For Immediate Release
International Production & Processing Expo
Tucker, Ga. - October 12, 2023

Anuncian Temas de las Sesiones de la Cumbre Avícola Latinoamericana 2024

Los expertos de la industria avícola de la Cumbre Avícola Latinoamericana de 2024 presentarán información sobre temas relacionados a las preocupaciones sobre la influenza aviar. El programa está organizado en cuatro sesiones, siendo las dos primeras sesiones “Epidemiología de la Influenza Aviar” y “Vacunación.” Cada sesión contará con dos oradores, seguidos de una mesa redonda. La Cumbre es presentada por la International Poultry Expo (IPE), parte de la International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), y la Asociación Avícola Latinoamericana (ALA).

Julianna Lenoch, coordinadora nacional de los Servicios de Inspección de Salud, Plantas y Animales del Departamento de Agricultura de EE. UU., iniciará la sesión “Epidemiología de la Influenza Aviar” con una presentación sobre “Resultados de la Epidemiología de la Influenza Aviar en los Estados Unidos.” Le seguirá una presentación sobre “Vigilancia Genómica del Virus de la Influenza Aviar Tipo A en Aves Silvestres del Perú,” impartida por la Dra. Eliana Icochea D'Arrigo, profesora titular de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.

La segunda conferencia, “Vacunación,” empezará con una charla sobre “Estrategias del Programa de Vacunación Contra la Influenza Aviar” a cargo del Dr. Alberto Torres, gerente de exportaciones veterinarias de Cobb-Vantress, Inc. Lo seguirá Julio Cordón y Cordón, M.V., director del Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación de Guatemala, quien disertará sobre la “Evaluación de una Vacuna Recombinante Herpes Virus con un Gen Insertado Contra la Influenza Aviar (rHVT) en Granjas de Pollos de Engorde en Guatemala.”

La inscripción para IPPE y la Cumbre Avícola Latinoamericana se abrirá el 16 de octubre. Marque sus calendarios para registrarse y recibir la tasa de descuento por reserva anticipada de $250 para la Cumbre.

Las fechas de la exhibición IPPE de 2024 son del 30 de enero al 1 de febrero y el evento se llevará a cabo en el Georgia World Congress Center en Atlanta, Georgia. Puede encontrar más información sobre la IPPE 2024 en ippexpo.org, y sobre la Cumbre Avícola Latinoamericana en lacumbreavicolalatinoamericana.org.

WATT Poultry es un socio colaborador de medios de comunicación de la Cumbre Avícola Latinoamericana.

ABOUT IPPE
The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is a collaboration of three shows - International Feed Expo, International Meat Expo and the International Poultry Expo - representing the entire chain of protein production and processing. The event is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).  

ABOUT AFIA 
Founded in 1909, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), based in Arlington, Va., is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to representing the business, legislative and regulatory interests of the U.S. animal food industry and its suppliers. The organization’s membership is comprised of more than 650 domestic and international companies that represent the total feed industry—manufacturers of commercial and integrated feed and pet food, ingredient suppliers, pharmaceutical companies, industry support and equipment manufacturers. AFIA members manufacture more than 75% of the feed and 70% of the non-whole grain ingredients used in the country. AFIA is also recognized as the leader on international industry developments and holds membership in the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF).

ABOUT NAMI 
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is the nation’s oldest and largest trade association representing packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal, turkey, and processed meat and poultry products and their suppliers. NAMI member companies include more than 350 meat packing and processing companies, large and small, and account for more than 95 percent of the United States’ output of these products. The Meat Institute provides essential member services including regulatory, scientific, legislative, public relations and educational programming.

ABOUT USPOULTRY
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is the all-feather organization representing the complete spectrum of today’s poultry industry, whose mission is to progressively serve member companies through research, education, communication and technical assistance. Founded in 1947, USPOULTRY is based in Tucker, Ga.

ABOUT ALA
The Latin American Poultry Association (ALA) is the organization of Latin American poultry, which has 27 member countries from Latin America and the Caribbean region. It contributes to the strengthening of efficient and responsible production, providing food security, representation in international forums and promoting businesses that generate employment and wealth in the region.

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