Alltech focuses on surviving turbulent times

“We live in a world of crisis – from financial market
instability to feed and food safety scares. Recent volatility and inconsistency
in the agri-feed industry has lead to global unease. During the course of this,
our 23rd, European Lecture Tour, I look forward to sharing and discussing ways
in which our industry can emerge stronger from these turbulent times and turn
current crises into opportunities”, said Alltech’s Founder and President, Dr.
Pearse Lyons.

Dr. Jules Taylor-Pickard, Global Mycosorb Manager, Alltech, and
Dr. Alexandros Yiannikouris, Coordinator of Glycomics Research, Alltech, will
discuss the new challenges posed by mycotoxins and look at moving
towards a quantifiable solution. It is estimated that over 25% of the
world’s grains are contaminated by mycotoxins and as such these compounds pose a
serious threat to animal health and performance.

‘The
Nutrigenomics basis of antioxidants’ will be the subject of the presentation
given by Dr. Peter Surai, Head of Antioxidant Research, Alltech, and Dr. Richard
Murphy, European Research Coordinator, Alltech. Here, Dr. Surai and Dr. Murphy
will provide new insights into improving animal performance by studying the
effect of nutrition on gene expression.

For 22 years, Alltech’s annual European Lecture Tour (ELT)
has served as a platform to present cutting edge research and to addresses
topical industry issues. For further information, log on to www.alltech.com/elt.

Dates and locations for the 2009 European Lecture Tour are as follows:
2nd February:  Cork,
Ireland
           
            Naas,
Ireland
                       
Belfast, Northern Ireland

3rd February:   Manchester,
England
                       
Rennes, France

4th February:    S-Martens-Latem,
Belgium
                       
Munster, Germany

5th February:     Utrecht,
Netherlands
                        
Billund, Denmark

6th February:     Bergen,
Norway  
  
                     
Helsinki, Finland

7th February:     Tartu,
Estonia 

9th February:     Saint Petersburg,
Russia
                        
Riga, Latvia

10th February    Vilnius,
Lithuania
                         
Warsaw, Poland

11th February:    Kiev,
Ukraine
                         
Bucharest, Romania

12th February:    Izmir,
Turkey
 
                       
Thessaloniki, Greece

13th February:    Stara Zagora,
Bulgaria
 
                       
Belgrade, Serbia

14th February:    Banja Luka, Bosnia

16th February:    Budapest,
Hungary
 
           
            Nitra,
Slovakia

17th February:    Brno, Czech Republic
 
                       
Zagreb, Croatia

18th February:    Modena,
Italy
                        
Augsburg, Germany

19th February:    Barcelona,
Spain
                         
Lisbon, Portugal

20th February:    Casablanca, Morocco