This conference will be given in French by the speaker and simultaneously translated into English.

Schedule

(Please note that the times mentioned refer to Eastern Time Zone)

November 19, 2025

7:30 am

Registration, welcome coffee and visit of the exhibitors

Presented by :

9:00 am

Opening Speech

Host: Joseph Nahas, Agr., M. Sc., Novibio inc.

9:15 am

Trade Relations Between Quebec, Canada, the United States and the Rest of the World: Trends and Issues

The Honorable Jean Charest Associate lawyer and strategic advisor Therrien Couture Joli-Coeur

10:15 am

Are Reduction Targets Going to Reduce Antibiotics Resistance in Veterinary Medicine?

Shabbir Simjee, Ph. D., FISAC Chief Medical Officer & Global Regulatory & Technical Senior Advisor – Microbiology & Antimicrobials Elanco Animal Health

11:05 am

What’s on the Menu for your Birds? Visiting a Poultry Nutrition Expert’s Kitchen

Alexandre Lebel, Agr., M. Sc. Nutrition expert, Poultry Sollio Agriculture

12:00 pm

Lunch and visit of the exhibitors

Presented by :

2:00 pm

- Workshops

2:00 pm

Turkey Nervosism and Cannibalism: Managing and Preventing

Simon Fontaine, M. Sc. Poultry Engineer MiXscience

2:00 pm

Gumboro: The Silent Threat That Eats Away at Your Bottom Line

Denis Carrier, DVM Veterinary Services - Poultry Merck Santé Animale

2:00 pm

Essential KPIs for maximum broiler breeder female performance

Juan Carlos Velez, DVM Technical Service Manager Aviagen

2:00 pm

Infectious Bronchitis in Laying Hens in Canada

Mike Petrik, DVM Adjunct Professor Guelph University

2:45 pm

- Workshops

2:45 pm

Avian Metapneumovirus (Ampv): A New Challenge on Your Farms

Marie-Christine Frenette, DVM Services vétérinaires ambulatoires Triple V inc.

2:45 pm

Enterococcus cecorum: An integrated approach to prevention

Benoit Lanthier, DVM, M. Sc., Dipl ACPV Technical Services Manager - Canada Cobb-Vantress inc.

2:45 pm

Is Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) wrongly blamed for performance drops among broiler breeders?

Linda Lallier, DVM Director of Veterinary Services Couvoir Boire & Frères inc.

2:45 pm

The Egg Is a Superfood; Can We Increase Its Nutritional Value Even More?

Marie-Pierre Létourneau Montminy, Ph. D. Professor Département des Sciences Animales, FSAA, Université Laval

3:45 pm

Great Leaders Do Things Differently!

Jean-François Ménard CH mental coach, professional speaker, successful author

4:45 pm

Exhibitors’ cocktail

5:45 pm

20th Anniversary Celebration

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