Dr Tan Hui Yin obtaining the Young Scientist Award from Assistant Professor Dr Chalermpon Yuangklang, Chairman of SAADC2015

Dr Tan Hui Yin obtaining The Best Scientific Presentation Paper Award from Professor Dr. Liang Juan Boo, President of SAADC2015 International Advisory Committee.

The 5th International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries (SAADC 2015) was held in Dusit Thani Pattaya Hotel, Chonburi, Thailand from 27-30 October 2015. The theme for the conference is ‘Climate smart sustainable animal agriculture for food security and livelihood improvement in the developing countries'. In line with the theme of the conference, Dr Tan Hui Yin, Associate Dean from the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Computing has presented a research paper titled ‘The Effect of Methane Mitigation by Condensed Tannins on Ruminal Homoacetogens'. The research was focusing on the usage of plant secondary metabolite, condensed tannins in mitigating methane which is a greenhouse gas in ruminants and the effects on ruminant gut microbiota specifically on homoacetogens.

Dr Tan Hui Yin has obtained two awards from SAADC 2015 i.e The Young Scientist Award and The Best Scientific Presentation Paper Award. The SAADC 2015 is an international conference held biennially. The conference this year was attended by 350 participants from 40 countries. The conference provides a platform for animal scientists and producers to share experience and network to promote sustainable animal agriculture.