VNU Asia Pacific and VNU Asia have opted to postpone the pet industry trade show for the second time due to travel restrictions and other complications caused by COVID-19.

Six experts from Europe and the United States will discuss the current state of the global pet industry on Nov. 13 as part of the China International Pet Show.

Conference programs, including the American Feed Industry Association's Pet Food Conference, will be offered virtually instead.

The organization will invite up to three graduate students and up to eight undergraduate students to present their work in the pet nutrition space to roughly 300 pet professionals in January.

The one-day webinar, titled Pet Fair PreConnect, will feature a variety of discussions on the overall pet market and global pet nutrition trends.

The company has partnered with leaders from Tyson, the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Colorado State University to host a Meat Analysis Webinar Symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

The equipment supplier will offer industry-specific webinars, discussions and seminars with its application specialists, and virtual booths to meet with colleagues.

Fifteen early-stage pet companies participated in Leap Venture Academy’s 2020 Bootcamp, in which startups shared and received knowledge, resources and insights from each other and industry experts.

The pest management solutions company is hosting a free webinar on rodent issues for pet food and food processing on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

This year’s conference will be held virtually on Nov. 5.