Two postgraduate students of the Department of Animal Science, Gerhard Classen and Kyle Coetzee, gave oral presentations and also came 1st and 3rd, respectively, in the Student Poster competition at The South African Branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association’s 40'th Scientific Symposium.

''The World's Poultry Science Association is a long-established and unique organization that strives to advance knowledge and understanding of all aspects of poultry science and the poultry industry. Its major role is to encourage, and help facilitate, liaison among research scientists and educators, and between those in research and education and those working in the many diverse sectors of the industry. The World's Poultry Science Journal (WPSJ) has developed a high international reputation for its content, which covers virtually all aspects of production and science in the poultry industry.''

Gerhard Claassen's poster was titled 'Digestibility of dietary calcium and phosphorus in broilers supplemented with 1, alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol in combination with phytase,' and Kyle Coetzee's poster was titled 'Evaluation of supplemented zinc-complexed minerals on performance of broilers fed diets with different calcium and phosphorous recommendations.'

Read more about Gerhard Claassen's contribution to animal science here.