WPSA · Bangladesh BranchSeminar No. 14 · 2027
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WPSA-BB IPS Seminar 2027

Call for Abstracts

14th International Poultry Seminar 2027

Safe poultry for global markets

Date: 16–17 March 2027 · Venue: Le Méridien Dhaka, Bangladesh
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About the Seminar

Where poultry science meets policy and practice

Organized by the World's Poultry Science Association – Bangladesh Branch (WPSA-BB), the seminar brings together scientists, researchers, academicians, industry professionals, entrepreneurs, policymakers and development partners.

Together, they share research, innovation and practical solutions for a climate-smart, safe, sustainable and globally competitive poultry sector — presented through original research and authoritative review abstracts, for both oral and poster formats.

16
Thematic Areas Across Oral & Poster Tracks
1
Abstract per Presenting Author
300
Word Limit per Abstract
Thematic Areas

Oral & Poster

Submit under the track that best fits your research. The Technical Committee will confirm suitability for oral or poster presentation.

  • Poultry industry, entrepreneurship and investment
  • Climate-smart and sustainable poultry production
  • Poultry feeds, nutrition and feed security
  • Breeds, breeding, genetics and productivity
  • Housing, management, automation and smart farming
  • Poultry health, hygiene and biosecurity
  • Emerging and re-emerging poultry diseases
  • Diagnostics, vaccines, biologics and immunology
  • AMR, antimicrobial stewardship and One Health
  • Alternative medicine, probiotics, phytobiotics and feed additives
  • Food safety, processing, quality assurance and traceability
  • Poultry waste management, circular economy and sustainability
  • Carbon footprint, carbon trading and green poultry value chains
  • Poultry welfare and ethical production
  • Rural poultry, waterfowl and specialized poultry
  • Export readiness, global standards and market access
Submission Guidelines

Scientific Abstract Guidelines

These guidelines are the text to publish on the Submission Guidelines page and to link from every Submit Abstract button. Authors must be able to read them in full before opening the submission form.

1. Scope and eligibility

  • — Abstracts must report original work that has not been published or presented at another international conference before 16 March 2027.
  • — Each author may be the presenting author on one abstract only, but may appear as a co-author on any number of others.
  • — The presenting author must be registered for the conference by the registration deadline; unregistered presenters are withdrawn from the programme.
  • — Select one primary thematic area; you may also select one secondary area.
  • — Indicate a preferred presentation type (oral or poster). The Scientific Committee makes the final allocation.

2. Required structure

  • — Title — maximum 20 words, sentence case, no abbreviations, no full stop. Do not include the study design in the title unless it is essential.
  • — Authors and affiliations — full given name and family name for every author; superscript numerals linking each author to an institution, city and country; one corresponding author marked with an asterisk and a valid email address.
  • — Structured body — 300 words maximum, covering Introduction and Objective; Materials and Methods; Results; Conclusion. Review and position abstracts may use Background; Approach; Key Findings; Conclusion.
  • — Results must contain actual data — means, percentages, effect sizes, and the statistical test with p-values or confidence intervals. Abstracts stating only “results will be presented at the conference” are rejected without review.
  • — Keywords — three to five, separated by semicolons, not repeating words from the title.

3. Formatting and file requirements

  • — Submit as a single Microsoft Word file (.docx) using the official template; PDF and scanned files are not accepted.
  • — Times New Roman 12 pt, single line spacing, A4 page, 2.5 cm margins, no headers, footers or page numbers.
  • — No tables, figures, images or reference lists in the abstract. Up to two references may be cited in-text in parentheses (Author, Year).
  • — Define every abbreviation at first use; SI units throughout; scientific names in italics with the full name at first mention.
  • — File name format: PrimaryAuthorSurname_short title_country.docx (example: Rahman_antibiotic residue_Bangladesh.docx).

4. Language and style

  • — Abstracts are accepted in English only. Authors are responsible for language quality; abstracts that cannot be understood on first reading are returned without review.
  • — Write in the past tense for methods and results, and the present tense for conclusions.
  • — State the conclusion as a finding supported by the data, not as an intention or a claim of novelty.
  • — Do not include commercial product names, trade marks or promotional language.

5. Ethics, originality and disclosure

  • — Studies involving animals must state the approving ethics committee and the approval number; studies involving humans must confirm informed consent.
  • — Text generated wholly by artificial-intelligence tools is not acceptable; any use of such tools in preparing the abstract must be disclosed to the Scientific Committee.
  • — Declare all funding sources and any conflict of interest. If there is none, state “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”
  • — Submission confirms that all listed authors have seen and approved the abstract and consent to its publication in the conference proceedings.

6. Submission, review and notification

  • — Abstracts are submitted only through the online submission portal. Email submissions are not accepted.
  • — Reviewers recommend acceptance as an oral presentation, acceptance as a poster, revision, or rejection. The Committee's decision is final.
  • — Accepted authors receive presentation instructions, including time limits for oral presentations and poster dimensions, with the notification email.
Important Deadlines

Mark your calendar

Two milestones stand between an idea and a place on the seminar programme.

Stage 01

Call Open — Submission of Abstracts

1 September, 2026
Stage 02

Abstract Submission Deadline

07 October, 2026
Technical Committee
Convener

Prof. Dr. Md. Shawkat Ali

Professor, Department of Poultry Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Co-Convener

Dr. Mohammed Abdus Samad

Principal Scientific Officer & Head, Animal Health Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka

Member-Secretary

Prof. Dr. Md. Mahmudul Hasan Sikder

Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh