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11Th International Symposium on digestive physiology in pig breeding

13/01/2009

January 13, 2009

The Institute for research and food technology (Irta), in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), organized the 11th International Symposium on digestive physiology in pig breeding the next 20 days to May 22, 2009 in the town of Montbrió del Camp (Tarragona)located very close to the agro-industrial cluster of Reus, an area with considerable weight in this field within the Spanish breeds tissue. This symposium aims to be a sunset on the day of the latest advances on digestive physiology of pigs, thus settling the foundations of their future research in this field.

30 Years ago that was held the first Symposium on digestive physiology at United Kingdom, specifically in 1979. Since then have been held successive editions to which will be held this year in the Hotel Termes de Montbrió del Camp. These symposia, while originally they were European, now meet scientists and technicians from all over the world interested in the knowledge of the workings of the pig digestive tract (Physiology, Immunology and microbiology), and more specifically those relating directly to the nutrition and health of the pig.