09:30–09:55
Carlos Garcés-Narro
K01-01Abs. ID 132107
Avian taste mechanisms and their implications for feed formulation and acceptability
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Sunday 27 September 2026
17:00–19:00
Registration
19:00–22:00
Welcome Cocktail
Monday 28 September 2026
09:00–09:30
Opening Ceremony
Plenary SessionPoultry Nutrition⌄
09:55–10:20
Kazim Şahin
K01-02Abs. ID 132160
Nutritional Targeting of Molecular Mechanisms to Enhance Heat-Stress Resilience in Poultry: From Trace Minerals to Phytochemicals
10:20–10:50
Coffee Break
Oral SessionPoultry Nutrition⌄
10:50–11:00
Beatriz Jimenez Moya
O01-01Abs. ID 132067
Balancing performance and welfare in broilers: response of both sexes to reduced crude protein diets with varying amino acid supplementation
11:00–11:10
Arvydas Sirvydis
O01-02Abs. ID 132041
The effect of a complex feed additive supporting intestinal health on productivity, litter quality and gastrointestinal lesions in broiler chickens
11:10–11:20
Jan Szmek
O01-03Abs. ID 132044
Dietary supplementation with hemp seeds and hemp by-product in laying hen diets: effects on production performance and egg quality
11:20–11:30
George Symeon
O01-04Abs. ID 132054
Growth performance, carcass characteristics and intestinal health responses of broilers to dietary supplementation with Weizmannia faecalis under stress conditions
11:30–11:40
Jérôme Schmeisser
O01-05Abs. ID 132066
Dietary 25 Hydroxyvitamin D3 preserves vitamin D activation pathway and enhances organ resilience under hepatorenal stress in broiler chickens
11:40–11:50
Paola Damizio
O01-06Abs. ID 132144
Dietary supplementation with Aspergillus niger-fermented orange pomace improves broiler growth performance under heat stress
11:50–12:00
Eudald Llauradé-Calero
O01-07Abs. ID 132153
Use of medium-chain fatty acid-rich oils in broiler diets and their influence on the fatty acid composition of the abdominal fat pad
12:00–12:10
Anthony Khalil
O01-08Abs. ID 132096
Effects of partial replacement of soybean meal with tenebrio molitor larvae meal on growth performance and feed efficiency of broiler chickens
12:10–12:20
Khan Md. Shaiful Islam
O01-09Abs. ID 132038
Effects of Dietary Citric Acid and Feed Restriction on Laying Hen Performance, Egg Quality, and Profitability
12:20–12:30
Samia Messaoud
O01-10Abs. ID 132058
Effect of sodium and chloride level on performance and water consumption of broiler chickens
12:30–13:15
Lunch Break
Plenary SessionReproduction and Genetics⌄
13:15–13:40
Michèle Tixier-Boichard
K02-01Abs. ID 132078
Chicken genetic resources around the Mediterranean area and diversification of poultry production systems
Oral SessionPoultry Production & Management⌄
13:40–13:50
Adetola S. Dunmade
O02-01Abs. ID 132108
Alternative plant protein sources for broiler chickens: enzyme strategies to reduce soybean meal inclusion
13:50–14:00
Monnye Mabelebele
O02-02Abs. ID 132004
Effects of replacing commercial zinc bacitracin with insect meal on caeca bacteria composition, haematology, and growth performance in commercial broiler chicks at the starter phase
14:00–14:10
Khan Md. Shaiful Islam
O02-03Abs. ID 132039
Choice Feeding of Fermented De-Oiled Rice Bran in Broilers: Impacts on Growth, Physiology, Metabolism, and Meat Quality
14:10–14:20
Zitouni Ghania
O02-04Abs. ID 132068
Genetic improvement of the local farm chicken in Algeria: creation of two specialized lines "fitness" and "chair" at the Algerian Technical Institute of Breeding (ITELV) Algeria
14:20–14:30
Khaoula Guirrati
O02-05Abs. ID 132072
Effects of increasing heat stress on performance and jejunal gene expression in chickens
14:30–14:40
Edoardo Fiorilla
O02-06Abs. ID 132014
Egg production and environmental resilience in slow growing hens fed diets supplemented with dehydrated black soldier fly larvae: insights from an agroecological low-input system
14:40–14:50
Zlatko Janječić,
O02-07Abs. ID 132037
The use of digital technologies in poultry production
15:00–15:30
Coffee Break
15:30–17:00
Poster Session 1: Poultry Production & Management
Chairperson: Zlatko Janječić,
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Plenary SessionAdvances in Poultry Meat Quality⌄
09:00–09:25
Servet Yalcin
K03-01Abs. ID 132036
Strain-dependent effects of incubation temperature on muscle fiber histomorphology, meat quality, and myopathy susceptibility in broilers
09:25–09:50
Helga Medić
K03-02Abs. ID 132158
The Use of Microalgae in Sustainable Poultry Production
Oral SessionPoultry Meat & Egg Quality⌄
10:00–10:10
Laura Parro
O03-02Abs. ID 132123
Palm kernel fatty acid distillates in laying hen diets: effects on egg yolk lipid composition, oxidative stability and consumer acceptance
10:10–10:20
Francesca Accetta
O03-03Abs. ID 132148
Housing system modulates the response to dietary Haematococcus pluvialis supplementation in laying hens
