3rd International Poultry Meat Congress

Dear Stakeholders of Poultry Meat Industry, Dear Friends
First two of the International Poultry Meat Congress which is traditionally organised
by Turkish Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association (BESD-BİR) in each
two years has realized in 2011 and 2013 spring in Antalya with increased participation
and success. The quality of the second congress has successfully reached to the
international standards with it’s high quality content including 65 oral presentation in 22
scientific session distributed into 3 different meeting room and 65 poster presentations.
We have hosted total 1400 participants including family members and, approximately
900 active national and international participants in the second congress which has
significant mission for our industry to extend and share the science and technology, and
also strong integration to the world.
Turkish poultry meat industry grew up around 75% in a very short period, from 1.1
million tons poultry meat in 2007 to 1.9 million tons in year 2013. This huge growth
made an incredible increase in our export by 665% , from 52 thousand tons to about
400 thousand tons for that short period. So it is clear that Turkish Poultry Meat Industry
makes valuable contribution to supply healthy, enough and stable foods for humans not
just live in Turkey, but also live in other foreign countries.
The dynamic power and most important capital behind the poultry industry are the
science and technology. The main difference which isolates the poultry industry from
backyard poultry farming is using research base science and technology over 100 years.
As all we know very well modern or conventional poultry meat production is raising
broiler or turkey chickens obtained entirely conventional (natural) breeding methods in
controlled conditions which supply the most suitable environment that broiler needs and
feeding them by considering science based knowledge to meet all nutrient requirements.
As a representative of Turkish Poultry Industry which has become the world’s 8 th
largest poultry producers, we together with organising and scientific committees have
started to accomplish a higher quality congress as worthy of our country in April 2015.
Many distinguished scientists as a keynote speaker will join us and talk on poultry
meat production from farm to fork including all disciplines. The main theme of the 3 rd
congress will cover new devolopments, challanges, strategies for future considerations,
safe poultry meat , sustainability besides importance of poultry meat for human nutrition
and supplying enough and healthy meat for consumers.
We will be very happy to host all relevant people from all around the world in our
traditional congress which reflects the science and technology side of Turkish Poultry
Meat Industry. Additionally, we are pleased to announce that national and international
scientists and researchers who join us to share their experiments, ideas and comments
have been supported and encouraged. The location of the symposium, Antalya is one
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