009. He is currently an <strong>as</strong>sociate professor II at the Federal Universityof Rio Gr<strong>and</strong>e do Sul. His expertise is in Animal Science, with an emph<strong>as</strong>is on <strong>as</strong>sessment of <strong>feed</strong>, mainly in the area ofsupplementation, intake, digestibility, beef cattle <strong>and</strong> hay.John Pinkney is the Technical Director for Ensus, a <strong>co</strong>mpany b<strong>as</strong>ed on bio-refining <strong>feed</strong> wheat. He h<strong>as</strong> broad experienceacross the industrial, agricultural, animal <strong>feed</strong>, food <strong>and</strong> biotechnology sectors. He graduated <strong>as</strong> a chemical engineerfrom Nottingham University, UK, <strong>and</strong> his are<strong>as</strong> of expertise include fermentation, bio-refining, sustainable systems, climatechange <strong>co</strong>nsiderations <strong>and</strong> strategic analysis. He h<strong>as</strong> <strong>co</strong>-authored several peer-reviewed articles <strong>and</strong> book chapters on topicsincluding the environmental benefits of biofuels <strong>and</strong> the importance of bio-refining <strong>co</strong>-<strong>products</strong>.Christian H. Ponce is a post-doctoral research <strong>as</strong>sociate in the Department of Animal <strong>and</strong> Food Science at Tex<strong>as</strong> TechUniversity, USA. He received an MS degree in animal sciences from West Tex<strong>as</strong> A&M <strong>and</strong> a PhD from Tex<strong>as</strong> A&M, withemph<strong>as</strong>is on <strong>feed</strong>lot cattle nutrition. His research interests revolve around beef cattle nutrition <strong>and</strong> health, with a specialemph<strong>as</strong>is on <strong>feed</strong>lot cattle production systems. He is a member of the American Society of Animal Science, AmericanRegistry of Professional Animal Scientists, <strong>and</strong> Gamma Sigma Delta.Ch. Ravinder Reddy is working <strong>as</strong> Scientist (Technology Exchange) in the Dryl<strong>and</strong> Cereals Research Program at ICRISAT,working on sweet sorghum value chain development.G.A. Ravishankar is a Chief Scientist, <strong>and</strong> Head of the Plant Cell Biotechnology Department (PCBT) at Central FoodTechnological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, India. He h<strong>as</strong> a PhD from Baroda University <strong>and</strong> is a leading biotechnologist,working on se<strong>co</strong>ndary metabolites, bio-active molecules, metabolic engineering, genomics, algal biotechnology,algal biofuels, food biotechnology, microbial biotechnology <strong>and</strong> process development. He is the author of over 215research publications, 25 review articles <strong>and</strong> holds 40 patents. He is fellow of the International Academy of Food Science<strong>and</strong> Technology (FIAFoST), National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), National Academy of Agricultural Sciences,India (FNAAS), Association of Food Scientists <strong>and</strong> Technologists of India (FAFST), Association of Microbiologists of India(FAMI), Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists (FISAB), Indian Botanical Society (FBS), <strong>and</strong> Institute of Food Science <strong>and</strong>Technology-UK, (FIFST).He is a recipient of the Indian Science Congress Award, Industrial Achievement Award, <strong>and</strong> NationalTechnology Day Award of the Government of India.Belum V.S. Reddy is a Principal Scientist (Sorghum Breeding) in the Dryl<strong>and</strong> Cereals Research Program at ICRISAT, workingon post-rainy grain sorghum <strong>and</strong> sweet sorghum for productivity-linked traits.Kurt A. Rosentrater is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural <strong>and</strong> Biosystems Engineering at IowaState University, USA. His research focuses on utilization of biofuel <strong>co</strong>-<strong>products</strong>, development of value-added <strong>products</strong> <strong>and</strong>processes, sustainability of bio-renewable resources, improvements in processing efficiencies <strong>and</strong> life cycle <strong>as</strong>sessment. Hisexpertise is in value-added product development, alternative recycling <strong>and</strong> reprocessing strategies, modelling <strong>and</strong> simulation

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