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Symposiums Held on Biosecurity and Alternatives to Antibiotics in Animal Production


24 March 2016

Initiative organized by CRIBIQ and two INAF researchers

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    Sur les thèmes de l’heure en agroalimentaire, ces colloques organisés par le CRIBIQ en collaboration avec les chercheurs de l’INAF, Linda Saucier et Ismaïl Fliss, se sont tenus à Orford les 15 et 16 mars derniers. Près de 120 personnes se sont déplacées pour entendre la vingtaine de conférenciers des deux journées.
    Dans le colloque sur la biosécurité, il a été question des différentes mesures mises en place pour contrôler l’introduction d’organismes indésirables sur le territoire, du déploiement des mesures d’urgence en temps de crise, des outils de contrôle disponibles, le tout dans un continuum de la ferme à la table. 
    La seconde journée visait à faire le point sur l’utilisation des antibiotiques comme facteurs de croissance dans les élevages, l’évolution de la règlementation régissant cette pratique, l’état de la recherche sur les solutions alternatives aux antibiotiques, l’évaluation de leur efficacité et les défis associés à leur implantation en production animale.

    Addressing hot topics in the field of agri-food, symposiums organized by CRIBIQ (Consortium de recherche et innovations en bioprocédés industriels au Québec), in collaboration with INAF researchers Linda Saucier and Ismaïl Fliss, were held in Orford on March 15 and 16. Nearly 120 people were in attendance to hear twenty different presenters speak over the course of the two days.

    In the symposium on biosecurity, the focus was on measures implemented to control the entry of unwanted organisms within the territory, the deployment of emergency measures in crisis situations and the monitoring tools available, all within the farm-to-table continuum. 

    The central topic on the second day was the use of antibiotics as growth factors in animal production and how regulations are being developed to govern the practice. Current research on alternative solutions to antibiotics was also presented, as well as research being completed on the effectiveness of antibiotics and the challenges associated with implementing them in animal production.

    Scientific posters were also presented by 15 students. Ten of the students participated in a competition in which four students received awards:

    • 1st prize ($500 from INAF) went to Sarah El Khoury from the Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes for her poster on using endogenous probiotics as an alternative strategy for pest control among honeybees.
    • 2nd prize ($300 from the METABIOLAC research chair, held by Ismaïl Fliss) was awarded to Nadia Bourdages from the Université de Sherbrooke’s Centre de recherche et développement de Sherbrooke for her poster on evaluating the ability of the recombinant FaeG peptide to stimulate an immune response in piglets.
    • 3rd prize ($200 from AriVac) was received by François Bédard from the Faculty of Pharmacy and the CHUL research centre (Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec) for his poster on the design and synthesis of lasso-inspired peptides with distinct antibacterial mechanisms.
    • Sarah El Khoury also received the Coup de Cœur prize from participants ($100 from the Department of Animal Sciences). 

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