USSEC “US Soybeans Are the Preferred Source for Feed Manufacturers to Achieve Profitable and Sustainable Production Goals” Seminar
Date: 19-20 June 2025
Location: Izmir Hyatt Regency İstinye Park Hotel
USSEC Türkiye is organizing a technical training program themed “US Soybeans Are the Preferred Source for Feed Manufacturers to Achieve Profitable and Sustainable Production Goals” at the Izmir Hyatt Regency İstinye Park Hotel on June 19-20, 2025.
The two-day program will cover topics such as the role of soy products in the feed industry, the management of quality control systems, and their integration into feed formulation in detail. The training content will be structured around the following topics:
• Chemical composition of soybeans from different origins
• Protein quality of soybeans imported to Europe
• Effects of amino acids, crude protein, anti-nutritional factors, excessive processing and NIR technology on nutritional value
• Chemical composition and protein fraction analyses of 1,000 soybean meal samples from the USA, Argentina and Brazil between 2007 and 2025
• Effect of chemical components on energy value
• Nutritional value of commercial soybean meal depending on origin and matrix preparation practices
• Analytical evaluation of quality control results
• The role of analysis results in revealing the true value of the material and its use in the process from supplier selection to feed formulation
This training has been planned especially for professionals working in the field of feed formulation and quality control and will be a comprehensive and educational event aiming to provide participants with theoretical knowledge as well as up-to-date approaches for practice. External participants are not accepted. Those requesting participation from the mentioned companies can apply using the form below. Applications will be evaluated and participation approvals will be notified separately.
Meeting Program
USSEC QC Seminar – Thursday, June 19, 2025 (Full Text)
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | REGISTRATION | |
| 09:30-09:40 | Opening and Welcome | Sırrı Kayhan |
| 09:40-10:20 | Chemical composition of soybeans from different origins. Damaged / undamaged beans | Dr. Gonzalo Mateos |
| 10:20-11:10 | Protein qualities of soybeans from different origins imported into Europe | Dr. Lourdes Cámara García |
| 11:10-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-12:30 | Nutritional quality of soy products – Part 1: Parameters to be considered in terms of animal nutrition: Amino Acids and Crude Protein, Anti-Nutritional Factors, Overprocessing, etc. | Dr. Carlos Dapoza |
| 12:30-13:45 | Lunch | The Bay Restaurant, R Floor |
| 13:45-14:45 | Evaluation of the chemical composition of soybean meal samples (n = 1,000) from three countries (USA, Argentina, and Brazil) from 2007 to 2025 | Dr. Lourdes Cámara García |
| 14:45-15:20 | Reduced protein levels in broiler rations: advantages and challenges | Dr. Kees Geerse |
| 15:20-15:40 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:40-16:40 | Comparison of the quality of protein fractions in soybean meal samples (n = 1,000) from the USA, Argentina and Brazil from 2007 to 2025 | Dr. Gonzalo Mateos |
| 16:40-17:30 | Quality Control Systems and Methods for Evaluating Quality Control Analysis Results | K. Burak Kayhan |
| 17:30 | End of Day | |
| 19:00 | Dinner | Hyatt Hotel, The Bay Restaurant, R Floor |
USSEC QC Seminar – Friday, June 20, 2025 (Full Text)
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30-10:20 | Isn’t it time to replace the outdated Weende feedstuff analysis paradigm with a new analytical approach? | Dr. Kees Geerse |
| 10:20-11:10 | Relationship between chemical composition, protein quality characteristics and apparent metabolizable energy of soybean meals: comparison of prediction equations with in vivo data | Dr. Guillermo F. Lobera |
| 11:10-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-12:20 | Nutritional quality of soy products – Part 2: a. NIR technology as a tool for estimating nutrient quality. b. Its impact on feed formulation and sustainability | Dr. Carlos Dapoza |
| 12:20-13:00 | Nutritional value of commercial soybean meal according to the origin of the bean. Matrix preparation in practice | Dr. Guillermo F. Lobera |
| 13:00-14:00 | Closing and Lunch | The Bay Restaurant, R Floor |
SPEAKERS
Dr. Carlos Dapoza- Evonik
Carlos Dapoza is a veterinarian and holds a doctorate in animal nutrition from the University of Zaragoza.
Carlos worked as a feed formulator for Agribrands Europe in Spain and Portugal from 1998 to 2001, and has held various technical and commercial positions at Evonik (Evonik Operations GmbH) since 2001.