10:20–10:30
Timea Torma
O03-04Abs. ID 132130
Using machine learning to assess eggshell quality from photos and measurements
10:30–11:00
Coffee Break
Oral SessionPoultry Health & Disease Management⌄
11:00–11:10
Lorena Redrado
O04-01Abs. ID 132049
Infectious bronchitis virus in Spain: diversity, coinfections and emerging trends in poultry
11:10–11:20
Michael Kogut
O04-02Abs. ID 132133
Why It’s Time to Move Beyond “Gut Health” — And Toward Gut Homeostasis
11:20–11:30
Alejandro Moreno Len
O04-03Abs. ID 132056
Breed-associated signatures in the avian nasal microbiota of fast- and slow-growing chickens reared under controlled conditions
11:30–11:40
Liliya Karimova
O04-04Abs. ID 132001
Evaluation of innovative emulsion and polymer adjuvants for inactivated H5N8 HPAI virus vaccine
11:40–11:50
Mariano Fernandez-Miyakawa
O04-05Abs. ID 132134
Intestinal epithelial metabolism as the central regulator of inflammatory homeostasis in poultry
11:50–12:00
Abdulwahab Kammon
O04-06Abs. ID 132124
Molecular Surveillance of Re-emerging Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus in Poultry in Libya (2013–2025)
12:00–12:10
Musa Freiji
O04-07Abs. ID 132157
Enforcement of Biosecurity Measures in Poultry Farms and Related Facilities
12:10–12:20
Evangelia Sossidou
O04-08Abs. ID 132065
Effects of Dietary Supplementation with Lactobacillus plantarum and Yarrowia lipolytica on Cortisol Levels and Physiological Health of Broiler Chickens
12:20–12:30
Jones Wilfred Nga'ambi
O04-09Abs. ID 132063
Effect of mopani worm (gonimbrasia belina) meal with multienzymes as additional health enhancer on hematological modulation and serum biochemical in growing broilers
12:30–13:15
Lunch Break
Plenary SessionPoultry in the Mediterranean Region⌄
13:15–13:45
Nuhad Daghir
K04-01Abs. ID 132007
Contribution of Poultry Industry to Protein Supply in the Mediterranean Region
Oral SessionGut Health & Feed Additives⌄
13:45–13:55
Rosy Sadek
O05-01Abs. ID 132116
Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Butyric Acid on Growth Performance, Gut Histology, drooping moisture and meat quality of broiler chickens
13:55–14:05
Julie Schulthess
O05-02Abs. ID 132104
Evaluation of three Bacillus strains for promoting gut health
14:05–14:15
Paulina Abramowicz
O05-03Abs. ID 132118
Effects of Dietary Phytogenic Supplementation on Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Production Performance of Broiler Chickens Fed Two Different Diets
14:15–14:25
Katerina Blagoevska
O05-05Abs. ID 132081
Saccharomyces boulardii supplementation in broilers: linking production performance, intestinal morphometry, and microbiome-focused molecular profiling
14:25–14:35
Mouhamad El Mekdad
O05-06Abs. ID 132070
Impact of dietary lactobacillus plantarum and pediococcus acidilactici on the performance, immunity and gut health of male broiler chickens
14:35–14:45
Zhou Wen Lai
O05-07Abs. ID 132155
A Novel Lipid-Based Formulation for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control
14:45–14:55
Mivodjo Michée Stéphane Adande
O05-08Abs. ID 132156
Feed-grade fenugreek improves growth performance, intestinal health, and nutrient digestibility in Sasso broiler chickens
15:00–15:30
Coffee Break
15:30–17:00
The MDPI Academic Publishing Workshop
19:00–22:00
Gala Dinner
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Plenary SessionPoultry Economics⌄
09:30–09:55
Peter Van Horn
K05-1Abs. ID 132159
Economics of Animal Welfare in the Poultry Sector
Oral SessionPoultry Education, Economics & Development⌄
10:00–10:10
Clément Dô
O06-01Abs. ID 132114
Processes of economic legitimation: insights from a comparative case study of the French export-broiler and turkey products
10:10–10:20
Maboloka Jonas Chipa
O06-02Abs. ID 132021
Effect of Mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina) meal supplemented with multienzymes as a feed ingredient on growth and economic performance in broiler production
10:20–10:30
Nikola Jovanovic
O06-04Abs. ID 132100
MDPI Poultry and MDPI's Journal Cluster of Animal Science
10:30–10:40
Elena Basili
O06-05Abs. ID 132136
The multifactorial implications of reducing stocking density in broiler chickens
10:40–10:50
Cristina Martin Jimenez
O06-06Abs. ID 132105
European ring test on the differentiation of wild-type Mycoplasma synoviae and the MS-H vaccine strains in clinical samples
11:00–12:00
Poster Session 2: Advances in Poultry Science
Chairperson: Helga Medić
12:00–12:30
Closing Ceremony
12:30–15:00
Farewell Cocktail
The Organizing Committee of the 8th Mediterranean Poultry Summit,
is deeply grateful to the visionary corporations, foundations, and individuals who invest in our mission. Below, we proudly recognize the sponsors, supporters, and grant providers whose funding drives our success.
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