ARPAS will sponsor a symposium entitled “Nutrition Models—Where Are We Going In the Next Decade” at the 2010 ADSA-ASAS meetings held in July 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Dairy and beef models are used every day in the feed manufacturing industry, nutrition business, and research. Significant progress has been made with research in several of these areas since the NRC’s Nutrient Requirements for Beef Cattle (1996) and Nutrient Requirements for Dairy Cattle (2001) were released.

The ARPAS Symposium is an extension of ideas from the informal Animal Science Modeler’s Group that is held every year on the Saturday prior to the ADSA-ASAS meetings. This symposium will address both research and field models in a manner to provide a timely update to nutritionists in academia and in industry.

The ARPAS Symposium is scheduled for Tuesday, July 13, from 9:30 to 12:30 pm, with the following presenters and topics: 

ARPAS and the Ruminant Symposium Committee are seeking sponsors to support speakers who are not ADSA or ASAS members and international invited speakers. The ARPAS annual business meeting will follow the symposium at 12:30 pm in the same meeting room as the symposium.