Carlos currently manages technical and commercial activities in various countries in the region as ‘Technical Sales Manager Europe – Middle East – Africa (EMEA). In recent years, Carlos has also undertaken sustainability-related services in the EMEA region, particularly conducting life cycle analysis for customers.
Dr. Gonzalo Mateos – UPM & USSEC
Dr. Gonzalo Mateos holds a BSc in Animal Science from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, a PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid, a PhD in Veterinary Science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and a PhD in Animal Sciences (Poultry) from Iowa State University.
He has worked in the US as Technical Director and Product Manager for the American Cyanamid Company (Wayne, NJ) and in the commercial sector in Spain as Chief Feeder and Feed Mill Manager for one of the largest cooperatives in the country. He is currently a professor of animal science at the University of Madrid. He has published 132 articles in scientific journals included in the citation index.
He has given more than 460 lectures at international congresses and seminars.
He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Feed Sciences and Technology (2005-2013) and as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Poultry Sciences. Dr. Mateos continues to provide consultancy services to the feed industry all over the world.
Dr. Guillermo Fondevila Lobera-UPM
Guillermo Fondevila Lobera graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of the Polytechnic University of Madrid as an Animal Nutritionist and completed his PhD in monogastric feeding at the same university in 2020.
Guillermo, who is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Raw Materials at the University of Zaragoza, provides strategic technical support to leading companies in the European animal nutrition sector in the fields of R&D, data analysis, feed formulation and product development as an independent consultant.
Dr. Guillermo Fondevilla, whose professional background includes positions such as Research Technician at Trouw Nutrition, Project Manager at Algoa Pecuaria and Co-founder of Progal Agroalimentaria, has continued his contributions to innovation and knowledge transfer to the real sector by successfully completing over 10 USSEC projects in recent years. Actively participating in numerous international conferences, Dr. Fondevila is the author of 10 book chapters and 16 articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is currently involved as a manager or participant in more than 40 projects related to animal nutrition and quality control of feed raw materials.
Dr. Kees Keerse / USSEC
Kees Geerse, who completed his master’s degree in animal sciences and nutrition at Wageningen University, has over 35 years of experience in the international feed industry and has held senior management positions in leading global feed companies such as DSM, Provimi-Cargill, Nutreco-Trouw Nutrition. He has worked intensively on the development and application of feed enzymes, especially phytase enzyme, which revolutionized monogastric feeding in the late 80s and early 90s. The main focus of his career has been commercial feed formulation and feed additives for monogastrics, including intestinal health issues.
He currently works as an independent nutrition expert, advising numerous companies in all segments of the feed industry. Keers Keerse has made it its mission to popularize the concept of “rational feeding”, which combats stereotyped myths and false beliefs in the sector and brings scientifically based data to the commercial environment with a professional approach.
Dr. Lourdes Cámara García -UPM
Lourdes Cámara García graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture of the Polytechnic University of Madrid as an Animal Nutritionist and completed her PhD in monogastric nutrition at the same university in 2017.
Lourdes currently works as a Project and R&D Manager at Progal Agroalimentaria, a company she co-founded and operates in the fields of strategic consultancy services, project management and technical support, and continues to teach as an Assistant Professor in the field of Animal Nutrition and Breeding at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Lourdes, who has signed approximately 50 projects on a national and international scale in the field of feed raw materials and animal nutrition in her professional life, has presented papers at over 65 scientific congresses and is the co-author of 36 articles published in scientific journals included in the citation index.
Kemal Burak Kayhan/ Feedback Software Ltd.
Kemal graduated from Istanbul Bahcesehir University as a software engineer.
Kemal founded Feedback Software Ltd. software company in 2020 to serve the feed industry.
Feedback Software is the sole authorized distributor of Adifo Company (Best Mix Software) in Turkey and the Middle East and is responsible for the marketing of Adifo company’s feed formulation programs, quality control programs and ERP software and other software related to the feed industry.
Kemal has a close relationship with the feed industry due to his job and works closely with many national and international companies in the field of feed formulation, especially in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa. He increases his customer network day by day due to the strong support he provides to the nutrition experts, quality control and purchasing personnel in his region in terms of software use.
Kemal has also taken part in USSEC feed formulation events in the past and has good experience in this regard.
