RFW Programme
| DAY 1: MONDAY – 2 MARCH 2020 | |
| RFW SESSION 1 Moderator: Dr Joubert Nolte, Meadow Feeds | |
| 08:00 | Arrival and registration |
| 10:00 | Welcoming and opening & introducing NDS - Mr Kenneth Botha, Kaonne Investments |
| 10:10 | Ruminant modelling, a reality or fiction? - Dr Emiliano Raffrenato, NDS Italy |
| 10:50 | CNCPS biology and NDS: An update - Dr Ermanno Melli, NDS Italy |
| 11:30 | Lysine as an amino acid in ruminants: Where are we? - Mr Matthieu Rolland, Ajinomoto |
| 12:15 | Methionine as an amino acid in ruminants: Where are we? - Mr Robert Bennett, Adisseo France |
| 13:00 | Lunch break |
| RFW SESSION 2 Moderator: Dr Hinner Köster, Kaonne Investments | |
| 14:00 | Fiber pools and digestibilities in ruminants - Dr Emiliano Raffrenato, NDS Italy |
| 14:30 | The impact of intestinal integrity on health and performance of dairy cows - Dr Fernando Valdez, Kemin |
| 15:00 | Rumen fill, DMI and rumen pH predictions in the NDS Model - Dr Emiliano Raffrenato, NDS Italy |
| 15:30 | Tea break |
| RFW SESSION 3 Moderator: Dr Francois van de Vyver, Nutri Feeds | |
| 16:00 | Fatty acids nutrition in ruminants - Mr Allan MacGillivray, MacNiel Business Solutions |
| 16:30 | Strategies to optimise the use of starch in dairy diets - Dr Luiz Ferraretto, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida |
| 18:30 | RFW Evening Function (Shebeen) (only for registered RFW delegates) |
| DAY 2: TUESDAY – 3 MARCH 2020 | |
| RFW SESSION 4 Moderator: Dr Brink van Zyl, University of Stellenbosch | |
| 08:00 | Osteochondrosis (previously called arthrosis) in beef animals: What do we know? - Mr Kenneth Botha, Kaonne Investments |
| 08:40 | Ruminants: Optimum sugar levels - Prof Lourens Erasmus, Department of Animal and Wildlife Science, University of Pretoria |
| 09:20 | Veterinarian benchmarking to improve nutrition in dairy operations - Dr Martin van der Leek, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria |
| DAY 3: WEDNESDAY – 4 MARCH 2020 | |
| RFW SESSION 5 Moderator: Ms Marlien Prinsloo, Animate Animal Health | |
| 14:30 | Feedlot nutrition: Feedlot modelling to optimise profits - Dr Hinner Köster, Kaonne Investments |
| 15:00 | Sheep nutrition: New trends in intensive sheep operations - Dr Ockert Einkamerer, Department of Animal Science, University of the Free State |
| 15:30 | Wildlife nutrition: Facts & fiction - Dr Hinner Köster, Kaonne Investments |
| DAY 4: THURSDAY – 5 MARCH 2020 | |
| RFW SESSION 6 Moderator: Ms Jackie Tucker, Chemuniqué | |
| 11:30 - 13:15 | Ruminant modelling in Practice - Dr Ermanno Melli & Emiliano Raffrenato, NDS Italy Setting up your NDS model - Dr Ermanno Melli & Emiliano Raffrenato, NDS Italy Raw material matrixes and digestibilities in the Model - Dr Ermanno Melli & Emiliano Raffrenato, NDS Italy CNCPS biology in a model and nutrient benchmarking for ruminants - Dr Ermanno Melli & Emiliano Raffrenato, NDS Italy NDS Demonstration: Southern Africa examples - Dr Ermanno Melli & Kenneth Botha Non-linear optimisation with NDS - Dr Ermanno Melli & Emiliano Raffrenato, NDS Italy * Delegates to provide own notebooks for practical session |
| DAY 5: FRIDAY – 6 MARCH 2020 | |
| RFW : Commercial Science Applications ~ Sponsored Session ~ | |
| 08:00 | The role of organic minerals in ruminants - Sponsored by Chemuniqué / Zinpro |
| 08:20 | The role of probiotics in ruminants - Sponsored by Envarto |
| 08:40 | The use of "bypass" fats in ruminants - Sponsored by Nutribase |
| 09:00 | The role of lysine in commercial formulation for ruminants - Sponsored by Nutribase |
| 09:20 | Tea break |
| 09:40 | The role of methionine in commercial formulation in ruminants - Sponsored by Adisseo France |
| 10:00 | The impact of environmental factors (heat, humidity, sunlight) on the diet quality of ruminant animals - Sponsored by Kemin |
| 10:20 | The role of mycotoxin binders in dairy nutrition - Sponsored by Trouw Nutrition |
| 10:40 | Feed analysis service to the ruminant and feed industry - Sponsored by Feed First |
| 11:00 | Closing of the Ruminant Formulation Workshop - Mr Kenneth Botha, Kaonne Investments |
| RFW: NDS Consultation * | |
| 11:05 - 12:00 | Session A: Dr Melli / Dr Raffrenato – private session with individual company |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Session B: Dr Melli / Dr Raffrenato – private session with individual company |
| 13:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Session C: Dr Melli / Dr Raffrenato – private session with individual company |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Session D: Dr Melli / Dr Raffrenato – private session with individual company |
| * RFW delegates can book an individual session with NDS (Dr Melli) to discuss formulation issues at company level. Contact Mr Kenneth Botha directly to make a booking @ 082 894 1488 |